In Search of the Promised Land: Freedom, Prosperity and #Landback for Indigenous Peoples
November 6, 2019
Max FineDay, Executive Director of the Canadian Roots Exchange, will share his perspective on what reconciliation looks like during VIU’s fifth annual Indigenous Speakers Series on Monday, November 25. When Max FineDay graduated from university in 2015, his grandmother sat... Read more
Community Remembers Fallen Soldiers in Remembrance Day Project
October 31, 2019
VIU video memorial that honours Nanaimo soldiers’ contributions to the First and Second World Wars to be displayed across the city.A unique video memorial project aims to tell a piece of the story of the lives of the Nanaimo soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice during the... Read more
VIU Mariners Soccer Teams Heading to Nationals
October 30, 2019
VIU Mariners men’s and women’s soccer teams looking to bring home some hardware at the CCAA Nationals.Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) men’s and women’s soccer teams will go for gold at Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) National Championships. Stephanie White, VIU... Read more
Finding Hope in Higher Education
October 24, 2019
VIU Student Refugee Program gives young people life-changing opportunities to continue their education in Canada and build a better future for themselves.Khalid Dahir has spent his entire life in a refugee camp with more than 211,000 other people, hoping and dreaming of a better... Read more
VIU Chosen to Offer National Land Management Training for First Nations
October 22, 2019
University will begin offering the Professional Indigenous Lands Management Certificate program in summer 2020.Behind every sustainable, thriving community is the guiding hand of a land manager tasked with balancing the needs of the people who live there with what needs to be done... Read more
Nursing Students Go On The Air To Promote Good Health
October 21, 2019
VIU’s nurses of tomorrow address community health-care issues on unique Nanaimo radio show.NANAIMO, BC: Five Vancouver Island University (VIU) Bachelor of Science Nursing (BSN) students are taking to the airwaves to provide reliable health information to the community.A Sound... Read more
VIU Partners with Other Guys Theatre Company to Produce Hysterical Melodrama
October 17, 2019
Ross Desprez is a VIU Theatre Department Professor and creator of SlugFest – a musical comedy set in a dystopian Vancouver Island community.What happens when slug slime is hailed as a medical miracle?The residents of a small poverty-stricken and slug-infested village begin... Read more
Vancouver Island University Recognized as a Bee Campus
October 16, 2019
Bee City Canada designation commits VIU to organizing activities that help protect pollinators on campus and raising awareness about the importance of pollinators.Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Nanaimo campus is set to become a hive of bee-friendly events and activities... Read more
VIU Mariners Secure Deal With Adidas and Kahunaverse Sports Group
October 11, 2019
VIU Mariners, Kahunaverse Sports and Adidas announce partnership on the eve of the PACWEST court sport season openers.Vancouver Island University (VIU) Athletics and Recreation is proud to announce a new partnership with Kahunaverse Sports Group (KSG) and Adidas. Kahunaverse Sports... Read more
Overcoming Barriers to Active Transportation With E-Bikes
October 8, 2019
A VIU student research project aims to help cities formulate cycling plans that include electric bicycles.Vancouver Island University (VIU) Masters of Community Planning student Eleni Gibson used to enjoy cycling. That was when she lived in Victoria, but after moving to Nanaimo to... Read more