Birthday bash
set for early September
It's not too early to plan for the major
event of this year's 2003 festivities — the Campus
and Community Celebration on Sept. 5 and 6. The two-day
event will offer non-stop entertainment from a main
stage in the quadrangle, academic displays, public lectures,
a kids' activity area, a historical display and
much, much more.
Volunteers
needed!
UVic is offering you the
chance to add to your volunteer T-shirt
collection and become a part of the biggest
campus celebration of the year. Volunteers
are being sought for the Campus and Community
Celebration on Sept. 5 and 6 from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m.-the core event of this year's
2003 celebration.
With activities that include
a mainstage with non-stop entertainment,
a kid's zone, horse and trolley tours, and
an outdoor movie theatre, the two-day event
for the whole family offers endless opportunities
to display those volunteer skills.
All volunteers will receive
a T-shirt, meals during their shift and
a training session. Positions are available
for the entertainment stage, in food services,
as event hosts, assisting at the Heritage
Banner Display, monitoring recycling and
waste management on site, and providing
delivery services to other volunteers.
For a full description of
volunteer positions associated with the
Campus and Community Celebration, and an
application form, visit the Celebration
2003 Web site at celebration2003.uvic.ca/festival/volunteer.htm.
Celebration 2003 marks the
100th anniversary of postsecondary education
in Victoria by UVic's predecessors Victoria
College and the Provincial Normal School
and the 40th anniversary of UVic. |
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Off campus, Victoria College author
and alumnus Pierre Berton will be the special guest
at a re-dedication of the historical cairn on Yates
Street, marking the site where the first postsecondary
class on Vancouver Island was held 100 years ago. The
short ceremony on Sept. 5 at Central Middle School begins
at 11 a.m.
On campus the main stage entertainment
begins at 1:30 p.m. with the Eccelston Band, followed
by Cornerstone at 2:30 p.m. and Daniel Lapp at 3:30
p.m. Other attractions opening at 10 a.m. include an
Alumni Welcome Centre, where visiting alumni can pick
up a scarf in their faculty's colours to help them recognize
fellow grads, a children's art festival in the MacLaurin
Building, and the Fiesta Siesta Craft Fair by the fountain.
Former President of Ireland and UN High
Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson delivers
the President's Distinguished Lecture, "No Sustainable
Development With-out Human Rights," at 7 p.m. in
the University Centre Farquhar Auditorium. At 9 p.m.
bring your family, lawn chairs and a blanket to the
Outdoor Movie Theatre in Centennial Stadium for a showing
of The Princess Bride.
On Sept. 6 the day gets off to a brisk
start with a family fun run, also at Centennial Stadium,
at 10 a.m. The main stage comes to life at 11 a.m. with
a welcome from UVic President Dr. David Turpin, UVic's
new vice president external relations Faye Wightman,
and representatives from the area's First Nations. Musical
entertainment begins at 11:30 a.m. and continues until
4:30 p.m.
Elsewhere, the Cornett Building hosts
the "Social Sciences Super Saturday," athletes
with a disability offer the chance to join in their
sports at the "Have-A-Go" Activity Centre,
the Elliott Building hosts science displays, the International
Development Fair and Speaker Series continues in the
University Centre, and the Heritage Banner Display spins
little-known stories from UVic's and Victoria College's
history in the McPherson Library.
For a complete look at all the activities
visit the 2003 Web site at celebration2003.uvic.ca.
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