VIU and NIC Launch Work-Integrated Learning Hub
October 26, 2020
The new hub, which aims to create new, mutually beneficial opportunities for students and employers north of the Malahat, includes a partnership with Mitacs and RBC Foundation to focus on rural employer needs. Vancouver Island University (VIU) and North Island College (NIC) are working together to boost work experience opportunities for students and support employer access to the workforce of the... Read more
Update on Spring 2021 term (beginning January)
October 6, 2020
Dear VIU Community, As the fall term is now underway, we wanted you to know what VIU’s plans are for the Spring term so that we can all prepare. For the Spring term (beginning January), we will continue our hybrid learning model for much of our programming. This decision is to support the safety of our community and is aligned with the guidelines of our Public Health Office (PHO). In... Read more
Forestry Professor Bill Beese Wins Scientific Achievement Award
October 5, 2020
Congratulations! Bill Beese, a VIU Forestry Department Professor and Forest Ecologist, recently received the Canadian Forest Scientific Achievement Award from the Canadian Institute of Forestry/Institut forestier du Canada (CIF-IFC). The award recognizes “individuals who have made innovative and outstanding achievements in forestry research in Canada.” Beese has made significant contributions to... Read more
VIU Speaker Series Addresses Food Security in the Age of COVID-19
September 28, 2020
WHAT: VIU’s Engaged Citizens Speaker Series presents Food Security in the Age of COVID-19: Toward More Resilient Regional Food Systems WHEN: Thursday, October 8, 2020, 6:30 – 8 pm WHERE: Hosted by Zoom webinar Earlier this year, COVID-19 curtailed travel on and off Vancouver Island, grocery stores began running out of select products and there were interruptions in food supply chains as virus... Read more
VIU Exceeds Fundraising Goal for Imagine VIU Campaign
September 23, 2020
The campaign raised $7.3 million to complete three new buildings on campus, create new scholarships, awards and bursaries, and acquire cutting-edge equipment. From new equipment to learn on, to increased research opportunities, to dozens of new student scholarships, awards and bursaries – the impact of the Imagine VIU campaign has expanded beyond its initial goal of equipping and completing three... Read more
Information on Scholar Strike Canada, September 9 and 10
September 9, 2020
A message from VIU Provost and Vice-President Academic Dr. Carol Stuart, regarding Scholar Strike Canada On September 9 and 10, 2020, a group of university scholars has organized Scholar Strike Canada – a program of public digital teach-ins covering a range of topics. These particular sessions are designed as a labour action/teach-in/social justice advocacy approach to taking action against... Read more
VIU Welcomes New Students with Virtual Orientation Events
August 24, 2020
Rock VIU: Welcome to Campus takes place August 31 to September 4, with peer mentors checking in with students the week before. Post-secondary education will look a little different this fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with many students and professors learning and teaching primarily online. That isn’t stopping the Rock VIU: Welcome to Campus committee from planning a virtual orientation... Read more
VIU Appoints Dr. Judith Sayers as New Chancellor
August 10, 2020
Sayers is President of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council and a longtime Indigenous rights and sustainable development advocate. A prominent local Indigenous leader, sustainable development advocate and passionate educator will be Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) next chancellor. Kekinusuqs, Dr. Judith Sayers, is President of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council – a non-profit society that... Read more
VIU President Receives Indigenous Women in Leadership Award
July 24, 2020
Dr. Deborah Saucier, VIU President and Vice-Chancellor, is the 2020 recipient of this award from the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) and TD Bank Group. Vancouver Island University (VIU) is proud to announce that our President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Deborah Saucier, is the 2020 recipient of the Indigenous Women in Leadership Award from the Canadian Council for Aboriginal... Read more
Milner Garden & Woodland Creates New Legacy Endowment Fund
July 21, 2020
Fund will help keep the gardens and woodland strong for continued enjoyment of the community. A new legacy fund in honour of the late Dr. Craig Clarke has been created to support Milner Gardens & Woodland. Earlier this year we sadly lost Clarke, Milner Society’s past chair, chair of the Site Committee, member of the Rhododendron Species Garden Advisory Group, initiator of the Coastal Forest... Read more