LEADING EXPERT IN BAT ECOLOGY TO RECEIVE VIU ALUMNI HORIZON AWARD JAN. 29
January 23, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WEDNESDAY, JAN. 23, 2013 In high school, Lynne Burns never thought about pursuing a career in science. Today, this Vancouver Island University graduate is one of Canada’s leading experts in bat ecology and conservation. Burns will receive an Alumni Horizon Award at VIU’s convocation at the Port Theatre in Nanaimo on Tuesday, Jan. 29. The award recognizes the outstanding... Read more
VANCOUVER ISLAND POET STEVEN PRICE READS AT VIU JAN. 28
January 23, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013 NANAIMO, BC – Vancouver Island poet Steven Price will read from his new book of poems, Omens in the Year of the Ox, and from Anatomy of Keys, a book-length poem that tells the story of Harry Houdini, at a free Vancouver Island University Poets on Campus presentation Monday, Jan. 28 at 5pm in Building 365 (the log cabin) on VIU's Nanaimo campus.... Read more
VIU IN THE NEWS: LEARNING CENTRES DAY HUGE SUCCESS AT NANAIMO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
January 21, 2013
CTV reporter Andrew Garland visited Nanaimo elementary schools during VIU's Learning Centre Days. Read more
VIU IN THE NEWS: EDUCATOR HELPS MAKE PARASITES APPEAR 'COOL'
January 21, 2013
By Tamara Cunningham, The Daily News Published: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 Tim Goater peers into a microscope in his Vancouver Island University lab and grins. "This is a nasty one," he says. "Just look at (the legs) on it." He picks up a tongue-eating parasite that had been removed from a fish's mouth with tweezers and holds it up to the flickering florescent lights to illuminate the sharp,... Read more
Living with Monsters topic of Arts and Humanities talk Jan. 18
January 16, 2013
NANAIMO, BC: VIU creative writing instructor Kathy Page will give a free talk about her latest novel, The Find, at an Arts and Humanities Coloquium presentation Friday, Jan. 18 at the Nanaimo campus. A visit to a museum inspired Page to write about the discovery of a huge pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous Age, a major local -- and fictional -- prehistoric find. In her talk, sponsored by VIU... Read more
EDUCATION STUDENTS HOST "LEARNING CENTRE DAY" AT TWO NANAIMO SCHOOLS JAN. 21
January 12, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, Jan. 18, 2013 NANAIMO, BC: Bachelor of Education students at Vancouver Island University will be hosting “Learning Centres Day” at two Nanaimo area elementary schools – Fairview and Georgia Avenue - on Monday, Jan. 21. Education students will set up ‘learning centres’ in school gymnasiums aimed at kindergarten to grade seven students. The centres will be based on... Read more
VIU AND CUPE 1858 APPROVE NEW COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
January 2, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, January 2, 2013 NANAIMO, BC – The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1858 has informed Vancouver Island University (VIU) that its membership has ratified a new collective agreement for the period of July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2014. The University’s Board of Governors and the Post-Secondary Employers Association (PSEA) have also approved the... Read more
New Intro to Trades Program Inspires Students
December 21, 2012
COWICHAN, BC: Students enrolled in a new Introduction to Trades program at Vancouver Island University’s Cowichan Campus say the program is changing their lives for the better. “The program has given me a clear direction,” says George Harry of the Malahat First Nations, who left high school in grade 10. “I’ve worked a lot of odd jobs over the years, but finally at age 30, I know what I want to do... Read more
VIU BEST IN PROVINCE AT TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY CONFERENCE
December 18, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 18, 2012 NANAIMO, BC – A team of fourth-year Vancouver Island University (VIU) Hospitality Management students won first place in the hotels degree category at a prestigious tourism conference. The students competed during the 6th Annual LinkBC Student Case Competition at the HOST 2012 Tourism and Hospitality Industry Conference held recently in Vancouver. The... Read more
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS VIU PROJECT IN UKRAINE
December 17, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, December 17, 2012 NANAIMO, BC: Faculty in Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) Geographic Information Systems program are moving forward with an ambitious project to improve food security and economic growth in Ukraine thanks to funding from the Government of Canada announced today. Dr. James Lunney, Member of Parliament for Nanaimo-Alberni, announced that the... Read more