Milner Gardens’ jazz concert strikes summer high note
August 9, 2006
Summer strikes a high note at <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Milner Gardens’ third annual Jazz in the Garden, a magical display of musical virtuosity held August 20 in this equally magical Qualicum Beach setting. The Sunday afternoon concert features Juno award-winning Nanaimo native Ingrid Jensen, whose trumpet solos have been enjoyed by... Read more
Senior author follows creative star to Cowichan campus
August 8, 2006
Manuel Erickson doesn’t waste time. When he wanted to research trains, he took to the air as the most efficient way to collect information for his first book. When he wanted to prime his writing career, he took himself to Malaspina University-College, Cowichan campus, as the most efficient way to polish his prose. Starting this fall, the 71-year-old <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:... Read more
Cowichan Campus offers courses that respond to local needs
August 7, 2006
When the North American Indigenous Games come to Duncan in 2008, athletes will enjoy a world-class experience, thanks in part to a new program being introduced this fall by the Cowichan campus of Malaspina University-College. The campus has developed a new certificate program in Aboriginal Sports Management, which includes 10 courses designed specifically to give event organizations the skills... Read more
A Class of One
August 3, 2006
Students who can’t get to the classroom can have the classroom come to them, through Malaspina’s accredited online courses.”Online education allows students to take classes when and where they are. For anyone who cannot attend a conventional classroom – perhaps because of work, family responsibilities, distance, or disability – online courses make education accessible,” said <?xml:namespace... Read more
Malaspina University-College to host new professional baking competition
July 26, 2006
<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Up and coming Canadian bakers are being sought out for a new baking competition. The Baking Association of Canada, BC Chapter, Island Committee is hosting a special Apprentice and Trainee Baking Competition as part of the new chapter’s second Annual General Meeting at Malaspina University-College, Nanaimo campus... Read more
Malaspina English professor publishes two books on literature
July 19, 2006
Dr. Richard J. Lane, an English professor at Malaspina University-College in Nanaimo, has recently added to his extensive publication list with two new academic books, called Fifty Key Literary Theorists (London & New York: Routledge) and The Postcolonial Novel (Cambridge: Polity). <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Fifty Key Literary... Read more
Malaspina Information Tech student wins new award
July 13, 2006
For Malaspina University-College Information Technology and Applied Systems (ITAS) student, Steven Barre, working with computers is award enough. So when he was recently received the $500 Lionel Hennessy Award for doing a top notch job, it was a bonus. “It was rewarding to find out that I was at the top of my class,” said Barre. “This recognition definitely makes the past two years of... Read more
Interim dean appointed to Malaspina University-College Education Department
July 13, 2006
Education has always been a passion for Patrick Ross. So when he was appointed to act as interim Dean for the Education Department in addition to maintaining his regular duties as Vice President of Student Services, he was thrilled. “I’ve always considered myself a teacher first and foremost even while working as an administrator,” said Ross. “My passion is teaching. This is a wonderful... Read more
Provincial initiative and Mal-U to support tourism in rural BC
July 11, 2006
Distance isn’t the only thing coming between BC’s rural communities and their future in the tourism industry. A lack of available information is also a barrier according to Dr. Nicole Vaugeois of Malaspina University-College in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Nanaimo and leader of the new Tourism Research Innovation Project (TRIP). In June,... Read more
Donors’ bequests will support future writers, First Nations students at Malaspina
July 6, 2006
<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Two major bequests created years ago have come together to leave enduring legacies for future students at Malaspina University-College. Ten years ago a local woman, who has requested to remain anonymous, created an insurance policy on behalf of students at Malaspina University-College. She had a special... Read more