Congratulations!
November 27, 2018
Let's Celebrate Each Other Please send us your recent career accomplishments or those of a “modest” colleague. We want to help celebrate the learning, certifications, awards and advancements VIU’s employees achieve as they grow in their careers. You will also be able to find information here about accomplishments of the institution as a whole, like VIU becoming a Global Teaching Excellence... Read more
Community Talk
November 27, 2018
Please send us your story ideas and ask about contributing your own piece. This section is simply news around our community. It could be event-based (see the article on the government opening of the new buildings). It may be achievement-based. It could be about a new initiative or something of interest happening in your department. In this issue read: Cowichan Campus Update Global Teaching... Read more
VIU Health and Safety Services here for YOU
November 27, 2018
By Kim Sharpe, Erin Bascom and Mark Egan Here in the Health and Safety office, our sole concern, and focus of what we do, day in and day out, is keeping you safe and healthy at work. We thought we would share some ways you can contact us if you ever feel the need. There are many ways to decrease injury and improve safety that are quick and easy and the employees in VIU’s Health and... Read more
HR Corner
November 27, 2018
All things HR! Learn more about your benefits; access wellness programs; learn about our providers, in their own words; learn about pension plans; find out who in HR you can talk to about certain issues; and find news about HR initiatives and reports about how certain activities went. Jumpstart Your Wellness Thanks for stopping by the HR table at this year’s Mind, Body & Spirit Health and... Read more
VIU Volunteer Tutor Program Supports Students' Specific Learning Needs
June 28, 2018
In Grade 9, Matt decided to drop out of school with the belief he would never excel at learning. A few years later, he decided to upgrade his courses at Vancouver Island University (VIU), and a University counsellor connected him with Literacy Central Vancouver Island (LCVI). Since 1991, VIU and LCVI have partnered to provide a tutor program to assist adult learners on their education journey... Read more
VIU Plants for the Future with Local Partners
June 19, 2018
1,000 Trees Planted in the Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region In an effort to limit the environmental impact of the G7 Summit in La Malbaie, Quebec, in June 2018, the Government of Canada entered into an agreement with the Charlevoix Biosphere Reserve to make the summit an environmentally responsible event by reducing its carbon footprint. One of the highlights of this agreement was the planting... Read more
VIU Awards Honorary Doctorate to Sergio Cocchia and Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia
June 5, 2018
The Cocchias to be recognized at VIU’s June 6, 10 am Convocation Ceremony As well as their work overseeing a varied business venture through the Crew Group of Companies, focused on hotel, spa and property management, Sergio Cocchia and Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia are dedicated to 'building a village' for families living with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). For their work in the field of children... Read more
VIU Student Researchers and Faculty Organize Annual BioBlitz Event
April 13, 2018
Community volunteers sought to survey flora and fauna Community members have the opportunity to contribute to biodiversity research during the third annual Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region (MABR) BioBlitz. The event is organized and run by student researchers from Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region Research Institute (MABRRI) and student and faculty... Read more
Global Citizens Week Weaves Local and International Issues Together
January 29, 2018
Annual week of events celebrates change-makers and allies in struggles for social justice Every year, Vancouver Island University (VIU) hosts Global Citizens Week – a week filled with visiting speakers, films and campus events, including live music and classroom dialogues that explore issues of global development at home and abroad. This year VIU is inviting students, staff... Read more
Fighting for Justice Exhibit Brings to Light Lesser Told Stories
January 26, 2018
Travelling display a collaborative effort between VIU, UVic and community partners Wing Hay Young, a popular Port Alberni-born boxer, decided to enlist in the Canadian Army in 1940 during the Second World War. He was denied entry based on his ethnicity, prompting his white boxing friends to descend on the enlistment office, refusing to sign up until their friend was accepted. Young, who became... Read more