External Publications
May 23, 2016 – Students are not being heard because our culture has made learning a top-down hierarchy: The first article I ever published, on the importance of student input in the BC education system.
July 17, 2023 – Reflections and Presence and Progress: Why Mindfulness Matters in the Digital Age: A personal reflection on the role of mindfulness in our society.
June 17, 2024 – Donor Expectations: Ensuring Transparency and Trust in Not-For-Profits: Why administration and overhead are essential to charity operations.
Media Appearances
May 28, 2016 – Students host rally for education funding: My interview with CTV about austerity in the BC education system.
August 27, 2016 – Vancouver students call for better representation at district meetings. As President of the BC Student Alliance, our official ask was for student trustees in every BC district as cited by CityNews.
November 16, 2017 – Report highlights Victoria’s student housing crisis: A discussion on Victoria’s student housing crisis.
March 25, 2018 – A Conversation with A Tribe Called Red at VIPIRG conference: In 2017 and 2018, as Outreach Coordinator for a Public Interest Research Group, I organized two conferences on social impact.
Projects and reports
October 24, 2017 – New VIPIRG Report – Victoria’s Student Housing Crisis: A report on low vacancy rates in Victoria, BC, and their respective impact on marginalized students.
September 2019 – UVSS Strategic Plan: I implemented the 2019–2020 UVSS Strategic Plan and created their annual report framework, first used in the 2020 report, that remains in use as of 2025.
October 2019 – UVSS Budget/Audit: As UVic Students’ Society Director of Finance, I promoted financial transparency and presented this co-designed report to over 100 attendees at the AGM.
February 2020 – Guide to UVSS Finances: An online guide I co-designed for UVic Student Society members.
Dakota McGovern 