The beauty of spring is upon us, but it’s not too early to start planning your fall courses!

Upcoming courses

Fall course registration is NOW OPEN and there is still one summer course available for registration. Courses can fill up fast, so be sure to register early to get your seat. Please call the Continuing Studies registration desk (250) 472-4747 or stop by in person (2nd floor, Continuing Studies Building) to register.

 

Restoration of Natural Systems Program

  • ER 336 (Leadership Skills in Ecological Restoration) – June 7 to 11 (In person)
  • ER 313 (Biodiversity and Conservation Biology) – September 5 to December 3 (online)
  • ER 352 (Non-Timber Forest Products and Sustainable Use) – September 5 to December 10 (online)
  • ER 312B (Field Study in Ecological Restoration II) – September 21 to 25 (In person)
  • ER 325 (Ecosystems of BC, Canada and the World) – November 10 to 14 (In person)
  • ER 326 (Traditional Systems of Land and Resource Management) – November 11 to 15 (In person)
  • ER 390 (Environmental Restoration Project) and ER 400 (Seminar in Environmental Restoration) are available for registration in the Fall 2017 term – contact Val Schaefer (schaefer@uvic.ca) to discuss your project.

 

Ecological Restoration Program

  • ER 501 (Design Principles for Natural Processes) – September 5 to December 10 (Online)

Program News

Students out in the field

New Restoration Program Coordinator

The RNS and ER Program Coordinator for the past three years, Laura Biggs, has moved onto another position effective at the beginning of May. Laura thoroughly enjoyed her time working with these programs, particularly interacting with the passionate students and instructors. She wishes everyone the best! Stay tuned for an update from the new Program Coordinator.

 

Five Year Course Plan – RNS Program

Five Year Course Plan – RNS Program We’ve recently updated our five year course plan for the RNS program (find it here: http://continuingstudies.uvic.ca/RNS-Program-5-Year-Plan). Contact us if you need assistance with course planning or have questions about upcoming courses.

 

Nearing Graduation?

If you have completed most of your program courses, we encourage you to contact the Program Coordinator to prepare for graduation and ensure that all program requirements are complete. Remember that degree students must apply to graduate from both programs at the SAME TIME in order to share courses between programs.

 

REMINDER - Checking Your Grades

As we will no longer be automatically emailing Records of Grade upon course completion, we encourage you to log on and check your final grades online. Depending on whether you are a credit or non-credit student, there are different places to check your final course grades.

  • If you are an RNS diploma (credit) student: you can view your grades by logging in to the UVic home page and searching under "My online tools".
  • If you are an RNS certificate or ER certificate (non-credit) student: you can view your grades by logging in to the Continuing Studies website. Click on “My Account” near the top right of the page, then click on “Transcripts, Reports, Tax Forms” on the left hand side menu and select Administrative Transcript.

 

REMINDER - Five-Day Courses

Our 5-day on-campus courses involve work both before the course starts and after the course ends. Normally there is pre-reading and an assignment due when the course starts, and one or more assignments due approximately one month after the course ends. Please take this into account when planning your course schedule, and check with the program office about the course workload if you are registering for a 5-day course less than 2 weeks before the start date.

Other updates

Students out in the field

2018 SER-WC Conference – Call for Volunteers 

The Western Canada Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration is holding a conference in Vancouver from February 13 to 17, 2018, and is looking for volunteers to help with various aspects of the conference organization. Please see this document for more information or contact Cassandra Copp at restorewc@gmail.com

 

Tax information

Looking for a copy of your T2202A tuition receipt for income tax purposes? It’ll be available for download by the end of February.

  • If you are an RNS Diploma (credit) student: you can view and print your T2202A by logging in to the UVic home page and searching under “My online tools”.

  • If you are an RNS Certificate or ER Certificate (non-credit) student: you can view and print your T2202A by logging in to the Continuing Studies website. Click on “My Account” near the top right of the page, then click on “Tax Forms” on the left hand side menu.

 

LinkedIn

Learn about job postings, course schedules, and restoration news on our Restoration and Sustainability LinkedIn page! Click here to join.

 

 

For more information:

Program Coordinator 250-721-8463 | ecorestoration@uvic.ca

Gina Anderson, Program Assistant 250-721-8458 | artssci1@uvic.ca

Val Schaefer, Academic Administrator 250-472-4387 | schaefer@uvic.ca

Register: 250-472-4747 or 2nd floor of Continuing Studies Building, weekdays 8:30am to 4:30pm.
  • Posted May 1, 2017