Mariner men's soccer team wins provincial title
October 30, 2010
VIU Mariner men's soccer team won the provincial title in the 2010 in the BC Colleges Athletic Association (BCCAA) tournament. Now they will compete in the national championship in Alberta. A 2-0 victory in the finals over University of Northern BC Sunday evening in Surrey was golden. Jared Stephens was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament and best forward while Matt Mehrassa earned... Read more
Poets on Campus series features two writers Nov. 8
October 30, 2010
Celebrated writers Don Domanski and Alissa York will read their work 4 p.m., Monday, Nov. 8 at the Library Writing Centre on the Nanaimo campus. The readings by the award-winning poet and novelist are the third event in the 2010/11 Poets on Campus series at Vancouver Island University (VIU). Don Domanski, VIU’s 2005 Gustafson Chair of Poetry who lives in Halifax, has published eight books of... Read more
Book talks aim to inspire readers
October 29, 2010
As days become shorter and nights are colder, it’s prime time for curling up with a good book. Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) and the English Department of Vancouver Island University (VIU) are teaming up to provide free book talks to intrigue and inspire readers at VIRL branches. “My colleagues and I do what we do because we are endlessly fascinated by the ways in which language... Read more
Indonesian children benefit from international collaboration
October 26, 2010
The Early Childhood Education department at Vancouver Island University (VIU) is making a positive difference in children’s lives not only in Canada, but also on the other side of the world. VIU faculty helped Widya Mandala Catholic University in Surabaya, Indonesia develop new curriculum for teachers and childcare workers. The initiative, part of a five-year collaborative project funded by... Read more
VIU golfers take gold
October 23, 2010
It couldn’t have been much closer. After four tournaments and more than 2,200 strokes, the Mariner’s golf team has staked its claim to provincial gold. Matt Cella, Matt Hadadd, Kristian Hrabowych, Tyson Lemon and Josh Logan combined for a score of 2,229 strokes to edge University of the Fraser Valley Cascades by two strokes and win the British Columbia Colleges Athletic Association (BCCAA)... Read more
Take back your sidewalks: Creating pedestrian-friendly communities for seniors
October 23, 2010
A free forum on pedestrian-friendly communities for older persons in Qualicum Beach and Parksville will be held on Nov. 2nd from 10 am – 2 pm at the Qualicum Civic Centre for registered participants. This first of its kind event will explore the issue of creating safer pedestrian environments for older adults by bringing concerned community members together with experts to take part in a... Read more
Japanese students learn about Canadian culture
October 22, 2010
A group of 47 Japanese students not only tasted Canadian style pizza at Vancouver Island University this week, they helped make it. The students, visiting from Kokusai Gakuin High School in Japan, were excited as staff in VIU’s Professional Baking program showed them how to layer ingredients on mini pizzas and cook them individually in a unique outdoor wood-fired brick oven. The student’s visit... Read more
History professor wins national award for article on sex trade workers
October 22, 2010
An article on the history of sexuality and Victorian sex trade workers has netted a national award for retired Vancouver Island University (VIU) History professor Dr. Patrick Dunae. Now an honorary research associate at VIU, Dunae received the 2010 “best article” prize from the Canadian Historical Association (CHA) for his article entitled “Geographies of Sexual Commerce and the Production of... Read more
Student with disabilities enjoys independence
October 21, 2010
Patrick McLauchlan, like many twenty-somethings, holds down a part-time job, attends school, and lives with a roommate in an apartment. He likes going to the movies and playing computer games, and is saving for a trip to Australia. He prefers eating out to preparing his own food. Patrick has successfully moved from his parents’ home to his own apartment instead of seeking a more... Read more
ICR wins second prize in national book design competition
October 20, 2010
At the River’s Mouth: Writing Migrations by Daphne Marlatt, a book designed by Robert Bringhurst and published by the Institute for Coastal Research (ICR) at Vancouver Island University (VIU), has won second prize in the prose non-fiction category of the Alcuin Society’s 28th Annual Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada. The award ceremony will take place in Vancouver on Thursday,... Read more