[www.uvic.ca/events]
All events are free unless otherwise indicated.
This events listing is provided by UVic Communications and mirrors the listing published in the most recent issue of The Ring.
For more information about events at UVic, call 721-UVIC, the 24-hour events line.
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Nov29 | Nov30 | Dec1 |
Biology Seminar Series
2:30 p.m. Which Way Up? The Evolution of Body Polarity (or the Hunt for the Elusive Zootype). Dr. Sally Leys, UVic. Cunningham Bldg., room 146. (Biology) 721-7094.
Performance
8 p.m. Trumpet virtuoso Mike Herriot performs with the UVic Big Band. Ian McDougall, conductor. MacLaurin Bldg., Phillip T. Young Recital Hall. Admission $12/8. (Music) 721-7903.
Vikes Basketball vs. UBC
Women’s 6:30, men’s 8:15 p.m. McKinnon Gym. Tickets available at event. (Athletics) 721-8725.
Diabetes Education Seminar
All day. Diabetes in the Year 2000. Keynote speaker: Dr. Stuart Ross, Univ. of Calgary. Univ. Centre Farquhar Auditorium. (Canadian Diabetes Association) 382-5454.
Slide Presentation
2 p.m. New Iceland; From Dream to Reality. Nelson Gerrard, Manitoba. Cornett Bldg., room B112. 853-7656.
Performance
8 p.m. Lafayette String Quartet. MacLaurin Bldg., Phillip T. Young Recital Hall. Admission $16/12. (Music) 721-7903.
Vikes Basketball vs. UBC
Women’s 6:30, men’s 8:15 p.m. McKinnon Gym. Tickets available at event. (Athletics) 721-8725.
Vikes Women’s Rugby vs. Seattle RFC
11:30 a.m. Wallace Field. (Athletics) 721-8725.
Vikes Men’s Rugby vs. Burnaby.
2:30 p.m. Wallace Field. (Athletics) 721-8725.
Lecture
2 p.m. Icelandic Family Research: Genealogy. Nelson Gerrard, Manitoba. Clearihue Bldg., room A307. Info. 853-7656.
Film
7:30 p.m. Banff Mountain Film Festival: World Tour. Univ. Centre Farquhar Auditorium. Tickets $12/$6 available at event or 386-6121.
Performance
8 p.m. Lafayette String Quartet. MacLaurin Bldg., Phillip T. Young Recital Hall. Admission $16/12. (Music) 721-7903.
Seminar
4 p.m. Government Administrative Officer Jobs in Hong Kong. Rosanna Ure, Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office (Vancouver). Univ. Centre, room A180. (Asia-Pacific Initiatives) 721-7020.
Psychology Colloquium
2:30 p.m. Cognitive Analysis of Asperger’s Syndrome. Daniel Bub, UVic. Cornett Bldg., room A228. (Psychology) 721-7525.
Seminar
3:30 p.m. Factors Controlling Primary Production and Carbon Cycling in the NE Subarctic Pacific: Observations and Modelling. Angelica Pena, Institute of Ocean Sciences, Sidney. Elliott Bldg., room 062. (Earth & Ocean Research) 721-8848.
All Candidates Forum
7 p.m. Featuring federal election candid-ates for the Victoria riding. Student Union Bldg., Michele Pujol room. (UVSS) 721-8370.
Seminar
7–9:30 p.m. An Evening of Marine Restoration. Various speakers. Cunningham Bldg., room 146. (Restoration of Natural Systems Program, School of Environmental Studies, Continuing Studies) 472-4568.
Special Screening
7 p.m. Reinventing the World: Food and selections from Cities. Hosted by local writer and gardener Des Kennedy. Centre for Innovative Teaching, room 105. 480-5256 or slh@islandnet.com
Lecture
8 p.m. Myth and the Supernatural in Iceland and Canada. Nelson Gerrard, Manitoba. Clearihue Bldg., room C305. 853-7656.
Art Song Fest
11:30 a.m.–1:20 p.m. Featuring students in the school’s voice program. MacLaurin Bldg., Phillip T. Young Recital Hall. Admission by donation. (Music) 721-7903.
