Volunteers and the Easter Bunny Feature in Milner Gardens Spring Celebrations
March 21, 2013
Milner Gardens and Woodlands will be hosting two not-to-be-missed events during the next couple of weeks in preparation for the launch of their busiest season which starts March 28. The first event is Milner’s annual Volunteer Opportunity Day, Saturday, March 23, from 1pm-3pm, where anyone who loves the outdoors is welcome to spend a couple of hours discovering the varied volunteer opportunities... Read more
Public Invited to Open House at Deep Bay Marine Field Station March 30
March 19, 2013
Families looking for something fun and educational over the Easter weekend may want to check out the Open House at the Deep Bay Marine Field Station in Bowser on Saturday, March 30. Touch tanks and large aquaria brimming with colorful marine creatures from local waters will delight young and old alike, along with plenty of fun-filled activities throughout the day including artists demonstrations... Read more
VIU AND THE VANCOUVER ISLAND UNIVERSITY FACULTY ASSOCIATION REACH TENTATIVE AGREEMENT
March 19, 2013
VIU AND THE VANCOUVER ISLAND UNIVERSITY FACULTY ASSOCIATION REACH TENTATIVE AGREEMENT NANAIMO, BC - Vancouver Island University (VIU) and the Vancouver Island University Faculty Association (VIUFA) are pleased to announce that they have reached a tentative collective agreement. The parties came to an agreement late Sunday afternoon, March 17, 2013, following a productive session of bargaining... Read more
CELEBRATION OF RESEARCH INCLUDES ‘SCHOLARSHIP SLAM’
March 18, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 18, 2013 NANAIMO, BC – Vancouver Island University faculty and student researchers will go head-to-head March 27 during a ‘scholarship slam’ to see who is most skilled at explaining their research. It’s the grand finale of a two-day celebration of research at VIU’s Nanaimo campus on March 26 and 27. CREATE – the Celebrating Research Excellence and Knowledge Event... Read more
Real Life Learning Helps the Environment
March 18, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, March 18 Stream enhancement efforts will be a little easier this year thanks to Vancouver Island University’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) program. Ninety students took part in the MBA Business Challenge, a friendly competition where three teams competed and raised $2,500 for the Pacific Salmon Foundation. At a wrap-up celebration last week, “Team... Read more
VIU GRADUATE PROGRAM HELPS FILL SHORTAGE OF QUALIFIED DISTANCE EDUCATION TEACHERS
March 14, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, March 14 NANAIMO, BC – A unique online learning and teaching program at Vancouver Island University is helping to fill a province-wide shortage of qualified distance education teachers. VIU launched the Online Learning and Teaching Diploma (OLTD) graduate program last September. “Our first cohort is in their second semester and we are recruiting students with a... Read more
VIU IN THE NEWS: MARINERS LOOKING TO STEP ONTO NATIONAL PODIUM
March 13, 2013
By Ben Ingram, Nanaimo Daily News Published: Monday, March 11, 2013 The Vancouver Island University Mariners men's basketball team is taking their shot at a national title one step at a time. VIU is taking part in the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association's national championship tournament in Sainte Anne de Bellevue, Que., March 14-16. The team's first target will be the Red Deer College... Read more
STUDENTS TOOT THEIR OWN HORNS AT VIU’S FIRST EVER TRUMPET FESTIVAL
March 12, 2013
Six VIU trumpet students tooted their own horns, both literally and figuratively, at VIU’s first ever Trumpet Festival, on February 17, 2013. They played their hearts out, each performing three different jazz tunes in a bid to impress the festival’s adjudicators, Claudio Fantinato, Michael Irving and Andrew Homzy, all accomplished jazz musicians and educators. Greg Bush, a trumpet player and... Read more
FOUR GENERATIONS OF VIU ALUMNI POOL SKILLS TO CREATE FIRST EVER ALUMNI MERCHANDISE
March 12, 2013
By pooling their collective skills, a group of VIU alumni spanning four generations, have created the first ever VIU Alumni merchandise. The T-shirts, which come in two different styles, were designed by Graphic Design alumna Sarita Mielke, who graduated in 2010, and Terence Fitzgerald, who graduated from the same program in 1992. Mielke and Fitzgerald then worked closely with Senini Graphics,... Read more
VIU Hosts Regional Trades and Technology Skills Canada Competition
March 11, 2013
High school students from around the region descended on VIU’s Nanaimo Campus on Friday, March 8, to try out their trades skills in regional [Skills Canada](http://www.skillscanada.bc.ca/) competitions. Every year Skills Canada runs events across the province with the goal of building awareness of trades careers and giving students the opportunity to show just how much they’ve learned in a... Read more