STUDENTS PASSIONATE ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION HOST PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM APRIL 27
April 17, 2013
Vancouver Island University students are passionate about educating others about climate change. The students, all members of a nationally funded university public outreach initiative called Awareness of Climate Change through Education and Research (ACER), invite the public to the fourth annual climate change symposium at VIU’s Nanaimo campus on Saturday, April 27. The symposium called “... Read more
School District Seeks More Student Teachers Trained at VIU
April 16, 2013
Student teachers at Vancouver Island University are in demand. VIU Education faculty member Dr. John Phipps recently received a call from Breanne Stoudt, Human Resources Advisor for School District # 63 (Saanich), asking for more VIU practicum students in Saanich schools. “I was told that VIU student teachers are well trained, prepared for classroom assignments and seem to understand how to plan... Read more
VIU Hosts Delegation of Norwegian University Presidents
April 16, 2013
A delegation of educators from Norway, including 10 university presidents, visited VIU’s Nanaimo campus today. The visit was part of a week-long tour the Norwegian delegation is making of Canadian post-secondary institutions to gain insight into educational and university affairs in Canada, as well as build partnerships with institutions, such as VIU, that have similar programs. The delegation... Read more
Pieter de Reuver Foundation Helps Local VIU Students Achieve their Educational Dreams
April 12, 2013
When philanthropist Pieter de Reuver retired for the fourth time in 2005 (at age 73) he decided to devote some of his considerable energy to giving back to the Oceanside community where he’s lived since 1989. To do that, he established the Pieter de Reuver Foundation, put the word out and started accepting funding applications from local organizations. “That first year we received applications... Read more
VIU Student's 'Pear'-fect Recipe Earns her a Spot in National Culinary Competition
April 11, 2013
For the past few months VIU Culinary student Allegra Jimenez has been eating, sleeping and breathing pears, all in a bid to create a pear-focused recipe and earn a spot in the finals of the Northwest Pear Bureau Recipe competition. Every year the Northwest Pear Bureau challenges culinary students to create a recipe using pears. A panel of judges chooses the top five recipes and those students are... Read more
ENGINEERING STUDENTS BUILD POPSICLE STICK BRIDGES WHILE LEARNING DESIGN TECHNIQUES
April 11, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, April 10, 2013 NANAIMO – Who says university is all work and no play? First-year engineering students at Vancouver Island University got to play with popsicle sticks for a class project. Their task? Students worked in small groups to design and build a model bridge for a replacement of the Johnson Street bridge spanning Victoria’s Inner Harbour. The popsicle... Read more
UNLOCKING COASTAL BC'S BLUE CARBON OPPORTUNITIES
April 9, 2013
Issued by the BC Ministry of Environment April 9, 2013 COURTENAY – The B.C. government is partnering with Vancouver Island University and the Comox Valley Project Watershed Society to better understand how coastal communities can combine action on climate change and improvements to coastal ecosystems, and at the same time potentially benefit economically from these activities. The Province,... Read more
ARTWORK EXHIBITION ON DISPLAY AT DEEP BAY MARINE FIELD STATION UNTIL APRIL 30
April 9, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, April 9, 2013 NANAIMO, BC: Visual arts graduating students from Vancouver Island University invite the public to the grand opening of “Explorations”, a year-end art show at VIU’s Deep Bay Marine Field Station Saturday, April 13 from 1 to 4 pm. “This show exhibits new bodies of work created by senior Visual Art students and is a chance for them to showcase skills... Read more
VIU IN THE NEWS - HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS TAKE PART IN HUGE JOB FAIR AT VIU
April 8, 2013
By Robert Barron, Daily News Published: Friday, April 05, 2013 After spending much of the last two years studying in the MBA program at Vancouver Island University, Elema Dugarova is exploring her options in the local workforce in preparation for her graduation later this year. Dugarova, who is from Russia, was one of hundreds of VIU students who attended the university's business student... Read more
LIBERAL STUDIES CONFERENCE APRIL 9, 10 AND 11 PROMOTES CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
April 8, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, April 8, 2013 Nanaimo, B.C - Big names in history including Plato, Dante, Shakespeare, Nietzsche and Heisenberg will come to life this week during Vancouver Island University's 22nd annual Liberal Studies spring conference April 9, 10 and 11. Close to 50 Liberal Studies students from Nanaimo, Cowichan, Powell River and Courtenay/Comox will discuss the lives and... Read more