The Re-VIU: Top 20 stories of 2023
From climate anxiety to cheese rolling, psychedelic research and a big moment for mushrooms, these were VIU’s top stories of 2023.
VIU News & Experts: December 1, 2023
What can COP28 realistically achieve? 🌍
We had a soul-filling week at VIU. The VIU Foundation's Giving Tuesday campaign raised more than $350,000 for students in need and engaged with a record number of new donors. We celebrated by giving students cookies, smiles and heart balloons.
VIU Foundation’s Giving Tuesday campaign raises more than $350,000 for students in need
The campaign engaged with a record number of new donors.
Vancouver Island University (VIU) students will have more access to scholarships, awards and bursaries following the university’s annual Giving Tuesday campaign.
The campaign, which wrapped up on Tuesday, November 28, saw the community band together to support students, raising more than $350,000 for scholarships, bursaries, awards and special initiatives with 100% of proceeds raised directly supporting students. A record-breaking number of new donors engaged with the campaign for the first time.
Indigenous speaker elevates the voices of the “Reconciliation Generation”
Riley Yesno will deliver the keynote address at VIU’s Indigenous Speakers Series event on November 22.
Riley Yesno is part of a generation of Indigenous youth who have grown up with the term reconciliation occupying an ever-increasing share of Canada’s national dialogue.
Putting a human face to the Canadian war experience
Expert commentary with Dr. Stephen Davies, Director of the Canadian Letters and Images Project
Vancouver Island University History Professor Dr. Stephen Davies is founder of the Canadian Letters and Images Project, an online, digital archive of Canadian wartime letters and related materials. He started the project in 2000 to help his students understand the First and Second World Wars. Over the past 23 years, the website has grown to include more than 35,000 letters as well as images, diaries and other materials.
VIU and community partners remember local fallen soldiers through video memorial
VIU video project acknowledges Nanaimo soldiers’ contributions to the First and Second World Wars.
A Vancouver Island University (VIU) video memorial project that tells the story of Nanaimo soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice during the First and Second World Wars will be displayed across the city.
VIU celebrates local and global community during WorldVIU Days
The theme of the week-long event, which runs November 6 to 10, is Community Through Movement.
An annual, week-long event that celebrates cultural diversity on campus is returning to Vancouver Island University (VIU).
Taking place from November 6 to 10, WorldVIU Days brings people together to find common ground and build community.
VIU News & Experts: October 6, 2023
Grocery store prices, land stewardship and more 🌏
VIU is excited to introduce DiscoverFest, a new, free community event that includes live music, an artisan market, science demos, expert talks, campus tours, activities for kids and teens, food trucks, a beer garden and much more. DiscoverFest is for:
VIU invites public to new community event
DiscoverFest at VIU takes place on Saturday, October 21 from 12 to 4 pm.
Everyone is invited to spend an afternoon at Vancouver Island University‘s (VIU’s) Nanaimo campus for DiscoverFest, a new community event designed to bring people together, create connections and showcase the University’s programs and expertise.
Highlights of the event include:
VIU News & Experts: September 6
As a new school year begins, educators are looking at how AI tools like Chat GPT will change teaching and learning. Also in this issue: