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VIU News
VIU Culinary Arts student represents Canada at global competition
A fundraiser dinner on February 27 will support Simon Martin’s journey with Team Canada to an international cooking stage. Simon Martin is preparing to…
Presidential Search Process
Dear VIU community, We are writing to announce that VIU’s Board of Governors is embarking on the recruitment of the university’s…
VIU in the news: January 1 to February 9, 2026
Trust in the reconciliation process, Black History Month events and fascinating fog. What VIU experts are speaking to media about this month. Black…
A message of support following the tragedy in Tumbler Ridge
Dear VIU community, I’m writing with a heavy heart after learning of the tragic events in Tumbler Ridge yesterday February 10. It is difficult…
VIU Events
Feb
24
Youth Privacy and Smart Voice Assistants: Evidence, Tensions, and Design Directions
Smart voice assistants are becoming routine in youth digital life, yet privacy controls often remain hard to understand and harder to use. We are pleased to…
Feb
24
CREATE Questions Drop-In
CREATE is coming up fast! Do you have questions around citation? Around the rights of that perfect graphic or image you found for your poster? Around…
Feb
24
Bone Game Night at Shq’apthut
Come spend the evening in community, learning and playing the traditional bone game. February 244 to 6 pmShq’apthut – A Gathering PlaceOpen to the VIU…
Feb
24
Art Heist!
Have you ever wanted to pull your own Louvre Heist? Be a member of Ocean’s 11? But you keep getting thrown off by the threat of jail time? Have we got the…