VIU Culinary Arts Mixing it up at Plant-based Foods Training Event
February 14, 2020
Humane Society International/Canada and Vancouver Island University to co-host innovative plant-based culinary training event. The VIU Culinary Management diploma program provides training in advanced culinary and pastry techniques, as well as management, accounting and beverage skills. Program Chair Jason Lloyd says the two-day culinary training experience will help future chefs learn and... Read more
VIU and Camosun Initiative Supports Indigenous Trades Training
January 28, 2020
VIU and Camosun College partnership will create new career pathways in the trades for Indigenous Peoples. A new program sponsored by the Province of BC and the Industry Training Authority BC (ITA) will provide an opportunity for Indigenous students to explore career options in trades at Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Cowichan Campus and Camosun College. Camosun and VIU will receive almost... Read more
Celebrating Innovation for a Sustainable Global Community
January 27, 2020
VIU stages Global Citizens Week to showcase employee, student and community Innovation in Action for a better world. Vancouver Island University (VIU) is opening its doors to the local community to take part in Global Citizens Week activities showcasing the many initiatives faculty, students and community members are involved in to build a better world. Innovation in Action is the theme of this... Read more
VIU Students to Benefit From Norwegian Collaboration in Outdoor Studies
January 24, 2020
New partnership will allow VIU students to take outdoor experiential learning beyond the boundaries of British Columbia. A new partnership will allow Canadian and Norwegian university students to benefit from interdisciplinary nature-based recreation and outdoor wellness education programs offered in both countries. This new initiative builds on Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) membership... Read more
Cold War Propaganda, Graphic Narratives and Magical Music Explored in Series
January 22, 2020
Spring Arts and Humanities Colloquium Series allows faculty to share their scholarly and creative work. Action-packed television shows in the 1950s entertained many children, but also served as a powerful Cold War propaganda tool that conveyed messages about security, ethnicity and gender, say VIU History professors Dr. Cheryl Krasnick Warsh and Dr. Katharine Rollwagen. They’ll discuss how... Read more
VIU's Nanaimo, Cowichan and Parksville-Qualicum locations are closed for the morning (Thursday, January 16, 2020)
January 16, 2020
January 16, 2020: Vancouver Island University’s Nanaimo campus, Cowichan campus and Trades Centre, Parksville-Qualicum Centre, G.R. Paine Horticultural Centre, and Milner Gardens and Woodland are CLOSED for morning classes. Travel to VIU may still be a challenge, so these locations are closed while crews work to improve conditions. Next update will be at 10:30 am for the status of afternoon and... Read more
VIU Helps to Build the Green Economy in Belize
December 19, 2019
VIU partners with Belize to strengthen technical and vocational education programs aimed at building capacity and resilience in the face of climate change. NANAIMO, BC: Vancouver Island University (VIU) is helping Belizean institutions develop programs that teach students how to adapt to environmental threats such as climate change, and create new programs in forestry. VIU, in collaboration... Read more
Building Resilience in Volunteer Firefighters
December 11, 2019
A VIU professor is helping volunteer firefighters cope with the physical and mental effects they may experience when they are involved in a traumatic incident. Firefighters are the real-life heroes. The people who put their lives on the line to save our homes and rescue us from motor vehicle accidents. They also have a higher than normal exposure to horrific events than the average person. “... Read more
Culinary Arts and Baking Students Design Signature Chocolate for VIU
December 3, 2019
VIU is the fourth Canadian educational institution ̶ and the fifth one in the world ̶ to create an exclusive chocolate recipe. Dark, milk, white, fruits and nuts and even spice ̶ almost everyone has a favourite shade and type of chocolate, but not many get the opportunity to invent their own unique and exclusive taste sensation for the market. The creation of a distinctive Vancouver Island... Read more
Removing Barriers to Online Learning for Trades Students
November 29, 2019
Examining Trades and Technical education learning and teaching in a digital age. Digital access to textbooks, lesson plans and research has been transforming the way people learn for the last two decades, but not across all disciplines equally. “Education changes lives,” says Sally Vinden Instructor in the Faculty of Trades and Applied Technology at Vancouver Island University (VIU). “As... Read more