Malaspina helps injured worker launch new career
July 8, 2004
George Adams worked as a roofer in Nanaimo for 23 years but a near fatal accident forced him to change careers. Adams fell 30 feet while working on a roof at Harmac, and shattered one of his ankles. After many operations and 10 weeks of rehabilitation, Adams received the dreaded news - his career as a roofer was over. "My first thought was, what do I do now?" said the 49-year-old Nanaimo... Read more
Summer jazz in full swing at Malaspina University-College
July 7, 2004
If you love jazz, mark your calendar. A free public jazz concert takes place on Monday, July 12 at 7 p.m. in the Malaspina University-College Theatre. The concert features performances by students ranging in age from 12 to 70 from the 18th annual Summer Jazz Academy. The evening wrap-up concert also features a brief cameo appearance by the star-studded faculty. The Summer Jazz Academy faculty... Read more
Malaspina Graduates Win Major Research Awards
July 4, 2004
Malaspina University-College graduates are competing successfully on the national stage by winning prestigious research grants. Nicole Klan, who graduated in April with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, received $17,500 from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Computing science graduate Nicholas Boers is one of 108 students in B.C. to receive $17,300 from... Read more
Malaspina Board Adopts Balanced Budget For 2004/05 Fiscal Year
June 29, 2004
The Malaspina University-College Board has adopted a balanced operating budget of $84,023,888 for the 2004-05 fiscal year; up from $81-million last year. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> The budget consists of the following: $42,736,974 from the Ministry of Advanced Education for general operations and capital equipment – 50.9% of the total... Read more
$13.2-M Student housing expansion at Malaspina
June 23, 2004
Malaspina University-College is embarking on a $13.2-million project to expand student housing at the Nanaimo campus. The project will see 200 new student residence spaces added, bringing the total number to 386 when completed. The plan also includes renovations to the existing 186 units that have been operating on campus since the mid 1980s. Windley Construction Ltd., of Nanaimo, has been... Read more
Malaspina International High School students celebrate grad 2004
May 10, 2004
Thirty-seven Malaspina International High School (MIHS) students celebrated their BC High School graduation with a ceremony at Malaspina University-College followed by a banquet and dance at the Coast Bastion Hotel. Tom Lewis, MIHS principal, said, “This is the most important day in the school year for all of us, students and faculty. We’re very proud of our students’ accomplishments.” Guest... Read more
Pacific Rim Academy of Chefs de Cuisine leaves parting gift
May 5, 2004
What a great day for Culinary Artists at Malaspina UC. We have a new awards endowment from the former Pacific Rim Academy of Chefs. Once upon a time there was a group of local chefs who decided to create a local association of the Canadian Federation of Chefs de Cuisine. This association was founded in the 1960’s and over time evolved into what eventually became known as the Pacific Rim Academy... Read more
Malaspina chefs bring home medals from 2004 Grand Salon Culinaire
April 29, 2004
The Malaspina Culinary Arts program sent three competitors to the 2004 Grand Salon Culinaire held Sunday, April 25 and all three came home with medals. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Chef instructor Gordon Cowen won gold for his Hot and Cold Tapas. Culinary arts student Dianne Gordon won silver for her Four Hot Entrees Displayed Cold, and... Read more
Malaspina Japanese Festival assists others
April 28, 2004
Local groups Nanaimo Arts Alive and the Malaspina University-College Global Studies Club’s “Friends of Paraguay” now have a cheque for $560 each from the Japanese Festival held last February. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> February 7 Malaspina’s Japanese international students organized a Japanese Festival to introduce Japanese art and... Read more
Weekend Symphony concert “dream come true” for Malaspina music teacher
April 26, 2004
This weekend at the Port Theatre, the Vancouver Island Symphony Orchestra will perform a “world premiere” of a symphony written by Malaspina University-College music professor Patrick Carpenter. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Under the artistic direction of Marlin Wolfe, the VISO will perform a four movement symphony penned by Carpenter. The... Read more