VIU Blog Announcements VIU in the News Find an expert Latest Stories VIU news and experts for November 10, 2026 November 11, 2026 - 10:44am From climate change to fish kills – environmental chemistry enabled by innovative research December 1, 2022 - 09:30am Alum of the Month: Délani Valin November 16, 2022 - 09:15pm Vancouver Island University launches new Japanese cooking skills certification November 4, 2022 - 10:15am RockVIU 2022 Welcome to Campus: A message of appreciation October 31, 2022 - 08:15am VIU connects with local and global community at WorldVIU Days October 25, 2022 - 01:00pm VIU Culinary Arts program in qathet region finds recipe for success October 13, 2022 - 03:00pm Load more news items news archive VIU BlogFind out what's going on at VIU! Making learning accessible for students who learn and think differently November 9, 2026 By Rachel Stern Marijke De Bruin shares her learning experience at VIU Single parent and psychology student receives significant scholarship July 21, 2023 By Eric Zimmer Mauricea Panchenko is well on her way to realizing her post-secondary dreams. Exploring connections between sport, history and kinesiology July 21, 2023 Meet this year’s recipient of VIU’s Lieutenant Governor's Medal for Inclusion, Democracy and Reconciliation Ready to share her research July 21, 2023 Meet this year’s recipient of VIU’s Governor General’s Academic Gold Medal Combining business and psychology July 21, 2023 Meet this year’s recipient of VIU’s Governor General’s Academic Silver Medal Connecting with community and nature July 17, 2023 Meet this year’s recipient of VIU’s Governor General’s Academic Bronze Medal Dual Credit student receives coveted $100,000 scholarship July 7, 2023 Paul Wu says the program helped him with the application process Load more blog posts blog home Statements & Announcements VIU campuses closed today (January 6) due to severe weather January 6, 2022 - 06:00am VIU Receives Provincial Funding to Expand Work-Integrated Learning Opportunities January 5, 2022 - 04:00pm VIU to delay the start of classes to January 10, 2022 December 30, 2021 - 12:30pm Former VIU president Dr. Ralph Nilson named to Order of Canada December 29, 2021 - 01:45pm Supporting our community in January 2022 December 22, 2021 - 10:45am VIU is closed December 24, reopening January 4 December 21, 2021 - 12:15pm Load more news items VIU in the News Sign up for the VIU news and experts email Sign up for news emails