Carpentry students are gaining real-world experience and providing a home in the process.
The students are building a tiny home at Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Cowichan’s Trades Centre.
Program instructor Andrew MacLeod said the project came about somewhat unexpectedly after another project fell through.
Preparing for your first year of university can be stressful. Choosing the right courses, fitting them into a schedule that works – it’s a lot. And the thought of being alone in a crowd of strangers in an unfamiliar place can be overwhelming. A new approach to learning at VIU’s Cowichan campus in Duncan is ready to help you not only manage but thrive in your post-secondary career. Here’s what it’s all about.
The number of visitors to Vancouver Island has nearly recovered to pre-pandemic levels and in some cases, communities are seeing more tourists than even before. Unfortunately, the labour market hasn’t recovered to the same degree and some communities are feeling the strain.
Fourth-year VIU Nursing student Carliegh Gainer chose her field of study because she’s looking forward to a career that will bring her “to many different areas and places.”
Although she has not yet graduated, this reasoning behind her decision is already starting to play out in the form of a grant application that was approved recently to fund a mural project at a local elementary school.
Pharmacy technicians play “an essential role for medication systems,” says Island Health’s Director of Pharmacy Operations, David Forbes.
Now, a new partnership between Vancouver Island University (VIU) and Selkirk College in the BC Interior will help train more people to work in this highly in-demand field.
Culinary Arts students at VIU Cowichan recently served up a multitude of soups with a side of community spirit.
It was all a part of the program’s Soup Challenge – a two-day event that brings together flavour, creativity and skill to give back to the community in a unique way.
After more than a-year-and-a-half of remote and virtual learning, VIU Cowichan officially welcomed students and employees back to campus last week with a paddle installation ceremony.
The two paddles were donated by Hwiem’ Marlene Rice, VIU Elder-in Residence, and carved by her son, George Rice. One paddle contains the word Q’ushin’tul, while the other paddle displays the word’s meaning, Walking Together. Another carving in the shape of a canoe contains the letters VIU.