VIU People Plan Officially Adopted and Ready for Action
September 17, 2019
By Dan VanderSluis, Associate-Vice President, Human Resources I am so pleased to announce that the VIU People Plan: You Matter Here has been approved by the Vancouver Island University Board of Governors. This is the final step in the VIU Integrated Planning process for the plan to be officially adopted by VIU. It was created with the input and advice of many of VIU’s employees. Through the... Read more
Statement from VIU President Deborah Saucier regarding Bamfield Bus Accident
September 14, 2019
I am deeply saddened by the tragic accident last night involving University of Victoria students near Bamfield. Please see this news story for more details. On behalf of Vancouver Island University, we express our sincere condolences to those who have lost loved ones and our thoughts are with all of those who were directly impacted. Counselling and other services for VIU students are available... Read more
Congratulations!
September 13, 2019
Vancouver Island University encourages its people to challenge themselves. To seek new heights in their careers and education, to critically question our world, conduct unique, impactful research. When our people reach these milestones, we want to celebrate with them. If you know of anyone, yourself included, who has recently reached a new milestone in his or her career, please share it with us... Read more
VIU Brand Standards Ease the Guesswork on Logos, Email Signatures, Fonts and More
September 12, 2019
In the spring, the Strategic Marketing team released new brand standards. This helpful guide will teach you how to use VIU’s logo, correct fonts, create an email signature and more. VIU’s brand is a significant piece of VIU’s reputation. Its creation is informed by VIU’s values and elements of the brand often serve as the first impression a prospective student, their parents or a future employee... Read more
Learn How to Manage Your VIU Mobile Phone Outside Canada
September 10, 2019
Mobile phone roaming overage charges are one of the largest waste expenses Vancouver Island University incurs. In 2018, VIU paid $54,940.83 to Rogers Wireless in roaming overages. Roaming overage charges occur when people take their VIU phones outside of Canada having not purchased an international data/text/calls package and neglect to put their phone on airplane mode or turn it off. Each... Read more
Printing: Solving Three Problems with One Solution
September 10, 2019
Interesting fact: the way we print, scan documents and make photo copies affects three different areas of focus for improvement in VIU’s operations. Those areas are security, sustainability and operational effectiveness. Let’s look at the issue and how it is being solved. Security An in-depth study of printer use at VIU showed that confidential or sensitive materials are printed and either... Read more
VIU Launches New Speaker Series with Renowned Expert on Democracy and Civil Society
September 9, 2019
How and why is citizenship critical to democracy and civil society? Does corporate citizenship exist? What rights and responsibilities should citizens have? Dr. Philip Oxhorn, Dean of International Education at Vancouver Island University (VIU) will explore these questions and more in the inaugural Engaged Citizens Speaker Series talk on Wednesday, September 11. “Democracy is what we make of it... Read more
Trades Discovery Centre Named in Honour of Leadership Gift
September 4, 2019
Vancouver Island University Foundation extends heartfelt gratitude to the Windsor Plywood Foundation for their leadership gift in support of the Imagine VIU campaign and our students. In honour of this gift and their long history of support, the new Trades Discovery Centre will now be known as the Windsor Plywood Trades Discovery Centre. The new name went up on the front of the building facing... Read more
VIU Selected for an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Grant and the Dimensions Pilot
August 15, 2019
As a values-based institution, Vancouver Island University (VIU) embraces the principle that a diverse range of talents, opinions, perspectives, experiences and worldviews contributes to excellence. When we foster an environment that seeks and values this diversity and ensures that inclusion exists, everyone in the university community thrives. It is one thing to state that equity, diversity and... Read more
New VIU Blog Tells the Student Experience Story
July 24, 2019
Find out what’s going on at Vancouver Island University by reading our new blog. Curious about what being a student at Vancouver Island University is like? Wondering how to pay for school, where to go for help with essay writing or how to take advantage of all of the extra-curricular activities available on campus? Check out the VIU Blog for helpful tips and tricks to make university life easier... Read more