International Day of Persons with Disabilities Celebrated at VIU Dec. 1
November 24, 2016
Raising awareness about ‘invisible disabilities’ is the theme of this year’s Nanaimo campus event There are many disabilities that you can’t see and that’s a message that Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) Disability Services wants to share with students, faculty, staff and the general public during the 5th Annual International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Dec. 1 at the Nanaimo campus. The... Read more
Island Health and VIU Partner to Promote Education Savings Initiatives
November 23, 2016
Information about the Canada Learning Bond and BC Training and Education Savings Grant will go out in a new parent information package There is funding available for families to put towards their children’s post-secondary education, and thanks to a partnership between Island Health and Vancouver Island University (VIU), new parents in the Nanaimo region will have the information they need to... Read more
VIU's GivingTuesday Campaign Raises Money to Support Students in Need
November 22, 2016
Donors invited to make a difference in the lives of students with a gift to a program or faculty of their choice on November 29 The puck is set to drop on Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) 2016 GivingTuesday Campaign, which raises money in support of students. After a record-breaking campaign that raised more than $175,000 in 2015, the 2016 GivingTuesday Campaign will take place on November... Read more
Vancouver Island University Launches Regional Partnership Aimed at Reducing Child Poverty on the Island
November 21, 2016
Local governments and community groups to help spread the word about the Canada Learning Bond and the BC Training and Education Savings Grant Ashley Tom’s two daughters are still in elementary school, but they each already have money earning interest in the bank to put towards their post-secondary educations. Tom, 27, is taking upgrading courses at Vancouver Island University (VIU) and Tillicum... Read more
VIU Celebrates the Raising of a Third Totem Pole at Shq'apthut, the University's Aboriginal Gathering Place
November 15, 2016
Hundreds came out to a special ceremony honouring the third pole, which represents the Kwakwaka’wakw Territories NANAIMO, BC: Three majestic totem poles representing the three major language groups on Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast now stand tall at Shq’apthut, Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Aboriginal Gathering Place. The third pole, representing the Kwakwaka’wakw Territories,... Read more
Students from The High School at VIU Pay Tribute to First Nations Soldiers
November 8, 2016
Grade 11 Social Studies pupils present VIU Remembrance Day ceremony As Remembrance Day nears, a group of students from The High School at Vancouver Island University (VIU) are honouring those fallen in warfare and highlighting the contributions of First Nations soldiers. On Monday, Nov.7, Violet Elliott of the Snuneymuxw First Nation was at The High School (THS), teaching Grade 11 Social... Read more
VIU Hosts Reconciliation Workshops This Fall and Spring
November 1, 2016
The KAIROS Blanket Exercise explores the history of Canada from an Indigenous perspective Imagine you are living on the land, as your ancestors did for many thousands of years before you, hunting, fishing and farming. Your community has its own language, culture, traditions and laws governing your existence. Then an outside group arrives. At first, there is lots of cooperation and support... Read more
Canadian Celebrities Read War Letters for VIU's National Online Archive Project
October 28, 2016
Audio recordings a new addition to the University’s Canadian Letters and Images Project "My Dearest Flo, Just a line to tell you Poor old Bert is killed.” So begins one of the letters that Sheila McCarthy, an acclaimed Canadian stage, film and television actress, reads out for Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Canadian Letters and Images Project – an online archive of letters and images... Read more
New Student Refugee Award Kicks Off WorldVIU Days
October 27, 2016
The VIU International Refugee Newcomer Award launches at the annual event, which celebrates the University’s cultural diversity This year’s WorldVIU Days will kick off with the launch of a new Vancouver Island University (VIU) award to help refugees pursue higher education. The VIU International Refugee Newcomer Award will support newcomers to the mid-Vancouver Island region who have arrived as... Read more
VIU's Malaspina Theatre Looking for Participants for 24-Hour Playwriting Competition
October 20, 2016
Competition, which takes place November 18-20, requires teams to come up with a short play over the course of a weekend Calling all budding playwrights! The Malaspina Theatre at Vancouver Island University (VIU) is looking for people to enter the theatre’s inaugural 24-Hour Playwriting Competition, happening November 18 - 20. “We’re looking for absolutely anyone with a desire to try something... Read more