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VIU in the news: Nanaimo temporary arts program designed to create community pride for city residents

Wed, 09 May 2012
By Tamara Cunningham, Nanaimo Daily News Estelle Fox peered through a massive picture frame sculpture [VIU Visual Arts Instructor Jason Gress] was putting the finishing touches onto at Maffeo Sutton Park, exclaiming with awe over the view captured in the centre.
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VIU in the news:Gazette welcomes new editor

Wed, 25 Apr 2012
Dennis Skalicky, publisher of the Lake Cowichan Gazette, is pleased to announce the appointment of Tamu Miles as the new editor of the paper.
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VIU faculty strengthen ties with University of Belize

Mon, 23 Apr 2012
Dale Wik had a strong desire to complete an important task before retiring from her position as co-ordinator of Vancouver Island University's Writing Centre.
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Creative Writing instructor's novel shortlisted for Leacock medal

Thu, 12 Apr 2012
Creative Writing instructor Susan Juby's novel, The Woefield Poultry Collective, has been shortlisted for the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour.
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Portal magazine launches with a party April 5

Wed, 28 Mar 2012
The class of Portal magazine will be celebrating the publication and launch of the magazine's 2012 issue Thursday, April 5, 5:30 pm-8:30 pm.
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Researcher fosters interdisciplinary approach to address coastal resource issues

Thu, 22 Mar 2012
Dr. Grant Murray and his team at Vancouver Island University's Institute for Coastal Research (ICR) have spectacular reminders of their raison d'etre when they look east from their vantage point on the fourth floor for the Nanaimo campus Library building.
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Faculty collaborate on Meridian, a multimedia performance

Fri, 09 Mar 2012
Kevin Mazutinec recalls the moment when he saw the potential for his fluid animated images to be part of a larger art project and creative collaboration.
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The Power of theatre in Indigenous Communities

Wed, 29 Feb 2012
Vancouver Island University professors Eliza Gardiner (Theatre Studies) and Laura Cranmer (First Nations Studies) focus on the power of Indigenous performance traditions, both globally and locally, in a VIU Arts and Humanities Colloquium presentation Friday, March 9.
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