STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS INVITED TO SPRING BREAK DAYS AT VIU MARCH 18 to 20
March 14, 2014
VIU is hosting Spring Break Days at VIU’s Nanaimo campus on March 18, 19 and 20 – including daytime and evening sessions - to welcome new applicants, prospective students and community members. “It’s an ideal time for students and/or their parents to take advantage of spring break and explore post-secondary options at VIU,” says Tina McComb, Director, Enrolment Management. During daytime... Read more
PRESERVATION AND IMPORTANCE OF BC’S GARRY OAK ECOSYSTEM SUBJECT OF FREE LECTURE
March 11, 2014
Gardens Aflame: Garry Oak Meadows of BC’s South Coast” is the topic for this week’s free Science and Technology Lecture Series at Vancouver Island University (VIU). Lecturer Maleea Acker from the University of Victoria is a writer, poet and journalist with a special interest in the ethical and scientific issues and dilemmas associated with restoration projects of local Garry Oak ecosystems. “... Read more
VIU Now Offerning BA Major in Visual Art
March 11, 2014
A new Bachelor of Arts Major in Visual Art at Vancouver Island University (VIU) will offer students a professional focus in all aspects of studio art as well as academic classroom experience and experiential learning outside the classroom. VIU is the second post-secondary institution in the province to offer a BA Major in Visual Art and this is the sole degree of its kind on Vancouver Island. (... Read more
PUBLIC INVITED TO SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE AT VIU MARCH 15
March 10, 2014
NANAIMO, BC: Water, energy and community engagement – these are the themes of a day-long student-led conference at Vancouver Island University (VIU) on Saturday, March 15. Open to students, staff, faculty and community members, Avenues for Action 2014 is being organized by VIU’s Environment & Sustainability department (part of Infrastructure and Ancillary Services), the VIU Campus Food... Read more
Vancouver Island Institutions Create Post-Secondary Alliance
March 5, 2014
The presidents of Camosun College, North Island College, Royal Roads University, the University of Victoria, and Vancouver Island University signed an agreement today creating the Vancouver Island Public Post-Secondary Alliance. As signatories to this alliance, the five institutions will join forces to further the social and economic prosperity of Vancouver Island and the province of British... Read more
Visual Arts Students Repeat Performance at Port Theatre
March 3, 2014
On the morning of February 21st, the Port Theatre lobby was scattered with large-scale cardboard sculptures: a gramophone, drums, theatrical masks, lighting and sound equipment, a variety of stringed instruments, and more. The works would soon be suspended from the ceiling, a showcase of work from first-year Visual Arts students from Vancouver Island University (VIU). “This is one of the most... Read more
VIU Theatre Students Present Man of la Mancha March 6-15
February 27, 2014
Vancouver Island University (VIU) Theatre students will present Man of La Mancha, one of Broadway’s most enduring musicals, as their Spring production March 6 through 15 in VIU’s Malaspina Theatre. Man of La Mancha, presented as a “play within a play”, is based on the timeless and classic adventures of Don Quixote performed by Miguel de Cervantes as he and his fellow prisoners await a hearing... Read more
Film and Speaker Series Offered During Brant Wildlife Festival Kicks Off March 6
February 26, 2014
Fossils of Vancouver Island, Owls of BC and Penguins of the Arctic are just a few of the topics the public is invited to learn about during a new spring film and speaker series at Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) Deep Bay Marine Field Station. The film and speakers series is being held in conjunction with the Brant Wildlife Festival March 1 to April 22 and will continue throughout the spring.... Read more
VIU Baking Students off to Europe for Industry Immersion
February 26, 2014
Forty-five students and alumni from Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) Professional Baking program who leave March 1 on a Study Abroad trip to Europe will be immersed in the old world traditions and new innovations of their chosen industry. Highlights of the 16-day trip will include five days at the world’s largest professional baking and pastry making industry exposition, Europain, in Paris;... Read more
VIU AND GREENTECH EXCHANGE HOST PANEL DISCUSSION ON SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE FEB. 27
February 25, 2014
Vancouver Island University (VIU) and GreenTech Exchange are presenting a free panel discussion with experienced aquaculture experts in Nanaimo Feb. 27. Global pressures to meet increased demand for food, especially fish protein, have put higher pressure on wild fisheries in their quest to supply sustainable fish. Sustainable aquaculture operations have shown promise on Vancouver Island and are... Read more