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Carliegh Gainer smiling at the camera

VIU Nursing student gives back to community through successful grant application

By Eric Zimmer
Carliegh Gainer’s efforts mean Khowhemun Elementary School gets a new mural
Nadia Linning standing in the woods and smiling at the camera

An award-winning work co-op with the BC Wildfire Service

By Eric Zimmer
VIU Tourism Management student Nadia Linning shares her experience
Sarah Hart and Sevilya Hendricks performing a song together at the Chinese Bridge Singing contest at UBC

VIU students win province-wide Chinese language contest

By Eric Zimmer
It’s the first time VIU students have done so at the event.
Sarah Osborne sitting in a boat holding a fish and smiling at the camera

My semester abroad in Norway

By Sarah Osborne
What it’s like to learn and explore across the Norwegian landscape
Armin Saatchi next to a mass spectrometer on loan to VIU from Thermo Fisher Scientific

From recovery to harm reduction

By Rachel Stern
One alum’s story of personal healing and joining the fight against the opioid epidemic
Melanie stands in front of the Tobacco Caye sign, which reads Study Abroad underneath it

My summer internship in Belize

By Melanie P. Loureiro
What it’s like doing research on a coral reef
Gabrielle Hayashi Santos standing outside between two hedges looking at the camera

Taking her education global with international internships

Gabrielle Hayashi Santos shares her story
Samantha Beyond sitting and looking directly at camera

Creating a literary connection for Indigenous kids

By Eric Zimmer
VIU Education student Samantha Beynon is now a published author
Headshot of Madelaine Jones

Applying classroom learning in the workplace

By Rachel Stern
Madelaine Jones shares her co-operative education experience