VIU Offers Activities for all Ages During Brant Wildlife Festival March 1 to April 22
February 20, 2014
Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) Deep Bay Marine Field Station is teaming up with the Brant Wildlife Festival for the second year in a row to offer people of all ages a chance to learn about wildlife and marine science. “We’re thrilled to be part of the fantastic line up of events for the 2014 Brant Wildlife Festival March 1 to April 22,” says Brian Kingzett, Manager of VIU’s Deep Bay Marine... Read more
VIU Grad Winds Top Prize at Regional Chemistry Symposium
February 20, 2014
Surprised and elated – that’s how Vancouver Island University (VIU) Bachelor of Science graduate Larissa Richards felt after winning first place in the Chemical Institute of Canada’s Vancouver Island Section student presentation contest held at the University of Victoria (UVic) in January. Richards’ 15-minute presentation focused on detoxification of chemical warfare agents. She won $150 in prize... Read more
PENELAKUT ISLAND KIDS WELCOME FRIENDS FROM KITSILANO
February 17, 2014
NOTE: The following story features VIU Education grad Tina Walker and her work instigating change on Penelakut Island Published in the Victoria Times Colonist, Feb. 15, 2014 By Sarah Petrescu Kara Smith was nervous at first, hearing a class of big- city kids from Vancouver would be visiting her tiny Island First Nation for three days. “Then I got excited,” said 11-year-old Kara. She started to... Read more
VIU Builds International Ties with Carribean Partners
February 13, 2014
Vancouver Island University is building international ties with Trinidad and Tobago. Three visitors from the Trinidad and Tobago’s Youth Training and Employment Partnership Program (YTEPP) are touring VIU facilities in Nanaimo and Parksville this week to learn about VIU’s Esthetics and Hairdressing certificate programs. “They are touring our facilities with a view towards setting up a cosmetology... Read more
VIU CO-HOSTING BUSINESS CAREER EXPO MARCH 5
February 13, 2014
Vancouver Island University (VIU) has joined three other B.C. post-secondary institutions for the first time to co-host the “Ready, Set, Hire Career Exposition” March 5 at the Richmond Olympic Oval. VIU has partnered with Camosun College, Kwantlen Polytechnic University and Langara College to host the new business career exposition. The event will bring business students face-to-face with up to... Read more
VIU LECTURE EXAMINES SOCIAL MEDIA USE BY MILLIONS OF CHINA’S ‘NETIZENS’
February 11, 2014
A few weeks into this Year of the Horse, a popular Vancouver Island University (VIU) lecture series will continue with a professor sharing what he knows about one horse in particular, and the impact it has had on millions of Chinese keen to challenge their government and voice their views. Media Studies Professor Doug Stetar will examine two key aspects of contemporary China in an Arts &... Read more
VIU WELCOMES FIRST NATIONS EDUCATION PLAN
February 7, 2014
Vancouver Island University (VIU) welcomed today’s historic agreement between the Government of Canada and the Assembly of First Nations on First Nations education. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and AFN National Chief Shawn Atleo, who is also VIU’s Chancellor, announced the proposed First Nations Control of First Nations Education Act and significant funding for First Nations K-12 education. “... Read more
VIU LAUNCHES NEW TEACHING AWARDS
February 7, 2014
Vancouver Island University is launching 10 new faculty achievement awards to recognize excellence in teaching and learning. “VIU has a reputation for effective teaching,” says Dave Witty, Provost and Vice-President Academic. “These new Teaching Design and Practice Awards are intended to formally recognize the best teaching and learning approaches that our faculty use to engage with students... Read more
ISLANDS SHORT FICTION CONTEST INVITES ENTRIES
February 4, 2014
The Islands Short Fiction Contest is back, co-sponsored by the Nanaimo Arts Council, the Vancouver Island Regional Library, and the Vancouver Island University (VIU) Department of Creative Writing and Journalism. Writers of all ages on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands are invited to enter short stories of up to 2,000 words. Entries are welcome in the Adult (19 and over), Youth (13 to 18),... Read more
VIU MARINERS CLEAN UP SPORTS AWARDS
February 4, 2014
By Josh Aldrich, Nanaimo Daily News Monday, Feb. 3, 2014 The Vancouver Island University Mariners cleaned up at the ninth annual Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards on Saturday at the Coast Bastion Hotel. It is a common refrain for the awards, which celebrate athletic excellence at all levels in Nanaimo, but it speaks to the hard work that has bread continued success, both provincially and... Read more