In the Community

Polish students share culture and identity at VIU March 17

March 17, 2010

Graduate students visiting Vancouver Island University from Poland will share their culture and identity with the public and VIU community during a free public presentation at the Nanaimo campus, library boardroom at 11:30 am March 17. The graduate students are from the University of Silesia in Poland. They arrived at VIU last week as part of a cultural exchange. Dr. Steve Lane, Dean of Arts of... Read more

VIU Fisheries and Aquaculture offers tours on World Water Day March 22

March 16, 2010

Vancouver Island University Fisheries and Aquaculture department is celebrating World Water Day on March 22 by offering tours of their sturgeon tanks and other fisheries facilities on the Nanaimo campus. Visitors will see a fish and invertebrate hatchery, tank farms for sturgeon and trout, warm water tropical fish hatchery and laboratory facilities. A look at VIU’s aquaponics system growing... Read more

Culinary prof rides to beat cancer

March 15, 2010

Culinary Arts instructor Debbie Shore is stepping out of the kitchen for the ride of her life. She started training for a 260-kilometre Ride to Conquer Cancer. The two-day trip, through Canada’s Pacific Northwest in June, is a fundraiser for cancer research. “I’m not an athlete,” said Shore, who teaches in the Culinary Arts program at Vancouver Island University. “I’m a chef who likes to eat. I... Read more

VIU grad pitches business idea to ‘dragons’

March 11, 2010

When Alex Casewa was completing a business degree at Vancouver Island University, he never imagined that one day he’d appear on national TV pitching a business idea to five multi-millionaires. That’s what happened when Casewa appeared on the popular CBC series Dragon’s Den last week, his moment in the spotlight to secure an investment for his business. Although Casewa walked away empty-handed,... Read more

Free lectures address issues of poverty near protected areas and parks

March 10, 2010

What do you see when you think of national parks and protected areas around the globe? Do you see poverty? Although poverty is generally not the first image that comes to mind when one thinks of national parks and protected areas, it does exist. “Protected areas and national parks can be and are extremely beneficial for communities and ecosystems,” said Dr. Grant Murray, Canada Research Chair... Read more

Upper Level Theatre Students group stages Jane Martin’s Talking With

March 9, 2010

Vancouver Island University third and fourth-year Theatre students present Talking With at Malaspina Theatre located on the Nanaimo campus April 1-3. Talking With by Jane Martin is a series of monologues about women in different places in their lives.  The play points out that even though all these women are different—and some of them are really different—they all have basic human needs and in... Read more

International students pick up cooking tips while brushing up on English at VIU

March 8, 2010

A week after a group of international students at Vancouver Island University learned the word “snack” in Madelaine Hill’s Communications 1 course, they were finding out how to make Rice Krispie squares from Hill’s husband. Hill, her teaching partner Therese Neufeld  and Tyler Campbell, an award-winning VIU Culinary Arts program graduate and cook on campus, collaborated to provide a hands-on... Read more

Gold win for VIUs Communication and Public Relations Department

March 2, 2010

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History professor puts Canada-U.S. gold medal hockey game in perspective

March 1, 2010

Vancouver Island University History professor Tim Lewis is clearly delighted with the challenge of picking Canada’s finest hockey moment. Arguments can be made in favour of Sunday’s dramatic overtime gold-medal win by the Canadian men’s team over the United States or Paul Henderson’s goal in 1972 when Canada defeated the surprisingly powerful Soviet Union team in Game 8 of the Summit Series.... Read more