Clarica Staff Volunteer Program Brings Major Gift to Malaspina Library
April 29, 2003
When Lori Ramsay volunteered to help out at the annual Festival of Trees Christmas celebration last year, she didn’t know that her volunteer spirit would also bring an award of $3,000 for her chosen charity. Ramsay, an advisor with the Clarica Nanaimo Financial Centre, presented the cheque today to Susie Caswell, Manager of the Festival of Trees. The gift will go towards the Festival’s goal of... Read more
Mariners Golf Team back in the swing…
April 9, 2003
Malaspina University-College has its Mariners Golf Team back in play thanks to the efforts of Athletic Director, Bruce Hunter; with a helping hand from the Nanaimo Golf Club. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> The team has joined the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC), which is based in Washington State with the hope... Read more
The Malaspina University-College Board has approved a tuition fee increase, effective April 1
March 27, 2003
Last year, after six years of frozen tuition, Malaspina made major changes in tuition policy and increased tuition in most programs to avoid massive program cuts and staff lay-offs as a result of major budget shortfalls and announced that fees would likely rise the following year to offset increased expenditures for costs over which the institution has little control. <?xml:namespace prefix... Read more
Houle Electric commits $10,000 to Malaspina’s New Library campaign
March 24, 2003
Dave Houle, manager of Houle Electric’s Nanaimo operations, was on hand at Malaspina University-College recently to present a $1,000 cheque to Malaspina’s New Library campaign fund. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> The cheque is the first installment of the company’s $10,000 pledge towards the university-college’s $10 million campaign. ... Read more
Herold Engineering supports Malaspina’s New Library Campaign
March 18, 2003
As part of an ongoing pledge supporting Malaspina University-College’s New Library Campaign, Herold Engineering was at Malaspina University-College recently to present a cheque for $1,000 to the Malaspina Foundation.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Shown here are (Left) Ted Sorensen and George Hrabowych of Herold Engineering present a cheque... Read more
Malaspina University-College launches new Executive MBA degree
March 17, 2003
If you are working and would like to take an MBA degree at the same time, Malaspina University-College may have the answer with its newly launched Master of Business Administration Executive degree. The Executive MBA degree program is Malaspina’s third higher business degree to be offered in partnership with the University of Hertfordshire, UK, one of Britain’s foremost business schools.... Read more
Study sheds light on quality of tourism employment
March 16, 2003
Tourism is B.C.’s second largest industry and employs 267,000 people. Despite the fact that more communities are embracing tourism in an effort to expand their economies, there is still a group of people who question the quality of jobs tourism generates.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> A new study, funded in part by Human Resources... Read more
Historic Library Project Theme of Annual Malaspina Business Breakfast
March 10, 2003
Malaspina University-College’s ambitious plans for a 21st century Library will be presented to the regional business community at the annual Malaspina Business Breakfast at the Nanaimo campus Thursday March 27. The “New Library” project will be historic for Malaspina, its students and the community and will be a model of how learning works for today’s students, including such consumer needs as... Read more
Malaspina University-College Debuts Knexa’s Knowledge Exchange Software
March 3, 2003
Malaspina University-College MBA students are benefitting from a new partnership with software developer Knexa Solutions Inc. of Vancouver, BC. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Knexa is the developer of IntraKnexa, software that will allow managers to keep track of sources of knowledge within a large organization. According to David H.... Read more
Midland Tools donation assists Malaspina carpentry students
February 19, 2003
The students of Malaspina University-College’s Carpentry and Residential Construction program have more tools to work with in their shop thanks to the generous donation of $2,200 worth of equipment from Midland Tools of Nanaimo. Shown in the photograph (left to right) are Malaspina University-College carpentry instructor Stephen Pelley, Midland Tools manager Jim Goehringer and carpentry tool... Read more