Visual Art Students to Create Huge Prints with Steamroller
April 15, 2015
Students in Vancouver Island University’s Visual Art program have created art work that ranges from very small to impressively large, and they are ready to share it all in their annual year-end show titled Progressions 2015 Friday, April 24. Largest among the art works will be huge woodblock prints created with a steamroller in a public demonstration between 6:45 and 8:30 pm. Students in the... Read more
More than 100 awards handed out at 39th annual Mariners sports banquet
April 14, 2015
Vancouver Island University (VIU) student athletes and coaches received more than 100 awards at the 39th annual VIU Mariner Athletics Awards banquet held April 13th at the Coast Bastion Hotel in Nanaimo. Tylar Turnbull, a fourth-year player with the VIU women’s volleyball team was named 2015 Female Athlete of the Year while second-year men’s soccer player Jeff Travis was named 2015 Male Athlete... Read more
New VIU Program Converts Aeroplan® Miles to Help Students Fund Tuition
April 14, 2015
Students enrolled at Vancouver Island University (VIU) now have a new way to help pay for their education. Through a new partnership with HigherEdPoints, students and their families and friends will now be able to convert Aeroplan Miles into funds that can be used to pay tuition fees at VIU. For every 35,000 Aeroplan Miles, a $250 credit can be transferred to VIU to cover fees, including tuition... Read more
VIU Health and Human Services Faculty Honoured by Snuneymuxw
April 13, 2015
A special honouring ceremony for Health and Human Services faculty and Vancouver Island University leaders took place Friday, April 10 in Snuneymuxw First Nation’s traditional Big House in Nanaimo, with Elders, students and community members bearing witness. President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Ralph Nilson and Chancellor Louise Mandell, along with Health and Human Services faculty, were honoured... Read more
VIU Donors Pen Inspiring Messages to Students at Exam Time
April 13, 2015
Students at Vancouver Island University (VIU) are wrapping up their academic studies for the year and focusing on their final exams. Many VIU students are completing programs of study that will qualify them for degrees, certificates and diplomas to be awarded at Convocation ceremonies in June. Students working hard to complete their studies and excel at exams have the full support of so many... Read more
VIU Graphic Design Grads Host Exhibit of Work April 17
April 13, 2015
A public exhibition of work by graduating students in Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) Graphic Design program on Friday, April 17 will showcase the unique approaches students have taken to various design challenges. ‘Synapse’ is the title of the exhibition, opening at 5 pm in the Vancouver Island Conference Centre at 101 Gordon Street, Nanaimo. The students titled their show to reflect how a... Read more
VIU and BCGEU Vocational ratify agreement
April 10, 2015
Vancouver Island University and BCGEU members at VIU - Local 702 have ratified their tentative agreement reached on March 12, 2015. The term of the agreement is from April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2019. VIU and BCGEU worked very hard during this round to create a collective agreement that supports faculty and helps the University achieve the goals in the Academic Plan. The agreement also follows... Read more
Government of Canada Supports Innovation in British Columbia's Aquaculture Industry
April 8, 2015
April 8, 2015 – Nanaimo, British Columbia – Western Economic Diversification Canada Today, the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced funding of $667,000 to Vancouver Island University (VIU) to support a project that will enable them to purchase equipment and undertake a comparative analysis of new technologies in shellfish farming. With... Read more
VIU Engineering Students Test Skills in Bridge Design Contest
April 7, 2015
First year engineering students at Vancouver Island University (VIU) are building model bridges with popsicle sticks to test their design skills – and now they want the public to help choose a winner. In a friendly competition sponsored by Herold Engineering Inc. of Nanaimo, 10 teams in Dr. Brian Dick’s Engineering Design II class have been creating model bridges to replace the Portal rail... Read more
VIU Spring Jazz Showcase On Stage April 7, 8 and 9
March 31, 2015
Jazz lovers are invited to enjoy three nights of great music at Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) Spring Showcase Concerts, coming to VIU’s Malaspina Theatre April 7, 8 and 9 at 7:30 pm. Concert admission is by donation. “The Spring Showcase is an opportunity to hear music played by our talented students and some special musical guests from the community,” said Music department chair Bryan... Read more