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VIU Foundation’s Giving Tuesday campaign raises more than $480,000 for students in need

December 4, 2025 - 04:09pm

Community Classroom

VIU Launches Digital Platform to Share Knowledge and Expertise

June 8, 2020 - 06:15am

Strategic Marketing Zoom

Strategic Marketing is here to Help with Summer and Fall Projects

June 8, 2020 - 06:00am

Global Engagement

Global Engagement During a Pandemic

June 8, 2020 - 05:45am

Indigenous

An “All My Relations” Approach to Supporting Indigenous Learners at VIU

June 8, 2020 - 05:30am

Nominate a Colleague for the President's Awards

June 8, 2020 - 05:00am

HR Corner: Working Remotely Survey, Personal and Professional Wellness

June 8, 2020 - 03:00am

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From “I’m not sure I belong” to “I know I can”

December 18, 2025 By Eric Zimmer

How VIU’s Pathways program helped Kylie rebuild confidence, discover purpose and step into a nursing career

How is climate change associated with anxiety?

April 12, 2022

A part of the VIU spring 2022 Science and Technology Community Lecture Series

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Behind the Screen: The History and Politics of Canadian Breast Cancer Imaging

April 10, 2022

Part of the Gender, Health and Social Justice Speaker Series

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Diseased, Delinquent Bodies: Sanitation, Health Care and Jail Discipline in Colonial India

April 10, 2022

A part of the Gender, Health and Social Justice Speaker Series

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End of semester party, research and exam prep 📖

April 6, 2022

VIU Student Pulse News: April 6, 2022

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Beyond Voices: audio media and the sound of scholarship

April 6, 2022

Media studies professor Robin Davies takes audience members on a journey of sound

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Revamped Hospital Unit Coordinator program returns to VIU after two-year hiatus

April 4, 2022 By Eric Zimmer

The program was put on pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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VIU Strategic Planning Process

VIU Launches Strategic Planning Process

March 2, 2020 - 10:30am

Skills Canada

Discovery Day and Skills Competition Bring Hundreds of High School Students to VIU

February 24, 2020 - 05:00pm

VIU BC Top Employer

VIU Wins BC Top Employer Honours

February 24, 2020 - 01:45pm

Volunteer for Tribal Journeys

February 10, 2020 - 02:45pm

Provost and Vice-President Academic Hired at VIU

February 7, 2020 - 12:15pm

VIU Integrated Engineering Diploma students will have access to a machine shop, fabrication tools and a computer-aided design studio to enhance their learning.

Integrated Engineering Technologist Program Now Being Offered at VIU

February 4, 2020 - 11:00am

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