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Food for fines
The UVic Libraries Food for Fines drive is here once again. Until Dec. 19, for each non-perishable food item donated, $2 will be waived from your library fines up to a maximum of $20. Donations of food will go to the Mustard Seed and the UVSS Food Bank and can be dropped off at the Mearns Centre for Learning (McPherson Library) or the Curriculum Library. Last year, 270 library users paid in food totaling $3,051. This year’s goal is $4,000.
New award for SSM Building
The new Social Sciences and Mathematics Building has received an Award of Merit in the Commercial Division in the Victoria Real Estate Board’s 17th Annual Commercial Building Awards program. This prestigious competition recognizes excellence in commercial property development projects that are sensitive to the environment, are aesthetically pleasing and answer a specific developmental need within the community.
Recognize amazing UVic women
Do you know a woman—a co-worker, an instructor, a professor, a colleague, a student, an alumna—who goes the extra mile, is always available and happy to be of service, can answer any question, is a pleasure to be around and is committed to the excellence of UVic? Why not nominate her for a recognition award at the UVic Women’s Conference to be held Feb.18? The deadline for nominations is Dec. 15. Info online »
Walk the labyrinth
Lift some pre-holiday anxiety and ease exam stress by walking in circles. The annual Interfaith Chapel labyrinth is once again in place and offering a calm respite to students, staff, faculty and the off-campus community. It is available from Nov. 24 through Dec. 11 on Mondays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Tuesdays to Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The labyrinth takes approximately 30 minutes to walk. A workshop to help deepen participants’ experience of the labyrinth will be held at the UVic Chapel on Dec. 3 from 7 to 9 p.m. Registration: 250-721-8338
On the move: Administrative Services Building opens
During early December the offices of the president and vice-presidents as well as other administrative functions such as finance, research services, pension, payroll and institutional planning and analysis will be moving to the new Administrative Services Building, located outside Ring Road near parking lot 4. The move dates have been staggered to reduce the impact across campus, and every effort has been made to minimize service level disruptions. Specific move dates and contact numbers or 250-721-7591
Emergency Alerts testing continues
The second campus-wide test of UVic Emergency Alerts took place Nov. 19. Many aspects of the university’s new emergency notification system functioned as planned, and the test message was distributed successfully to students, staff and faculty via email, voicemail and the new Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phones. However, many people received multiple email messages and there were challenges with text message distribution. University Systems is analyzing the test results in order to make necessary adjustments and improvements to the system. Info: www.uvic.ca/alerts
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