Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the Post-Secondary and Public Sectors
WHAT: A panel discussion on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the Post-Secondary and Public Sectors
WHEN: Tuesday, March 9, 2021, 1 – 2:30 pm
WHERE: Zoom webinar
VIU, NIC and Tourism VI Partner on Virtual Networking Event
CONNECT, which aims to build connections between employers, industry professionals, students and faculty, takes place Wednesday, March 3 from 3-5 pm.
Vancouver Island University (VIU) and North Island College (NIC) are partnering with Tourism Vancouver Island (TVI) for an engaging, informative and interactive virtual networking event.
VIU Alum Starts Award for Single Mothers
Receiving financial help changed Kyla Hanington’s life and the lives of her children when she was at university; now she wants to give back to families in similar situations.
There were many times when Kyla Hanington was close to giving up on her university education.
Every time this happened, the single mother of two received a timely scholarship, bursary or award that served as encouragement, as “a promise that it was okay to keep going, that I was doing the right thing.”
Speaker Addresses Racism in the BC Health-care Sector
WHAT: VIU’s Engaged Citizens Speaker Series
WHEN: Wednesday, February 10, 2021, 6:30 – 8 pm
WHERE: Zoom webinar
VIU Joins MasterCard Foundation's Young Africa Works in Kenya Initiative
VIU collaborates with Kenyan partner college to establish new electrical trades training program.
Vancouver Island University (VIU) has joined the Mastercard Foundation’s five-year Young Africa Works in Kenya-TVET initiative, which is focused on increasing the participation of young Kenyans, and women in particular, in workforce-relevant skills training programs that will result in dignified and fulfilling work opportunities.
VIU Culinary Arts Program Donates Surplus Food to Salvation Army
Extra food prepared by students as part of their program is finding its way to the stomachs of people in need through charitable organization in Nanaimo.
Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Culinary Arts program is donating the equivalent of about 200 meals every week to the Nanaimo Salvation Army New Hope Centre on Nicol Street.
Rick Hansen Foundation Funds Accessibility Projects at VIU Campuses
Accessibility upgrades aim to make VIU buildings in Nanaimo and Duncan accessible for everyone.
Power door openers, wayfinding signage, grab bars in washrooms and plus size chairs are some of the improvements students and employees at Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Nanaimo campus and the Cowichan Trades Centre are beginning to see thanks to funding from the BC Accessibility Grants Program through the Rick Hansen Foundation.
VIU Focuses Fundraising Campaign on Helping Students Impacted by Pandemic
The University’s seventh annual Giving Tuesday campaign, which runs from November 16 to December 1, will target supports for students impacted financially and mentally by COVID-19.
Vancouver Island University (VIU) students, employees and community friends are teaming up to support our most vulnerable students on Giving Tuesday.
VIU Indigenous Speaker Shares a Story of Joy
Jesse Wente, an Anishinaabe writer, broadcaster, speaker and arts leader, shares his perspective on Canada’s truth and reconciliation process during VIU’s sixth annual Indigenous Speakers Series on Wednesday, November 25.
Jesse Wente is taking a harm reduction approach to the truth and reconciliation process by amplifying the voices of Indigenous peoples.
VIU Seeking Feedback on Draft Strategic Plan
The University’s draft strategic plan, called A Different Kind of University, outlines a five-year vision and direction for VIU that builds on community input heard last spring and summer.
Vancouver Island University (VIU) has developed a vision for the future it would like to see and is ready to hear if the vision resonates with community.