CUVIC will be launched the evening of Tuesday, May 20th with a keynote presentation by globally-recognized humanitarian Stephen Lewis. This community celebration will also include displays, musical interludes and an opportunity to network with peers and associates. Over the course of the next two days, the conference will also include keynote presentations by former provincial court judge and BC’s 28th lieutenant-governor Steven Point and renowned ethno botanist and engaged scholar Dr. Nancy Turner.

The objective of CUVIC 2014 is to move beyond showcasing community university engagement to strengthening its capacity to impact societal well-being. With more than 100 abstracts and submissions CUVIC will be rich with exciting and thought provoking workshops and presentations on a diverse range of topics that showcase and celebrate how universities and communities continue to contribute to the public good and leverage the knowledge and resource capacity of universities to address community needs. CUVIC 2014 will reflect on these efforts and enable community-university innovation and action within the institutional, Indigenous, national and global context.

 

The conference will be of interest to faculty, students, community (business, Indigenous nations and organizations, non-government organizations, community groups, funders and governments), higher education administrators, researchers, scholars, national and global community-university and community-based research networks.

 

Come join us in scenic Victoria (known as the "City of Gardens") located on Vancouver Island which was rated the ‘Top Island’ in the Continental US and Canada and one of the ‘Top Ten Island in the World’ by the 2012 Travel+Leisure World's Best Awards.

 

We look forward to welcoming you to the University of Victoria!