http://communications.uvic.ca/uvicinfo Content used on the UVic.ca website en Copyright 2009, University of Victoria Communications. feedback@uvic.ca webcoop@uvic.ca http://events.uvic.ca/assets/logos/uvic-bc.gif http://www.uvic.ca 144 65 University of Victoria http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2009/11/05/our-19th-annual-rankings/The University of Victoria has continually placed at or near the top of the annual Maclean’s university rankings since their inception nearly two decades ago, and its placement for this year’s rankings is no different. UVic has claimed the Number Two spot in the comprehensive university category.  http://communications.uvic.ca/releases/tip.php?date=17112009#1031Food Banks Canada just announced the largest year-over-year increase in food bank use since 1997. In time for the holiday season, the University of Victoria will be making a ‘gift’ of library and parking fines to help fill food bank shelves.http://communications.uvic.ca/releases/tip.php?date=16112009#1029The University of Victoria’s third annual Senior Friendly Business Award program is seeking nominations for restaurants in the Capital Regional District that provide the most friendly high-quality services and facilities to customers 55 years of age or better.http://communications.uvic.ca/releases/tip.php?date=16112009#1030University of Victoria engineering students have ranked second among the Canadian teams in the Pacific Northwest regional portion of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) International Collegiate Programming Contest— the oldest, largest, and most prestigious programming contest in the world.