VIU Welcomes New Elders-in-Residence at Nanaimo Campus
Maxine Hayman Matilpi (Lakwa) and Barney Williams (Klith-wii-taa) join four other Elders-in-Residence offering support, traditional knowledge and spiritual guidance to students at the Nanaimo Campus.
Vancouver Island University (VIU) has two new Elders-in-Residence at the Nanaimo Campus.
Program that Brings Inmates and University Students Together Expanding
Thanks to a generous grant from the Vancouver Foundation, VIU’s Inside-Out program will not only continue, but triple in size.
There’s nothing anybody else could say about Joe Cramer that would be worse than the things he’s said about himself over the years.
A former child actor who got caught up in a cycle of addiction, rehab and jail in his 30s, Cramer ended up serving a nearly two-year sentence at Nanaimo Correctional Centre (NCC) in 2016 – a move he welcomed at the time.
Indigenous Health Care Assistant Program Changing Lives
The Kw’am Kw’um Shhwuli (Strong Health, Well-being) Health Care Assistant program at VIU Cowichan combines technical training with wraparound supports and Hul’qumi’num language lessons to help move students into high-demand careers.
A unique new program at Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Cowichan Campus that combines Health Care Assistant training and Indigenous language and culture teachings is filling a need in the community.
Alum of the month: Annie Hepp
It may take Vancouver Island University (VIU) Biology graduate Annie Hepp a little while to get used to living and working in one of the largest southern United States, where she has landed a position with Texas Parks & Wildlife.
Alum of the Month: Shane Strom
Shane Strom’s entrepreneurial journey began when he enrolled in the Bachelor of Hospitality and Management program at Vancouver Island University (VIU). Shortly after graduating in 2015, Strom created his first start-up, GoCampers, with business partner, Scott Mitchell.
VIU Honours Lawyer for Helping Shape Canada's Legal History
Marvin Storrow believes that even though something is law doesn’t always mean it is just or right. An accomplished lawyer with 55 years’ experience, Storrow has challenged the law numerous times, and due to his determination and courage he has steered the course of legal history in Canada.
Storrow’s legal contribution towards getting formal recognition of Indigenous rights and title through the courtsis one reason Vancouver Island University (VIU) is awarding him an honorary Doctor of Laws during the morning Convocation ceremony on February 1, 2019.