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Championship jump rope athlete Elise Visentin is skipping her way to Japan

Skipping her way to Japan

June 25, 2025 - 10:17am

Business donations benefit VIU Horticulture program

Business Donations Benefit VIU Horticulture Program

November 5, 2020 - 09:30am

VIUSpidey

#VIUSpidey Brings Halloween and Happiness to Quiet Campus

October 28, 2020 - 08:30am

Martin Martens synchronous delivery

Tips and Tricks for Synchronous and Asynchronous Course Delivery

October 28, 2020 - 06:45am

Taking some stress out of Online Course Development

October 28, 2020 - 06:30am

Whitney Wood Women's Pain

Women’s History Month at VIU

October 28, 2020 - 05:45am

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Women’s History Month: Healing and Caring

October 28, 2020 - 05:30am

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VIU Graduate, wearing convocation robes, Olivia Thomas is holding a medal while standing outside in front of a garden

From foster care to university graduate

June 24, 2025 By Annette Lucas

Olivia Thomas’s 14-year journey of resilience and perseverance

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Building connections and confidence: Hanna Price

June 13, 2022

Meet your 2022 valedictorians

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Finding his fit with VIU’s Biology program: Gordon Skocic

June 13, 2022

Meet your 2022 valedictorians

Baneesha Gill

Finding humour and comradery in organic chemistry: Baneesha Gill

June 13, 2022

Meet your 2022 valedictorians

Kayla Passmore and Victoria Ross

The power of getting involved in the campus community: Kayla Passmore and Victoria Ross

June 10, 2022

Meet your 2022 valedictorians

Striking a balance between studies and social connections: Siddhanth Arikari

June 8, 2022

Meet your 2022 valedictorians

Academic Advising

Video: How Educational Advisors can help you achieve your goals

June 8, 2022

You don’t need to navigate your post-secondary path alone

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Vancouver Island Work-integrated Learning

VIU and NIC Launch Work-Integrated Learning Hub

October 26, 2020 - 10:00am

Update on Spring 2021 term (beginning January)

October 6, 2020 - 10:15am

Bill Beese VIU awards

Forestry Professor Bill Beese Wins Scientific Achievement Award

October 5, 2020 - 11:00am

Food security in the age of COVID-19

VIU Speaker Series Addresses Food Security in the Age of COVID-19

September 28, 2020 - 03:45pm

Joseph Monaghan in Applied Environmental Research Laboratories

VIU Exceeds Fundraising Goal for Imagine VIU Campaign

September 23, 2020 - 09:45am

Information on Scholar Strike Canada, September 9 and 10

September 9, 2020 - 11:15am

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