Three students walk by the Health and Science Centre

VIU Student Pulse News: March 20, 2024

What's going on at VIU 🍏
Four students in a gym holding volleyballs

Creating a safe place to play and learn

Child and Youth Care students participate in community program

Mauricea Panchenko

Single parent and psychology student receives significant scholarship

Mauricea Panchenko is well on her way to realizing her post-secondary dreams.
Thomas Leaf

Exploring connections between sport, history and kinesiology

Meet this year’s recipient of VIU’s Lieutenant Governor's Medal for Inclusion, Democracy and Reconciliation
Heather Finlay

Ready to share her research

Meet this year’s recipient of VIU’s Governor General’s Academic Gold Medal
Spencer Antifave wearing a grey hoody outside and smiling at the camera

Combining business and psychology

Meet this year’s recipient of VIU’s Governor General’s Academic Silver Medal
Kelsey Moore smiles with a mountain range at sunset behind her.

Connecting with community and nature

Meet this year’s recipient of VIU’s Governor General’s Academic Bronze Medal
Headshot of Paul Wu.

Dual Credit student receives coveted $100,000 scholarship

Paul Wu says the program helped him with the application process
Becky stands in front of greenery at VIU's Nanaimo campus

5 things that surprised me about Vancouver Island University

My experience as an international student at VIU
Ted with the ocean behind him

Transitioning from co-op student to manager

From classroom to career: Ted Nathanson
Ethan Hummel sits on a tree trunk.

Putting classroom learning into practice

Ethan Hummel shares his experience working at Nanaimo Museum