Events

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Esthetics Program Student Spa Clinic

Mar 4 - 7 ... Apr 15 - 17

Nanaimo campus

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Ask VIU Online Q & A: South Asia

Mar 12, 6 - 7:30 am

Online/Virtual

Early Childhood Education and Care Information Session

Mar 20, 4:30 - 5:30 pm ... Apr 24, 4:30 - 5:30 pm

Online/Virtual

International Academic Support Free Tutoring

Mar 3 - 7 ... Apr 7 - 11

Reading Circle with Stephanie Hohn

Mar 10, 2 - 3 pm ... Apr 7, 2 - 3 pm

Nanaimo campus

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Student Exchange Support sessions

Mar 11, 11 am - 12 pm ... Apr 29, 11 am - 12 pm

Nanaimo campus

Lunch & Learn - Workplace Ready

Mar 5, 11:15 am - 12:50 pm ... Apr 3, 11:15 am - 12:50 pm

Nanaimo campus

Ask VIU Online Q & A: Mexico & South America

Mar 5, 4 - 5:30 pm ... Mar 18, 4 - 5:30 pm

Online/Virtual

Ask VIU Online Q & A: Canada/USA

Mar 6, 4 - 5:30 pm ... Mar 19, 4 - 5:30 pm

Online/Virtual

A Midsummer Nights Dream

Mar 6, 7:30 - 9 pm ... Mar 15, 7:30 - 9 pm

Nanaimo campus

Workshop details with QR code to register

Lunch & Learn - Networking

Mar 10, 11:15 am - 12:50 pm ... Mar 27, 11:15 am - 12:50 pm

Online/Virtual, Nanaimo campus

SEXPO!

Mar 10, 2 - 5:30 pm

Nanaimo campus

Title	Event Date
Esthetics Program Student Spa Clinic	Mar 4 - 7 . . . Apr 15 - 17
Ask VIU Online Q & A: South Asia	Mar 12, 6 - 7:30 am
Early Childhood Education and Care Information Session	Mar 20, 4:30 - 5:30 pm . . . Apr 24, 4:30 - 5:30 pm
International Academic Support Free Tutoring	Mar 3 - 7 . . . Apr 7 - 11
Reading Circle with Stephanie Hohn	Mar 10, 2 - 3 pm . . . Apr 7, 2 - 3 pm
Student Exchange Support sessions	Mar 11, 11 am - 12 pm . . . Apr 29, 11 am - 12 pm
Lunch & Learn - Workplace Ready	Mar 5, 11:15 am - 12:50 pm . . . Apr 3, 11:15 am - 12:50 pm
Ask VIU Online Q & A: Mexico & South America	Mar 5, 4 - 5:30 pm . . . Mar 18, 4 - 5:30 pm
Ask VIU Online Q & A: Canada/USA	Mar 6, 4 - 5:30 pm . . . Mar 19, 4 - 5:30 pm
A Midsummer Nights Dream	Mar 6, 7:30 - 9 pm . . . Mar 15, 7:30 - 9 pm
Lunch & Learn - Networking	Mar 10, 11:15 am - 12:50 pm . . . Mar 27, 11:15 am - 12:50 pm
SEXPO!	Mar 10, 2 - 5:30 pm
SEXPO! After Dark	Mar 10, 7:30 - 10 pm
BBA Program Information Session - March 11, 2025	Mar 11, 12 - 1 pm
WIL Career Fair	Mar 11, 11 am - 2 pm
Hireserve Training	Mar 11, 1 - 2:30 pm
Overdose Awareness: Naloxone & Harm Reduction Training	Mar 11, 3 - 4:30 pm
Nursing Unit Assistant Program Information Session	Mar 11, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Child and Youth Care Information Session	Mar 12, 4 - 5 pm
Meet VIU: Future Students Night	Mar 12, 6 - 7 pm

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	Marketing Labour Market Panel	Global Citizens Forum		Law Labour Market Round Table
		Book Club: The Message, by Ta-Nahisi Coates	Shqwultun: Learn and Speak Hul'q'umi'num	Glow Up! Experience Esthetics and Hairdressing at VIU
		Culture Couch - Talk To Me	Lunch & Learn - Job Search Strategies	Building Confidence as a Student Leader: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
		Meet VIU Fraser Valley	+2 more	Bachelor of Hospitality Management and Bachelor of Tourism Management program information session			+4 more	Philosophy Café	+3 more
		Life Sciences Programs Information Session	Musical Performance - “My Black History Is Poetry, Is Jazz”	Meet VIU Calgary
			Dental Hygiene Information Session	Medical Device Reprocessing Technician Program Information Session
			Meet VIU Kelowna

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Social Prescribing in Nanaimo and The Connection Cure with author Julia Hotz		The Emergencies Act and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms	Noodle and Doodle	Shqwultun: Learn about Indigenous language revitalization and intro to SENĆOŦEN language	Seeding Revolution: Feminist Organizing in Fascist Times (A Faculty Panel Discussion for International Women's Day)
Social Prescribing in Nanaimo and The Connection Cure with author Julia Hotz		The Emergencies Act and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms	Noodle and Doodle		Privacy Laws & AI: Navigating Emerging Challenges

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	March Madness Sale
	International Academic Support Free Tutoring
	Lunch & Learn - Networking	Esthetics Program Student Spa Clinic
	SEXPO!	+2 more	WIL Career Fair	+5 more	Child and Youth Care Information Session		+2 more	Artist Reception for IRL, new painting by Trish Shwart
	SEXPO! After Dark	Student Exchange Support sessions	Meet VIU: Future Students Night
		BBA Program Information Session - March 11, 2025
		Overdose Awareness: Naloxone & Harm Reduction Training
		Nursing Unit Assistant Program Information Session

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March Madness Sale						Vancouver Island Leadership Conference (VILC) 2025
	International Academic Support Free Tutoring
	MBA Program Information Session	Esthetics Program Student Spa Clinic
		Student Exchange Support sessions	+2 more	Wellness clinic at VIU Cowichan	+2 more		One in Spirit Walk with Elder Randy Fred	+2 more	MBA Program Information Session
		Long Night Against Procrastination	ITAS Labour Market Round Table	Early Childhood Education and Care Information Session					MBA Program Information Session

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	International Academic Support Free Tutoring
		Esthetics Program Student Spa Clinic
		Student Exchange Support sessions	Wellness clinic at VIU Cowichan	Lunch & Learn - Networking	Science, Technology and Engineering Connect
		Soup and Bannock Lunch & Learn with Fulbright Scholar Dr. Kimberly Coleman	+2 more	Write and Bite: Lunch Study Hours	+2 more		Animal Care Aide Program Information Session	Spring Career Fair	+3 more
		Write and Bite: Lunch Study Hours	Bachelor of Hospitality Management and Bachelor of Tourism Management program information session	Overdose Awareness: Naloxone & Harm Reduction Training
		Write and Bite: Lunch Study Hours		Smudging Workshop with Knowledge Keeper Stella Johnson

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