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Challenging all student entrepreneurs
The university’s technology transfer office—the Innovation and Development Corporation (IDC)—is looking for students with cool business ideas to take part in the 2007 IDC Challenge. The annual business plan competition promotes innovation and entrepreneurship among students and offers prizes of up to $33,000, thanks to generous sponsors. The challenge began in May and will end in September. The competition is open to undergraduate and graduate students at UVic, Royal Roads University, Camosun College, Malaspina University-College, and North Island College, as well as Grade 11 and 12 high school students on Vancouver Island. For more information visit www.idcchallenge.com.
More participants needed for research study in support of UNI 102
Participants in an online research project on human perception will not only help two University of Victoria psychologists, they’ll also generate funds to support UNI 102—a course for people facing barriers to a post-secondary education. “For every person who participates in our online research project we will donate five dollars of our research funding to UNI 102, a course for people whose economic and social circumstances normally pose obstacles to a university education,” says Dr. Stephen Lindsay. Lindsay and colleague Dr. Elizabeth Brimacombe hope to recruit 1,000 participants and contribute as much as $5,000 to UNI 102. To learn more about and/or participate in this research study, visit www.uvic.ca/psyc/investigation2. Participating takes about 20 minutes and involves watching a short video and answering questions about it.
UVic awarded Olympic qualifying tournament in women’s field hockey
Next spring the Canadian women’s field hockey team and their counterparts from five other nations will converge on UVic’s field hockey turf to compete for a berth in the 2008 XXIX Olympics in Beijing. The International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced on April 23 the choice of UVic to host this Olympic qualifying tournament.
“Hosting this tournament at the University of Victoria recognizes the investment the university has made in our field hockey program as well as the links we continue to forge with Field Hockey BC and the Vancouver Island Field Hockey Association,” says Clint Hamilton, director of athletics and recreation.
UVic enjoys a strong working relationship with the local field hockey community. For several years, the women’s team has run its Rising Stars program, which brings youth onto campus for training sessions with Vikes athletes and coaches, and the men’s team has delivered field hockey promotional workshops to middle schools throughout the region since February.
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