course Union within the Medieval Studies Program at the University of Victoria. We exist to create an outlet for students to come together and express their interest in the Middle Ages.

and as you might expect, their blog is a somewhat eclectic mix, ranging from notes from the Vatican on the distribution of Catholics and Muslims, a note on what “gilding” actually means, and clips from medieval themed movies.

Active U is a new program for members of the campus community to team up with colleagues, get active and enhance your overall well-being.

…you can start tracking your progress as you virtually walk (cycling, yoga, swim or garden) around Vancouver Island.

The campus is encouraged to form “teams” and to engage in a bit of friendly rivalry with the aim of “getting active.” A number of events and guided walks are also planned.

“Connect with your sole mates” and sign up today!

We will be a throwing community mapping event with paper maps on tables, asset lists to review, and laptop computers to add points to our map. Draw for prizes! This is the final public data collection event before we make the (first) UVic Campus Community Green Maps in paper form. Come out and make sure your favorite sites are mapped.

11:30 – 13:30 at the University Centre.

1. To fundraise and support sustainable educational projects in Africa. The continent’s downward cycle of poverty, famine and disease has wreacked havoc on all facets of African society. However, the benefit of education can help future African generations alleviate their problems.
2. To simply show people that it can be done.Sure, there are areas of Africa that are unsafe to travel, but every major urban center in the developed world has ‘no go’ zones.

SEE-THEM-RUN will demonstrate that Africa too is a place where real people live real lives, and where, if you want to go for a 4200km jog, you are more than welcomed to.

Visit their site to check out their route, keep updated on their blog, and offer your support (and watch the video!).

Their site provides discussion areas, tips on growing, workshop information, and information about how you can get involved.

Coming up:

On Saturday, April 12, the Campus Community Garden Club will be hosting an “Intro to Permaculture” workshop in Fernwood with renowned local permaculture expert Geoff Johnson. The workshop will combine an in-class component introducing the concepts of permaculture, with a walking tour of permacultural sites in Fernwood and some hands-on activity.

to provide a participatory mapping and planning system, including learning and technical tools, to facilitate innovative and sustainable development at UVic. The project vision includes building the capacity for UVic to directly assist CRD-wide projects and to contribute to national and global innovations and initiatives in community mapping and planning for sustainability.

to say nothing of building community in the effort. You can sign up online to participate, and/or attend a “mapping event” such as the Public Map the Campus Event coming up on March 27.

A procession of musical monks, equipped with the latest in medieval pieing equipment, is coming towards you. The next thing you know you’re in the stocks being threatened with a cream pie.

-UVic Communications

The Order of Pi has been an annual fundraiser of the Uvic Engineering Students Society since 1993. All funds raised go to the Queen Alexandra Children’s Hospital, with an additional 2 dollars for each pie ordered going to the Mustard Seed Food Bank.

-The Order of Pi

 

Here’s the “after”:

And here’s an example of how teachers from Camosun can take advantage of this resource:

After a great deal of deliberation by a posse of librarians, research librarians and the Supervisor, it transpires that We Who Teach at Camosun are entitled to an “Associate” card, which means we effectively get, for free, the same borrowing privileges that a UVic student has.

Read the whole entry at Between the Lines.