UVic’s divestment shouldn’t come as a surprise February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 Martlet Staff UVic’s divestment of $80 million from the Working Capital Fund was a welcome surprise for many. One year into their ten-year responsible investment policy, the board of governors announced a
University Centre renamed Jamie Cassels Centre, as Cassels retires from UVic October 20, 2020November 9, 2020 Kate Korte One of the main buildings within Ring Road is being renamed to honour the outgoing UVic president, Jamie Cassels. Cassels worked at UVic for 40 years and will move on
UVic Board of Governors reveals funding fossil fuel companies actually a cure for climate change February 5, 2020February 5, 2020 Emily Fagan After seven long years of hearing the cries for divestment from fossil fuels from students and faculty and many hours of crunching numbers over lunch in the University Club, the
UVic passes new investment strategy amid Divest UVic protest January 28, 2020February 11, 2020 Kate Korte This morning the UVic Board of Governors (BoG) passed a motion on the Responsible Investment policy, which proposes reducing the "carbon intensity" of their short-term investment and bonds portfolio by
Tweetcap | Jan. 10 UVic Senate meeting January 21, 2020January 21, 2020 Natasha Simpson The Jan. 10 Senate meeting heard reports on Canada Research Chairs and the Victoria Forum. However, administrators could not guarantee a Board of Governors vote on Divestment this month.
Tweetcap of Dec 6 Senate Meeting December 10, 2019December 10, 2019 Truly Hunter At the last UVic Senate meeting of the decade, senators talked divestment and made amendments to the Faculty of Education policy.
Divest UVic blocks university executives and administrative staff from accessing the Michael Williams Building December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 Natasha Simpson “We feel that the administrators who work in this building are a threat to the security of our future,” said Juliet Watts, Divest BC Chair. “So, we’re not allowing them
EDITORIAL | Dear UVSS Board: We want substantive change, not empty stances September 4, 2019September 20, 2019 Martlet Staff As students head back to school, they’ll get access to a bunch of UVSS-funded perks like Campus Kick Off and the plethora of coupons inside those coveted student agendas. All
Divest UVic: It’s time to break up with fossil fuels February 7, 2019February 7, 2019 Anna Dodd and Mike Graeme After a year of silence, Divest UVic is back. We checked in with what they have planned for the coming year, the history of divestment at UVic, and the strategic...
Dirty money November 30, 2017November 29, 2017 Josh Kozelj Petition, article shames UVic for dealing with corporate climate change deniers An opinion piece in The Tyee has called out UVic for attempting to profit from fossil fuel companies while trying to...
