Indigenous Doctor Shortage Issue Brought to the Forefront by VIU Student
April 11, 2019
Sometimes all it takes to influence positive change is to put an idea in front of the right people. Vancouver Island University (VIU) Masters of Business Administration student Alvin Meledath wanted to raise awareness about the challenges Indigenous communities face in accessing health care and present real solutions to the issue. His paper – “Reconciling the Indigenous Doctor Shortage Gap:... Read more
VIU Student Makes an Impression at UBC Undergraduate Research Conference
April 8, 2019
VIU undergrad Melynda Bergen took home an award from the University of BC (UBC) Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference on March 16, 2019. NANAIMO, BC: Vancouver Island University (VIU) biology student Melynda Bergen made history at the University of BC’s Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference last month. She is the first non-UBC student to win an award at their annual... Read more
VIU CREATE 2019 and Research Week
April 3, 2019
Hundreds of students and faculty will be participating in Vancouver Island University’s largest showcase event, CREATE 2019 and Research Week. WHEN: April 8 – 13, 2019 WHERE: Various locations across the Nanaimo Campus NANAIMO, BC: Vancouver Island University (VIU) faculty and students are gearing up to show off their scholastic, research and creative projects during the University’s second... Read more
Program that Brings Inmates and University Students Together Expanding
March 21, 2019
Thanks to a generous grant from the Vancouver Foundation, VIU’s Inside-Out program will not only continue, but triple in size. There’s nothing anybody else could say about Joe Cramer that would be worse than the things he’s said about himself over the years. A former child actor who got caught up in a cycle of addiction, rehab and jail in his 30s, Cramer ended up serving a nearly two-year... Read more
Indigenous Health Care Assistant Program Changing Lives
February 22, 2019
The Kw’am Kw’um Shhwuli (Strong Health, Well-being) Health Care Assistant program at VIU Cowichan combines technical training with wraparound supports and Hul’qumi’num language lessons to help move students into high-demand careers. A unique new program at Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Cowichan Campus that combines Health Care Assistant training and Indigenous language and culture... Read more
VIU Peace Ambassadors Return from Bangkok to Share their Knowledge
January 31, 2019
VIU students travelled to the Peace Summit of Emerging Leaders’ in Bangkok to strengthen peace efforts with 500 Peace Ambassadors. Before we can achieve world peace, we must understand what this concept means when put into practice. This is what Vancouver Island University (VIU) students, Stephanie Pastro and Justin North sought to find out during the Peace Summit of Emerging Leaders’ in Bangkok... Read more
First-Generation Students Find Their Fit at Vancouver Island University
December 14, 2018
University gives new students the tools to succeed When Mya Wilson, an English and Psychology student at Vancouver Island University (VIU) first decided to go to university, she was a bit lost. She didn’t know what a credit was, or what a major or minor was. Wilson also had no idea there were so many options to choose from in every program. Her parents had never gone to university – making her... Read more
Top High School Students Earn President's Scholarships to Pursue Their Educational Dreams
September 27, 2018
The VIU President’s Scholars program awarded 25 top high school scholars, as well as six students entering their third year of studies at VIU, full-tuition scholarships this year. From protecting BC’s natural resources; to encouraging people to lower their carbon footprints; to helping people learn and recover from illnesses and injuries, the latest round of President’s Scholars at Vancouver... Read more
VIU STUDENT REFUGEE PROGRAM PROVIDES STUDENTS SAFETY AND A SECOND CHANCE
September 26, 2018
NANAIMO, BC: Becoming a Canadian resident and studying at university was an opportunity Salem Abdullah never imagined possible until four months ago. Thanks to Vancouver Island University (VIU)’s World University Service of Canada (WUSC) local committee Abdullah is pursuing his passion in a new country. Abdullah and Emmanuel Lokolong, a refugee from Kenya, are two students sponsored this year by... Read more
VIU Cowichan Fills Need for More Education Assistants
July 9, 2018
Campus partners with School District 79 to offer the Education Assistant and Community Support certificate program in Duncan From classrooms to community settings, there’s a greater need for people trained to work with children, youth and adults with diverse needs. This need is acutely felt by School District 79 (Cowichan Valley), which continues to recruit qualified and skilled educational... Read more