Malaspina Climate of Change Fair presents individual solutions to combat climate change
September 11, 2006
Individual solutions to mitigate global climate change will be presented September 21 during a Climate of Change Fair at Malaspina University-College. "Worldwide temperatures are rising, ice sheets are melting, and ecosystems are shifting, leaving blighted landscapes behind. It is a depressing scenario, but students and staff at Malaspina believe we can create a brighter, more sustainable... Read more
Female Malaspina Grad embraces non-traditional career in pulp and paper
September 10, 2006
To achieve guaranteed employment, a starting income of $50,000, great benefits and opportunity for advancement, all Charlene Storti needed was nine months of training and the confidence to embrace a traditionally male job. On September 11 the 45-year-old single mom started her new career as a pulp and paper worker for Eurocan Pulp & Paper in Kitimat, after completing a unique training... Read more
Malaspina University-College Culinary Art student earns $1000 scholarship
September 7, 2006
Endless enthusiasm, effort and work ethic earned Malaspina University-College Culinary Arts student Jennifer Cline a $1000 scholarship from the Canadian Restaurant and Food Services Association. She was nominated for the annual award by the chef-instructors for the program, who selected her because of her ability to maintain her coursework, work shifts in the campus cafeteria, and enter culinary... Read more
Malaspina Barber-Stylist grad builds business with traditional skills
September 7, 2006
Consider the barber, the confidant of men powerful or plebeian, whose domain is a centre for forging friendships, building business and getting a great haircut. “Yet hardly anyone ever says ‘when I grow up, I want to be a barber’,” observes Mark Stuart, a second-generation barber who teaches the trade at Malaspina University-College. As a result, demand for good barbers exceeds the supply and... Read more
Poets On Campus series starts at Mal-U
September 6, 2006
Experience poetry the way it was meant to be – live and out loud during weekly poetry events at Malaspina University-College. Over the next eight months, talented poets from all over Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland will spend an evening in the Malaspina Library to read and discuss their love of poetry during the Poets On Campus series. "There's something about having poems read out... Read more
Baking Association to host Annual General Meeting at Mal-U
September 4, 2006
Vancouver Island baking professionals will descend on Malaspina University-College’s Nanaimo campus for the second annual Baking Association of Canada, BC Chapter, Island Committee Annual General Meeting, Sept. 18. Committee president, Martin Barnett, expects to have as many as 100 people attend this year’s event, which will include an informal panel discussion, an Apprentice and Trainee Baking... Read more
Free barbeque to kick-off year-long celebration at Parksville Qualicum Centre
August 30, 2006
It may be Malaspina University-College Parksville Qualicum Centre’s birthday, but you’ll be the one getting the gifts starting with a free public barbeque, September 14. Read more
ElderCollege classes kick off the fall season
August 29, 2006
You’re never too old to do new tricks or learn them, as many <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Nanaimo seniors have discovered. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> And this year is as good as any to start learning at Malaspina University-College’s ElderCollege classes where more than 1,000... Read more
Checklist for success at Malaspina University-College
August 27, 2006
Launching a successful year at Malaspina University-College starts before the first class.The thousands of students now arriving in Nanaimo for their year at Malaspina have schedules to set, books to buy, finances to find, and a host of other tasks to complete before tackling the bigger challenge of getting an education. Students can use the following tips to smooth their transition from summer... Read more
Rhododendron Society adds beauty to Malaspina University-College, Cowichan Campus
August 24, 2006
Malaspina University-College’s Cowichan campus is guaranteed a beautiful entrance for years, thanks to a donation from the Cowichan Valley Rhododendron Society. The society and Malaspina joined in a reception August 24 to celebrate the $500 donation, which put 23 hybrid rhododendrons of varying types in a cluster of evergreen shrubs surrounding the sign and entrance. Cowichan campus Interim... Read more