VIU Blog Announcements VIU in the News Find an expert Latest Stories VIU Giving Tuesday campaign aims to reduce financial barriers for students in need November 4, 2026 - 02:50pm 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 Severe fire activity declines in Equatorial Asia September 28, 2022 - 10:30am 5 Questions with Kelly Black September 27, 2022 - 01:30pm VIU launches new educational technology partnership in the Caribbean September 26, 2022 - 01:30pm Alum of the Month: Dr. Serene Kerpan September 24, 2022 - 09:30am Load more news items news archive VIU BlogFind out what's going on at VIU! Thinking big adds up to sweet success for Baking student October 27, 2026 By Rachel Stern Leaning into opportunities leads to incredible learning experiences for Faithe Haley 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 5 things that surprised me about Vancouver Island University July 6, 2023 By Becky Duarte My experience as an international student at VIU 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