Player turned coach enjoying life on the sidelines
January 6, 2009
Life is very different these days for VIU women’s basketball assistant coach Maria Kirkbride, who spent the last five years as one of VIU’s best players. “This was a great opportunity for me as an ex-player and I feel honoured to stand on the sidelines as a coach,” said Kirkbride. “As a very recent former player, I think my experience will really help the team this year.” Kirkbride acts as... Read more
Book Review
January 5, 2009
Review - Feminist Philosophy And Science Fiction Utopias And Dystopias by Judith A. Little (Editor) Prometheus Books, 2007 Review by Bob Lane, MA Jan 6th 2009 (Volume 13, Issue 2) Thought experiments are a staple in philosophy. We all remember the unconscious violinist, the Thomson lamp, Galileo's complex objects, People seeds, and Einstein's elevator. These "experiments" are narratives... Read more
VIU tackles disaster management in Belize
December 10, 2008
Students and faculty from Vancouver Island University are heading to Belize to help the country become better prepared at coping with disasters. The project team, including 14 students, will be led by Geography professor Dr. Larry Wolfe and Dr. Victoria Macfarlane of the Psychology department. “It’s a unique field school experience for students,” said Wolfe. “It’s not often that one can save... Read more
VIU professor wins Emmy Award for work on Golf Channel
December 9, 2008
Ray Penner couldn’t have imagined that writing a paper on the physics of golf would one day lead to an Emmy Award. But win an Emmy he did – a George Wensel Technical Achievement Award for his work on a technology used by the Golf Channel. “If someone had asked me a couple of years ago what the chances of winning an Emmy were, I’d say about the same as winning a Grammy,” said Penner, a Physics... Read more
VIU grad serves as 'role model' for mature students
December 4, 2008
Anything is possible. Just ask Sandy Neal, a former stay-at-home mom who made a quantum leap from raising kids to studying jellyfish. Neal is a research assistant for renowned scientist Dr. Andy Spencer in a Biology lab at Vancouver Island University’s Nanaimo campus. They conduct pure research using some of the earliest multicellular organisms, including jellyfish and flatworms, to better... Read more
Engineering students win awards
December 3, 2008
The Department of Physics and Engineering at Vancouver Island University is pleased to congratulate the winners of the first year engineering project awards. Seth Ellerbeck and Perry Taylor received a $300 prize for their project that controlled the temperature of water held within a tin can by lifting and lowering it onto a heating place. Although they would have been able to design a solution... Read more
Students win millennium scholarships
December 1, 2008
Vancouver Island University students received prestigious awards from the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation recognizing their active citizenship, leadership, innovative thinking and academic achievement. First year Bachelor of Arts students Celia White and Courtenay Crucil received national Excellence awards valued at $5,000, while Jordan Neave received $4,000. Third year students Kyle... Read more
International students recognzied at VIU
November 28, 2008
The academic and humanitarian efforts of overseas students attending Vancouver Island University were officially recognized during International Education Week. As part of the week-long celebration, VIU President Dr. Ralph Nilson presented scholarships and certificates ranging from $250 to $1,000 to deserving students. VIU currently has over 1,000 international students from more than 50... Read more
Men's Volleyball ranked #1 in Canada
November 27, 2008
The VIU Mariners have a new look and name for the 2008/09 season. In May 2008, Malaspina University-College was granted full university status by the government and they also received a new name, Vancouver Island University. For the Men's Volleyball team, there was a changing of the guard at this time as the team was losing six starters for the next season. These athletes were either moving... Read more
Singing faculty stage benefit concert for students
November 26, 2008
Most people have heard of the 'singing Christmas Tree' but how about singing faculty? Adult Basic Education teachers at Vancouver Island University are staging a benefit concert Friday, November 28 to raise money for students who need financial assistance for their education. Teachers Tom Leavitt, Paul Hurwitz, Lynn Redford and Graham Sheehan, along with former Bookstore employee Jim Powell,... Read more