Photo from the Nanaimo News Bulletin (see article link below).
From a History Harvest, to vote splitting and counting parasites in owls, here is what VIU experts were talking about in the media this week:
Members of VIU's History department were at the Nanaimo Harbourfront Library on Saturday, April 5, hosting a History Harvest event eliciting information from those who were affected by the Vancouver Island University Faculty Association strike of 2011. Read the Nanaimo News Bulletin article.
A debate is emerging over vote splitting in the Cowichan Valley. VIU’s Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership weighs in on what might happen in that riding. Read more in The Discourse.
A VIU student researcher has counted hundreds of parasites in BC barred owls. Read more in the Nanaimo News Bulletin.
VIU Master of Education in Special Education alum Julie Snowden is appointed executive director of Sources Community Resources Society (SOURCES), an internationally accredited not-for-profit social services agency. Read more in the Surrey Now-Leader.
VIU Elder-in-Residence Stella Johnson has received the King Charles III Coronation Medal. Read more in Education News Canada.
Learn about the work of Qwuy’um’aat Elliott, who teaches Indigenous Lands Management and Indigenous Community Planning at VIU. She speaks about supporting survivors with culturally safe housing on the She Is Your Neighbour YouTube channel.
A new youth health centre in the newly built Quw’utsun Secondary School aims to help provide Cowichan youth with a solid foundation for healthier and happier lives. VIU Cowichan students up to age 24 can access the clinic’s services as well. Read more.
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