Malaspina Barber-Stylist grad builds business with traditional skills
September 7, 2006
Consider the barber, the confidant of men powerful or plebeian, whose domain is a centre for forging friendships, building business and getting a great haircut. “Yet hardly anyone ever says ‘when I grow up, I want to be a barber’,” observes Mark Stuart, a second-generation barber who teaches the trade at Malaspina University-College. As a result, demand for good barbers exceeds the supply and... Read more
Poets On Campus series starts at Mal-U
September 6, 2006
Experience poetry the way it was meant to be – live and out loud during weekly poetry events at Malaspina University-College. Over the next eight months, talented poets from all over Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland will spend an evening in the Malaspina Library to read and discuss their love of poetry during the Poets On Campus series. "There's something about having poems read out... Read more
Baking Association to host Annual General Meeting at Mal-U
September 4, 2006
Vancouver Island baking professionals will descend on Malaspina University-College’s Nanaimo campus for the second annual Baking Association of Canada, BC Chapter, Island Committee Annual General Meeting, Sept. 18. Committee president, Martin Barnett, expects to have as many as 100 people attend this year’s event, which will include an informal panel discussion, an Apprentice and Trainee Baking... Read more
Free barbeque to kick-off year-long celebration at Parksville Qualicum Centre
August 30, 2006
It may be Malaspina University-College Parksville Qualicum Centre’s birthday, but you’ll be the one getting the gifts starting with a free public barbeque, September 14. Read more
ElderCollege classes kick off the fall season
August 29, 2006
You’re never too old to do new tricks or learn them, as many <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Nanaimo seniors have discovered. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> And this year is as good as any to start learning at Malaspina University-College’s ElderCollege classes where more than 1,000... Read more
Checklist for success at Malaspina University-College
August 27, 2006
Launching a successful year at Malaspina University-College starts before the first class.The thousands of students now arriving in Nanaimo for their year at Malaspina have schedules to set, books to buy, finances to find, and a host of other tasks to complete before tackling the bigger challenge of getting an education. Students can use the following tips to smooth their transition from summer... Read more
Rhododendron Society adds beauty to Malaspina University-College, Cowichan Campus
August 24, 2006
Malaspina University-College’s Cowichan campus is guaranteed a beautiful entrance for years, thanks to a donation from the Cowichan Valley Rhododendron Society. The society and Malaspina joined in a reception August 24 to celebrate the $500 donation, which put 23 hybrid rhododendrons of varying types in a cluster of evergreen shrubs surrounding the sign and entrance. Cowichan campus Interim... Read more
Belize building on books from Malaspina University-College
August 23, 2006
Dr. Larry Wolfe had just assigned a library research paper to his marketing students when one of the students spoke up. "But sir," the student said, "There are no books." Surprised, Wolfe checked the library at the University of Belize. The student was right. There were no books – at least, no current books on marketing. Instead, half of the 30,000 books in the library were multiple copies of... Read more
Degree development is a labour of love for Malaspina faculty
August 22, 2006
Most students understand what it takes to get a degree. What does it take to give one? It takes more than 500 hours of concentrated work, said Malaspina University-College Curriculum Committee chair, Dr. Hope Leith, who coordinated the recent development of a minor in language and culture. "My thesis took less time and got rewritten less often," she said. Development of new degrees is often a... Read more
Malaspina University-College has a new President-designate
August 20, 2006
Don Hubbard, Board Chair for Malaspina University-College’s Board of Governors announced today that Dr. Ralph Nilson has been offered, and has accepted, the position of President for Malaspina University-College. Dr. Nilson is currently working as the Vice-President, Academic of Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, a position he has held since July 2004. Dr. Nilson will replace... Read more