VIU's Kaitlyn Lafontaine Receives Prestigious Aboriginal Youth Sports Award
January 26, 2018
Mariners student-athlete recognized for her skill, dedication and commitment to basketball and community contributions Kaitlyn Lafontaine is a dedicated athlete, a mentor and a Vancouver Island University (VIU) student who dreams of using her education to make a positive impact on Indigenous people in Canada. Lafontaine, a member of the Métis Nation, recently received the 2017 Premier’s Awards... Read more
VIU's New Peer Support Navigator Removes Barriers for Students
January 24, 2018
Ruby Barclay was hired to support students accessing the University’s Tuition Waiver Program Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) new Peer Support Navigator for the Tuition Waiver Program for former youth in care is ensuring fewer of the University’s most vulnerable students fall through the cracks. More than 80 students who have spent time in BC’s foster care system accessed the Tuition... Read more
VIU Culinary and Hospitality Students Host Seasonal Soiree
November 9, 2017
December 1 event a chance for students to showcase skills Vancouver Island University (VIU) Culinary Arts and Hospitality students are kicking off December with a sweet and savoury soireé that will delight your taste buds. The Seasonal Soireé will feature a one-of-a-kind menu made and served by VIU Culinary and Hospitality students and live entertainment in a festive setting. It takes place... Read more
Malaspina Theatre Play Explores the Role of Art in Society
October 26, 2017
Our Country’s Good runs Nov. 2-11 at Vancouver Island University The act of performing a play within a play will help students and faculty involved with Malaspina Theatre’s fall play to explore the empowering role of art in society. The Theatre is producing Our Country’s Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker, which is based on true events that took place in a convict colony in Australia in 1789.... Read more
Vancouver Island's Ghost Stories Investigated by VIU Student
October 20, 2017
Creative Writing student Shanon Sinn launches his book, The Haunting of Vancouver Island, on October 27 at VIU Shanon Sinn believes in ghosts. He’s also a skeptic. The Vancouver Island University (VIU) Creative Writing student explores these conflicting emotions in his new non-fiction book, The Haunting of Vancouver Island. Published by Victoria-based TouchWood Editions, the book is an... Read more
VIU Students Win Major National Award for Work on MBA Games
October 16, 2017
Contribution to global citizenship, large fundraising effort for Moose Hide Campaign recognized The desire to win combined with the desire to change lives turned out to be a magic combination for four Vancouver Island University (VIU) MBA students, who recently won the Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) Elizabeth Paterson Award for positive contributions to global citizenship and... Read more
VIU President's Scholarship Program Waives Tuition for More Than 30 Island Students
September 28, 2017
Top scholars from regional high schools choose Vancouver Island University From developing new medical technologies, to pursuing careers in research, to teaching students with disabilities, the latest round of President’s Scholars began their studies at Vancouver Island University (VIU) this fall with lofty goals and fewer financial worries. VIU awarded 31 full-tuition scholarships to students... Read more
Blind Artist Breaks Down Barriers with Accessible Art
August 18, 2017
VIU Visual Arts and Psychology student Richard Harlow is creating tactile art that can be experienced via touch as well as sight A few years after Richard Harlow started to lose his vision, he began to have a reoccurring dream. In the dream, he was walking through a tropical forest and when he came out, he was on the beach and a beautiful sunset was unfolding before him. The waves were crashing... Read more
VIU Cowichan Celebrates its First Class of Bachelor of Education Graduates
May 30, 2017
The first to start and finish their degrees at the Campus since the program was brought there in 2014, many have already found work The future is bright for the first group of Bachelor of Education students to start and finish their degrees at Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Cowichan Campus – a class that has enhanced the culture of the campus and added to its vibrancy. The 16 students will... Read more
VIU Trades Students Showcase Their Skills at National Competition in Winnipeg
May 29, 2017
Two VIU students, one from Culinary Management and the other from Hairdressing, will compete in the Skills Canada National Competition May 31 – June 3 Two Vancouver Island University (VIU) trades students are about to step onto a national stage to show the world their skills in cooking and hairdressing – and compete for a chance to be best-in-Canada. Culinary Management Diploma student Amanda... Read more