Don't be mistaken—it's not the President's Run

The last few days before the start of term create a special kind of busy for everyone on campus—including UVic President Jamie Cassels. Between returning from meetings with the Prime Minister and northern officials in the Arctic on one Monday, and hosting a campus BBQ for students and welcoming a crowd of thousands at New Student Orientation the following Tuesday, Cassels also found time to address Family Orientation, speak to new UVic faculty about the value of ongoing professional development, and open up a dialogue about how to continue to improve teaching and learning during the Learning and Teaching Centre’s “Teaching Day” event. He also joined staff and student volunteers welcoming 2,000 residence students on move-in day, participated in an orientation session for new academic leaders and was on-air for a CBC radio interview.

Though he didn’t sound obviously sleep-deprived at any of the events, we’re hoping that with classes in session, Cassels can return to his default speed of “extremely busy”—because the Ring was getting exhausted just keeping track of him.