Escape from Germany after WW II Topic of ElderCollege Saturday Speaker Series
October 27, 2015
With firsthand experience of the Russian advance into Germany in 1945, Giselle Roeder is more than qualified to discuss the trauma inflicted upon civilians in time of war. Roeder will present an extraordinary narrative of ordinary German people living under Nazi rule at the next ElderCollege Saturday Speaker Series on November 7, 10 am to 12 noon, at Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) Nanaimo... Read more
VIU Elders Celebrated in Signing of New Faculty Agreement
October 1, 2015
Aboriginal Elders-in-Residence at Vancouver Island University (VIU) have been recognized for the knowledge they share and the important role they play at the institution, with the signing of a new agreement that accords them a special faculty designation. Elders who work at VIU campuses in Nanaimo, Powell River and Cowichan were honoured in a traditional ceremony Sept. 25 at Shq’apthut, the... Read more
VIU Baking Students Train with UK Baking Superstar
September 28, 2015
VIU’s Professional Baking and Pastry program welcomed artisan baking superstar Wayne Caddy last week for a packed baking industry event and intensive student workshops. Caddy (centre), shown with (l-r) Baking students Jordyn Antioski, Sierra McIsaac and Adler Rabson, is Captain of the UK’s World Baking Cup team, and Head of Baking at the world famous School of Artisan Food near Nottingham, UK.... Read more
VIU Heavy Equipment Operator Students Really Dig Habitat for Humanity
June 30, 2015
Six new homes to be built in south Nanaimo by Habitat for Humanity will have a solid foundation to build on, thanks to students in Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) Heavy Equipment Operator (HEO) program. In an ongoing partnership with Habitat for Humanity Mid-Vancouver Island, VIU students gain valuable work experience and reinforce skills learned throughout the year working on a variety of... Read more
Top Math Students Compete in Secondary School Math Contest at VIU
May 20, 2015
Two teams representing Dover Bay Secondary in Nanaimo took home the coveted Pi Cup Trophy in the 21st annual BC Secondary School Math Contest held recently at Vancouver Island University (VIU). Eighty-seven math students from high schools in the mid-Island region gathered at VIU for the final round of the contest. Junior students (grades 8 to 10) and senior students (grades 11 and 12) took part... Read more
Public invited to VIU's Extreme Science Show May 14
May 11, 2015
Explosions, fire, lightning and illusions, plus a ‘colours of the rainbow’ demonstration and a neat balancing act are some of the exciting features of the 7th annual Extreme Science Show at Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) Malaspina Theatre on May 14 at 7 pm. The fun, occasionally loud and popular public science show by faculty from VIU’s Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics departments will... Read more
VIU Invites Public to Family Day at Deep Bay Marine Field Station
April 7, 2015
There’s still plenty to do for the whole family at Vancouver Island University’s Deep Bay Marine Field Station during the annual Brant Wildlife Festival. A Family Day Open House will be held at the Field Station on Sunday, April 12 from 10 am to 4 pm. There will be touch tanks, large public aquariums, face painting and other marine science educational activities. Admission is by donation. ... Read more
VIU Hairdressing and Esthetics Join Trinidad and Tobago in Training Partnership
March 30, 2015
Sharing best practices and methods of teaching for training future hairdressers and esthetics practitioners has been a great experience for instructors from Vancouver Island University (VIU) and their colleagues in a three-year partnership with the Caribbean island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. Two representatives from YTEPP Limited (Youth Training and Employment Partnership Program), the... Read more
Colloquium March 27 Proposes New Strategies for Teaching Canadian Fiction
March 18, 2015
Vancouver Island University (VIU) professor Joy Gugeler will present a lecture she hopes will reimagine Canadian literature for the classroom in her Arts & Humanities Colloquium presentation on Friday, March 27 in the Malaspina Theatre, beginning at 10 am. In her presentation titled“Firing the Canon and Hiring the Reader: How to Win the Classroom War on CanLit,” Gugeler proposes that a... Read more
VIU Hosts Activities for All Ages During Brant Wildlife Festival Feb. 28 to April 26
February 26, 2015
Boat tours, high tea, cooking classes, music by the bay and public lectures focusing on the Strait of Georgia – all this and more is taking place at Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) Deep Bay Marine Field Station during the annual Brant Wildlife Festival in March and April. “We’re thrilled to be part of the fantastic line up of events for this festival which runs until April 26,” says... Read more