Malaspina's residences get new look from salvaged wood
October 9, 2000
Salvaged hemlock from the bottom of Vancouver Island lakes is being used to give student residences at Malaspina University-College a new look. New, modular shelving units, desks and cupboards have been installed in 14 student residences so far. All 180 rooms will be refurbished as funding becomes available. Malaspina instructor Mike Culverwell designed the new furnishings, while interior... Read more
On-line archive to preserve Canadian war experiences
October 9, 2000
Malaspina University-College history instructor Dr. Stephen Davies is working on a project to preserve the experience of Canadians during times of war, and he is looking for letters, postcards, or photos. Davies is director of The Canadian Letters and Images Project, an on-line archive that will record Canadian war experience, from any war, as told through the letters and images of Canadians... Read more
Biology graduate Tanya Wood accepted straight into UBC Ph.D. program
September 28, 2000
Tanya Wood is making a name for herself and for Malaspina University-College. She graduated last June with a Bachelor of Science (Biology) degree and was accepted straight into the Ph.D. program at the University of British Columbia (UBC), recently. "It's rare for an undergraduate student to skip the Master's degree and go directly into a doctoral program," says UBC professor Dr. Ross... Read more
Jessie Chalmers wins National Carpentry Apprenticeship Contest
September 13, 2000
Malaspina Carpentry & Residential Construction graduate Jessie Chalmers proved that he is the best apprentice carpenter in Canada by winning the National Carpentry Apprenticeship Contest held in Montreal September 7-9. In an arduous three-day competition Chalmers showed that he had both the theoretical and practical skills to take the contest over the best carpentry apprentices from Canada's... Read more
Gina the sturgeon gives birth to an industry
August 14, 2000
An expectant crowd of marine biologists, fisheries and aquaculture instructors and students are joined by curious onlookers and photographers in the fisheries and aquaculture lab at Malaspina University-College, in Nanaimo. All eyes are on Gina, a 20-50-year old, 40 kg. 1.7 metre-long Fraser River white sturgeon who will be instrumental in kick starting a new industry in British Columbia -... Read more
Malaspina International Collegiate partners with Dalian Maple Leaf International High School in Dalian, China
August 14, 2000
Malaspina International Collegiate (MIC), located on the campus of Malaspina University-College, has recently concluded an exclusive partnership with Dalian Maple Leaf International High School in Dalian, China. "As the only high school outside of British Columbia licensed to offer the B.C. high school graduation program, Dalian Maple International High School, provides Canadian students with... Read more
Malaspina's International department introduces Western accounting practices to 19 Chinese auditors
July 17, 2000
Nineteen professional Chinese auditors are living and studying in Nanaimo until next March. They are taking part in an 11-month custom training program, contracted with Malaspina University-College through its International Education and Business Programs departments. The auditors, all employed by the Chinese National Auditors Office in Beijing, are here to improve their English and learn about... Read more
Malaspina cook training grad Iain Rennie wins Employee of the Year Award
July 12, 2000
At a recent "Night of the Stars" awards ceremony held at the Ocean Point Resort Hotel & Spa in Victoria, Iain Rennie, an Executive Sous Chef at The Empress Hotel in Victoria was named Employee of the Year for Vancouver Island's hospitality industry. Rennie won the honour over a field comprised of Vancouver Island's best hospitality employees nominated by the Executive Food Services of B.C.... Read more
Malaspina Field Studies Course Explores Tropical Belize
July 10, 2000
Malaspina University-College is offering a two-week international field course in Belize, Central America that will introduce curious students and travellers to the ecosystems and cultures, past and present, of the tropics and Caribbean. The course will run from January 13 to 28, 2001 and is designed for continuing education students who have a keen interest in exploring and learning about... Read more
Malaspina Biology student, Andrew Cameron, studies Belize water quality
July 4, 2000
The chance to live, work and study in a developing country was something Andrew Cameron never dreamed possible when he enrolled in the Bachelor of Science degree program at Malaspina University-College, four years ago. Cameron worked on the Belize River Water Quality Assessment project under the supervision of Dr. Matthew Hoch, Malaspina's biology department chair. "It was a great experience,"... Read more