VIU forestry students well funded
March 11, 2009
Jessica Ainsworth is $1,000 richer after receiving a scholarship from the Truck Loggers Association. Ainsworth was one of six VIU forestry students awarded the scholarship for academic and professional achievements. This isn’t the first award Ainsworth’s picked up - last year the second-year student won five scholarships and bursaries, totally about $3,000. So far this year she’s collected $1,... Read more
VIU Media Studies offers free tuition
March 10, 2009
What would you do for $1000 tuition - stand on your head? Make a video? How about just entering a contest? The Media Studies Department at Vancouver Island University (VIU) is announcing its new Bachelor of Arts Major in Digital Media Studies with a contest to win $1000 in free tuition towards Digital Media or Media Studies classes. “We want to encourage students to create media of their own,”... Read more
Grandmother wins national essay competition
March 6, 2009
Catherine O’Rourke gives a whole new meaning to the term ‘life-long learner.’ She has four children and three grandchildren. Her latest claim to fame is winning a national essay competition. “I was surprised and excited when I found out I won,” said O’Rourke, a fourth-year Liberal Studies student at Vancouver Island University. “In my essay, I emphasized that a liberal education is tolerant,... Read more
World class botanist receives Honorary Doctorate from VIU
March 6, 2009
World renowned botanist Dr. Roy L. Taylor will receive a special honor from Vancouver Island University recognizing his extensive work in botany over the past 50 years. Dr. Taylor, one of the founding directors of Milner Gardens & Woodland Society, will receive an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from VIU at the convocation ceremony in June. “This award is completely unexpected,” said Dr.... Read more
BCCAA provincials 2009: VIU Mariners epitomize team play en route to perfect 18-0 campaign
March 4, 2009
By Howard TsumuraThe Vancouver Province Even if you had perched Tony Bryce in a crow's nest four months ago, and armed him with the strongest pair of binoculars you could find, the head coach of Nanaimo's Vancouver Island University Mariners would still have had to squint and strain to see a March Madness finish the likes of which his men's basketball team is currently experiencing. Read the... Read more
World leader in science presented with honorary doctorate from VIU
March 4, 2009
Dr. Richard Beamish, who discovered the problem of acid rain in North America and a method of determining the accurate age of fish, will be attending a graduation ceremony for the first time in his life when Vancouver Island University pays tribute to his distinguished career by presenting him with an Honorary Doctorate in Science. “This will be the first graduation I have ever attended,” said... Read more
VIU brings the art of pampering to the central island
February 25, 2009
The Centre for Continuing Studies at Vancouver Island University (VIU) is pleased to announce the launch of two new certificate programs in Esthetics and Nail Technology. The programs will begin in May 2009 and will be held at VIU’s Parksville /Qualicum Centre. “Due to the boom in the spa industry, there has been demand for esthetics programs in our area for several years,” said Jennifer... Read more
Review: Pragmatism
February 23, 2009
Continuum has over two dozen guides in print now. Their goal is to provide clear, concise and accessible introductions to various philosophical writers, thinkers, and subjects that students and the general reader will find valuable in understanding the topics. For the most part the guides do just that and this one is no exception. Except for a few relatively minor typographical errors which... Read more
Biology grad part of international research team
February 23, 2009
Only a year after graduating from the Bachelor of Science program at Vancouver Island University, Jake Etzkorn is making a name for himself as an international researcher. Etzkorn works as a research technician for Environment Canada researcher Dr. Max Bothwell and recently as a senior research assistant with VIU’s Applied Environmental Research Laboratory (AERL) team. “Jake worked with the... Read more
VIU partners with Coast Salish Employment and Training Society
February 23, 2009
Vancouver Island University (VIU) and the Coast Salish Employment and Training Society (CSETS) in Duncan have signed a partnership that will secure 12 seats in the new Aboriginal Construction Program at VIU for CSETS clients. The program, which begins in April 2009, will build VIU’s new First Nations’ Gathering Place while giving students cultural knowledge and Industry Training Authority credit... Read more