In the Community

New Faculty of Management Centre demonstrates sustainable design

December 19, 2006

Malaspina University-College's new Faculty of Management Centre is good for business and the environment. Ric Kelm, Director of Facilities and Campus Development, said the high tech facility “is the most environmentally-friendly and technologically advanced building on the Nanaimo campus.” The 36,000 square-foot building, which opened December 6, includes energy efficient lighting, heating,... Read more


Research on the road

December 19, 2006

Malaspina University-College’s newest Canada Research Chair won’t be just another name on a scientific report for some local Vancouver Island communities. That’s because Dr. Grant Murray, Malaspina’s new Canada Research Chair in Coastal Resource Management, will be spending a lot of his research time over his five-year term talking with people who live in the coastal communities of Vancouver... Read more


Ted Harrison honoured with Honorary Doctor of Letters at Malaspina

December 17, 2006

A very special person will be among the 271 Malaspina University-College graduates during the Fall Convocation ceremony, Dec. 15. Ted Harrison, an 80-year-old artist, author, educator and advocate for the Alzheimer’s Society, will be given an Honorary Doctor of Letters from Malaspina in recognition of his contribution to literature, art, and the education system in Canada. Harrison is probably... Read more


Building named after Richard W. Johnston

December 17, 2006

As the crescendo to a stellar career in post-secondary education comes to its grand finale, Malaspina University-College announced today that it is re-naming the International Education Centre, the Richard W. Johnston Centre for International Education. Johnston retires from the university-college Dec. 31, 2006. In a lunch time ceremony to mark the dedication of the facility, Vice-President, ... Read more


Boot camp for travel and tourism industry

December 17, 2006

Submitted by Patricia Lalonde, Centre for Continuing Studies Is your 2007 sales and marketing plan ready to go? Need a few more ideas? If so, spend two fact-filled, entertaining days with “idea generator” Steve Crowhurst as he guides you through the latest travel and tourism marketing activities. Learn how to boost your email marketing campaigns, create a web site that attracts more customers,... Read more


Single mom achieves life-long dream

December 14, 2006

All through her post-secondary studies at Malaspina University-Collge in Nanaimo, Susan Cowie visualized herself walking across a stage, receiving a university degree. On Friday, Cowie's dream became a reality - she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. Cowie was among 271 students graduating during Malaspina's fall convocation ceremony at the Port Theatre. The degree is the... Read more


Biology Class goes to Body World exhibit

December 12, 2006

Submitted by Allen Lewis Malaspina University-College Parksville Qualicum Centre   Thirteen Parksville Biology 067 students braved the bad weather to see human cadavers on display at Science World’s BodyWorld-3:  The Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies in Vancouver, Nov. 30. Adult Basic Education Biology instructor Allen Lewis and Parksville Qualicum Centre Campus Services Clerk Eva... Read more


Malaspina spearheads project to reduce poverty in Ghana

December 12, 2006

Malaspina University-College is launching a new initiative to reduce poverty in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana, Africa. Spearheaded by Malaspina’s International Education department, the five-year project has received $400,000 in funding from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) through the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC). “We’re really excited about this,”... Read more


$9-million Faculty of Management Building Opened at Malaspina

December 5, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec. 6, 2006 Ministry of Advanced Education NANAIMO – The provincial government officially opened Malaspina University-College’s Faculty of Management building today, which brings all of Malaspina’s management training programs under one high-tech roof to simulate modern business settings. “We’re working together with B.C.’s post-secondary institutions to give our... Read more


Forum aims to connect researchers with managers of protected areas

December 4, 2006

Forum aims to connect researchers with managers of protected areas Cougar and human interactions, glaciers and climate change and marine protected areas are just a few of the topics being discussed at a three-day conference co-sponsored by Malaspina University-College in Victoria. It’s the first conference of its kind in BC for the newly created BC Protected Area Research Forum, a network... Read more