Mariners alum takes passion for her sport overseas
It was around ninth grade that Linnea Brickwood realized just how passionate she was about volleyball.
“I became obsessed with the challenges of volleyball, the diversity and the fast-paced play,” she says. “Growing up as a competitive gymnast in an individual sport, I also loved the team aspect and the connection that can be physically felt when you and your team are on the court all playing your best game.”
Accounting alum at the top of his class
Mitch Turko came to VIU in 2018 to join the Mariners golf team, with plans to pursue business and finance programs. After taking a first-year accounting course, he developed a strong interest in the subject. And as he delved deeper into his new field, he realized how many different career paths the industry has.
Researching the chemistry of cannabis
Jindar Sboto found his educational path at VIU during his first-year courses.
Jindar attended VIU because it was close to home. He didn’t choose his area of study right away but was always interested in the sciences – biology, chemistry and physics.
MBA student shares his 2SLGBTQ+ university experience
Ashutosh Mishra says attending VIU was pivotal in his journey to experiencing “true freedom” as a member of the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
VIU students design sustainable food systems
VIU students Matt van Dinther and Savonah MacLeod gained hands-on learning experiences during a VIU study to support food security and wellness in a remote BC community.
Students from Horticulture, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Engineering, and the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic programs worked with the Heilsuk (Haíłzaqv) Climate Action Team to design aquaponics and aeroponic tower gardens as a land-based solution to food security and food sovereignty.
Ali Dillion-Cardinal amplifies teen voices in compelling play
Warning: The play, The Kids Are All Dying, contains conversations about gun violence and a school shooting, loud gunshot sounds, discussion of child death, coarse language, drugs and alcohol.
Ali Dillon-Cardinal wrote a play that explores the often-unheard voices of teenagers dealing with the trauma of a school shooting.
Hands-on learning draws Allie Unger to VIU Fisheries and Aquaculture diploma
In the wake of the pandemic, Allie Unger decided to make changes in her life. She worked in communications and graphic design but craved hands-on learning in a coastal outdoor setting. She enrolled in VIU’s Fisheries and Aquaculture diploma.
From social work to sustainable leisure management
After 20 years of working as a social worker, Christin Collishaw decided it was time to explore potential new career paths.
As she searched for different programs, she “kept coming back to the concepts of sustainability and leisure – in particular the natural environment.”
Find your new career path as a power engineer
Are you an analytical thinker looking for a new challenge in your career? Power engineers support critical industries like health care and education. And with BC forecasting more than 2,500 job openings in the industry over the next decade, now’s the time to get the training needed to fulfill these positions
Saving an endangered Nanaimo flower
A small flower with yellow and cream petals is on the edge of extinction in Canada and a VIU research team is fighting to save it.
Bryan Lamprecht, a VIU Biology student, is working with Dr. Jasmine Janes, a VIU Biology Professor, studying Hosackia pinnata, also known as Bog bird’s-foot-trefoil. The rare species is red-listed in BC and Canada. There are only five sites where this rare flower grows in Canada, all near Nanaimo. The plant also grows along portions of the western coast of the United States.