Culinary Arts student wins national competition
March 28, 2012
Vancouver Island University Culinary Arts student Elycia Ross won national bragging rights in the USA Rice Federation’s Culinary Student Recipe Competition. She won first place, a cheque for $1,500 and a trophy for her Mango Chicken Barbeque Rice recipe, which she prepared for a panel of judges last weekend in Toronto. It was Ross’s second Culinary victory in two weeks. Before competing in... Read more
Nursing students showcase Community and Social Health projects
March 28, 2012
Nursing 314: Community and Societal Health students and faculty held an end of semester celebration on Wednesday March 28th at the Malaspina Theatre Building. The Nursing 314 students showcased their great work and accomplishments in regards to their community projects and communities of practice. Keynote speakers were members of Guthrie House, the first Therapeutic Community model implemented... Read more
Portal magazine launches with a party April 5
March 28, 2012
The class of Portal magazine will be celebrating the publication and launch of the magazine’s 2012 issue Thursday, April 5, 5:30 pm-8:30 pm. The launch party will take place in the Royal Arbutus Room of Bldg. 300 at the Nanaimo VIU campus. Doors open at 5:30 and the festivities will commence at 6 sharp. This event is free to attend, and is open to both the VIU community and the public.... Read more
Culinary superstars bring medals home to VIU
March 23, 2012
Vancouver Island University Culinary Arts students have done it again. They won several medals, including grand gold, grand silver and grand bronze, at the 16th annual BC Chefs Hot Competition Live at the Vancouver convention centre as part of the BC Foodservice Expo. The two-day cooking extravaganza included competitors from all levels of cooking in professional, team, apprentice, post-... Read more
Researcher fosters interdisciplinary approach to address coastal resource issues
March 22, 2012
Dr. Grant Murray and his team at Vancouver Island University’s Institute for Coastal Research (ICR) have spectacular reminders of their raison d’etre when they look east from their vantage point on the fourth floor for the Nanaimo campus Library building. The panoramic view beyond downtown Nanaimo includes ferries and freighters navigating the Strait of Georgia. Off to the southeast, the Harmac... Read more
VIU launches new graduate diploma program in Online Learning and Teaching
March 21, 2012
Vancouver Island University is offering an exciting new opportunity for teachers and those holding a Bachelor of Education degree. The University’s Board of Governors has approved an innovative graduate diploma program in Online Learning and Teaching (OLTD.) “We’re accepting applications immediately,” said Mary O’Neill of VIU’s Faculty of Education. “The first intake begins in September 2012.... Read more
World Water Day ... a look at Nanaimo & Region
March 21, 2012
This is Canada Water Week and several local organizations have teamed up in the Nanaimo area to "think globally and act locally", holding a public event on World Water Day. "A year ago local residents south of Nanaimo met and talked about major water problems that had come to light in Cedar and Yellowpoint," says event organizer Laurie Gourlay. "This year increased interest in water, and our... Read more
Students, faculty and staff urged to "break up with your cup"
March 21, 2012
VIU students Laura Timmermans and Clint Haley are urging the Nanaimo campus community to take a pledge to use travel mugs rather than disposable cups. They were in the courtyard in front of the Library Wednesday giving out free coffee to those with travel mugs. Timmermans, a graphic arts student, makes her case for sustainability in a news release: Break up with your cup, and pledge to do your... Read more
In the news: Blind student has a strong ear for audio
March 19, 2012
Tshepo Raditladi turns adversity into an advantage at program By Chris Koehn Nanaimo Daily News Monday, March 19, 2012 Tshepo Raditladi left Botswana in 2010 to study digital media at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo. Like most of the program's visually inclined students he wants to inspire people through his works, but for Raditladi it won't be easy. As a teenager, meningitis robbed... Read more
Lawyer highlights court cases and the Douglas Treaties
March 16, 2012
Louise Mandell, Q.C., will speak at Vancouver Island University March 20 on Litigating the Douglas Treaties. Her talk, 7-8:30 pm, in Building 355, Room 203, Nanaimo campus, is the final presentation prior to the Vancouver Island Treaties Conference that VIU is co-hosting with Snuneymuxw First Nation May 10 and 11. Mandell is among a group of panelists with extensive background on First Nations... Read more