On the first weekend back on campus, UVic residence students party on during pandemic September 12, 2020September 14, 2020 Michael John Lo Around nine p.m., UVic students started trickling out of their residences and began gathering in the quad. The crowd quickly
Students detail long wait times for mental health services September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 Josh Kozelj and Alec Lazenby “So having this feeling of ‘I’m doing the right thing to obtain counselling,’ but when those services are difficult or even unattainable it feels like a huge failure.”
Pandemic! At the Campus: free roaming deer, activism ephemera, a campus without its people August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 Michael John Lo A look around campus during the COVID-19 pandemic Birds make their home on a stack of Cinecenta's papers. COVID-19 notices at the entrance of the David Strong Building. The campus remains...
UVic launching new website and Brightspace online learning system August 20, 2020August 20, 2020 Josh Kozelj Brightspace to replace Coursespaces ahead of term where 90 per cent of undergraduate courses will be online Screencapture of UVic.ca The University of Victoria will not only welcome a new President this...
UVic announces new fund dedicated to speed up COVID-19 research August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 Josh Kozelj Research Accelerator Fund focused on COVID-19 recovery, future research projects UVic chemist Katherine Elvira is investigating low-cost patient monitoring solutions for COVID-19. Photo: UVic Photos Services As the world rushes to cope...
Undergraduate-led initiative calls for greater action on equity, diversity, and inclusion by UVic’s Faculty of Science August 17, 2020August 17, 2020 Dorothy Poon Stock photo via Pixabay In the wake of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, two UVic undergraduate students noticed a marked absence of engagement with racism and its role in the...
CSEC undergoing increased training, accountability measures after UVSS negotiations July 30, 2020July 30, 2020 Josh Kozelj Additional suicide intervention skills and Indigenous Cultural Acumen Training will be given to all CSEC officers File photo by Myles Sauer. Following two major peace rallies that brought thousands of people...
B.C. government breaks ground on two new UVic residence buildings July 27, 2020July 27, 2020 Kate Korte New residence buildings will provide nearly 800 beds Vice-President of Finance and Operations Gayle Gorill, Premier John Horgan, and Minister of Advanced Education, Skills, and Training Melanie Mark at UVic. Photo...
UVic releases review of Bamfield crash that killed two students last year June 25, 2020July 22, 2020 Kate Korte Miscommunication, poor planning, and lack of empathy relayed in review’s comments Photo via Port Alberni Fire UVic publicly released a review of the Bamfield crash today, conducted by Ross Cloutier, an expert...
Martlet survey reveals students feel online classes are not the same quality as in-person instruction, have mixed reviews of UVic’s response to COVID-19 June 22, 2020July 7, 2020 Kate Korte 408 students responded to questions about online classes, affordability, and UVic's COVID-19 response Generated by Kate Korte on WordCloud.com, words were sourced from student's long answer survey responses As summer...
