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Live every day like a ceremony: Ivy Richardson

August 31, 2021

Celebrating Indigenous mentorship at VIU

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Cooking up success

July 7, 2024

From Classroom to Career: Shannah Pogline

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Life is more fun with purpose

July 4, 2024

From classroom to career: Brian Yin

Uni lingo 101

University Lingo 101

September 15, 2020 By Kass and Dayna

20 terms to get familiar with during school start-up

Culture Kitchen

Culture Kitchen

August 12, 2020 By Simon Schachner, Faculty of International Education

VIU International Education’s weekly online cooking show

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Need a break from studying? 🍏

April 17, 2024

Student Pulse News: April 17, 2024

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VIU Student Pulse: April 19, 2023

April 19, 2023

Summer jobs and scholarship info 🎒

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Unique First Nations Housing Manager program trains people for success

July 9, 2022 By Jenn McGarrigle

Three VIU alumni share their experiences

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From mature student to a thriving career in management

April 10, 2023 By Nabeel Nazeer

What Liette Masse did with her VIU degree

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