VIU leads by example during Bike to Work Week
May 30, 2008
Students, staff and faculty at Vancouver Island University will lead by example during Bike to Work Week June 2 to 8. VIU is joining forces with the City of Nanaimo, Regional District of Nanaimo and BC Transit to encourage people to get out of their cars and use alternate forms of transportation such as biking, walking, taking the bus or carpooling. VIU President Ralph Nilson, Vice-President... Read more
Culinary and Baking Sudents bring back gold medals from EAT Vancouver Competiton
May 28, 2008
Chefs Debbie Shore and Rita Gower and two star students headed to Vancouver on Friday for the competitions at the EAT Vancouver Show. Baking Apprentice Jenny Jones won Golds medals for her Chocolate Sculpture and her Sugar Sculpture and Bronze for her Chocolates. Last year, Jenny's chocolate work won her a trip to the Belcolade Chocolate Factory in Belgium. After spending the week there watching... Read more
BookFest comes to Malaspina May 31
May 21, 2008
Aliens are about to invade the central Island area. They will pop out of the world created by Canadian children’s author Arthur Slade at this year’s BookFest, May 31 at Malaspina University-College in Nanaimo. Arthur Slade will not only explore the story printed in his FBI approved novel Invasion of the IQ Snatchers (FBI stands for Fun Book Institute). He’ll explore exactly what is so fabulous... Read more
Technology pioneered by retired Mal-U prof due to land on Mars May 25
May 20, 2008
Retired Malaspina University-College Physics and Liberal Studies professor Russell McNeil can't wait for May 25. That's the day technology he helped pioneer 35 years ago is expected to land on Mars. Optech lidar (laser radar) technology, first developed by McNeil and Dr. Allan Carswell in 1972, has been tweaked and fine-tuned into modern day technology currently on board NASA’s Phoenix Mars... Read more
Malaspina continues to lead in path to sustainable future
May 20, 2008
As Malaspina University-College transitions to Vancouver Island University, environmental concerns and sustainability are major priorities in all project planning. Malaspina has been working on green initiatives for years, in an effort to increase energy efficiency and reduce its carbon footprint (the direct effect on the environment of carbon dioxide emissions). “In the 1990s, we did an... Read more
Federal prison tour changes student's life
May 15, 2008
Speaking face-to-face with a convicted sex offender wasn’t the kind of experience Allyson Bailey expected when she enrolled in a first-year Criminology class at Malaspina University-College. But it’s an experience that changed her life. Bailey, along with 23 other first-year students, toured three federal prisons on the Lower Mainland as part of professor Lisette Patenaude’s Criminology 131... Read more
New scholarships for Tourism students
May 14, 2008
Tourism Powell River is providing a financial boost to local students studying at Malaspina University-College. Two new $300 scholarships have been awarded to Nicola Diplock and Brittney Robinson, both residents of Powell River. Diplac just completed first year in the Hospitality Management program while Robinson completed first year in the Tourism and Recreation Management program. Both... Read more
Mariner athletes set record for academic excellence
May 9, 2008
The Malaspina Mariner academic excellence list is larger than ever. Mariner athletes set another record this semester for the most athletes achieving academic excellence. This past semester, 41 Mariner athletes accomplished that goal (achieving a B+ average or higher), the most any group of Mariner athletes has ever achieved. Credit goes to the amazing Mariner coaching staff, who strongly... Read more
Bookfest - a magical day of books at Malaspina
May 9, 2008
Malaspina will become a literary kaleidoscope of children, authors, illustrators, entertainers and parents who all have one thing in common: their love of a good story. The 22nd annual BookFest will be held Saturday, May 31, from 10 am to 2:30 pm at Malaspina University-College’s Nanaimo campus. “There’s something of interest for anyone from ages five to 14,” said Terri Doughty, English... Read more
Free workshops available to community members
May 9, 2008
Malaspina invites community members to visit the Nanaimo campus between now and the end of May, take some free workshops and learn new skills. “May Days is an annual event in which we offer a full month of professional development opportunities for staff, faculty and administrators, and if space permits, we open up some sessions to students and community members,” explained Nancy Randall,... Read more