In Closing…
At the end of June I will have completed my sec ond term as President of the Alumni Association and this is likely my last message in the Torch. More

For the Alumni Investor, a New Partner
Clearsight Wealth Management, a specialty niche investment and retirement planning firm with offices in Toronto and Vancouver, has signed a five-year affinity partnership agreement with the UVic Alumni Association.
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Alumni Travel Goes Coastal
Great vacations don’t have to involve flying to the other side of the world. Sometimes the best times—fresh air, stunning scenery, breathtaking culture— are just around the corner…or up the coast. More

Paddlers Cross "Holy Grail"
“Failure was never an option. But on a daily basis, failure looked possible,” says Les Jickling, sounding relaxed on the phone from his office in Vancouver. More

Boxed Light
The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria is presenting a major retrospective of the career of visual artist Pat Martin Bates, the long-serving professor and 1991 recipient of the Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching. More

Reaching Out
A new chapter of the alumni association, just for aboriginal alumni, was launched in the fall and is focusing on building support networks for current and prospective students. More

Final Exams, 1971
Security patrolman Ray Stenning checks one of the 527 exam desks that awaited anxious students on April 15, 1971. More