Malaspina University-College library campaign pushes for the top
February 26, 2004
Malaspina University-College’s new library campaign is over $300,000 short of its $1.75 million fund-raising goal and organizers are issuing an appeal to the community. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> “The campaign has achieved remarkable success so far but we need a final push to meet our goal,” said Ross Fraser, Malaspina’s campaign... Read more
24-Hour Video Contest Coming to Malaspina University-College
February 26, 2004
Calling all budding filmmakers. A 24-hour video contest will be held at Malaspina University-College March 13 and 14. The organizers – four Malaspina employees – are looking for eight teams of four people. Community members are welcome to take part. Teams will gather in Malaspina’s lower cafeteria March 13 at 9 a.m. where they will be given a story idea. They will have 24 hours to... Read more
Arts Club theatre production of Billy Bishop Goes to War comes to Malaspina
February 24, 2004
The great Canadian classic, Billy Bishop Goes to War, is coming to Malaspina University-College theatre in Nanaimo on March 16 and 17. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Written and composed by John McLachlan Gray in collaboration with Eric Peterson, Billy Bishop Goes to War is a two-man tour de force that requires the lead actor (David Marr) to... Read more
Malaspina Theatre department presents award-winning Canadian play
February 24, 2004
Nanaimo residents over the age of 86 may recall the Spanish Flu - the worst pandemic to strike this community and the world in 1918. In fact, Lorraine Bonar is one of them. She was two years old when her father (Michael Wilkinson) nearly died of the disease. "My mother saved his life," said Bonar. "He was shivering one minute and hot the next. She piled blankets and a small mat on top of him,... Read more
Tuition Fee increase planned
February 19, 2004
The Malaspina University-College Board, as part of its budget planning process to develop a balanced budget for the 2004/05 fiscal year, is contemplating an increase in tuition fees in order to deal with a projected shortfall of $2.648-million. The proposed plan suggests tuition increases, as follows: Academic programs: from $102 per credit to $114 per credit (from $306 to $342 per course) -... Read more
Tier II Canada Research Chairs funded
February 17, 2004
Malaspina University-College has taken another leap forward to becoming a "world class centre" for research. The university-college will receive $200,000 per year for ten years to fund two Tier II Canada Research Chairs. The award comes from the Canada Research Chairs Secretariat, a federally funded organization committed to strengthening research capacity at Canadian universities. The award... Read more
Teach English overseas...an information session
February 17, 2004
A free information session will be held February 24 from 7 to 8 p.m. for people interested in teaching English overseas. Offered by Malaspina University-College's Centre for Continuing Studies, the session will provide details about a part-time or full-time Certificate Program for Teaching English as a Foreign Language. This non-credit certificate program prepares graduates to teach English... Read more
Let’s Make a Movie...a new course offering
February 17, 2004
Have you ever wanted to make a movie? Grab your director's cap because Malaspina University-College's Centre for Continuing Studies is offering a unique new course called Let's Make a Movie. The six session course, which begins March 6 on the Nanaimo campus, provides "a good introduction to the many facets of filmmaking in the digital age," says Carol Salez, instructor and award-winning short... Read more
Malaspina University-College has taken another leap forward to becoming a “world class centre” for research.
February 17, 2004
The university-college will receive $200,000 per year for ten years to fund two Tier II Canada Research Chairs. The award comes from the Canada Research Chairs Secretariat, a federally funded organization committed to strengthening research capacity at Canadian universities.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> The award will provide funding for... Read more
Festival of Trees Christmas Gift Boosts Library Campaign to $1.3 Million<br>Record return for Malaspina’s Christmas event
February 12, 2004
A $70,000 belated Christmas gift will be coming to Malaspina University-College’s library campaign from the Festival of Trees event at Beban Park community centre last November. It is the biggest financial success in the Festival’s nine year history. The proceeds will boost the Library campaign total to just over $1.3 million. “This is a tribute to all the volunteers who worked so hard, and to... Read more