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🎉Congratulations to UniversityOfVictoria Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Dr. Laurel Schafer. 👀 Read our Q&A with Laurel and all the recipients of the 2025 #UVicAlumniAwards: ow.ly/33Am50VcYwZ

🎉Congratulations to UVic business grad, founder and CEO of Nature Bee 🐝 and 2025 UniversityOfVictoria Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Katie Gamble. 👀Read our Q&A with Katie and all the recipients of this year’s #UVicAlumniAwards: ow.ly/hcZ450VfZON

🎉 Congratulations to Crystal Clark, recipient of a 2025 UVic Distinguished Alumni Award. 👀Read more about Crystal and all the recipients of this year’s UVic Distinguished Alumni Awards #UVicAlumniAwards: ow.ly/bbaj50Vg1rz

🎉Congratulations to Canadian-British composer and 2025 UVic Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Cassandra Miller. Read more about Cassandra and all the recipients of this year’s UVic Distinguished Alumni Awards #UVicAlumniAwards: ow.ly/U4Fk50Vg2V9

🙌 Congratulations to Chari Arespacochaga, recipient of a 2025 UniversityOfVictoria Emerging Alumni Award. 👀Read our Q&A with Chari and all the recipients of this year’s Distinguished Alumni Awards #UVicAlumniAwards: ow.ly/66ha50Vk6XO

🙌 Congratulations to Marcia Turner, 2025 UVic Distinguished Alumni Awards recipient. 👀 Read our Q&A with Marcia and all the recipients of this year’s Distinguished Alumni Awards #UVicAlumniAwards: ow.ly/5BBv50VlJni

🙌Congratulations to 2025 UVic Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Dr. Leopoldo Infante. Read our Q&A with Leopoldo and all the recipients of this year’s Distinguished Alumni Awards #UVicAlumniAwards: ow.ly/76o350VmzSs

🙌 Congratulations to Tania Willard, recipient of a 2025 UniversityOfVictoria Distinguished Alumni Award. 👀 Learn more about Tania and all the recipients of this year’s #UVicAlumniAwards: ow.ly/IF2Q50VoAb8

🙌 Congratulations to Verna (Pepeyla) Miller, recipient of a 2025 UVic Distinguished Alumni Award. 👀Learn more about Verna and all the recipients of this year’s #UVicAlumniAwards: ow.ly/8gPZ50Vq61b

🙌 Congratulations to UVic Gustavson School of Business grad, TELUS's Chief Communications Officer and 2025 @UVic Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Jill Schnarr. 👀 Read our Q&A with Jill and all the recipients of this year's #UVicAlumniAwards: ow.ly/6vhk50VqCBG

🙌 Congratulations to Suromitra Sanatani, recipient of a 2025 UVic Distinguished Alumni Award. 👀 Read our Q&A with Suromitra and all the recipients of this year’s #UVicAlumniAwards: ow.ly/Qrrs50Vsy5R

Pack your bags for the new issue of UniversityOfVictoria’s Torch Alumni magazine as we explore the value and meaning of travel through the lens of notable UVic alumni who work in related industries. Get the full issue: ow.ly/k0AE50VZEKW ow.ly/p4Rx50VZEKX

We asked four UniversityOfVictoria alumni with expertise in travel (Jennifer Kingsley, John Lee, Lucas Aykroyd and Nik West) about their favourite places, top how-to tips and cherished memories of their time on the fly. Read the full story: ow.ly/JeiN50W13PS

Alumni Maureen Gordon and Kevin Smith are co-owners of Maple Leaf Adventures Maple Leaf Adventures, a BC coastal-based adventure travel company 🍁. We asked them for top tips and insights on adventure travel in BC: ow.ly/OTha50W3H8X

Cake it to the limit! 🍰 Cookbook author and musician Lyndsay Sung, BA ’00, rocks the cake world with her colourful, creative takes on classic bakes: ow.ly/fkST50W3L7T

Inspired by an insatiable thirst for Japanese culture, UniversityOfVictoria grad Patrick Ellis became Canada’s largest importer of Japan's national drink, earning the rare distinction of 'Saké Samurai.' ow.ly/TTxq50Wc0b7

What’s it like to run away and join the floating party circus known as Carnival Cruises? UVic Theatre grad Jackie Adamthwaite put her production skills to work on a cruise ship, stage managing shows at sea. She lived to tell the tale and spill the tea. ow.ly/wA0L50WefxH

UVic alumnus and geography professor Chris Darimont advised researchers who found that bears viewed as a part of ecotourism are not predisposed to causing conflicts with neighbouring communities—suggesting the two can coexist. Read the full story: ow.ly/piva50WfMYQ

John Wensveen found support and mentorship during his UniversityOfVictoria geography studies, which helped him fulfill his dreams of a career in the aviation business, ascending to his new role as president of the International Space University in France. Space University ow.ly/ceBN50WjXhH

The job-search process can be challenging, but being intentional and using artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool can help, according to alumni career educator Kerry Vaughan. 👀Read the full story: ow.ly/qOBZ50WppRF