In the Community

Demand exceeds supply at Malaspina University-College

May 31, 2001

Registration for courses at Malaspina University-College started on June 8, and demand is exceeding supply for courses in university degree programs. More than 4,300 continuing students with grade averages of C or higher registered for courses during the first three weeks of June, and more than 1,700 first-time students started registering on June 20. "Demand for all our university degree... Read more


Malaspina Business internships are good for business and students

May 29, 2001

Malaspina University-College student, Robin Hestor, recently completed an internship with Douglas A. Johnston & Co., the Nanaimo Certified General Accounting firm that sponsored Hestor's internship. Internships are a requirement in the final year of Malaspina's four-year degree program and include approximately 120 hours of unpaid placement, with students undertaking one or more substantial... Read more


Malaspina offers new Essential Skills for Supervisors diploma

May 2, 2001

Supervisors, or those being considered for supervisory positions, in trades and skilled occupations will benefit from a new diploma program offered at Malaspina University-College. The Essential Skills for Supervisors: Trades and Skilled Occupations diploma program is designed to ease the transition of trained employees working in trades and skilled occupations to supervisory positions. The... Read more


Malaspina carpentry grads build new buildings for their old school

April 24, 2001

When does a carpentry program know it is a success? It is when the graduates return as journeymen and apprentice carpenters to build new buildings for their old school. Such is the case at Malaspina University-College where two contractors are building a new five-storey teaching/office building, a heavy duty/carpentry shop and have hired 15 graduates of Malaspina's Carpentry & Residential... Read more


Malaspina's Milner Gardens opens to public April 21

April 20, 2001

On Saturday, April 21, Milner Gardens and Woodland is opening its ten-acre gardens and surrounding 60 acres of forest to the public just in time for the magnificent Rhododendron bloom. The garden will be open Thursday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through October. Milner Gardens offers visitors a beautiful old growth forest walk, a delightful artist's garden highlighted by more than 500... Read more


Malaspina culinary arts student Liana Viani wins gold at Foodservice Expo 2001

March 7, 2001

Malaspina University-College culinary arts student Liana Viani outperformed 30 other student cooks from BC colleges at the Foodservice Expo 2001 held at BC Place in front of a live audience on Monday, March 5, 2001. The culinary arts students were given a half-hour to prepare, cook and present two salmon dishes, one for presentation and one for the judges to taste, with vegetables plus do a... Read more


Canwest Global Gift Supports Media Studies at Malaspina

January 24, 2001

A $150,000 donation by the CanWest Global Foundation will fund ongoing research and  scholarships in Media Studies at Malaspina University-College. The gift was announced today by Ron Eberle, General Manager of Global’s CH Vancouver Island. It will create two endowments providing scholarships and funds for research and program development in Media Studies. “New communications technologies,... Read more


Malaspina CE announces new Athletic Therapy course

January 17, 2001

Malaspina University-College Community Education is offering a new course called Athletic Therapy: An Introduction, beginning March 7. Athletic Therapy will be of interest to coaches, managers, parents and individuals involved with sports and teams. Students will learn about the prevention and treatment of common athletic injuries. As a practical course, it will focus on various taping and... Read more


Batter up!…Malaspina Mariner baseball becomes reality

January 14, 2001

Malaspina University-College Mariner Athletics has added baseball to its roster as a result of a partnership agreement with the Island Baseball Institute establishing a "varsity club" baseball team to play under the Mariner banner. Malaspina Mariner baseball will compete in the B.C. Colleges' Baseball League and run an extensive exhibition schedule in B.C. and Washington State. Actually this is... Read more


Explore Aspects of English Culture with Malaspina Liberal Studies Abroad

January 14, 2001

This summer, Malaspina University-College Liberal Studies Abroad will be hosting a four-week course, called Aspects of English Culture, in Sussex, England. If spending the month of July exploring the historic county of Sussex in search of the art and ideas of the late 19th and early 20th centuries is of interest to you, an information session will be held January 29 at the Nanaimo campus.... Read more