Trip to Paris excites baking students
November 17, 2011
Excitement is building among students and staff in Vancouver Island University’s professional baking program. That’s because 30 current and past students and four faculty members are eagerly anticipating a two-week sojourn to Paris to attend the biggest baking trade show in the world March 1 to 15. “This is something I’ve always wanted to do with my students,” said Martin Barnett, chair of VIU... Read more
Mariners in the news: Former athlete of the year eyes Olympics
November 17, 2011
Maverick Hatch having a ball on the beach By Earle Couper - Comox Valley Record Since switching from baseball to volleyball way back in high school, Maverick Hatch has never looked back. Now he's looking ahead – to the Summer Olympics. Hatch is one of Canada's top beach volleyball players and, along with partner Sam Schachter of Richmond Hill, Ont., has his sights set on a trip to London for... Read more
Festival of Trees raffle supports VIU students
November 16, 2011
Vancouver Island University’s Festival of Trees Raffle is underway with tickets available at the Welcome Centre just outside the upper cafeteria. The annual holiday season raffle is part of the Festival of Trees, the largest community fundraising event held by VIU’s Office of Development and Alumni. Proceeds support student awards, scholarships and bursaries. Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5.... Read more
Medics or Historians? The Curious History of Medical History
November 14, 2011
Vancouver Island University is pleased to host a public lecture by Professor Vivian Nutton who will reflect upon 50 years of medical history in “Medics or Historians? The Curious History of Medical History.” The lecture will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 7 pm on the VIU Nanaimo Campus in the Arts & Sciences/Liberal Arts Theatre, Building 355, Room 203. Professor Vivian Nutton (Cambridge,... Read more
Snuneymuxw First Nation and Vancouver Island University to co-host major treaty conference
November 10, 2011
Vancouver Island University (VIU) and the Snuneymuxw First Nation are pleased to announce they will co-host a major conference on the pre-Confederation treaties made by the British Crown and First Nations on Vancouver Island from 1850 to 1854. The conference will be held at VIU in Nanaimo on May 10 and 11, 2012, and is expected to attract more than 200 participants from across Canada. The theme... Read more
Culinary student from Ecuador sees VIU training as key ingredient for success
November 10, 2011
Juan Villota’s business administration training in his home city of Quito, Ecuador was just the start of his educational journey. “I’ve always loved to be involved in restaurants and hotels. My final goal is to open a restaurant with healthy food on the menu,” says the student who is halfway through his training at VIU’s Culinary Institute of Vancouver Island (CIVI). After completing his business... Read more
Institute for Coastal Research hosts symposium on BC's Seafood Economy
November 9, 2011
The prospect of wolf eels as a commercially viable food source and the role of shellfish in signalling the health of coastal environments are among the topics up for discussion at a symposium on Opportunities in BC’s Seafood Economy. “We have a tremendous wealth of seafood resources but in many ways it is undervalued,” says Michele Patterson, Program Lead for VIU’s Aquatic Foods Initiative and... Read more
VIU in the news: Musician finally follows dream
November 8, 2011
By Kathryn-Jane Hazel, Nanaimo News Bulletin In 1963 University of B.C. student Norm Abbey had to make a tough decision. Would he major in science or music? He chose science, and sold his French horn to help pay for his tuition. “David Suzuki? was still teaching at UBC then and biology and molecular genetics were at a pretty interesting stage,” he said. But music remained a passion. He sang... Read more
Mariners in the news: VIU wants to seize opportunity at nationals
November 8, 2011
By Greg Sakaki - Nanaimo News Bulletin Experience counts, and Vancouver Island University’s men’s soccer team knows how to play at nationals. The VIU Mariners, the Canadian Colleges’ Athletic Association’s defending champions, go into the 2011 tournament this week as the No. 1 seeds, the favourites and the most experienced team there. Knowing how to play in big games helps, say the M’s. But... Read more
Professors and students showcase William Blake's artistry in painting and poetry
November 8, 2011
I must Create a System, or be enslaved by another Man’s I will not Reason & Compare: my business is to Create – William Blake, Jerusalem Art professor Gregory Ball and English professors Dr. Daniel Burgoyne and Dr. Ross MacKay will shed light on the unique talents of William Blake with a multi-media, cross-disciplinary presentation on Nov. 18 at 10 am in the Malaspina Theatre on the Nanaimo... Read more