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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...

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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,...

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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...

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Blog Posts

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Going below the surface on shoreline erosion behaviour

What can we learn about shoreline erosion patterns from the past that can help with future glacial melt events? Brayden Klassen is researching how...

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Finding her career as a biomechanics researcher

Dr. Laura Hutchinson has always loved sports. “I played just about every sport I could fit into my schedule in high school and haven’t stopped since,” she says...

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Mariners alum takes passion for her sport overseas

It was around ninth grade that Linnea Brickwood realized just how passionate she was about volleyball.“I became obsessed with the challenges of volleyball, the...

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