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  • There are lots of stairs at VIU, but that's why our students are in such good shape.
  • A student in VIU's Visual Arts program sketches with her classmates in a drawing class.
  • VIU's campus and outdoor recreation programs offer lots of activities and programs to entertain students throughout the year including surfing, kayaking, white water rafting, rock climbing and more.
  • A student in VIU's Chemistry program carefully measures out a solution during class.
  • Three of VIU's awesome student ambassadors posing for a photo on the lower campus with the Student Affairs building in the background.
  • VIU's Deep Bay Marine Field Station supports coastal and marine research activities related to sustainable shellfish aquaculture development and preservation of coastal ecosystems.
  • This 10-metre tall cedar carved totem was installed in VIU's library to celebrate and recognize that we are on the traditional territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation. The totem was carved by master carver james Johnny and his son James Johnny Jr.
  • VIU's music students often bring their instruments to the library courtyard when the sun is shining and perform for the other students.
  • Students get hands on training in VIU's Bachelor of Natural Resource Protection program.
  • Our LEED certified, environmentally friendly Faculty of Management building is home to several undergraduate programs and VIU's Masters in Business Administration program.
  • Some VIU students walking to class on the upper campus.
  • September is a busy time in VIU's library courtyard, with students hanging out and studying on the grass.
  • One of our student ambassadors poses for some November photos in VIU's Tamagawa Garden.
  • VIU's aboriginal Gathering Place provides a special place for VIU's Aboriginal students, services for Aboriginal students and is a welcoming place for all others who attend VIU.
  • VIU's AERL conducts research in the environmental sciences and supports the training of highly qualified personnel in environmental chemical analysis.
  • Our VIU gyms is home to our VIU Mariners athletics teams, as well as 2 Basketball Courts, 4 Volleyball Courts, 10 Badminton Courts, a racquetball and squash court, as well as a fitness and weight room.
  • VIU's library is a common hang out place on campus, with students studying, hanging out and surfing the web at various times of the day.
  • VIU's student residences offer comfortable, convenient and cost-effective on-campus housing for students from all over the world.
  • Students at a recent convocation ceremony at the Port Theatre in Nanaimo celebrate with a hat toss in front of Nanaimo's harbour.

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