Efforts to “go green” paying off at Malaspina
January 11, 2007
Culinary Arts and Professional Baking students at Malaspina University-College are learning a lot more than how to prepare good food. They’re also learning how to protect the environment. In the past year, the students have diverted more than 73 metric tonnes (160,600 pounds) of organic waste from the Nanaimo landfill. Organic waste generated in Malaspina’s two teaching kitchens goes straight... Read more
Malaspina’s tutoring program offers unique service to Oceanside residents
January 8, 2007
Being able to read, write and do arithmetic can be the difference between achieving one’s goals or not. Just ask Parksville resident Melanie Mihoc. Although the 20-year-old graduated from high school, she walked away without a solid grasp of the most basic math skills – multiplication and division. She soon learned how important those skills were to achieving her dream of becoming a Veterinary... Read more
Big donations make for big learning opportunities
January 4, 2007
It’s one thing to donate tools to a trades program at Malaspina University-College but it is quite another to donate an excavator weighing several tonnes. Something like a Catapillar 330 Excavator with extensive fire damage must be creatively hauled out of the bush and onto a flatbed truck before arriving to the grateful instructors at Malaspina’s Heavy Duty/Commercial Transport Mechanics... Read more
Literacy students raise funds for Nanaimo children
January 3, 2007
Story submitted by Iris Strong Literacy Instructor and Student Success Advisor Malaspina University-College Adult Basic Education students raised $151.65 to buy books for less fortunate Nanaimo children. In early December, literacy student Heather Porteous asked her fellow Math 010 and Math 020 classmates what they thought about collecting coins to buy gifts to donate to the annual Great... Read more
Open Mic a popular part of Poets On Campus series at Malaspina
January 3, 2007
January means an exciting start to a new Poets On Campus series at Malaspina University-College. The free, weekly evening gathering of readings and discussions with published poets had a popular start last semester, and has a talented repertoire planned for this semester. One of the most popular evenings is the monthly Open Mic night with more than a dozen people turning up for every Open Mic... Read more
Student enjoys more than 30 years of life-long learning at Malaspina
December 21, 2006
Maureen McIntyre loves learning, especially when she gets to share a classroom with young, bright minds of today. McIntyre, now in her mid-70s, has been a dedicated student at Malaspina University-College for more than 30 years. “I take classes strictly for my own pleasure,” said McIntyre. “It fills my week quite nicely, and makes my whole year. I find it stimulating to learn new things, and ... Read more
More books needed for students in Belize
December 20, 2006
Books donated by students, staff and faculty at Malaspina University-College and community members are making a “huge difference” in the lives of students in Belize. Dr. Larry Wolfe, a faculty member in Malaspina’s Geography and Global Studies departments, spearheaded a campaign to collect and ship several boxes of books to the University of Belize last August, and in 2005. “Books we've shipped... Read more
New Faculty of Management Centre demonstrates sustainable design
December 19, 2006
Malaspina University-College's new Faculty of Management Centre is good for business and the environment. Ric Kelm, Director of Facilities and Campus Development, said the high tech facility “is the most environmentally-friendly and technologically advanced building on the Nanaimo campus.” The 36,000 square-foot building, which opened December 6, includes energy efficient lighting, heating,... Read more
Research on the road
December 19, 2006
Malaspina University-College’s newest Canada Research Chair won’t be just another name on a scientific report for some local Vancouver Island communities. That’s because Dr. Grant Murray, Malaspina’s new Canada Research Chair in Coastal Resource Management, will be spending a lot of his research time over his five-year term talking with people who live in the coastal communities of Vancouver... Read more
Ted Harrison honoured with Honorary Doctor of Letters at Malaspina
December 17, 2006
A very special person will be among the 271 Malaspina University-College graduates during the Fall Convocation ceremony, Dec. 15. Ted Harrison, an 80-year-old artist, author, educator and advocate for the Alzheimer’s Society, will be given an Honorary Doctor of Letters from Malaspina in recognition of his contribution to literature, art, and the education system in Canada. Harrison is probably... Read more