May 17 President's message to campus community
May 17, 2024
The last few weeks have been some of our campus community’s most challenging in recent memory. I want to thank all the members of the VIU community and beyond who wrote to me recently expressing various opinions on the Palestine Solidarity Encampment at our Nanaimo campus and offering me advice on... Read more
Update to community May 10, 2024
May 10, 2024
Vancouver Island University welcomed students back to campus this week for the start of the Summer Semester. To support students, VIU’s buildings have returned to normal summer access hours. The library hours have been adjusted to align with staffing availability. As we prepare for Pride Month, VIU... Read more
Statement about encampment on the VIU campus
May 7, 2024
May 7 update to community: Building access and invitation for dialogue The summer semester is now in full swing and we are experiencing some beautiful weather this week. VIU continues to closely monitor the encampment on our Nanaimo campus. Protestors have remained calm and peaceful and VIU... Read more
VIU News & Experts: May 1
May 1, 2024
Experts on harm reduction, wildfires and politics 🗣️ In this issue of VIU news & experts: Substance use in public places: Harm reduction advocate and Nursing Professor Sarah Lovegrove Slowing the spread of wildfires: Dr. Sean Sloan, VIU Canada Research Chair in the Human Dimensions of... Read more
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Community Classroom
Chasing the total solar eclipse
Dr. Greg Arkos, a VIU Astronomy Professor, travelled to Mazatlán, Mexico to view the total solar eclipse. The eclipse crossed North America, passing over...
How has VIU’s Portal magazine evolved over the years?
How did Portal magazine evolve from a black-and-white photocopied and stapled chapbook to a nationally distributed literary magazine?Joy Gugeler,...
Using an Ojibwe lens to examine Margaret Atwood’s novel MaddAddam
Bryn Skibo examines Margaret Atwood’s speculative novel MaddAddam through an Ojibwe lens during her spring 2024 VIU Arts and Humanities...
Blog Posts
VIU Student Pulse News: May 16, 2024
We hope the semester has gotten off to a good start! In this issue: Asian Heritage MonthPaying for universityWeb registration helpSummer funNeed to...
English major’s research paper published in an academic journal
Claire Gordon says it’s “exciting and unbelievable” to have her undergraduate research paper published by the Queen City Writers, a journal of...
Five things we learned in Aotearoa (New Zealand)
Last fall we spent 19 days travelling throughout Aotearoa New Zealand’s South Island with the World Leisure Centre of Excellence at VIU. All students were...