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The Pacific Salmon Foundation oversees multiple scholarship awards and bursaries to help foster the development of emerging salmon leaders and scientists. Every year, these initiatives provide financial support to post-secondary students engaged in salmon-related studies.

Two outstanding students in the Fisheries and Aquaculture Diploma Program at Vancouver Island University were recently offered PSF-supported scholarships. Nick Davenport and Allie Unger accepted a $2,000 and $1,000 award respectively at a ceremony hosted by VIU in April 2024.

VIU Graphic Design students are working with businesses in the Old City Quarter to create window displays to celebrate Earth Day. The window displays showcase the businesses’ sustainable products and are made from eco-friendly or recycled materials.

Earth Day is April 22 and this year’s theme is Planet Vs Plastics, which advocates for the phase-out of all single-use plastics and a 60 per cent reduction in the production of all plastics by 2040.

The applicant you are assessing is applying to the post-degree diploma in Natural Resource Law Enforcement program. The emphasis of this program is teaching students to protect natural resources through gaining compliance and, when necessary, enforcement of natural resource legislation. The emphasis of this program is teaching students to manage and protect natural resources through enforcement of natural resource legislation, education, research and management.

For three months in 2023, Kashmir Lesnick-Petrovicz documented the work of a non-profit in South Africa. Trust for Community Outreach and Education (TCOE) works with rural farmers and the rural poor and focuses on food sovereignty, rural democratization and movement building.

The other day, I was having dinner with a few friends. As we talked about rent and mortgages, I realized that somewhere between arguing about whether Ronaldo is better than Messi, and whether investing in stocks is better than mutual funds, we grew up.

The sad but true reality is that we’re adulting. And whether we like it or not, finances are a big part of that. We must learn how to deal with our money so we can pay for school and still have money left over for groceries. It can be scary and confusing, but it’s important.

The Personal Profile is an important part of your application. Personal Profiles will be evaluated by a team consisting of faculty members. The name of the individual applicant will not be available to the Personal Profile evaluation team. Do not include any data in your responses that could serve to identify you to the evaluators.

Students are expected to uphold and adhere to the standards of academic integrity as outlined in Policy 96.01 - Academic Integrity. 

• The personal profile is an extremely important part of the assessment process.
• Your writing will not be marked, but it may be used to assess your suitability and readiness for your program.
• This is your opportunity to tell us why you want to be in this program, and why you are likely to be a successful student.

This personal profile is an important part of your application. Your profile will be assessed by the program faculty, and the information you provide will be used to rank your application for admission. The criterion used when ranking applications include:

Admission into the Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) program is assessed through a number of criteria, including suitability for the profession. The Personal Profile is an opportunity for you to describe and explain your suitability for the social work profession.

Personal Profiles will be evaluated with reference to dimensions of social work education that include the following: empathy, critical thinking, self-reflection, person in context, diversity, and effective writing and communication skills.

Please answer the following questions using the following format: