PROMINENT LAWYER RON MACISAAC RECEIVES HONORARY DOCTOR OF LAWS FROM VIU
June 4, 2013
NANAIMO, BC – Prominent and long-time lawyer Ron MacIsaac was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws at Vancouver Island University’s spring convocation June 4. A Vancouver Island lawyer since he arrived in Nanaimo 1949, MacIsaac has the highest number of years of continuous practice in BC. He founded a firm that has flourished for more than six decades. MacIsaac has enjoyed a long career... Read more
VIU AWARDS HONORARY DOCTOR OF LAWS TO CANADIAN LEGAL ICON THOMAS BERGER
June 4, 2013
NANAIMO, BC – Former Supreme Court Justice Thomas Berger was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws yesterday (June 3) at Vancouver Island University’s spring convocation. Berger was acknowledged for his exceptional record of distinction in legal affairs and a passion for helping to improve the lives of Aboriginal peoples in BC and Canada. One of Canada’s pre-eminent legal figures and human rights... Read more
VIU, THE COWICHAN VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND COWICHAN TRIBES PARTNER TO CREATE COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS
June 3, 2013
Vancouver Island University (VIU), Cowichan Tribes and the Board of Education of School District #79 in the Cowichan Valley are partnering together to create more educational opportunities for students in the region. All three partners have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and will now begin work on building an education framework aimed at responding to the unique educational needs of... Read more
ESTEEMED FIRST NATIONS LEADER TO RECEIVE VIU’S DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD
May 31, 2013
At Vancouver Island University’s June 3 convocation ceremony, member and Chief of the Snuneymuxw First Nation, Douglas White III, will receive VIU’s Distinguished Alumni Award, which recognizes the outstanding accomplishments of an alumnus who has earned provincial or national prominence as a result of their exceptional professional achievements and/or service to society. White is being... Read more
VIU IN THE NEWS - GRADUATION AS A STEPPING STONE
May 30, 2013
by Chris Bolster, *Powell River Peak*: Published, Tuesday, May 28, 2013 It is a time for honouring past accomplishments and for new challenges. This week Vancouver Island University (VIU) students are walking across the graduation stage and it is a time of transition, joy and celebration. More than 100 Powell River VIU students will receive their certificates and awards at this year’s Awards... Read more
LONG TIME FACULTY MEMBER AND INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED WRITER TO BE GIVEN VIU’S OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD
May 29, 2013
For more than 40 years, Dr. Kevin Roberts dedicated his time, passion, experience and skill to inspiring students in VIU’s English and Creative Writing departments as well as supporting the institution as it transitioned from a college to a university-college and finally to a university. In fact Roberts, who holds a master’s degree from Simon Fraser University, a PhD from Griffith University... Read more
DIGITAL INNOVATIONS SYMPOSIUM TODAY AT VIU'S COWICHAN CAMPUS
May 29, 2013
Vancouver Island University is hosting a free symposium at the Cowichan campus Wednesday, May 29 called Digital Innovations: Lab Based Environments in the Humanities. The day-long symposium brings together top researchers from VIU and the University of Victoria and will appeal to anyone with a keen interest in emerging and innovative digital technologies. “Arts and humanities are undergoing a... Read more
PARTNERS SIGN NEW AGREEMENT TO MANAGE BIOSOLIDS IN REGION
May 29, 2013
[CTV story](http://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=936023) Vancouver Island University (VIU), the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) and SYLVIS Environmental announced a new three-party agreement to manage biosolids produced in the region on Tuesday. The new contract spells out how roughly 4,000 tonnes – or 450 dump truck loads - of biosolids produced annually at the RDN’s pollution... Read more
VIU IN THE NEWS: VIU ALUMNA DANI SMITH OFF TO PAN AM CUP
May 28, 2013
VIU Mariners all-Canadian setter makes national team, eyes 2016 Olympics By Josh Aldrich, Nanaimo Daily News May 24, 2013 Dani Smith has traded in her Vancouver Island University Mariners blue for Team Canada's red. The just graduated five-year star setter for VIU has locked down a spot on the women's national volleyball team and is now embroiled in a three-year competition to be the starter at... Read more
VIU IN THE NEWS - VIU REPLACES OLD BLEACHERS WITH SEATS FROM RICHMOND OLYMPIC OVAL
May 28, 2013
by Josh Aldrich, *The Daily News*: Published, Tuesday, May 28, 2013 The Vancouver Island University gymnasium will have a whole new look next season for Mariners events, at a minimal cost. The athletic department purchased the bleacher seating from the Richmond Olympic Oval at a severely discounted price to replace the old wooden bleachers that have lined the court for the last several decades... Read more