Nourish + Flourish

A space to be, explore and evolve in community

The Office of Student Life offers you a different take on what student leadership can look and feel like through the Nourish + Flourish program!

Nourish + Flourish offers a space for students to come together, experience authentic connections with one another, pause, reflect, and discuss topics that connect us. An important part of building community is breaking bread together, so the discussion happens while enjoying a locally prepared meal.

You have a lot to offer! All you will need to participate is openness, your existing knowledge, wisdom, and lived experiences.

Through this program, we hope to de-centre the individual in leadership and instead focus on cultivating leadership through the values of care, curiosity, and respect that bring us together as a strong interdependent community.

Each event has a unique theme centred around the self in relationship to the world around us to foster connection, ideas, and empowerment.

Our values:

Accessibility
Authenticity
Collaboration
Collectivity
Community impact
Connection
Decolonisation
Diverse population

Empathy
Honouring lived experience
Inspiration-driven
Making space for all voices
Power with
Process-driven
Relationality

Five student attendees at the Nourish+Flourish event, sitting at the table about to eat.

A view of a table setting before a Nourish+Flourish event. Printed programs, utensils, markers and eucalyptus in a mason jar.

Five students sitting at a table talking at a Nourish+Flourish event

Students sitting at different tables and talking to eachother at a Nourish+Flourish event

Four students sitting around a table at a Nourish+Flourish event

A closeup of a place setting and printed program at a Nourish+Flourish event

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Upcoming events

Events are free and open to all students. You don’t have to bring anything but yourself and a willingness to be open and connect with others. All lived experiences are welcome.

Since these are conversation-based events that require a level of connection and vulnerability that we hope to cultivate at the beginning of each event, we want to ensure that you and your table get the most out of the experience. If you cannot attend an event for its entirety, then we ask you to let us know. Spots will be prioritized for people who can attend the full event.

Sign up for updates to be notified when summer 2024 events registration opens.

Previous events

Relationship to SELF
- Topics discussed: Influences, self-expression, belonging, feeling seen, self-compassion, collective compassion
- Catered by Roast Sandwich Shop
Relationship to LAND, WATER, AND AIR
- Topics discussed: The natural world, co-existence, appreciation, ancestral rituals and practices, environmental impacts, settler colonialism
- Catered by Songhees Events and Catering
Relationship to TECHNOLOGY
- Topics discussed: Impact on self, community, culture, and environment, artificial intelligence
- Catered by La Pasta La Pizza
Relationship to SELF (Redux)
- Topics discussed: Belonging, imposter syndrome, gifts, personal stories
- Catered by Songhees Events and Catering
Relationship to COMMUNITY
- Topics discussed: Accountability, community building, safer spaces, learning from others
- Catered by International Women’s Catering Coop
Relationship to PRODUCTIVITY AND REST
- Topics discussed: Shame, capitalism, student life, recovery, stress, expectations
- Catered by Estia Gourmet
Relationship to LIFE TRANSITIONS
- Topics discussed: Adulthood, responsibilities, identity exploration, instability, possibility, expectations
- Catered by: Little Piggy Catering
Relationship to ACADEMIA
- Topics discussed: Pursuit of research and education, exploration, inclusion, institutions, ethics, learning outside the classroom
- Catered by: Chunky Kitchen Catering
Relationship to CREATIVITY AND ART
- Topics discussed: Expression, historical context, power and authority, beauty standards, making meaning
- Catered by: Syriana Restaurant and Catering
Relationship to OTHERS
- Topics discussed: Healthy relationships, break-ups, hook-up culture, familial and romantic relationships, friendships, supervisors/professor relationships
- Catered by: Songhees Events and Catering

Contact

Sign up to get emailed about Nourish + Flourish program updates or other student leadership opportunities at the Office of Student Life.

For registration questions, please email the team at nourishflourish@uvic.ca. For any other questions or further information, please email our Student Leadership Coordinator at oslengage@uvic.ca.