Universities Canada has announced the launch of a new program that supports inclusivity and innovation. The Innovative Designs for Accessibility (IDeA) student competition aims to inspire university students to find innovative, cost-effective and practical solutions to accessibility issues.

Students enrolled in an academic program at UVic are invited to submit a concept, initiative, program or design to address an accessibility barrier from one of five categories as outlined in Canadian provincial accessibility legislation.  Winning submissions from each category will be awarded $2000 CAD and will present their project at the Canadian Innovative Exchange (CIX) Conference in Toronto. The second and third place submissions from each category will receive $1500 and $1000 respectively.

Since UVic and other participating universities are limited to a maximum of ten (10) submissions to the competition, only 1 nomination from each Faculty or Division can be submitted. On behalf of UVic, CanAssist is coordinating nominations and student submissions.  The competition opened on March 1, 2018. Faculty or administration nominating a student or student team must send their nomination to CanAssist by April 15. Student submissions must be sent to CanAssist by nominators for review.

Students wishing to make a submission to the competition must:

• be nominated by a member of the university faculty or administration;
• if working as a team, designate one person as the team’s delegate and point of contact;
• demonstrate that they have consulted with a person(s) with a disability(ies) for feedback on their concepts, programs, initiative or design;
• demonstrate that their submission adheres to accessibility standards. Students can find information on how to make their submission accessible on The Accessibility Hub website: www.theaccessibilityhub.ca/resources; and
• submission can be made in one of three formats:
  • Written document in PDF format (max. 2,500 words)
  • Video (min. 30 seconds to max. 3 minutes)
  • Website with summary page (max. 1,000 words)

Faculty and UVic administration support student participation in this competition by:

• promoting the competition and student information session to their students;
• supporting a student or team with a nomination;
• emailing the nomination (Student name, email address and summary of project) to info@canassist.ca by April 15; and,
• emailing the student or team competition project to info@canassist.ca by May 15

Please note that Brian Carriere, the program officer from the Partnership and Programs Group at Universities Canada, will provide two information sessions about the competition on Wednesday, March 14 in CanAssist’s boardroom:

• • Faculty and administration:11:00 a.m.
  • Student presentation: 2:00 p.m.

All info sessions require prior registration by emailing issinfo@uvic.ca and including the session name as the subject line. However, US citizen consular services must be done by emailing VancouverACS@state.gov directly.

• Income tax information session – 6:00pm to 7:30pm, March 8
• Post-graduation work permit information session – 4:30pm to 5:30pm, March 22
• US Visa information session – 10:00am to 11:00am, March 29
• US Consular Pop-up on campus– 11:00am to 3:00pm, March 29

Please email issinfo@uvic.ca if you have more questions.

 

Did you know that you can get a UBC MD degree at UVic?

Join us for an info session, featuring the Assistant Dean of Admissions and current medical students, to learn about the Island Medical Program, which offers UBC’s MD undergraduate program in collaboration with UVic.

We’ll also talk about the MD / Ph.D. application stream – ideal for those interested in clinical science and research.

When: Thursday, March 8, 2018

Where: Room 160, Medical Sciences Building, UVic

Time: 4:30 to 5:30pm

This event is free and open to everyone. Please click here to RSVP.

 

The Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre (BMSC), located in Bamfield, British Columbia, is owned by UVIC, UBC, SFU, UAlberta, and UCalgary and offers upper-level university field courses in marine sciences and other faculties including Archaeology, English, Education, and Anthropology.  The hands-on nature of our courses, along with small class sizes (24 max) allow students to immerse themselves in the course material and make life-long friends and professional connections with fellow students, instructors, and on-site researchers.  Applications are now being accepted for all courses!

Check out our exciting Summer course lineup below.  The link below includes specific course descriptions and prerequisite information.  Courses are available for undergraduates and graduate students.
The application deadline for Summer courses is March 1, 2018:
http://www.bamfieldmsc.com/education/prospective-students/summer-courses

In addition to our Summer courses, BMSC also offers a 5-course Fall semester in marine science for undergraduates.
The application deadline for BMSC’s Fall Program is March 31, 2018:
http://www.bamfieldmsc.com/education/prospective-students/fall-courses

Scholarships are available for undergraduate students who apply by the application deadline.  Information on how to apply can be found here:
http://www.bamfieldmsc.com/education/prospective-students/how-to-apply

Have any questions?  Email me at university@bamfieldmsc.com or call me at 250-728-3301 ext. 216

 

 

 

 

The following 4-day workshops on the statistics software R, at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre (BMSC), are open to grad students, undergrads, academics and other scientists; they are not being offered for academic credit.

Introduction to Data Analysis with R (Apr 30 – May 3)
and
Intermediate Data Analysis with R (May 7 – May 10)

For details, see the BMSC website:

http://www.bamfieldmsc.com/education/prospective-students/workshops

 

 

 

Dear Students,

As a student in the Faculty of Science, you have an amazing opportunity to diversify your education with an international exchange

• Attend an information session to learn how you can earn UVic credits while studying at one of our partner universities around the world
• Watch this short video featuring UVic students sharing how an international exchange impacted their lives: Thinking about going on exchange?