Alum of the Month: Stephen Hextall
November 20, 2024
Getting involved in extracurricular groups while attending university can change your educational journey. VIU alum Stephen Hextall experienced this for himself when he shifted his learning focus and moved towards an education path and career in climate change adaptation and mitigation. This was... Read more
Alum of the Month: Jennifer Lindley
October 11, 2024
It was while working at a job in another field that Jennifer Lindley decided she wanted to try a different career path. She thought the Forest Resource Technology program was a good fit because it explored a variety of forestry avenues, including reforestation and silviculture. Jennifer graduated... Read more
Alum of the Month: Yevgeniya (Jane) Lytvynenko
August 13, 2024
The chance to be part of a successful volleyball team motivated Yevgeniya (Jane) Lytvynenko to choose Vancouver Island University for her studies. She quickly became a player that no one would forget, helping to lead the team to two national championships. Other accolades include CCAA Player of the... Read more
Alum of the Month: Melissa Ayling
May 22, 2024
One assignment changed the trajectory of Anthropology alum Melissa Ayling’s life. The paper she wrote for an upper-level Anthropology class about baklava and its significance to Middle Eastern identity sparked a passion for studying ancient food systems. “I hadn’t realized that the relationship... Read more
Alum of the Month: Clair Morgan
April 30, 2024
Clair Morgan graduated from Vancouver Island University with a Bachelor of Design in Graphic Design. After graduation, Morgan opened Cosmo Packaging in Chemainus, a brick-and-mortar business specializing in branding and package design. She later transitioned out of this into managing creative... Read more
Alum of the Month: Mary Anne Molcan
March 21, 2024
For Mary Anne Molcan, having her lino-block print selected as part of the Boston Printmakers 75th Anniversary North American Print Biennial was an exciting moment. It was amplified when her piece Plexus was also featured in Artscope Magazine, which wrote a review of the artwork featured in the... Read more