TOASTMASTERS ON THE HILL

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Senate

Regular Senate Meeting

Aboriginal Artist in Residence

Presented by Department of Art & Design; Office of Aboriginal Education

Speaker: Connie Watts

CONNIE WATTS: ABORIGINAL ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: DEPARTMENT OF ART & DESIGN FEBRUARY 1- MAY 31, 2013

Connie Watts is a prominent contemporary Canadian aboriginal artist, designer and business owner with extensive experience at the Ministry level through her active role either coordinating, managing, or articulating projects such as The Venues Aboriginal Art Program, or serving on the BC Arts Council.

Her areas of art practice and expertise include Mixed Media Sculpture, Interior Design, Publishing, Graphic Design, Education & Training, Multimedia, Giftware, Furniture Design & Manufacturing, Construction Management, and Animation. Of her numerous solo and group exhibitions nationally and internationally, two stand out: the prestigious 2005 group show, Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation 2, at the Museum of Arts & Design in New York that travelled throughout the United States, and her solo exhibit, Re-Generation, at the Urban Shaman Gallery in Winnipeg.Site specific sculptures such as Connie's Thunderbird Hetux at the Vancouver International Airport, and her outdoor work, Kinship of Play, in Parksville, attest to her level of artistry.

Connie is working Monday-Wednesday in the Department of Art & Design as the 2013 Aboriginal Artist
In Residence, sponsored by the VIU Office of Aboriginal Education. Her studio area is located in the Art & Design department, bldg. 325, room 127 (behind the ceramics area (room 114). She has expressed a desire to share her artistic and cultural insights in an advisory capacity, and as a component of the residency.

Join Connie every second and fourth Wednesday of the month 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, room 127, bldg. 325 for COFFEE WITH CONNIE. Dates include Feb 27th, Mar 13th and 27th, Apr 10th and 24th, and May 8th and 22nd.

Connie Watts VIU Events Schedule 2013:
March 11 Artist talk at the Gathering Place, bldg. 170, 6:00 - 7:30 pm
May 13 - 31 Aboriginal Artist in Residence Exhibition, VIU Library, bldg. 305 and VIU Gathering Place, bldg. 170
May 29 Aboriginal Artist in Residence Exhibition End Feast, VIU Gathering Place, bldg. 170, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Connie Watts email: chimsstudios@shaw.ca

Web Registration & Course Selection Workshop - Drop-In Sessions

Presented by Records, Registration and Advising

Speaker: Sue Culver and Advising

If you are looking for help choosing courses and building your timetable for the upcoming Fall and Spring semester - these workshops are for you!

An Advisor will be on hand to answer your questions about course selection and planning, and staff from Records & Registration will be ready to help you build the best timetable for you.

Remember - you can build and save your timetable in advance, even if it is before your date and time to register.

Drop in anytime Wednesday to Friday May 22-24 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Building 250, Room 110

Open House/ Discover Trades Day

Presented by Cowichan Campus VIU

Potential students, parents, and members of the public are invited to come explore the opportunities that Vancouver Island University and the Cowichan Campus hold, right in your own backyard !
Meet students, teachers, and support staff who will help you to map out your education path, whether you are seeking Trades, Vocational, Adult Education, University Transfer, Professional or Personal opportunities.
Join in our Open House, complete with hands-on activities, interactive displays, a chance to sample tasty delights from the Culinary Arts program, plus much, much more.
You could even win one of several fabulous prizes - and you just might discover some exciting education options along the way !!
For more information, call 250-746-3500 or check out our website at http://www.cc.viu.ca/

Board Meeting

Regular Board Meeting

Spring Welcome

What is a student service? How do I register for classes? Am I taking the right courses? Join us for a behind the scenes look at services that support students at VIU and get a sneak peek into areas such as Registration, Advising, Bookstore, Campus Rec, Financial Aid and Awards and more! Skip the long September queues and get the goods on everything you need to know. There will be a number of student service areas available to answer your questions as well as drop in web registration tutorials and a BSc/BA Advising session from 9-10:30am.

Spring welcome
Friday, May 24, 2013
Building 250, Nanaimo Campus
In conjunction with Web Registration Tutorial Sessions
.Campus Rec .Financial Aid .Disability Services . Education Abroad . Bookstore .Parking . and more!

Student Services Info Expo | Room 135 | 11am - 1pm
BA/BSc Advising sessions | Room 115 | 9am - 10:30am
Web Registration Tutorials | Room 110 | 9am - 3:30pm

Ian Garrioch: Universe in a Jar

Presented by Nanaimo Art Gallery

May 24 - August 31, 2013

Opening Reception: Friday May 24, 5:00 -7:00 pm

Campus Gallery, Bldg. 330

Jazz: Stewart/Gorenko Duo

Nanaimo Art Gallery presents Ian Garrioch: Universe in a Jar, a retrospective exhibition that spans five decades and includes over thirty paintings, a number of drawings, and a selection of sculptural timepieces drawn from personal, private and public collections. All aspects of Garrioch's artistic career are represented, including recent canvases exhibited in public for the first time.

For nearly 30 years Garrioch taught in the Department of Art and Design at Malaspina College (now Vancouver Island University), where he served as Department Chair and taught printmaking, painting, drawing and design. He has been highly influential, impacting several generations of artists on Vancouver Island.

A practicing artist since the late 1960s, he has produced hundreds of artworks and enjoyed considerable commercial success with pieces in notable public collections such as the BC Provincial Collection, the Canada Council Art Bank, and dozens of private collections across Canada and the US.

A personal talk, and unique tour of the exhibition with the artist, on Saturday June 1, 2013, at 1:00 pm in the Upper Gallery, will provide greater insight and accessibility to this vital contemporary voice.

For more information contact the Gallery at 250.754.6350 or email info@nanaimogallery.ca

Reading and Book Launch

Presented by Cowichan Campus

Speaker: Jay Ruzesky and Carol Matthews

Join VIU professor Jay Ruzesky and former VIU Dean, Carol Matthews for a reading and book launch.

Carol Matthews, author of Questions for Ariadne, Incidental Music, The C Word and other books, will read from a manuscript in progress.

Creative Writing Prof Jay Ruzesky will launch his new non-fiction memoir: In Antarctica: An Amundsen Pilgrimage.

Celebration Station--Bike to Work Week

Presented by Environment & Sustainability

Join us between 7:30 and 9:30 for a snack and a drink to revive you after (or along the way of) your ride to work (or study)!

Hub City Cycles will also be there to do a quick check over of bikes on request.

So stop by to chat, have a snack, for Nanaimo cycling information, and to enter the draw for BWW daily prizes or the Bike to Work Week grand prize.