ESTEEMED FIRST NATIONS LEADER TO RECEIVE VIU’S DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD
May 31, 2013
At Vancouver Island University’s June 3 convocation ceremony, member and Chief of the Snuneymuxw First Nation, Douglas White III, will receive VIU’s Distinguished Alumni Award, which recognizes the outstanding accomplishments of an alumnus who has earned provincial or national prominence as a result of their exceptional professional achievements and/or service to society. White is being... Read more
VIU IN THE NEWS - GRADUATION AS A STEPPING STONE
May 30, 2013
by Chris Bolster, *Powell River Peak*: Published, Tuesday, May 28, 2013 It is a time for honouring past accomplishments and for new challenges. This week Vancouver Island University (VIU) students are walking across the graduation stage and it is a time of transition, joy and celebration. More than 100 Powell River VIU students will receive their certificates and awards at this year’s Awards... Read more
LONG TIME FACULTY MEMBER AND INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED WRITER TO BE GIVEN VIU’S OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD
May 29, 2013
For more than 40 years, Dr. Kevin Roberts dedicated his time, passion, experience and skill to inspiring students in VIU’s English and Creative Writing departments as well as supporting the institution as it transitioned from a college to a university-college and finally to a university. In fact Roberts, who holds a master’s degree from Simon Fraser University, a PhD from Griffith University... Read more
DIGITAL INNOVATIONS SYMPOSIUM TODAY AT VIU'S COWICHAN CAMPUS
May 29, 2013
Vancouver Island University is hosting a free symposium at the Cowichan campus Wednesday, May 29 called Digital Innovations: Lab Based Environments in the Humanities. The day-long symposium brings together top researchers from VIU and the University of Victoria and will appeal to anyone with a keen interest in emerging and innovative digital technologies. “Arts and humanities are undergoing a... Read more
PARTNERS SIGN NEW AGREEMENT TO MANAGE BIOSOLIDS IN REGION
May 29, 2013
[CTV story](http://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=936023) Vancouver Island University (VIU), the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) and SYLVIS Environmental announced a new three-party agreement to manage biosolids produced in the region on Tuesday. The new contract spells out how roughly 4,000 tonnes – or 450 dump truck loads - of biosolids produced annually at the RDN’s pollution... Read more
VIU IN THE NEWS: VIU ALUMNA DANI SMITH OFF TO PAN AM CUP
May 28, 2013
VIU Mariners all-Canadian setter makes national team, eyes 2016 Olympics By Josh Aldrich, Nanaimo Daily News May 24, 2013 Dani Smith has traded in her Vancouver Island University Mariners blue for Team Canada's red. The just graduated five-year star setter for VIU has locked down a spot on the women's national volleyball team and is now embroiled in a three-year competition to be the starter at... Read more
VIU IN THE NEWS - VIU REPLACES OLD BLEACHERS WITH SEATS FROM RICHMOND OLYMPIC OVAL
May 28, 2013
by Josh Aldrich, *The Daily News*: Published, Tuesday, May 28, 2013 The Vancouver Island University gymnasium will have a whole new look next season for Mariners events, at a minimal cost. The athletic department purchased the bleacher seating from the Richmond Olympic Oval at a severely discounted price to replace the old wooden bleachers that have lined the court for the last several decades... Read more
VIU SPRING CONVOCATION CEREMONIES TO BE HELD JUNE 3 and 4
May 27, 2013
Vancouver Island University will award 645 master’s and bachelor’s degrees, diplomas and certificates at spring convocation ceremonies at the Port Theatre in Nanaimo on June 3 and 4. The graduates will receive credentials in several different disciplines and trades programs. Graduates include VIU students from across Canada, as well as international students from around the world including China... Read more
GRADUATE SPINS PASSION FOR HIP HOP INTO ACADEMIC CAREER
May 26, 2013
Cast your mind back to the 80s when bands like Run DMC and the Beastie Boys were filling the airwaves with a new kind of music – hip hop. Niel Scobie, who graduates from VIU’s bachelor in digital media studies program on June 3, believes that era and that music changed his life. “I discovered hip hop in high school and it grabbed me. It was electric, completely different than any mainstream... Read more
DONATION FIRST STEP IN ALLOWING VIU'S MILNER GARDENS TO GROW COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING
May 24, 2013
A generous donation from the Vancouver Island Botanical Garden Society is the first step in allowing VIU’s Milner Gardens & Woodland to expand their community programming and establish an annual scholarship for VIU’s Horticultural students. The donation of $30,000 was matched by VIU’s Foundation with $0.50 on the dollar, bringing the total amount of funds to $45,000. “We’re very excited... Read more