Congrats Fall 2014 grads!

Thousands of UVic students and their families and friends will gather on campus this month to celebrate the achievement of an academic milestone. During Fall Convocation on Nov. 10 and 12, ceremonies will be held to confer degrees, diplomas or certificates upon 1,272 graduating students.

Fall Convocation webcast

Convocation ceremonies will be webcast live on Nov. 10 and 12, 2014. If you’re not able to attend in person, you can watch the ceremonies at uvic.ca/convocation. The video of each webcast will be available on this website for six weeks following Convocation. All ceremonies take place in the University Centre Farquhar Auditorium. For event times and more information, please visit uvic.ca/ceremonies.
 

Congratulations and best wishes to all convocating students. On the following pages, we present profiles of a few of the many outstanding members of this year’s graduating class:

Honorary degree recipients
Inspired leadership

A Nobel-filled year for biochemistry grad
Michelle Tonkin

Law grad puts WSÁNEĆ legal order in the spotlight
Robert Clifford

Urban design to support the disoriented
Maria Przydatek

UVic degree is about learning and action, says grad
Kathryn Juricic

Writing grad sees beyond perceptions of limitations
Hannalora Leavitt

Engineering a culture shift on campus    
Tiffany Yu

Start spreading the news: commerce grad is in a New York state of mind
Ross Rich

Graduating with a provincial contract
Darcie Scollard