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Julia Blair WITT program

Finding her fit with VIU’s Women in Trades Training Program

By Eric Zimmer
Meet Julia Blair
Monir Shahzeidi is this year's Governor General’s Academic Medal gold medal recipient

From accounting student to graduate researcher

By Eric Zimmer
Monir Shahzeidi is this year’s recipient of VIU's Governor General’s Academic Gold Medal
Portrait shot of Lurana wearing a grad cap

VIU grad spotlight

By Lys Morton
Meet Lurana McClure Rodriguez
Adam Klassen in the Fundamentals of Forestry Harvesting (FFHP) program

Charting a new career path with Fundamentals of Forestry Harvesting Practices

By Eric Zimmer
Adam Klassen shares his story
Lindsay Folland smiles for the camera

Beating the odds

By Eric Zimmer
Meet VIU WEST graduate Lindsay Folland
VIU Criminology grad Liam Kenney posing in his grad hat

Catching up with this year’s recipient of the Lieutenant Governor’s Medal

By Eric Zimmer
Meet VIU grad Liam Kenney
Annie Lehky

Finding creativity in cooking

Annie Lehky's story
Female cutting a board in carpentry shop

Explore your future in the trades or applied technology fields

Five reasons to consider careers in carpentry, hairdressing, baking, culinary arts, IT and much more
hands sketching an architectural drawing

Researching accessibility in urban design

Mark Gledhill, a Master of Community Planning student, shares his story.