Premier Horgan expands tuition waiver for former youth in care
September 6, 2017
Young people leaving foster care now will have access to free tuition at all 25 of British Columbia’s public post-secondary institutions, Premier John Horgan announced today. “We want youth in our care system to know we are looking out for them and that we believe in their potential. That’s why we are expanding access to post-secondary education for youth aging out of care so they can thrive,... Read more
VIU Welcomes New Dean of Management
August 18, 2017
Dr. Suzanne Flannigan joins University in key academic leadership role Nanaimo, BC: Vancouver Island University (VIU) is pleased to announce Dr. Suzanne Flannigan has accepted the role of Dean, Faculty of Management. Reporting to the Provost and VP Academic, Flannigan will perform key tasks such as orchestrating a strategic planning process for the Faculty. “I am delighted to join the Faculty... Read more
VIU Cowichan's Farm-to-Table Teaching Restaurant Now Open Year-Round
August 16, 2017
The Farm Table dining room at Providence Farm is a jewel in Cowichan Valley’s culinary crown Marie Seitcher is taking her passion for cooking to the next level with the help of a unique fine dining teaching kitchen run through Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Culinary Arts program. The 34-year-old from Songhese First Nation has spent the past six months learning at The Farm Table dining room... Read more
VIU Centre Supports Federal Principles on Indigenous Relations
July 14, 2017
Centre’s Director believes principles are a starting point to true recognition and implementation of Indigenous rights The Centre for Pre-Confederation Treaties and Reconciliation at Vancouver Island University is supportive of the Federal Government’s release of the Principles Respecting the Government of Canada’s Relationship with Indigenous Peoples. The Principles indicate a starting point... Read more
VIU Embarks on Three-Year Partnership With Kenyan College to Develop Building Technology Programs
June 22, 2017
Collaboration also promises to forge closer ties between VIU’s trades and engineering programs Vancouver Island University (VIU) is laying the foundations of a strong partnership with a national polytechnic in western Kenya that aims to help bolster the east African school’s building technology programs. VIU faculty and staff are in Kenya this week to meet with colleagues at partner institution... Read more
Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon to Receive an Honorary Degree from VIU
June 5, 2017
Her Honour will accept an honorary doctorate of laws during VIU’s June 6 afternoon Convocation ceremony Vancouver Island University (VIU) will award an honorary degree to one of the institution’s biggest supporters this June. Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon has attended VIU’s Convocation ceremonies every year in her official capacity as the representative of the Crown in BC to address... Read more
Canada's Most Decorated Journalist to Receive Honorary Degree from VIU
June 2, 2017
Jeffrey Simpson’s national affairs column in The Globe and Mail was essential reading for many Canadians for more than 30 years Jeffrey Simpson knew from a young age exactly what he wanted to do with his life and how he was going to get there. Simpson decided in high school that he wanted to be a national-level journalist in Canada. Not only did he succeed in this goal, he also became the... Read more
Art Collector and Philanthropist Michael Audain to Receive Honorary Doctorate from VIU
May 30, 2017
Vancouver real estate magnate Michael Audain is a major supporter and champion of Canadian art Business has been good to Michael Audain. Since 1980, the chairman and founder of Polygon Homes Ltd. has put his skills and expertise to work in the Vancouver real estate market, leading his company to become one of BC’s largest homebuilders. Audain’s success has allowed him to focus on one of his... Read more
VIU Awards Honorary Doctorate to Inventor and Diving Industry Pioneer Phil Nuytten
May 29, 2017
Scientist Phil Nuytten designs undersea suits and submersibles used by the navy, NASA and Hollywood When R.T. (Phil) Nuytten was eight years old, he lived a block away from the Vancouver Shipyard. He remembers lying on the wharf planks, looking at the sea anemones and schools of fish around the pilings, wishing he could go down there. The young boy quickly learned to use a mask and fins, and... Read more
Construction of District Geo-Exchange Energy System Underway at VIU
May 25, 2017
Relying on water trapped underground in the abandoned Wakesiah mine, VIU’s geo-exchange system represents a huge leap forward in sustainability Nobody could predict that the scores of workers who toiled in the Wakesiah coal mine in the early 1900s would be providing the infrastructure needed to heat and cool buildings at a University – nearly a century later. Vancouver Island University’s (VIU... Read more