Island Institutions Team Up to Host Virtual Career Fair
November 4, 2020
Beyond 2020 seeks to match employers with qualified students in an all-day event on November 19, 2020. Registration is now open for the first-ever multi-institutional virtual career fair on Vancouver Island. Beyond 2020 – Vancouver Island Career and Connections Fair aims to bridge the gap between employers and students at a time when student talent is needed more than ever to help with... Read more
VIU Helps Future Students Prepare for What's Next
November 3, 2020
Campaign shows how post-secondary can help people take that first step toward their career aspirations. The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed how we learn, work and spend time together, and Vancouver Island University (VIU) wants people to know the University is here to help future students start down a new path. VIU’s Be Ready for What’s Next fall recruitment campaign aims to get... Read more
VIU Partners with Community to Remember Fallen Soldiers
October 29, 2020
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 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. For 11 days leading up to Remembrance Day, the ... Read more
WorldVIU Days Showcases Culture in Series of Virtual Events
October 27, 2020
WHAT: 11th annual WorldVIU Days WHEN: Monday, November 2 – Friday, November 6, 2020 WHERE: Various virtual online events including Facebook live and Zoom sessions NANAIMO, BC: WorldVIU Days is a week-long annual event that explores how culture influences our world view. This year organizers have developed new, virtual ways to create a connected community, showcasing efforts that students, staff... Read more
VIU and NIC Launch Work-Integrated Learning Hub
October 26, 2020
The new hub, which aims to create new, mutually beneficial opportunities for students and employers north of the Malahat, includes a partnership with Mitacs and RBC Foundation to focus on rural employer needs. Vancouver Island University (VIU) and North Island College (NIC) are working together to boost work experience opportunities for students and support employer access to the workforce of the... Read more
Update on Spring 2021 term (beginning January)
October 6, 2020
Dear VIU Community, As the fall term is now underway, we wanted you to know what VIU’s plans are for the Spring term so that we can all prepare. For the Spring term (beginning January), we will continue our hybrid learning model for much of our programming. This decision is to support the safety of our community and is aligned with the guidelines of our Public Health Office (PHO). In... Read more
Forestry Professor Bill Beese Wins Scientific Achievement Award
October 5, 2020
Congratulations! Bill Beese, a VIU Forestry Department Professor and Forest Ecologist, recently received the Canadian Forest Scientific Achievement Award from the Canadian Institute of Forestry/Institut forestier du Canada (CIF-IFC). The award recognizes “individuals who have made innovative and outstanding achievements in forestry research in Canada.” Beese has made significant contributions to... Read more
VIU Speaker Series Addresses Food Security in the Age of COVID-19
September 28, 2020
WHAT: VIU’s Engaged Citizens Speaker Series presents Food Security in the Age of COVID-19: Toward More Resilient Regional Food Systems WHEN: Thursday, October 8, 2020, 6:30 – 8 pm WHERE: Hosted by Zoom webinar Earlier this year, COVID-19 curtailed travel on and off Vancouver Island, grocery stores began running out of select products and there were interruptions in food supply chains as virus... Read more
VIU Exceeds Fundraising Goal for Imagine VIU Campaign
September 23, 2020
The campaign raised $7.3 million to complete three new buildings on campus, create new scholarships, awards and bursaries, and acquire cutting-edge equipment. From new equipment to learn on, to increased research opportunities, to dozens of new student scholarships, awards and bursaries – the impact of the Imagine VIU campaign has expanded beyond its initial goal of equipping and completing three... Read more
Information on Scholar Strike Canada, September 9 and 10
September 9, 2020
A message from VIU Provost and Vice-President Academic Dr. Carol Stuart, regarding Scholar Strike Canada On September 9 and 10, 2020, a group of university scholars has organized Scholar Strike Canada – a program of public digital teach-ins covering a range of topics. These particular sessions are designed as a labour action/teach-in/social justice advocacy approach to taking action against... Read more