Mal-U wins national award for Peer Helper program
February 22, 2007
“The best in Canada.” That’s how Malaspina University-College President Dr. Ralph Nilson describes the efforts of Malaspina's International Education departmentwhich received a national award for its Peer Helper program. Four representatives of International Education - Sheila Swanson, Todd Odgers, Jennifer Jensen-Richards, and international student Kohei Takagi – recently accepted the Lyn... Read more
New "POWER" play opens at Malaspina March 1
February 20, 2007
It’s all about POWER. That’s the theme for Malaspina University-College Theatre department’s “controversial and thought-provoking ” spring production called POWER, which opens March 1 at the Nanaimo campus. “It promises to be an exciting, challenging and provocative multi-media collage exploring the many aspects of power in our society,” said theatre instructor and director Ross Desprez. “From... Read more
Malaspina University-College hosts international conference on new reproductive and genetic technologies
February 20, 2007
About 300 delegates from around the world are expected to attend an international conference on new reproductive and genetic technologies at Malaspina University-College in Nanaimo, BC, May 24-26. Nobody’s Child, Everybody’s Children: An International Conference on New Reproductive and Genetic Technologies “is already attracting significant attention,” said Beverly Revin, conference chair and... Read more
Women train to become carpenters in Cowichan Valley
February 19, 2007
It takes courage to launch a career change. Ask Lorie Steverson of Cobble Hill. She got tired of building crowns in a dental office, and decided to build houses instead. Steverson walked away from a 20-year career as a dental technician to retrain as a carpenter at Malaspina University-College. She’s one of four women enrolled in the six-month Carpentry Framer Technician program at Malaspina’s... Read more
Trip to India “life-changing” experience for Mal-U student
February 18, 2007
Living and working in a small rural village in India was “a profound, life-changing experience” for Cherelynn Jamont. “I was an outsider in every way because no one shared my language or culture,” said Jamont, a fourth-year Global Studies student at Malaspina University-College in Nanaimo. “Now I understand the multiple barriers and challenges some people face in their communities daily.”... Read more
Student's work leads to new field school in Belize
February 18, 2007
Samantha Letourneau is “refreshed, awakened and determined to make a difference” after returning to Canada from a three-month internship in Belize where she studied the need for community planning. Letourneau was one of three Malaspina University-College Global Studies students selected for an overseas internship funded by the federal government's Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA... Read more
Media Studies about more than watching TV
February 18, 2007
Media Studies courses are gaining popularity with Malaspina University-College Bachelor of Arts students from all disciplines. Since Malaspina introduced the first Media Studies classes in the mid-1990s, hundreds of students have taken the ever-expanding repertoire of topics, which includes everything from film, global media and the history of journalism, to popular culture, Canadian media... Read more
New Malaspina program aims to address skill shortage
February 15, 2007
Looking for well-paid work and love large machinery? Then the new Heavy Equipment Operator Technician Pilot program at Malaspina University-College could be for you. The apprenticeship program, which was developed by BC Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association and endorsed by the Industry Training Authority, aims to ease the need for qualified people to operate heavy equipment that’s... Read more
Malaspina undergrad co-authors research on the CSI Effect
February 15, 2007
It was more than the small class sizes at Malaspina University-College that helped Liz Harvey’s academic career become so successful. It was the opportunity. While completing her Bachelor of Arts degree at Malaspina, Harvey undertook a project most undergraduates never get to do. She and Malaspina sociology professor Dr. Linda Derksen co-authored a research paper entitled: “The CSI Effect:... Read more
Building a better future for students
February 14, 2007
Malaspina University-College and the Malaspina Students’ Union are enjoying the most productive and healthiest institution-union relationship in the province. Over the past decade the institution and students’ union have been working to improve their relationship so they can better serve students. Now they’ve taken it one step further. For the past year, students’ union executive director... Read more