The presidential search process begins, better financial days, the impact of financial awards and VIU’s Indigenous speaker on national airwaves.
Read more about how VIU experts are showing up in the news this month:
A story of haunting and colonial history
Driftpile Cree poet and scholar Billy-Ray Belcourt was the guest speaker for VIU’s annual Indigenous Speaker’s Series. He makes the case for literature as a way to reckon with Canada’s colonial past. His lecture was recently broadcast on CBC’s Ideas program.
Presidential search commences
VIU has launched the search for its next president and is inviting students, staff and the wider community to help shape the qualities and priorities for the role. Read more from CHEK News, My Cowichan Valley Now and the Nanaimo Bulletin.
VIU sets course for strong financial future
VIU finished the 2025-26 fiscal year with a small surplus, marking a turnaround from earlier deficit projections and signalling improved financial stability. Read more from the Nanaimo Bulletin, Nanaimo News Now and My Coast Now.
The impact of financial aid
VIU student Harold Chandra says support from VIU’s Ripple of Change campaign has been life-changing, helping him move from financial struggle to focusing on his studies and future goals. Read more from the Nanaimo News Bulletin.
Sensitive ecosystem concerns
Jenica Ng-Cornish, a researcher at VIU’s Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region Research Institute is raising concerns that BC’s outdated karst protection guidelines are failing to adequately safeguard sensitive cave ecosystems, calling for a comprehensive rewrite. Read more from the Times Colonist.
Toxic drug crisis impact
A Grief Fire held at VIU marked 10 years since BC declared the toxic drug crisis a public health emergency, creating space for people to mourn loved ones and reflect on the ongoing impact of toxic drug deaths. Read more from CHLY.
Athlete of the year
VIU Mariners women’s soccer athlete Jada Kamerman was named the PACWEST female athlete of the year across all sports after an outstanding season that helped lead her team to success. Read more from CHEK News.
Ten years of the toxic drug crisis
On the 10-year anniversary of BC’s toxic drug crisis, VIU Nursing Professor Sarah Lovegrove spoke out about the toll the crisis takes on those who support people who use drugs. She estimates that she has reversed more than 100 overdoses in the past eight years – traumatic experiences for everyone involved. Read more in The Discourse.
Innovative solutions to disaster communications
VIU Information Technology and Applied Systems Administration students Derek Lee, Aiden MacDonald and Priya Singh built a new campus emergency communications network to improve how alerts are shared. Read more from CHEK News.
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