Draft Strategic Plan ready for feedback
There’s a little extra in the copies of the October issue of The Ring that are being distributed on campus—UVic’s Draft Strategic Plan: 2012. Following an extensive consultation process earlier this year, the draft plan is ready for you to review and provide comment.
Grad school gift pays tribute to Sikh immigrants
UVic’s graduate business school has a new name, the Sardul S. Gill Graduate School of Business, marking the first time in Canada that such an institution has been named for a donor of Indian descent. The new name honours Victoria resident Sardul Singh Gill’s $5-million gift to the Gustavson School of Business.
About the Board of Governors
The University of Victoria Board of Governors is one of two primary governing bodies of the university (the other being the UVic Senate). The board is responsible for the management, administration and control of the property, revenue and business affairs of the university.
United Way campaign: Change starts here
The UVic 2011 United Way campaign is officially away from the starting blocks, following the barbeque launch on Sept. 21. This year’s fundraising target of $290,000 is UVic’s most ambitious goal ever.
New office handles student policies and non-academic misconduct
A new office within the Division of Student Affairs has opened its doors to oversee policies affecting student life at UVic and resolve allegations of non-academic student misconduct.
Great ShakeOut earthquake drill Oct. 20
Recent earthquakes in BC and around the world are constant reminders that we live in an earthquake zone. Do you know what to do when the earth starts shaking? Are you ready to “drop, cover and hold on?” UVic did a great job of “shaking out” during the first province-wide earthquake drill last January. As the annual date for BC has been changed to October, a second large provincial exercise is planned on October 20 at exactly 10:20 a.m.
What’s new this fall?
With the new term now upon us, The Ring put out a call to find out what’s new and quirky or unique on campus. Here is a small selection of the many things happening at UVic.
Bengtson appointed university librarian
Here’s a riddle for you. What do medieval studies and digital humanities have in common? The answer comes in the form of UVic’s newest university librarian, Jonathan Bengtson.
Bengtson is currently the director of library and archives at the University of St. Michael's College at the University of Toronto, as well as the library director for the Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies (PIMS), one of the most important libraries for medievalists in North America.
A change is in the air: New designated smoking areas
Beginning September 1, 2011, smoking on the UVic campus is only permitted in designated areas outside Ring Road. Look for the marked benches and new cigarette receptacles in convenient and accessible locations within a three-minute walk of any campus building. This change follows the 2007 introduction of UVic’s Smoking Policy, which prohibited smoking within 10 metres of buildings and structures.
Ocean engineer to head NEPTUNE Canada
he new director of the NEPTUNE Canada ocean network is Dr. Kate Moran, a world-renowned ocean engineer who is completing a two-year term as assistant director in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy in Washington, DC. Moran starts her five-year term with NEPTUNE Canada in September. She succeeds founding director Dr. Chris Barnes, who retired on June 30.
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