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Alum of the Month: Yevgeniya (Jane) Lytvynenko

August 13, 2024

The chance to be part of a successful volleyball team motivated Yevgeniya (Jane) Lytvynenko to choose Vancouver Island University for her studies. She quickly became a player that no one would forget, helping to lead the team to two national championships. Other accolades include CCAA Player of the Year, PACWEST Player of the Year and, after helping lead the team to a nationals championship, MVP... Read more


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Alum of the month: Marisa Turner

December 20, 2023

Marisa Turner graduated from VIU’s Bachelor of Business Administration, Major in Marketing program in 2022 and wasted no time in starting her own design firm – Marisa Turner Design. She’s also giving back to the community with a side venture that aims to inspire. Called @Honey_WomenWhoWin, Marisa interviews successful female entrepreneurs to “help the younger generation realize the range of... Read more


Douglas Groenendijk grins while standing in a vast green field with a mountain range behind him.

Alum of the month: Douglas Groenendijk

January 13, 2023

Since graduating in 2019, Douglas Groenendijk has appeared on the reality TV series, Farming for Love, and started developing business plans to start his own farm, Legend Dairy Farms. Groenendijk graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration, Major in Finance. He was a right-side hitter for the Mariner men’s volleyball team. And during his time on the team he received the 2019 PACWEST... Read more


VIU Master of Business Administration Students learning to be leaders in today's increasingly complex, digital world.

VIU Business Interns Focus on Economic Recovery

May 29, 2020

University partners with national organization to offer businesses and organizations help with solving challenges or exploring new opportunities.  Vancouver Island University (VIU) is launching an initiative designed to leverage the experience and intellectual resources of students in the Master in Business Administration (MBA) program to support the local community’s economic recovery.  Many... Read more