Current Students

You’re almost there! Exams start next week, then it’s time for a much-deserved break. To help you get through these last two weeks, check out the holiday-themed events happening on the Nanaimo campus this week and next. Hint: there’s lots of opportunities to get free hot chocolate!

If you’re leaving town for a while, you might want to hang on to your rental accommodation or even be thinking about making some money back. While you’re not using your room, it might be possible to get another student to rent it temporarily or even cover the cost. There are some questions to ask first:  

Angelina Jaeger expanded her research horizons for three months in Germany after earning a spot in a prestigious summer internship program.

She received a German Academic Exchange (DAAD) Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) scholarship. Angelina is the first Vancouver Island University undergraduate student to receive this scholarship and competed with students from North American, British and Irish universities. Only 320 scholarships were awarded.

Giving Tuesday is a global movement to encourage people to support worthwhile meaningful causes during a season that features holiday sales and consumerism. This year, VIU’s Giving Tuesday campaign runs from November 15 to 29, 2022. The VIU Foundation aims to raise $350,000 to support students through initatives like the Give a Meal program and emergency bursary fund. 

In honour of Giving Tuesday, I wanted to share my own giving story in the hopes that it inspires others! 

My name is Sarah Osborne and I am a fourth-year student in the Child and Youth Care program at VIU. This fall, I had the opportunity to go on exchange to the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences (Norges Idrettshogskole, or NIH) in Oslo, Norway.

It’s that time of the semester when you might be looking for research help, a few ways to have some fun and relax before exams, or tips to help get back on track with assignments. Keep reading this edition of the Student Pulse for all of the above – and much more! 

For many students, finding – and keeping – a safe place to live is one of their first thoughts when they come to VIU. Did you know the University’s Off-Campus Housing department can support you with things like house hunting, tenancy law and conflict resolution? Here are five ways this year-round service can help you.

Chelsea Marsolais is a peer facilitator with Career Studio, a new service at VIU that assists students with writing resumés and cover letters, interview skills and career exploration.

She recently helped Joe, a VIU student whose last name we agreed not to use.

When it comes to leaving things to the last minute, you would be hard-pressed to find a person that doesn’t struggle with this. Procrastination is an issue we all face, whether it is assignments, applications or errands you are putting off … so what do we do about it?

Hi! My name is Tasha, and I am one of the counsellors/advisors at the Cowichan campus. Pleased to meet a fellow procrastinator! :)

It’s Fall Study Days for academic programs at VIU – are you using this time to get caught up? If so, our student blogger Samantha Allan has interviewed the experts and put together some tips on how to use time more effectively in her latest blog post.