Malaspina chefs bring home medals from 2004 Grand Salon Culinaire
April 29, 2004
The Malaspina Culinary Arts program sent three competitors to the 2004 Grand Salon Culinaire held Sunday, April 25 and all three came home with medals. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Chef instructor Gordon Cowen won gold for his Hot and Cold Tapas. Culinary arts student Dianne Gordon won silver for her Four Hot Entrees Displayed Cold, and... Read more
Malaspina Japanese Festival assists others
April 28, 2004
Local groups Nanaimo Arts Alive and the Malaspina University-College Global Studies Club’s “Friends of Paraguay” now have a cheque for $560 each from the Japanese Festival held last February. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> February 7 Malaspina’s Japanese international students organized a Japanese Festival to introduce Japanese art and... Read more
Weekend Symphony concert “dream come true” for Malaspina music teacher
April 26, 2004
This weekend at the Port Theatre, the Vancouver Island Symphony Orchestra will perform a “world premiere” of a symphony written by Malaspina University-College music professor Patrick Carpenter. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Under the artistic direction of Marlin Wolfe, the VISO will perform a four movement symphony penned by Carpenter. The... Read more
Trevor Styan – Wellington’s winning welder
April 18, 2004
When it comes to welding, Trevor Styan is hot! <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> The grade 12 Wellington Secondary student has been taking welding level C at Malaspina University-College through the School District 68’s Career Technical Centre (CTC) and doing very well. Over the past month Styan has added a bronze medal from the Skills... Read more
Progressions 2004 – a student art exhibition
April 15, 2004
Malaspina University-College’s visual and applied arts programs present Progressions 2004, an exhibition featuring student work from the past year. The exhibition will open Friday, April 23 at 7 pm in the Theatre building 310 with an awards ceremony. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> The exhibits featuring painting, sculpture, printmaking,... Read more
Sarah Bingham and Chris Dueck bring home medals from hot food competition
April 6, 2004
For three months preceding the BC Jr. Chefs Association Annual Hot Competition held in BC Place, Vancouver, recently, two Malaspina University-College culinary arts students were busy streamlining their entries for the competition. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Students Sarah Bingham and Chris Dueck spent weeks practicing with salmon only... Read more
Vernon’s Sarah Bingham medals at hot food competition
April 6, 2004
For three months preceding the BC Jr. Chefs Association Annual Hot Competition held in BC Place, Vancouver, recently, two Malaspina University-College culinary arts students were busy streamlining their entries for the competition at their Nanaimo campus. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Students Sarah Bingham (Vernon) and Chris Dueck (Nanaimo... Read more
Registered Nurses Honour Malaspina Educator
April 5, 2004
Piera Jung, an instructor for the Home Support/ Resident Care Attendant Program at Malaspina University-College, was honoured by the Registered Nurses Association of British Columbia with an Award of Excellence in Nursing Education at a special awards ceremony held April 5 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Vancouver.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /... Read more
“Cynicism and apathy are threatening Canada’s political system” according to former MLA Dale Lovick, and he wants to do something about it.
March 17, 2004
Lovick is teaching a three-credit course called The Theory and Practice of Politics during Malaspina University-College’s summer session which begins May 3.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> “It’s an introduction to political engagement and awareness based primarily on my previous experience,” said Lovick, who served as MLA from 1986 until he... Read more
Jazz buffs take note - Malaspina University-College is offering two unique courses for beginner or advanced musicians.
March 17, 2004
Instructor Pat Coleman will teach an Introduction to Jazz workshop and an Advanced Jazz Workshop from May 3 to June 18. It’s the first time Malaspina is offering these university credit courses during the summer session. “The Introduction to Jazz workshop (MUSC 193) is a three credit course for people who have no or little prior experience playing jazz,” said Coleman, an accomplished musician... Read more