Job training available for pulp and paper industry
December 1, 2004
There are still seats available in a new nine-month pulp and paper operations certificate program being offered by Malaspina University-College, in partnership with the pulp and paper industry. The new program, which starts January 10, 2005 at Malaspina’s Nanaimo campus, provides the theoretical and practical skills required to gain entry-level employment in pulp and paper mills. Entry level... Read more
Mal-U student wins W.E. Ricker Scholarship
November 25, 2004
Amanda Warman, a fourth-year student in the Fisheries and Aquaculture degree program at Malaspina University-College, is the first ever recipient of the W.E. Ricker Memorial Scholarship. The award is named in honour of world famous fisheries scientist, the late Dr. W.E. Ricker of Nanaimo. The prestigious $1,500 scholarship was presented to Warman recently by Ricker’s family members. They... Read more
Malaspina students win millennium awards of excellence
November 17, 2004
Eight Malaspina University-College students have received national scholarships worth a total of $46,000 from the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation. The 2004 In-Course Millennium Excellence Award Laureates are: * Kyle Danielson, a Dover Bay Secondary graduate and now a third year Bachelor of Science in Nursing student - $5,000 renewable for one year. Volunteer work includes Lantzville... Read more
Penny Barnes appointed as Malaspina's first Canada Research Chair
November 11, 2004
Top research scientist Dr. Penny Barnes has been appointed as Malaspina University-College’s first Canada Research Chair. The announcement was made today (November 12) by Prime Minster Paul Martin. Barnes, whose research focuses on Ecologically Sustainable Shellfish Aquaculture, is one of 194 new Chairs appointed through the Canada’s Research Chairs program. The program helps post-secondary... Read more
Writers invited to enter short fiction contest
November 3, 2004
Budding writers are invited to enter the Nanaimo Short Fiction Writing Contest, co-sponsored by the Nanaimo Arts Council and Malaspina University-College Creative Writing department. First prize is $500 and second prize is $250. Winners will each receive a Malaspina University-College bursary. "We're delighted that the Nanaimo Arts Council has taken the initiative to set up this contest," said... Read more
Malaspina instructor guides new play about risky teenage behaviour
November 3, 2004
A new play that warns young people about the dangers of risky behaviour, including drugs, alcohol and peer pressure, will be performed at the Cowichan Theatre in Duncan on November 21 to 23, and then taken on tour to middle schools and high schools on Vancouver Island. Called Crystal Diagnosis, the play was collectively created by a cast of high school students and mental health clients with the... Read more
Malaspina launches new pulp and paper program
November 2, 2004
Job opportunities are expected to open up in the pulp and paper industry as a result of impending retirements. The industry is planning for the coming changes by working with Malaspina University-College to ensure that new employees are prepared for entry-level positions. A nine-month pulp and paper operations certificate program starts on January 10, 2005 at Malaspina’s Nanaimo campus. The... Read more
B.C.'s top chefs win gold at World Culinary Olympics
October 25, 2004
Glitches with travelling documents, forgotten cooking utensils and an airport security problem with a kitchen tool that looked suspiciously like a gun failed to foil Team B.C.’s performance at the 2004 World Culinary Olympics in Erfurt, Germany last week. The team – a select group of top B.C. chefs - including Iain Rennie, former student in Malaspina University-College’s Culinary Arts program -... Read more
A Midsummer Night's Dream coming to Malaspina theatre
October 18, 2004
Is love a force of nature? Or can it be controlled by humans? This theme will be explored in William Shakespeare’s, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the upcoming fall production at Malaspina University-College Theatre in Nanaimo from November 4 to 13. In this romantic comedy, two sets of young lovers are forbidden to wed the person of their dreams because of the strict laws of society. "In true... Read more
World-class Centre for Shellfish Research opens at Malaspina
October 7, 2004
<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> A $4-million Centre for Shellfish Research (CSR) officially opened at Malaspina University-College on <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Friday, October 8, 2004. A team of researchers will use the world-class facility to examine the science, technology and... Read more