VIU Student Recognized for Supporting Community
October 20, 2020
Vantaishia Tommy, who recently won a citizenship award for community service and commitment to her studies, is focused on helping animals when she graduates. DUNCAN, BC: Vantaishia (Taish) Tommy knows exactly where she wants to be when she has finished her educational journey – protecting the rights and habitats of animals of all kinds and sizes around the world. The Adult Basic Education... Read more
Fires are "Just the Tip of the Iceberg" of Climate Change's Impact on Forests
October 5, 2020
EXPERT COMMENTARY: As wildfires continue to rage across parts of Western Canada and the United States, we were curious about some of the other impacts climate change is having on forests and what forest management tools are being taught in classrooms today to address these issues. Bill Beese, a VIU Forestry Professor and Forest Ecologist, shares some insights. The catastrophic wildfires... Read more
VIU Launches Two New Information Technology Diploma Programs
September 29, 2020
VIU answers industry appeal for specialized Information Technology and Applied Systems program offerings in the mid-Island area. Two new information technology diploma programs are being offered at Vancouver Island University (VIU) to meet growing demand for skilled web and mobile developers and systems and networking administrators. The Systems Administration and Networking diploma and the Web... Read more
VIU's Colloquium Series Lectures Live Streaming this Fall
September 17, 2020
Annual lecture series delves into a variety of topics including respectful relations between humans and plants, understanding women’s pain and examining London’s last Frost Fair. The show will go on for Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) popular Arts and Humanities Colloquium Series this fall. “The Colloquium committee is excited to be able to continue the Series in this academic year,” says... Read more
An Unusual Start to an Unusual Semester
September 15, 2020
I want to welcome you all back to an unusual fall semester after an unusual summer break. I know the messages about uncharted territory have become cliché as we head into a semester of yet more “firsts.” Getting to the execution point of all these “firsts” has been a transformational journey for most of us at VIU. No position has been left untouched, and summer time when we usually have a chance... Read more
Program Helps VIU Students Develop Commercial Enterprises
August 25, 2020
VIU business training program helps remove barriers to self-employment for persons with disabilities. Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Cooperative Entrepreneur Training Program (CETP) provides students with disabilities the skills they need to develop robust business plans and secure funding to launch their business initiatives. Entrepreneurship is one option for persons with disabilities to... Read more
Students Learn about Sustainable Food Production at Aquaculture Greenhouse
July 2, 2020
VIU Fisheries and Aquaculture students learning in the aquaponics greenhouse gain knowledge about economic, environmental and socially sustainable food production. A state-of-the-art greenhouse at Vancouver Island University (VIU) is giving students hands-on experiences while they learn about the environmentally sustainable method of growing food through aquaponics. Aquaponics is a local, organic... Read more
Building Partnerships for Hands-on Learning Experiences
June 24, 2020
Community partnership ensures VIU carpentry students continue to get experience working on a real construction site while maintaining physical distancing guidelines. Experiential learning is vital for construction trades students to gain the skills they need to enter the homebuilding sector, but the COVID-19 pandemic threw a new challenge at the Vancouver Island University (VIU) Carpentry program... Read more
UPDATE: COVID-19, JUNE 18
June 18, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, we have moved from an emergency situation to a place where changes related to the pandemic are evolving a bit more slowly. We find ourselves reacting less and spending more time planning for a variety of possibilities in the future. Due to this shift and feedback we have received, we are in the process of transitioning these updates into two separate more... Read more
VIU Welcomes New Dean of Science and Technology
June 11, 2020
Vancouver Island University (VIU) is pleased to announce Dr. Eve Stringham has been appointed Dean, Science and Technology. In this key role Dr. Stringham will provide academic and administrative leadership to VIU’s Faculty of Science and Technology where she will be responsible for developing and empowering a team of 100+ faculty, support staff, and administrators to ensure continuous... Read more