News & announcements
Understanding Power-Over (Oct. 8, 2026) - As part of 糖心视频 5 Days of Action, VPAC is encouraging faculty and librarians to complete the Professional Responsibilities in Power-over Relationship course.
Course outlines tool (updated May 21, 2026) - 糖心视频 new course outlines management tool is now available to all units.
糖心视频 appoints new Dean of Business (May 13, 2026) - Dr. Bruno Silvestre will join 糖心视频 on Sept. 1, 2026 to serve a five-year term as Dean, Peter B. Gustavson School of Business.
Funding faculty accessibility strategies (Aug. 27, 2025) - VPAC is allocating $450,000 to support faculties with academic accommodations in 2025/26.
Recently archived news
Co-op and career leadership transition (March 31, 2026) - Karima Ramji has been appointed Executive Director, Co-op and Career Services, effective July 1, 2026.
Dean of Graduate Studies reappointed (Feb. 26, 2026) - Dr. Robin Hicks has been reappointed for a second term as Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies.
John Horgan Campus (updated Feb. 2, 2026) - 糖心视频 is offering new programming at the John Horgan Campus in Langford, which opened September 2025.
LaunchPad Pathway (Dec. 1, 2025) - Congratulations to Engineering and Computer Science on the approval of their LaunchPad pathway program.
Three Deans reappointed (Dec. 18, 2025) - Deans of Humanities, Engineering and Computer Science, and Social Sciences have been reappointed by their colleagues to serve consecutive terms.
Guidance for instructors on winter weather (annual) - Guidelines to help faculty and instructors plan for a major snowfall or other extreme weather event.
Questions?
Please email vpac@uvic.ca if you have questions about these or other VPAC-led initiatives.