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VIU News

Building Resilience in Volunteer Firefighters

A VIU professor is helping volunteer firefighters cope with the physical and mental effects they may experience when they are involved in a traumatic incident...

Christmas Magic Fills the Air at Milner Gardens and Woodland

Milner Gardens hosts its annual family festival of lights and music this December.It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas at Vancouver Island University’s (...

Alum of the Month: Jason Lloyd

Food and cooking have always interested Jason Lloyd. Growing up, family dinners were an important part of his life; after completing the Professional Cook...

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VIU Events

Dec

Upper Cafeteria Closure

To facilitate the President's Reception the Upper Cafeteria Building 300 will close at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday December 12, 2019

Dec

Early Closure Main Cafeteria

To accommodate the President's Festive Reception the main cafeteria building 300 will close at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday December 12, 2019.

Dec

Extended Book Buyback

From December 16 to 20, the Campus Store will be holding our week-long extended book buyback event! Come to our store anytime between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. and...

Jan

Fundamentals of Forest & Heavy Equipment Operator Information Session

Career opportunities continue to be strong in Heavy Equipment Operator and Forest Harvesting on Vancouver Island. You can train on heavy equipment like...

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Eric Friesen

“All the professors in my department know me by name and have shown a genuine interest in not only teaching me, but helping me succeed. I would say that the teachers I’ve had have been more mentors than professors. It feels like everyone is there because they love science and it creates a wonderful atmosphere that makes good academic communication so incredibly easy. The professors taking a personal interest in the students, being approachable, and most importantly being passionate about biology has truly made me feel like my education matters to them.”

Bachelor of Science, Biology

Vancouver IslandUniversity