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VIU News
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day 2026
A message from VIU Interim President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Dennis JohnsonOn September 30, we observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and…
VIU News & Experts: September 24, 2026
VIU expertsBritish Columbians to cast two separate votes next monthBC voters are officially heading to the polls twice next month. On October 17, regularly…
VIU in the news: September 1 to 23, 2026
Commentary on the snap provincial election, researchers studying a tire toxin that is killing salmon in Island streams, predictions about our El Niño winter.…
A RockVIU 2026 thank you
A message from the Centre for Experiential Learning and Student EngagementOn Tuesday, September 8, more than 1,400 students flooded VIU's Nanaimo campus for…
VIU Events
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Orange Shirt Day events at Cowichan campus
As part of VIU's commitment to supporting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada…
Sep
29
Orange Shirt Day events at Cowichan campus
Schedule of Events9:00 amCultural Speaker: Jonathan JoeCall WitnessesStqeeye’ S-uli’tun Drum GroupVIU SpeakersQ’ushin’tul (Walking together) led by Sally…
Sep
29
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day
Join us to honour the Survivors of residential school – and those who never made it home. On Tuesday, September 29, VIU, the Office of Indigenous Education…
Sep
29
Understanding Social Anxiety
It's normal to feel nervous in some social situations, but for people with social anxiety disorder everyday interactions cause intense feelings of anxiety and…