News Stories
VIU Giving Tuesday campaign helps students reach for their dreams
University’s tenth annual campaign runs from November 14 to 28, 2023. When Vancouver Island University (VIU) student Sarah McClelland faced some unexpected...
Alum of the Month: Bianca van der Stoel
After graduating from VIU’s Horticulture Technician program in 2019, Bianca van der Stoel has been busy growing her own Horticultural Therapy business,...
Program Helps Students Transform Business Ideas into Reality
VIU business training program helps those with disabilities on the road to self-employment. Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Cooperative Entrepreneur...
Blog Posts
Saving an endangered Nanaimo flower
A small flower with yellow and cream petals is on the edge of extinction in Canada and a VIU research team is fighting to save it.Bryan Lamprecht, a VIU...
Re-creating a unique taste from ancient times
A “unique archaeological phenomenon” sparked Halle Walle’s desire to get a taste of life in ancient times – figuratively and literally.Halle is a fourth-year...
Computer Science student develops digital dashboard for BC music festival
Attending VIU allowed Zeke Critchlow to push his limits and uncover a “deep-seated passion for programming and research.” “The VIU community has enriched...