Designer’s value-added wood product debuts on international stage
May 31, 1999
Mike Culverwell - an Interior Design instructor at Malaspina University-College - is about to embark on an international adventure. He’s travelling to Japan in June to show twelve "ready-to-assemble" furniture pieces to prospective clients at an international trade fair. Culverwell’s furniture is unique - he makes tables and chairs out of alder. "Canadians generally believe that alder is junk... Read more
Technology Centre funding results in international connections
May 31, 1999
Closer ties with an international university--that’s the result of an applied research project funded by the Technology Transfer Centre that links a Malaspina faculty member and a professor from Japan. Since August, 1998, Kevin Jones of Malapsina’s Horticulture department has been working with Professor Yushi Hida to conduct research at the Tamagawa Research Station, a facility in Cedar owned by... Read more
Putting BC Grown Mediterranean Mussels on the Menu
May 31, 1999
Nanaimo, Victoria and Lower Mainland restaurants may soon add B.C. grown Mediterranean mussels to their menus thanks to innovative research funded by Malaspina University-College. Last spring, Malaspina’s Technology Transfer Centre helped fund a special research project initiated by Island Sea Farms on Saltspring Island to produce mussel seed and compare growth rates of juvenile species. The... Read more
Mariners best in BC for 1998-99
May 2, 1999
Malaspina’s athletics department is the top program in BC for 1998-99 after its Mariners teams collected the most points to win the British Columbia Colleges’ Athletic Association (BCCAA) Aggregate Trophy. Having won the trophy three times from 1993 to 1997, this is the fourth time Mariner Athletics has taken the top honour. As a result Malaspina has gained a reputation for excellence and a high... Read more
Carol Matthews wins top ACCC award
May 2, 1999
The Association of Canadian Community Colleges has awarded Carol Matthews, retired-Dean of Human Services programs at Malaspina University-College, the 1999 ACCC Leadership Excellence Award. The awards committee was extremely impressed with Matthews’ leadership qualities, her commitment to produce quality programs and quality students, and her outstanding contribution to Malaspina University-... Read more
David Thomas, Ph.D., Appointed VP Instruction
May 2, 1999
After a rigorous search and exhaustive series of interviews, Dr. David Thomas, presently the Dean of the Faculty of Community Studies at Mount Royal College in Calgary, Alberta, has been selected and appointed Malaspina’s new Vice-President, Instruction. Dr. Thomas will begin his duties at Malaspina August 15, 1999. President, Rich Johnston would like to thank all the members of the VPI Search... Read more
Malaspina’s Co-op students in demand
May 2, 1999
Malaspina’s Co-operative Education students are in high demand with national and international recruiters for business, industry and the non-profit sector companies. "This year we’ve had an incredible number of employers interview and recruit students for Co-operative Education placements, including high profile organizations like Disney, Canadian Pacific Hotels, Camp Macanack, The Banff Centre... Read more
Glenn Johnston, VP Instruction, Retires
May 2, 1999
Halloween will be a big day for Glenn Johnston. October 31, 1999 is the day Johnston officially leaves his vice-president’s post at Malaspina and heads into retirement. "Malaspina is such a successful university-college because people here with talent, skills and commitment are encouraged to be the best that they can be," says Johnston. "I’ve really enjoyed my time at Malaspina. It’s been an... Read more
Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa wins "Hero" Award from C2T2
May 2, 1999
Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa, Malaspina University-College's manager of the Educational Technology Centre (ETC), has won the Hero of Support and Service Award. The award is presented by the Centre for Curriculum, Transfer & Technology (C2T2) under their BC Innovation Awards in Educational Technology. The First Annual Innovation Awards in Educational Technology honour and recognize BC public post-... Read more
Malaspina Hairdressing students take first and second in "Up-Do" competition
December 2, 1998
Two Malaspina University-College hairdressing students took first and second place in the B.C. Hairdressing Association's regular show held in Victoria, recently. Fanny Wong of Nanaimo, shown here working on her daughter Nancy, took first place in the Long Hair Styling Competition. Hairdressing student Marlene Moore of Nanaimo took second place in the same competition. Malaspina's Hairdressing... Read more