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UVic business students celebrated in January as their management information systems team took a third-place ribbon at the annual Jeux du Commerce West Business Competition held in Prince George, BC. The 50-strong delegation, organized by the Commerce Student Society, also performed well in the entrepreneurship, finance, international business and marketing competitions. The JDC West competition saw 10 business schools compete in 10 disciplines. JDC West is the largest student-run business competition in Western Canada, celebrating academic excellence, exemplifying team synergy, and challenging students to excel.
UVic alumna Joanna Wong (Pacific and Asian Studies ‘05) has won the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada’s 25@25 youth video contest for her video Canadian Resources 2.0. In 2003/04, Wong was one of the first interns in the Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives (CAPI) International Internship Program, working as the program officer for the Foundation for Child Development in Bangkok, Thailand. More recently, she has assisted CAPI in establishing new internship placements in Beijing, China, with Future Generations/China, a non-governmental organization that works to ensure a sustainable future for China through environmental education and sustainable development projects. The contest asked young Canadians to share their vision for Canada’s future with Asia, and set out to identify some of the 25 most important issues in the next 25 years of Canada-Asia relations.
Jarita Greyeyes, a UVic MA candidate in Indigenous Governance and member of the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, is one of two recently elected youth representatives of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN). As such, she will have speaking provileges at the next FSIN legislative assembly and provide a direct link between FSIN officials and the province’s First Nations youth.
Vikes swimmers and runners raked in the medals in last month’s CIS championships. Nick Sinclair struck gold in the 200m backstroke and Craig Dagnall won bronze in the 1500m freestyle, helping the men’s swim team to an eighth-place finish. The Vikes track team captured five of six medals in the 1500m race, with Daniel Mallie earning gold; Karl Robertson, silver; and Cliff Childs, bronze; and, in the women’s event, Julia Tschanz took gold and Claire Jean, silver. Both men’s and women’s teams placed sixth in team standings.
Tara Saracuse, a fourth-year writing student, has published her first book, Island Kids, a collection of creative non-fiction stories about real children who’ve lived on Vancouver Island. Published by Brindle and Glass, the 240-page volume tells first-person stories of 22 children, ranging from prehistoric times to the present.
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