What's new with VIU's alumni?

Fellowship opportunity

The VIU Institute for Coastal Research (ICR) has just announced a new Vancouver Island University ICR Fellows Program open to any applicant with expertise and/or interest in BC coastal resource management issues. Applications for the Institute for Coastal Research Fellows Program will be received twice each year, March 1 and October 1. Each fellowship opportunity is for up to one year in length. Up to $2,500 is available per fellowship.

VIU's Graphic Design Students Fundraiser for Year End Show

Celebrate the end of prohibition --more than 80 years later -- at the End of Prohibition Party being organized by VIU's Graphic Design students on Friday, February 17, 7pm at ACME Restaurant downtown Nanaimo. It's all in support of their end of year BLOCK PARTY on April 13th, 5pm-7pm, also in downtown Nanaimo, where they'll be exhibiting the great projects they've been working on in VIU's Graphic Design program.

Convocation goes live!

VIU's Convocation goes live. If you know someone who is graduating from VIU on February 9, 2012 at 2:30 pm or February 10, 2012 at 2:30 pm but can't make the ceremony then you can watch them online at VIU's Convocation Live site.

Follow us on Twitter

VIU's Alumni Association now has a Twitter account. Follow us @VIU_Alumni.

VIU Alumni now has own YouTube Channel

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Alumni in the News

Michael Bortolotto (Assoc. in Applied Arts & Science-Recreation Admin. '89) is husband, father, and inspirational public speaker who has Cerebral Palsy. He teaches and challenges his audience through his own life's example by sharing uplifting stories of his own personal triumph over physical, mental and social obstacles.

Alumnus presents $50,000 donation to Shq'apthut, A Gathering Place

calder_donation_gathering_place VIU Alumnus Graham Calder of Great-West Life and its subsidiary company London Life presents VIU's Chancellor Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo, and Director of Aboringial Education Sharon Hobenshield, with a $50,000 donation to the second phase of the Shq’apthut, A Gathering Place. The first phase of the new Aboriginal cultural and community centre recently opened on the Nanaimo campus and donations are still being sought for the second phase of the project.