High Tech Shares to Grow Fruit in New Demonstration Orchard
August 28, 2001
High tech shares might be on the downturn on the stock market, but they are going to show rapid growth and a bright future as an innovative gift to local horticulture. LeVerne Hawken, who has had a lifelong involvement with commercial and hobby orchards, has donated his Hewlett-Packard shares to create a demonstration orchard at Malaspina University-College. The orchard will be located at... Read more
Malaspina University-College board adopts balanced budget for 2001/2002
May 31, 2001
The Malaspina University-College Board has adopted a balanced operating budget of $60,015,767 for the 2000/2001 fiscal year, $2,406,512 higher than last year. The budget consists of the following: $36,914,839 from the Ministry of Advanced Education, Training and Technology for general operations and capital equipment - 61.5 % of the total budget; $7,546,711 expected from student tuition and... Read more
Malaspina Commercial Baking student Dena Nicols wins $1000 SERCA scholarship
May 31, 2001
Malaspina University-College commercial baking student Dena Nicols accepts a $1000 scholarship from SERCA Foodservice Inc. district sales representative Graham Hawkins while Malaspina commercial baking instructor Rolf Hesser lends support. Nicols received the scholarship for her second prize award in the first annual Great Canadian Recipe Contest sponsored by SERCA recently. Student cooks and... Read more
Demand exceeds supply at Malaspina University-College
May 31, 2001
Registration for courses at Malaspina University-College started on June 8, and demand is exceeding supply for courses in university degree programs. More than 4,300 continuing students with grade averages of C or higher registered for courses during the first three weeks of June, and more than 1,700 first-time students started registering on June 20. "Demand for all our university degree... Read more
Malaspina Business internships are good for business and students
May 29, 2001
Malaspina University-College student, Robin Hestor, recently completed an internship with Douglas A. Johnston & Co., the Nanaimo Certified General Accounting firm that sponsored Hestor's internship. Internships are a requirement in the final year of Malaspina's four-year degree program and include approximately 120 hours of unpaid placement, with students undertaking one or more substantial... Read more
Malaspina offers new Essential Skills for Supervisors diploma
May 2, 2001
Supervisors, or those being considered for supervisory positions, in trades and skilled occupations will benefit from a new diploma program offered at Malaspina University-College. The Essential Skills for Supervisors: Trades and Skilled Occupations diploma program is designed to ease the transition of trained employees working in trades and skilled occupations to supervisory positions. The... Read more
Malaspina carpentry grads build new buildings for their old school
April 24, 2001
When does a carpentry program know it is a success? It is when the graduates return as journeymen and apprentice carpenters to build new buildings for their old school. Such is the case at Malaspina University-College where two contractors are building a new five-storey teaching/office building, a heavy duty/carpentry shop and have hired 15 graduates of Malaspina's Carpentry & Residential... Read more
Malaspina's Milner Gardens opens to public April 21
April 20, 2001
On Saturday, April 21, Milner Gardens and Woodland is opening its ten-acre gardens and surrounding 60 acres of forest to the public just in time for the magnificent Rhododendron bloom. The garden will be open Thursday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through October. Milner Gardens offers visitors a beautiful old growth forest walk, a delightful artist's garden highlighted by more than 500... Read more
Malaspina culinary arts student Liana Viani wins gold at Foodservice Expo 2001
March 7, 2001
Malaspina University-College culinary arts student Liana Viani outperformed 30 other student cooks from BC colleges at the Foodservice Expo 2001 held at BC Place in front of a live audience on Monday, March 5, 2001. The culinary arts students were given a half-hour to prepare, cook and present two salmon dishes, one for presentation and one for the judges to taste, with vegetables plus do a... Read more
Canwest Global Gift Supports Media Studies at Malaspina
January 24, 2001
A $150,000 donation by the CanWest Global Foundation will fund ongoing research and scholarships in Media Studies at Malaspina University-College. The gift was announced today by Ron Eberle, General Manager of Global’s CH Vancouver Island. It will create two endowments providing scholarships and funds for research and program development in Media Studies. “New communications technologies,... Read more