Researchers focus on sustainability of estuary ecosystems
April 26, 2010
Students, academics and professionals interested in research and management of ecosystems in regions where rivers meet the Pacific Coast of North America are gathering at Vancouver Island University April 29 to May 1. The 33rd Annual Pacific Estuarine Research Society (PERS) Conference will explore past and present human interactions within the estuarine environments of the Salish Sea and beyond... Read more
VIU Art and Design students showcase their work
April 26, 2010
The dedication, creativity and talent of Vancouver Island University Art and Design students will be on display at several venues throughout Nanaimo as part of Progressions 2010. For the first time, Interior Design and Graphic Design fourth-year students will be showing their work at the Nanaimo Art Gallery downtown. The show runs until May 8. Additional student visual art including... Read more
VIU receives prestigious planning award
April 21, 2010
Vancouver Island University (VIU) is being recognized for developing and implementing an innovative planning process in consultation with a wide variety of stakeholders. The Society of College and University Planning (SCUP) will be awarding VIU the 2010 Award for Institutional Innovation and Integration. A description of VIU’s Nanaimo Campus Master Plan and Integrated Planning Process will... Read more
Gators sighted at VIU—population increase likely
April 20, 2010
Gator sightings are possible just about anywhere on Vancouver Island University’s Nanaimo campus—John Deere “Gator” utility vehicles. Recently acquired by the Facilities Services and Campus Development Department, these vehicles are used by the VIU grounds crew and are contributing toward environmental sustainability. “As VIU continues to work diligently toward its goal of carbon neutrality... Read more
Scia’new First Nations, VIU and others work together to preserve grey whale skeleton
April 13, 2010
Scia'new (Beecher Band) First Nations have generously facilitated the future exhibit of a grey whale skeleton at Vancouver Island University’s Deep Bay Field Station. The skeleton comes from a young malnourished grey whale approximately 10 metres in length that washed up on the shore of East Sooke Park in a windstorm April 2. “The preparation of the skeleton will provide an incredible... Read more
VIU President Dr. Ralph Nilson to be inducted into University of Regina Sports Hall of Fame
April 8, 2010
Vancouver Island University President and Vice-chancellor Dr. Ralph Nilson will be inducted into the University of Regina (U of R) Sports Hall of Fame Friday. Nilson, former Dean of Kinesiology and Health Studies at the U of R, will receive hall of fame honours along with former women’s basketball head coach Christine Stapleton during the university’s 35th Annual Athletics Awards Night. Nilson... Read more
RADIO SHOW - Insects and Robots
April 2, 2010
Host: Noam AshGuest: Bob LaneAirs: Monday at 11 pm Insects and Robots is a moody, futuristic collage of music that clicks and beeps layered live on air with audio samples and spoken word; a scuttling, unpredictable soundscape that explores the full range of human emotion and intellect. Jump to the blog at insectsandrobots.blogspot.com Read more
Iranian professor discusses role of women at Liberal Studies spring conference April 7
March 30, 2010
The role of women in Iran and their struggle for democracy is the topic of the keynote lecture during the annual Liberal Studies spring conference at Vancouver Island University April 7. Dr. Victoria Tahmasebi, Assistant Professor of Women’s Studies at the University of Toronto Scarborough, will talk about her experiences while in Iran during the tumultuous summer elections of 2009 when the non-... Read more
Former Irish Rover gives unique history lesson at VIU
March 30, 2010
Will Millar sold millions of records with the Irish Rovers, starred on CBC, produced a documentary film on the violence in Northern Ireland, wrote a best-selling book on boating and now creates evocative paintings in his Cowichan Valley studio. He shared some of his colourful past with history students at Vancouver Island University and offered a little advice to young people setting out in the... Read more
VIU launches Portal literary magazine April 6
March 30, 2010
Publishing students from Vancouver Island University invite everyone to join them and featured guest Kate Braid at the launch celebration of Portal 2010, VIU's literary magazine. The launch celebrates a year of work by students who take the magazine from idea to hard copy, assuming all the jobs of a real publishing house. Students will read or showcase their works published in the magazine... Read more