Wednesday Wisdom
Yesterday, I was reading the 2nd Dune novel, and I came across a passage that made me stop, pull out my phone and take...
Author: Riley
UVic Tentlife? A virtual housing discussion with President Hall & BC Government Ministers Eby & Rankin.
For many students, right after first year (if not sooner), there is a rude awakening regarding housing in Victoria. Unless you have a specific...
Vocalizing Goals: They Are Part of You
When people ask us to define ourselves, we often look back retroactively and recount important accomplishments, moments, likes, dislikes, and habits. By only looking...
Lessons From Leaders
At the beginning of April, I attended a Suncor Student Community event that had four senior leaders speak to us students over Teams. They...
Judging A Company By Its Cover
As humans, we like to make quick assumptions and stereotypes because they simplify life. This simplification enables us to make faster decisions and spend...
Leaders Who Care
I was warmly surprised when the MyUVicLife Blog team got to meet Dr. Kevin Hall, President of the University of Victoria. I know that...
5 Days for the Homeless Video Interview: Learn About This Great Initiative
I interviewed Allie da Silva, who is a VP of the Commerce Students’ Societies’ Community Outreach Portfolio. Her team is putting on a month-long...
The 10 Best Parts of Having A Work From Home Co-op
People can get their heads stuck into a cycle of negativity and sometimes just need someone to switch on the lights to snap them...
The Co-op Confidence Boost
Self-worth and self-confidence both have many different aspects. They are fluid, they change, they fluctuate. However, in my experience, there is a baseline, much...
Want to meet for a Coffee Chat? Tips for Networking with Someone You Don’t Know
Networking is one of those notorious words that cause students’ blood to boil and their minds to retreat to the corners of their brain...
The Story that Success Doesn’t Tell
My Co-op employer had Chris Hadfield, a renowned Canadian Astronaut, as a guest speaker today. He is quite an inspirational storyteller, both extremely interesting...
Sometimes We Just Need A Little Push…
There are always things in life that we say we want to do or think that they would be interesting to try, but how...
What I Learned From Not Having A Phone In Class
The third year of business at UVic is called the “core year.” You are put into classes of 50 students and given a schedule,...
Being in a case competition
I’m a business student and recently participated in my first case competition. I was nervous, but all my peers had to do it as...
Staying on Top of Work
We go into the semester thinking that we will finally stop procrastinating and that we will stay on top of everything, buttttt that doesn’t...
How to Handshake
Watch as 3rd year BCom students Riley, Alam, and Hagen show what to do, and what not to do when shaking hands. Handshakes are...
Assumptive Expectations: Small Changes Between Countries
People tend to become very confused when something is different than their expectations. What does this look like? Well, maybe it looks like walking...
Investing as a Student 2: The Risk of Fees
This is a follow-up to my post on investing for students. I am learning a lot in my Com 371 finance class and realize...
Investing as a Student: Start Smart, Start Soon
You may have grown up hearing whispers from people saying to start investing young. This advice is meaningless to all of us before we...
Vic to Van and Back Again: A Student’s Tale
Planning to go to that concert in Vancouver? What’s the best way to get to the BC Ferries terminal from UVic? The first option...