Award-winning Métis Poet Presents Gustafson Lecture Oct. 23
October 21, 2014
A year after winning the 2013 Governor General’s Award for Poetry, Métis writer and poet Katherena Vermette will be at Vancouver Island University (VIU) October 23 to read from her work and speak about “Writing the Medicine Wheel.” The presentation in Building 355, Room 203 begins at 7:30 pm. The Governor General’s Award-winning author of North End Love Songs, a book of poems set in the Winnipeg... Read more
VIU Student Business Plan Competition Offering $10K in Prizes
October 17, 2014
Students at Vancouver Island University (VIU) entering a new business plan competition will have a chance to test their entrepreneurial ideas before a panel of ‘Dragon’s Den’ style judges later this fall. VIU, the Nanaimo Economic Development Corporation (NEDC) and the Pieter de Reuver Foundation have partnered to launch the VIU Business Plan Competition, which will see students in teams or... Read more
Public Invited to Archaeology Forum in Nanaimo Oct. 18
October 17, 2014
Are you fascinated by archaeology? Check out the 2014 BC Archaeology Forum at Nanaimo’s Dorchester Hotel Saturday, Oct. 18 from 9 am to 4:30 pm. Everyone is welcome to hear anthropologists and archaeologists from the University of Victoria, Simon Fraser University and the University of BC discuss archaeology projects in BC. Talks will focus on heritage conservation and destruction, and First... Read more
Donated piano finds new home with VIU’s Jazz Music program
October 10, 2014
Music students at Vancouver Island University (VIU) can coax beautiful sounds from a classic grand piano generously donated by a Nanoose Bay family. A Heintzman grand piano was delivered to VIU as a donation by B. Ellesmere Hugh, and is available to students in the Jazz Studies program for practice, rehearsal and performance. “This is an amazing and very generous donation, and we are very... Read more
Update on Incident at VIU Nanaimo Campus
October 10, 2014
UPDATE ON INCIDENT AT VIU NANAIMO CAMPUS Update at 7:00 pm on Thursday, October 9, 2014 Earlier today, the Nanaimo RCMP responded to a bomb threat at Vancouver Island University’s International High School in Building 350 at the Nanaimo Campus. A call was placed to the High School’s dispatch line at approximately 4 pm, by a person who indicated there was a bomb in that building. The staff person... Read more
Incident at VIU Nanaimo Campus Resolved
October 9, 2014
The following is a media release issued by the Nanaimo RCMP regarding a bomb threat at the VIU International High School earlier today Title: Update on bomb search, nothing found The search of a building at the Vancouver Island University has been completed and students and staff are being allowed back in. A call was placed to the dispatch line at the VIU International Student High School... Read more
The 'Rise of Drones' Explored in Oct. 17 Colloquium
October 9, 2014
A discussion on drones today can range from annoyance at a neighbour kid’s spying to shock at the widespread use of drone technology in military surveillance throughout the world. What might come as a surprise is the fact that drones have been used as far back as World War I, when they were used as targets and flying bombs. Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) Arts and Humanities Colloquium... Read more
MBA Challenge Donates $7K to Nanaimo Child Development Centre
October 7, 2014
A friendly and highly competitive challenge between three student teams in Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) Master of Business Administration program resulted in bragging rights for one and a cheque for $7,073 delivered to the Nanaimo Child Development Centre (NCDC). “This is a challenge we’ve been running for five years now, and it continues to grow in the community,” said Dave Woodward, MBA... Read more
Campus 'Opens Wide' for VIU Open House Oct. 3
October 2, 2014
Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) Nanaimo campus is open wide from 10 am to 5 pm tomorrow, Oct. 3 for the annual VIU Open House. There’s something to do in virtually every corner of VIU – including a visit to VIU’s Dental Clinic in Building 180, Room 560, where students in the Dental Hygiene and Dental Assistant program will let you know that “Healthy Smiles Start Here.” Take away lots of... Read more
Counting down to VIU Open House on Friday!
September 30, 2014
The countdown is on for Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) Open House at the Nanaimo campus, coming up this Friday, October 3 from 10 am to 5 pm. Faculty, students and staff across the campus are getting ready to throw open the doors of classrooms, laboratories, lecture halls, trades shops and research spaces, where everyone will be welcome to experience university life in Nanaimo. A fantastic... Read more