Mariners' Smith makes national volleyball team
May 30, 2012
In the news: Dani Smith, star setter for the Vancouver Island University Mariners women’s volleyball team, can add national team member to her list of accomplishments. [Read more]() Read more
Esteemed community leader to receive Distinguished Alumni Award
May 29, 2012
Don Hubbard, esteemed community leader and champion for life-long learning, will receive Vancouver Island University’s Distinguished Alumni Award at the spring convocation ceremony June 5. The award recognizes the outstanding accomplishments of VIU alumni who have earned provincial or national prominence as a result of their exceptional professional achievements and/or service to society.... Read more
Ministry of Advanced Education launches new International Education Strategy at VIU
May 28, 2012
BC's Advanced Education Minister Naomi Yamamoto launched the BC government's new International Education Strategy at Vancouver Island University on Monday, May 28. As part of the strategy, Minister Yamamoto announced $5 million for scholarships and research internships to assist students embarking on an international education experience. Vancouver Island University President Dr. Ralph Nilson... Read more
Aspiring brain surgeon to receive Alumni Horizon Award
May 28, 2012
A Vancouver Island University graduate who aspires to become a brain surgeon will be awarded the Alumni Horizon Award at VIU’s spring convocation ceremony at Nanaimo’s Port Theatre next week. Owen Stechishin will receive the prestigious award which recognizes the outstanding achievements of Vancouver Island University alumni early in their careers (within 10 years of receiving a credential from... Read more
Vancouver Island University - School District 68 joint initiative attracts international attention
May 24, 2012
Students in Mary-Lynn Epps’ Grade 4/5 class at Randerson Ridge Elementary in Nanaimo are preparing to showcase the progress of their schoolwork for family and friends in early June. The innovative learning that has gone on in and outside their classroom has already caught the attention of the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development, the Paris-based group of 34 countries that aims “... Read more
BC Transit gives large learning tool to VIU
May 23, 2012
Students in Vancouver Island University’s Heavy Duty/Commercial Transport Mechanics program have a large new learning tool thanks to BC Transit. BC Transit donated a retired bus to VIU on Tuesday. The 1988 MCI Classic went into service at BC Transit on January 1, 1989. BC Transit bus #8928 is road worthy but at the end of an extraordinary service life. It spent most of its 23 years on the road... Read more
Work of Visual Arts alumni showcased at downtown gallery
May 18, 2012
The work of three talented Visual Arts alumni from Vancouver Island University will be showcased at the downtown Nanaimo Art Gallery until May 22. The exhibit, called When Nature Called, features the work of graduates Tani Hamagishi-Allen, Virginia Kwok and Lara Scarr. Hamagishi-Allen, a recent VIU graduate in Visual Arts and Business, began creating her Porcelain Dolls series in 2008 and has... Read more
Astronaut, pharmacologist and rights advocate to receive honorary doctorates from VIU
May 17, 2012
Three women who have made remarkable contributions nationally, internationally and in space will receive honorary doctorates at Vancouver Island University’s spring convocation at the Port Theatre in Nanaimo June 4 and 5. Julie Payette, of St. Hubert, Quebec, fulfilled her lifelong dream with two Space Shuttle missions in 1999 and 2009 and contributed to the Canadian Space Agency in a variety of... Read more
VIU offers new Global Education Graduate Diploma program
May 16, 2012
Vancouver Island University is introducing a new program for certified teachers entitled Global Education Graduate Diploma (GEGD). “Since the inception of VIU’s education programs, many students have expressed a keen desire to further their understanding and practice of global education in Canada and abroad,” said Education faculty member Nadine Cruickshanks. “This program will appeal to... Read more
Vancouver Island Treaties Conference raises awareness of First Nations rights
May 14, 2012
Snuneymuxw First Nation-Vancouver Island University News Release The conference on the pre-confederation treaties of Vancouver Island co-hosted by Vancouver Island University (VIU) and Snuneymuxw First Nation was a spectacular success for VIU, Snuneymuxw First Nation and the larger community. With more than 300 participants, the sold-out conference attracted large delegations from each of the... Read more