Information Fair highlights scope of VIU resources
August 21, 2010
New VIU employees, and many long-term colleagues, got a chance to learn more about their university at the Getting to Know VIU Information Fair Thursday. Representatives from 40 VIU departments shared their expertise and demonstrated the broad scope of resources for employees and students. Nanaimo Recycling Exchange and Green Bin – Beyond Composting also took part in the fair to further support... Read more
Deep Bay Field Station promotes sustainability on multiple levels
August 7, 2010
Vancouver Island University’s Deep Bay Field Station goes beyond promoting sustainability for the shellfish aquaculture industry. The field station, with its distinctive clamshell shape, is also providing a model for green design and integrated regional development. When it opens this fall, the field station will provide leading-edge teaching and research facilities as an extension of VIU’s... Read more
National research awards provide unique summer jobs for students
August 6, 2010
Four Vancouver Island University science students are among Canada’s most promising student researchers. Kyle Duncan, Megan Willis, Zach Yim and Dane Letourneau received prestigious Undergraduate Summer Research Awards from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada worth $4,500 each. The awards, topped up by $2,500 from VIU, cover their wages for 16 weeks of summer... Read more
MBA students raise record funds for child development centre
July 28, 2010
Vancouver Island University students raised a record amount of money for the Child Development Centre (CDC) during the recent Silly Boat Regatta in Nanaimo. Student volunteers from VIU’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) program raised $12,700, far surpassing last year’s effort of $5,000. “Incredible,” said Dino Tsembelis of the CDC. “The 40-plus student volunteers were amazing. We are so... Read more
VIU receives international planning award
July 23, 2010
Vancouver Island University (VIU) has received international recognition for developing a Nanaimo Campus Master Plan and taking an innovative approach to integrated planning in consultation with a wide variety of stakeholders. The Society of College and University Planning (SCUP) honoured VIU with the 2010 Award for Institutional Innovation and Integration. Ric Kelm, Executive Director of... Read more
Day camp for kids raises awareness
July 21, 2010
Aboriginal children from Port Hardy, Nanaimo, Chemainus and Comox are getting a taste of university life this week. Vancouver Island University is hosting its first summer camp for Aboriginal children in partnership with Snuneymuxw First Nation, TD Bank and TD Friends of the Environment. Faculty and students from a variety of VIU departments strived to make the camp interesting, informative... Read more
$50,000 grant for climate change awareness group
July 17, 2010
Vancouver Island University students and graduates will step up their efforts this fall to educate others about the science of climate change. That’s because the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada has awarded the Awareness of Climate Change through Education and Research (ACER) group a $50,000 PromoScience grant over three years to help promote scientific literacy, and... Read more
Baking grad places among top five in Canada
July 17, 2010
Vancouver Island University baking student Kristina Dyrblom, 26, placed fifth in Canada in the national post-secondary Skills Canada competition held recently in Waterloo, Ontario. “The national competition was tough, intense and exciting,” said Dyrblom. Dyrblom earned the right to compete nationally after winning gold in the provincial Skills Canada competition last April. It was her first... Read more
Student faces few financial worries thanks to scholarship
July 16, 2010
Clayton Cameron will start the academic year at Vancouver Island University with few financial worries. That’s because the 18-year-old Grade 12 graduate won a full tuition entrance scholarship. Cameron is one of four students to receive a Chancellor’s Entrance Scholarship for Aboriginal Students. A Metis First Nations student from Nanaimo, Cameron will receive approximately $3,500 per year for... Read more
MBA students give back to community through Silly Boat Regatta
July 14, 2010
Students enrolled in Vancouver Island University’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) program will act silly this weekend while raising funds for charity. MBA students will utilize their leadership and management abilities during the annual Silly Boat Regatta on Sunday, July 18 at Maffeo Sutton Park in Nanaimo to raise money for the Child Development Centre (CDC). This year, MBA students... Read more