Media Highlights: November 1 - 15, 2021
November 16, 2021
A roundup of VIU students and employees in the news. Top 10 News Stories: CTV News National website story: Indigenous-led literacy program in BC helps residential school survivors learn to read and write. Inspired by VIU News Release. Reach: 17.1 million. CTV News Vancouver Island website story: Island Health relocating COVID-19 testing, vaccine clinics in Nanaimo. The testing site at VIU is... Read more
Classes resume at VIU Cowichan today (November 16)
November 16, 2021
Classes will resume at Vancouver Island University’s Cowichan campus today (Tuesday, November 16, 2021). We know the storm has left variable road conditions across the region. If you cannot safely travel to the Cowichan campus, please contact your instructors or manager directly. Read more
VIU Cowichan Campus cancelling classes this afternoon (November 15)
November 15, 2021
Vancouver Island University’s Cowichan Campus will be cancelling all classes after 3 pm this afternoon, Monday, November 15. The campus is safe and will remain open as per regular hours. Classes are being cancelled to respect the State of Emergency issued by the Cowichan Valley Regional District, which has asked residents to restrict travel if at all possible at this time. The next update will... Read more
Congratulations! VIU 2021 President's and Provost's Awards Recipients
November 10, 2021
We could not be prouder of the 2021 recipients of VIU's President's and Provost's Awards for employees. Honourees are nominated by their colleagues for exceptional work in a variety of categories touching on all aspects of the institution. Join us in congratulating this year's recipients. President’s Awards for Community Engagement Community-University Partnership Award Chris Godfreyson Early... Read more
Speaker Series Highlights Innovative Research in the History of Gender and Health
November 9, 2021
The Gender, Health and Social Justice Speaker Series presented by VIU and the University of Saskatchewan is offered for free via Zoom and kicks off on November 19. A speaker series running this winter and spring will introduce attendees to the innovative scholarship being done by early-career researchers in the history of gender and health. “The conversations taking place around this research... Read more
Hireserve Has A New Look And Features
November 8, 2021
If you have been involved with an employee search committee, then you have used VIU’s applicant tracking system, Hireserve. This platform is nearing its three-year anniversary with VIU and, despite its many powerful features, it was time for an upgrade (how time flies when it comes to technology). Enter the new and improved Hireserve, which has just been updated, receiving a new look and feel to... Read more
Giving Tuesday at VIU Raises Funds for Students in Need
November 4, 2021
VIU’s eighth annual Giving Tuesday campaign runs from November 15 to November 30, 2021. Vancouver Island University (VIU) welcomes learners of all different ages and backgrounds. Sometimes learners need a little extra help to make their educational goals a reality, which is why the University has run a Giving Tuesday campaign for the past eight years. Giving Tuesday is a global movement to give... Read more
VIU Launches Five-Year Strategic Plan
November 3, 2021
More than 2,000 staff, students, and community members participated in a consultation process that inspired the new plan. Vancouver Island University (VIU) has a new Strategic Plan, People, Place, Potential, to guide its activities over the next five years. Throughout 2020, VIU reached out to students, alumni, employees and the wider community to hear their views on the University’s strengths and... Read more
Media Highlights: October 19 – November 1, 2021
November 1, 2021
VIU students and employees in the news. Top 10 News Stories The Indian Express. How hungry sea otters affect the sex life of sea grass. Dr. Jane Watson, Biology Professor Emeritus, and alum Dr. Erin Foster, co-authored the study this article is based on. Reach: 42.7 million. Times Colonist: Plans for student housing at VIU in Nanaimo going to public hearing, amid low vacancy rate. Reach: 659,... Read more
VIU and Community Partners Remember Local Fallen Soldiers through Video Memorial
November 1, 2021
VIU video project acknowledges Nanaimo soldiers’ contributions to the First and Second World Wars. A video memorial project that aims to tell a piece of the story of the lives of the Nanaimo soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice during the First and Second World Wars will be displayed across the city November 1 -11, 2021. For the 11 days leading up to Remembrance Day, the Nanaimo Remembers... Read more