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Leah stands in front of gathering place

A voice for justice: VIU grad champions Indigenous women and girls

Leah Vaisanen shares her journey

Students high fiving over moving boxes

7 tips for university students moving away from home for the first time

By Preet Parmar

Don’t just survive, thrive!

Amy Mattes holds up a copy of her book, Late September.

Amy Mattes’ debut novel explores love and identity

By Rachel Stern

VIU Creative Writing student publishes first novel

Sheena Robinson portrait shot

The importance of seeing yourself in stories: Sheena Robinson

Celebrating Indigenous writers at VIU

Sarah Hart and Sevilya Hendricks performing a song together at the Chinese Bridge Singing contest at UBC

VIU students win province-wide Chinese language contest

By Eric Zimmer

It’s the first time VIU students have done so at the event.

Headshot of Natasha Marshall Gallic

Seafood Business Accelerator a stepping stone for Indigenous business owner

By Rachel Stern

Natasha Marshall Gallic shares her story

VIU Engineering Technician David Moss has used the light board to illustrate some cool Star Wars facts such as where the exhaust port is located on the Death Star.

A Bright Idea for Boosting Student Engagement in a Virtual World

By Rachel Stern, VIU Communications Officer

VIU’s Physics, Engineering and Astronomy department has created its first lightboard.

Teagan stands outside the glass windows on the Centre for Health and Science at VIU's Nanaimo campus

A story of perseverance and hard work

Meet valedictorian Teagan Howden

Surviving University as an Indigenous Student

Walking in two worlds

By Jenn McGarrigle

Tips for surviving university as an Indigenous student

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