VIU Education Students Donate Bikes to John Barsby Community School
October 27, 2014
Christmas will come early for four students at John Barsby Community School in Nanaimo. They’ll soon be riding new bicycles thanks to the efforts of Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) Education students. As part of their final term assignment, the Education students refurbished four bikes and donated them to John Barsby’s Operation Generation Bike Club for high school students in need. ... Read more
VIU Appoints Louise Mandell, Q.C., as new Chancellor
October 23, 2014
Louise Mandell Q.C., one of Canada’s foremost Aboriginal rights lawyers and a tireless advocate for Canada’s First Nations, has been named the second chancellor of Vancouver Island University (VIU). Mandell is recognized for her exceptional and forward-thinking work in advancing Aboriginal and Treaty rights. She is one of the founders of the nationally recognized and respected law firm Mandell... Read more
Artisan Harvest Luncheon and Craft Fair at Deep Bay Marine Field Station Oct. 25
October 23, 2014
Come celebrate the harvest season at the Artisan Harvest Luncheon and Craft Fair Saturday, October 25. “The public is invited to this autumn celebration of food and crafts at Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) beautiful seaside setting at the Deep Bay Marine Field Station,” says coordinator Stephanie Richards. Local artisians will be on hand selling preserves, snacks, chocolates, Halloween... Read more
Albert Camus: The Absurd Hero - Free Talk At VIU Nov. 13
October 22, 2014
Stimulate your mind and learn a thing or two about the absurd. Retired Vancouver Island University (VIU) philosophy professor Bob Lane is giving a free talk about Albert Camus: The Absurd Hero at VIU’s Nanaimo campus on Thursday, Nov. 13. Lane has spent many years considering the wisdom of Camus, a French Nobel Prize winning author, journalist and philosopher after a tragic accident claimed the... Read more
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