Rachel and Sarah Lachmansingh have both been named winners of the Victoria Medal, the first time this annual award for Faculty of Fine Arts graduates has been presented to two people.

Math student Elena Moss discovered more gender equity than expected in her cohort, spent a co-op work term conducting cancer research, and graduates this June from UVic.

Andrew Ambers, who graduates this June with a degree in Indigenous Studies and political science, has combined his interests, research, heritage and thought-provoking perspectives on waterways to propose a promising new approach to resource management policy and law.

As an Academic All-Canadian for three years, Mariah Fulton knows a thing or two about time management. Namely, when juggling rigorous studies, the demands of varsity swimming and part-time work, you use time wisely—very wisely. Fulton, who gra…

Victoria Hartman originally wanted to be a doctor, and earned a UVic Bachelor of Science in preparation for that path. Increasingly intrigued by the emerging field of biomedical engineering as she pursued her studies, she changed course and took a s…

Ange Coutts, who graduates with a UVic master's in education this June, is working to improve the experiences of 2SLGBTQI+ youth athletes in schools.

UVic political science student Emily Lowan, who graduates this June, has spent much of her time at university engaged in climate justice politics. She is one of six finalists in BC competing for an Oxford Rhodes Scholarship this year.

As part of her undergraduate research in anthropology UVic student Katherine Strom Trudel, who graduates this June, looked at the experience of food insecure mothers and caregivers in Victoria.

Tanaya Marsel, Indigenous talent acquisition specialist at Deloitte, graduates with a UVic MBA this June — and she has insights on why diversity and inclusion initiatives sometimes fall short.

We’re celebrating the achievements of Spring Class of 2023 with nine in-person convocation ceremonies, two honorary-degree recipients and more than 3,900 grads completing their studies at UVic.

With his bachelor of commerce in hand this November, commerce grad Will Adams is continuing his passion for sustainability in business at UVic’s industrial ecology program—a path he says the Gustavson School of Business helped to inspire.

For sociology grad Jasmine Webster, community-engaged learning courses at UVic focused her passion for a career in the non-profit sector. “The skills you learn simply from engaging with people with different lived experiences shape your approach to community-based work,” says Webster.

When Calgary-based Logan Wood was looking for a leading post-secondary music and computer science degree program, he quickly realized that there was only real choice for him. “In comparing programs across the country, UVic stood out for me,” he says. 

When aliens appeared over Montana in the 2016 blockbuster film Arrival, Caroline Allen—a linguistics undergraduate at the University of Montana at the time—was thrilled. Only a linguist could save the day? Great fiction.

For graduating student Kailee Hibbert, a curiosity about identity, feminism and race led her to study sociology and gender studies at UVic.

In November, Adrienne Carlson will receive a Master of Social Work at UVic’s fall convocation — far exceeding her own childhood expectations.