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Dream it, plan it, pitch it—business plan competition
A new UVic business plan competition kicked off Jan. 5. Undergraduate and graduate students can participate in either the pitch or business plan events, or both. Registration closes on Jan. 15 for the pitch event, which offers five prizes of $300. Registration for the business plan event closes Jan. 26, offering $8,000 for the top three submissions and $2,000 for the top social entrepreneurship plan. The winning plan will be submitted to the national Nicol Entrepreneurial Award, which may include a trip to Ottawa. Details: www.business.uvic.ca
Where there’s smoke...Participate in smoke-free campus survey
UVic and the Canadian Cancer Society encourage employees who smoke to quit the habit and stay smoke free. In order for the tobacco-free workplace initiative to be successful, both smokers and non-smokers are encouraged to participate in a campus smoking survey and express their opinions about the university smoking policy. The five-minute confidential survey will be available online at www.surveymonkey.com/uvic until Jan. 16. For a printed copy, call 250-721-8971. Participants will be eligible to win $20 cards from Housing, Food and Conference Services. Info: clearair@uvic.ca or www.uvic.ca/clearair
Allied Network or Positive Space program
Many universities have created and maintain positive space or allied network programs with the goal of fostering an inclusive and welcoming work and learning environment. The Equity and Human Rights Office is interested in seeing if such a program could find a home at UVic. Their early vision of this includes a visible network that enables members of the UVic LGBT community—students, staff, faculty and their allies—to cultivate a safe and inclusive campus. Interested individuals are invited to a brainstorming session Jan. 19 from 5–7 p.m. in Sedgewick C168. RSVP ASAP: pamelab@uvic.ca
Exercise can
make you smarter
Learn more about the brain-stimulating benefits of exercise—and about situations where the benefits might be more questionable—from Dr. Brian Christie (medical sciences). Christie was one of the first researchers to discover that exercise stimulates the growth of brain cells in an area of the brain involved with learning and memory. The finding debunked the long-held belief that our brains aren’t able to produce new nerve cells as we age. He gives a talk on the topic at the next Café Scientifique on Feb. 5, 6:30–8 p.m. at Swans Suite Hotel (506 Pandora St.). Info: 250-472-4067
Indigenous and
diversity research forum
Critical Conversations Continue: An Indigenous and Diversity Research Forum, takes place Feb. 12–13 in the Student Union Building. The free conference is open to students, faculty, staff and community members and will cover disabilities and health, sexualities, ethics and protocol, and innovative research methods, along with the Anti-dote and LE,NONET projects. Keynote speakers are Helen Lenskyj (Univ. of Toronto), whose research focuses on gender, sport and sexualities, and Dorothy Christian (Splats’in Indian Band of the Okanagan-Secwepemc Nations), a media artist, scholar and activist. Info/registration »
Celebrating possibilities:
10th UVic Women’s Conference
Register now for the UVic Women’s Conference, Feb. 18. This year’s keynote speaker is Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, BC’s Representative for Children and Youth. The day will feature workshops such as EmPOWERment? Re-examining Our Relationship to Power, Addressing the Big Squeeze: Strategies for Balancing Work and Caregiving, Water Cooler Wasteland or When Raven Told Bear that Eagle Was Just a Duck (on gossip), taiko drumming and presentation of the UVic Women’s Recognition Awards. The conference is open to UVic students, staff, faculty, alumni and retirees and all genders are welcome. Info/registration: http://web.uvic.ca/womennet/index.html
Hear AVP Research candidates
Candidates for associate vice-president research will be making public presentations this month. They are Dr. Kathy Gillis (Jan.19), Dr. Afzal Suleman (Jan. 22), and Dr. Claire Cupples (Jan. 23). All presentations will be from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. in the Senate Chambers in University Centre. Further information about the candidates will be available at www.uvic.ca/research/
Tough questions for religions
UVic Interfaith Services is sponsoring a discussion series on “Tough Questions for Religions.” A discussion on the theme “When Religion Goes Bad: Religious Dynamics in an Age of Violence and Intolerance” will take place on Jan. 20 led by the Right Reverend Michael Ingham, Bishop of New Westminster in the Anglican Church of Canada, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the David Lam Auditorium. The first panel discussion, “Are Religions Inherently Violent?” will occur Jan. 27 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Lam Auditorium, led by representatives from various faiths. Additional info: www.uvic.ca/interfaith
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