Celebrated 'Africadian' Poet George Elliott Clarke Reads at VIU Oct. 22
October 15, 2015
Toronto Poet Laureate, playwright and literary critic George Elliott Clarke, VIU’s 2015 Gustafson Distinguished Poet, will deliver a free public lecture, On Entering the Echo Chamber of Epic: My "Canticles" Vs Pound's Cantos, Thursday, Oct. 22 at 7 pm in Building 355 on the Nanaimo campus. “For George, poetry is not only a printed form, but also an oral art,” says Clarke’s colleague and VIU... Read more
VIU MBA Students to Host First BC MBA Games Oct. 16-18
October 13, 2015
Students in Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) MBA Society will host the first ever BC MBA Games in Nanaimo this weekend, Oct. 16 to 18. Teams of students in Masters of Business Administration (MBA) programs from VIU, University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, Thompson Rivers University and University of Victoria will come together to compete over the weekend in academic, team... Read more
Salish Sea Marine Mammals Topic of ElderCollege Saturday Speaker Series Oct. 24
October 9, 2015
Anyone curious to learn more about Salish Sea marine mammals will enjoy a special presentation by Paul Cottrell as part of the Vancouver Island University (VIU) ElderCollege Saturday speaker series on Saturday, October 24. Cottrell, who works for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, will speak about “Marine Mammal Management: Actions to Minimize Impact.” He will provide a vivid summary of... Read more
Jazz and Blues concert at VIU's Deep Bay Marine Field Station October 16
October 8, 2015
The Maureen Washington Quartet returns to Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) Deep Bay Marine Field Station for another delightful jazz and blues concert on Friday, October 16. The Quartet, featuring Karel Roessingh on piano, Joey Smith on bass, and Damian Graham on drums, has played numerous sold out shows through-out BC including performances at major venues like The Cellar in Vancouver,... Read more
VIU Jazz Concert Oct. 13 Features 'The Cookers Quintet'
October 8, 2015
When you’ve had enough of cooking for Thanksgiving, it will be time to relax and enjoy a jazz concert with The Cookers Quintet Tuesday, Oct. 13 at Vancouver Island University (VIU). As special guests of VIU’s Jazz Studies program, the Toronto-based group will perform at 7 pm in the Choral Room in Building 320. Two of the three quintet leaders, Ryan Oliver (tenor sax) and Alex Coleman (bass),... Read more
VIU recognizes those lost in the First World War by joining ‘The World Remembers’ Project
October 7, 2015
As dusk falls between Oct. 4 and Remembrance Day, Nov. 11, the names of more than 519,000 soldiers killed in the First World War will appear, one by one, on a digital screen in Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) Welcome Centre (Building 300). VIU has joined “The World Remembers Project,” an international remembrance, education and reconciliation project begun by Canadian actor and director R.H... Read more
VIU Nursing Students Seek Support for Khowhemun School Project
October 2, 2015
Your quick clicks online could make all the difference for a Vancouver Island University (VIU) Nursing program initiative that aims to install new outdoor play equipment, a walking path and a sheltered community gathering place at Duncan’s Khowhemun Elementary School. An application for $100,000 in funding to complete the project at the Kindergarten to Grade 7 school has been made to the Aviva... Read more
VIU to award more than $800,000 in prestigious QE II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships
September 24, 2015
Students interested in studying coastal resilience issues in Belize and on Vancouver Island are invited to a program launch and information session Wednesday, September 30, 4:30 pm, at Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) Nanaimo campus to learn more about an exciting scholarship opportunity. VIU will award more than $800,000 in scholarships through the prestigious Canadian Queen Elizabeth II... Read more
VIU Business Plan Competition Seeking Best Student and Alumni Ideas
September 23, 2015
If you’re a Vancouver Island University (VIU) student or alumni, and you have a great idea for a new business, you could enter to win a share in $10,000 in cash prizes and $7,000 in business services up for grabs in the 2015 VIU Business Plan Competition. “We know there’s a strong entrepreneurial spirit in our community, and among VIU students and alumni who have great ideas for businesses,”... Read more
VIU's Campus-wide Open House Coming Up Oct. 2
September 22, 2015
Learn how to make a digital movie, meet a giant sturgeon, get in on a federal election discussion, and take a fun, informative campus tour at Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) Open House at the Nanaimo campus from 10 am to 3 pm Friday, Oct. 2. These are just a few of the many scheduled activities which you’re invited to discover at VIU’s Open House, which is sponsored by Coast Capital Savings... Read more