Econometrics Colloquium
1:30 p.m. The Effect of Economic Growth on Standard of Living: A Semiparametric Analysis. Nilanjana Roy, UVic. Strong Bldg., room C114. (Economics) 721-8532.
Lecture
4 p.m. Language, Religion and Ethnicity: The Rise of the Non-Territorial Parish. Dr. Joseph Kess, UVic. Strong Bldg., room C103. (Religion & Society) 721-6325.
Second-Language Workshop & Seminar Series
4:30–5:50 p.m. Drama as a Tool for Communication. Cam Culham, UVic. Clearihue Bldg., room A303. (Linguistics) 721-7432.
Lecture
7–9 p.m. From Sovereignty to Freedom: Rethinking Land Claims and Self-Government. Dr. Taiaiake Alfred, UVic. Fraser Bldg. (formerly Begbie), room 158. (Indigenous Governance, Law, Aboriginal Rights Coalition) Info: Sheila Watts, 721-6440.
Provost’s UVic Faculty Series
7:30 p.m. Stories of Marriage in Early Modern France. Dr. Claire Carlin, UVic. Centre for Innovative Teaching, room 105. (VP Academic & Provost) 721-7013.
Lecture
7:30 p.m. Charlemagne’s Mustache: An Illustrated Lecture. Paul Dutton, SFU. Human & Social Dev. Bldg., room A240. (Medieval Studies) 721-6271.
Video Documentary
7–9 p.m. On & Off The Res’ with Charlie Hill. Presented by filmmaker Sandra Sunrising Osawa. Human & Social Dev. Bldg., room A240. (Indigenous Governance) 721-6438.
Fundraiser
7–10:30 p.m. United Way Open Stage Fundraiser. Sound system provided. Bring your instrument and talent. Halpern Bldg., Grad. Students’ Lounge. Donations welcome. (Housing, Food & Conference Services) 721-8395.
CAVI Lecture Series
7:30 p.m. From the Pyramids to Petra: Travels in Egypt and Jordan. Peter Smith, professor emeritus, UVic. Cornett Bldg., room B108. (Greek & Roman Studies) 721-8514.
Orion Series Lecture
7:30 p.m. Master Bertuccius and the Bronze Doors of San Marco, Venice: A Program for the Jubilee Year 1300. Julian Gardner, Univ. of Warwick, England. Fine Arts Bldg., room 103. (Fine Arts) 721-7755.
Biology Seminar Series
2:30 p.m. Defining Interest Specific Relatedness to Mitigate Human Impacts on Genetic Diversity. Dr. John Nelson, UVic. Cunningham Bldg., room 146. (Biology) 721-7094.
Performance
8 p.m. Gerald King conducts the UVic Wind Symphony. Univ. Centre Farquhar Auditorium. Admission $10/8. (Music) 721-7903.
Fall Convocation & Presidential Installation.
9 a.m., 12:30 & 3:30 p.m. University Centre Farquhar Auditorium.
Chamber Music Series
8 p.m. Concert in honour of composer Rudolf Komorous. MacLaurin Bldg., Phillip T. Young Recital Hall. Admission $12/8. (Music) 721-7903.
Noontime Faculty Series Conversations with Colleagues
12:30–1:30. Leaping Lemurs… Primatological Research in Madagascar. Lisa Gould, UVic. Centre for Innovative Teaching, room 105. (VP Academic) 721-7013.
CEOR/SEOS Seminar
3:30 p.m. Climatic and Oceanographic Consequences of the Opening of the Tasmanian Gateway. Dr. James Kennett, Univ. of California at Santa Barbara. (Earth & Ocean Research) 721-8848.
Lecture
4 p.m. Language Shift and Language Loss in the Post-Vatican II and Post-Multiculturalism Ethnic Parish. Dr. Joseph Kess, UVic. Strong Bldg., room C103. (Religion & Society) 721-6325.
Great Lectures in Computer Science
3:30–4:30 p.m. Networks and Sub-Networks in the World Wide Web. Prabhakar Raghavan, chief scientist, Verity. MacLaurin Bldg., room D288. (Computer Science) 721-8659.
To submit listings for upcoming events, email Cindy Reitsma.