May 25, 2021 - 3:00pm
A bi-weekly roundup of VIU students and employees in the news.
News Stories
Top Performing article for the last two weeks
- Popular Science: Trees Need Wind to Reproduce: Climate Change is Messing That Up. Story features commentary by Dr. Jasmine Janes, a VIU Biology Professor. Reach: 2.97 million people.
Other stories
- BC Nurses’ Union: BCNU Introduces New CEO Cody Hedman. Hedman has a Bachelor of Arts degree from VIU. News release picked up by various news-sharing services, including the Targeted News Service.
- Black Press Media Group (story ran in papers across BC): Next Generation of BC Nurses Already Showing Resilience. Story features Colleen Price, chair of VIU’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, on what nursing education during COVID looked like.
- Calgary Herald: Opinion: Will Calgary’s New Arena Be a Catalyst for Downtown Recovery? Column author Richard White uses VIU Master of Community Planning alum Alex Rowley’s thesis to analyze the project.
- Capital Daily: How to Make Space: How Victoria Could Flip the Script on Density. Mark Holland, VIU Master of Community Planning Professor, offers his thoughts.
- CHLY Radio: VIU Mens’ Basketball 2021 Catch Up on CHLY.
- Education News Canada: Nourishing Innovation Contest Seeks Ideas from Students to Improve Food Security on Campus. VIU is one of several participating institutions.
- Heavy Equipment Guide: In-depth Report: Tackling the Skilled Heavy Equipment Operator Shortfall. Paul Mottershead, Associate Dean of VIU’s Faculty of Trades and Applied Technology, talks about how VIU’s heavy equipment operator program helps prepare students for work in the industry.
- Mosaic Forest Management: Indigenous Internship Program Matches Indigenous Graduates with Internship Opportunities at Mosaic Forest Management. VIU manages applications for the Indigenous Intern Leadership program.
- Nanaimo News Bulletin: Nanaimo Sport Achievement Award Winners Stand Out Amid a Tough Pandemic Year. Karoline Tormena, a VIU volleyball player, was named Female Athlete of the Year and Shane Hyde was named Coach of the Year. A story also ran in Nanaimo News Now.
- Nanaimo News Bulletin: Multi-disciplinary Snuneymuxw Artist Named ‘Emerging Cultural Leader’. Feature article on VIU alum Eliot White-Hill, Kwulasultun.
- Ottawa Citizen: E-Learning is Here to Stay, But it Won’t Look Anything Like What COVID Has Created, Experts Say. Article includes quotes from Randy LaBonte, Adjunct Professor at VIU and CEO of the Canadian eLearning Network.
- Parksille-Qualicum Beach News: Podcast: Inspirational Tale of Vancouver Island University Honour Student Tagen Marshall.
- Times Colonist: North Saanich Author Gets to the Heart of What Makes Canadians Tick – and Knit. A feature article about Sylvia Olsen, who teaches in VIU’s First Nations Housing Management program, who recently released two books.
- VIU Blog: Explore Your Future in the Trades or Applied Technology Fields. Story picked up by New World Times and News4Tomorrow.
- VIU Mariners Mens’ Basketball Facebook: Richard Henderson Joins Mariners, Aaron Ungprasert Joins Mariners.
- VIU Media Release: VIU Researcher Investigates Hospital Design to Improve Employee Well-being. (Story picked up by Education News Canada)
- VIU News Release: VIU Hosts Virtual Event to Explore Careers in Trades and Applied Technology. Picked up by the Cowichan Valley Citizen.
- VIU Media Release: VIU’s Milner Gardens Marks 20 Years as a Public Garden. Story picked up by Education News Canada.
- Weyburn Review: Recipients of Mille Coghill Award Named. Darcy Klein, who is starting her first year of the Bachelor of Interior Design program this fall, is one of the recipients.
Top-performing Broadcast Story
- A CBC Radio Victoria report on whether vaccines will be mandatory for students and employees at public post-secondary institutions featured an answer from VIU on the subject. Answer was provided through the FAQ for Fall 2021 webpage.
Videos
- A video about VIU's Culinary program has had 509 views since May 14.
- A video about VIU's MBA program has had 400 views since May 17.
VIU Student Pulse
- Wednesday, May 19 Edition: 77.5% open rate
- Top-clicked link: VIU Residences
Social Media
- Top Tweet: A post sharing the news about VIU Master of Community Planning alum Becky Thiessen, whose designs were part of the City of Nanaimo’s street banner program. Reach: 3,889 people.
- Top Facebook post: A story congratulating VIU Recreation & Tourism Management student Dave Osborne on his 2021 scholarship from the BC Recreation & Parks Association reached 7,565 people.
- Top Instagram post: A post calling for student model volunteers was liked by 1,171 people.
Media Contact:
Jenn McGarrigle, External Communications Advisor, Vancouver Island University
C: 250.619.6860 | E: Jenn.McGarrigle@viu.ca | T: @VIUNews
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