VIU Blog

VIU Blog

Find out what's going on at VIU!

Search icon

a group holding paddles poses for a photo

Five things we learned in Aotearoa (New Zealand)

By Kaelan Henders and Alison Kuenzig
Tourism Management students Kaelan Henders and Alison Kuenzig share their experiences
Stuart Dixon talk into a microphone

Finding newfound purpose

From classroom to career: Stuart Dixon
“Diamond Ring” marks the end of totality as the Sun begins to peek out from behind the Moon

Chasing the total solar eclipse

By Dr. Greg Arkos
Dr. Greg Arkos travels to Mexico to view the spectacular natural event
Headshot of Courtney Dubyna

Follow your heart on your learning journey

From classroom to career: Courtney Dubyna
Headshot of Joy Gugeler.

How has VIU’s Portal magazine evolved over the years?

Joy Gugeler explores evolution from chapbook to national magazine
Students frame up a home with an ocean view in the background

Scuttle Bay home welcomes support from VIU’s tiwšɛmawtxʷ Carpentry Apprentice Program

By Steve Gallagher, Neh Motl Editor, reprinted with permission
Hands-on learning - with a view
Text reads Celebrating Asian Heritage Month at VIU with image of cherry blossoms and lotus flower

Asian Heritage Month resources

A guide to learn, celebrate and help you take action
Headshot of Bryn Skibo

Using an Ojibwe lens to examine Margaret Atwood’s novel MaddAddam

Bryn Skibo advocates the value of Indigenous ways of knowing in academic discourse
Headshot of Aiden Kilcommons

VIU Geoscience student earns coveted spot in mineral exploration workshop

By Rachel Stern
Aiden Kilcommons is excited to learn from top industry experts