VIU Giving Tuesday campaign raises funds for students in need
November 17, 2022
University’s ninth annual campaign runs from November 15 to 29, 2022. Access to quality, nutritious food is vital to academic success, but with inflation eroding students’ spending power, it is getting harder for some to meet this basic need. That’s why the Vancouver Island University (VIU)... Read more
Alum of the Month: Délani Valin
November 16, 2022
Délani Valin’s passion for words started at just 10 years old when she would find interesting words in the thesaurus and write poems about them or insert them into poems. Now, the VIU Creative Writing grad has released her first book of poetry, Shapeshifters. This latest development should come as... Read more
Graphic design students address sustainability by rethinking product packaging
November 16, 2022
What: Unwrapped: A package design exhibit where less is more When: November 22 to December 1, 2022 Where: VIU’s View Gallery (Building 330), Nanaimo campus Product packaging is a major contributor to global waste and designers can make an environmental impact by choosing more sustainable options.... Read more
VIU students pitch their seaweed products on Dragons’ Den-style show
November 9, 2022
What: The Urchin Tank, hosted by VIU’s Centre for Seafood Innovation When: November 23, 2022, 5:30 to 7:30 pm Where: VIU’s Malaspina Theatre, Nanaimo campus Nanaimo, BC: The Urchin Tank is a Dragons’ Den-style show where Vancouver Island University (VIU) microbiology and culinary arts students... Read more
VIU expands awareness activities for free education savings grants
November 8, 2022
Funding from the Government of Canada’s Canada Learning Bond Program will be used to help more students and families sign up for these education savings grants. As post-secondary institutions across the nation welcome the first batch of students who are old enough to start using their Canada... Read more
Vancouver Island University launches new Japanese cooking skills certification
November 4, 2022
VIU is the only Canadian institution offering the specialized certification, which will be embedded into existing Red Seal culinary programs. Avi Sternberg still remembers the moment he entered a Japanese restaurant 20 years ago and was “awestruck by the movements” of the sushi chef working inside... Read more
VIU and community partners remember local fallen armed forces members through video memorial
October 28, 2022
VIU video project acknowledges Nanaimo armed forces members' contributions to the First and Second World Wars. Private Reginald Edgar Emblem, a farmer and resident of South Wellington, served in the 72nd Battalion during the First World War. He died at age 20 of influenza and pneumonia in October... Read more
VIU connects with local and global community at WorldVIU Days
October 25, 2022
What: WorldVIU Days When: October 31 to November 4, 2022 Where: See photo opportunity schedule below An annual, multi-day event that explores how culture influences the way people make sense of the world is returning to Vancouver Island University (VIU) this month. Taking place from October 31 to... Read more
VIU’s Theatre Department presents A Good Person
October 24, 2022
WHAT: A Good Person by Ross Desprez – a play by VIU’s Theatre Department WHEN: October 27 to November 5 WHERE: VIU’s Malaspina Theatre (Building 310), Nanaimo campus Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Theatre Department presents A Good Person by Ross Desprez, which is a comedic adaptation of... Read more
VIU releases position statement on climate action and sustainability
October 21, 2022
The University has also signed on to the Sustainable Development Goals Accord. Vancouver Island University (VIU) has released a position statement on climate action and sustainability to recognize that universities have an essential role in taking meaningful action to address climate action and... Read more
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