VIU Nursing Students Seek Support for Khowhemun School Project
October 2, 2015
Your quick clicks online could make all the difference for a Vancouver Island University (VIU) Nursing program initiative that aims to install new outdoor play equipment, a walking path and a sheltered community gathering place at Duncan’s Khowhemun Elementary School. An application for $100,000 in funding to complete the project at the Kindergarten to Grade 7 school has been made to the Aviva... Read more
VIU to award more than $800,000 in prestigious QE II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships
September 24, 2015
Students interested in studying coastal resilience issues in Belize and on Vancouver Island are invited to a program launch and information session Wednesday, September 30, 4:30 pm, at Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) Nanaimo campus to learn more about an exciting scholarship opportunity. VIU will award more than $800,000 in scholarships through the prestigious Canadian Queen Elizabeth II... Read more
VIU Business Plan Competition Seeking Best Student and Alumni Ideas
September 23, 2015
If you’re a Vancouver Island University (VIU) student or alumni, and you have a great idea for a new business, you could enter to win a share in $10,000 in cash prizes and $7,000 in business services up for grabs in the 2015 VIU Business Plan Competition. “We know there’s a strong entrepreneurial spirit in our community, and among VIU students and alumni who have great ideas for businesses,”... Read more
VIU's Campus-wide Open House Coming Up Oct. 2
September 22, 2015
Learn how to make a digital movie, meet a giant sturgeon, get in on a federal election discussion, and take a fun, informative campus tour at Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) Open House at the Nanaimo campus from 10 am to 3 pm Friday, Oct. 2. These are just a few of the many scheduled activities which you’re invited to discover at VIU’s Open House, which is sponsored by Coast Capital Savings... Read more
VIU Recognized by Fulbright Canada for Leadership in Aboriginal Education
September 21, 2015
Fulbright Canada, one of the most prestigious scholarship programs in the world, has chosen Vancouver Island University (VIU) to be the home of their newest research Chair, the Visiting Research Chair in Aboriginal Studies. Fulbright Canada chose VIU because of the leadership role the University has taken in building relationships with First Nations, Metis and Inuit communities and supporting... Read more
Susan Juby Talks Young Adult Fiction as Fall Colloquium Series Kicks Off
September 18, 2015
The fall Arts and Humanities Colloquium Series at Vancouver Island University (VIU) kicks off Friday, Sept. 25 at 10 am with an illustrated talk by professor and award winning author Susan Juby. An instructor in VIU’s Creative Writing and Journalism program, Juby will give an illustrated talk on her latest book, The Truth Commission, a young adult novel framed as a work of creative nonfiction.... Read more
VIU Nursing Student Thrilled by $5K Pieter de Reuver Foundation Award
September 9, 2015
The timing of a $5,000 scholarship from Oceanside’s Pieter de Reuver Foundation couldn’t have been better for Alicyn Fleischmann, who begins her third year in Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) Bachelor of Science in Nursing program Sept. 8. Fleischmann learned she had won the Pieter de Reuver Foundation Award of Excellence in the early summer, as she struggled with the idea of working full-... Read more
VIU celebrates opening of new student health clinic on Nanaimo campus
September 8, 2015
Vancouver Island University (VIU) students will have access to a medical health clinic on the Nanaimo campus as they begin their fall semester. Developed in partnership with Island Health and with support from the Nanaimo Division of Family Practice, the new VIU Health and Wellness Centre offers a wide range of medical services to registered students in its mid-campus location in the Student... Read more
Improving Literacy for Thousands of Adults in BC
September 4, 2015
PARKSVILLE - Adult literacy programs in 75 communities throughout the province will receive $2.4 million in 2015-16 to provide more British Columbians with the literacy skills they need to take part in the growing economy. News release from Ministry of Advanced Education Read more
Nanaimo Chamber Orchestra Performs at VIU's Deep Bay Marine Field Station Aug. 22
August 13, 2015
Enjoy breathtaking views of Baynes Sound, a delicious appetizer buffet and sweet summer tunes performed by the Nanaimo Chamber Orchestra (NCO) at Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) Deep Bay Marine Field Station on Saturday, August 22. Sounds like the perfect summer evening, right? “Over the years, we in the Nanaimo Chamber Orchestra have played sumptuous music, so when we’re asked to play a... Read more