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Help with job searches and events to de-stress 🧠

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MyVIU student newsletter: February 5, 2025
Graphic illustration: the text reads Black History Month 2025 with a Black woman looking skyward and a Black Man raising his fist to the sky.

Black History Month at VIU

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Film screening, open mic, book club and more planned throughout the month

A view of VIU's Nanaimo campus library from the exterior with a snowed-in quad

Preparing for West Coast weather scenarios

By Samantha Allan
Extreme weather preparedness for on campus and in the community
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
People dressed in costumes sitting on paddleboards at Westwood Lake

VIU Student Pulse News: October 26, 2022

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Halloween happenings, new library resources & scholarship deadlines 👻
Jenni Ottilie Keppler stands on the koi pond bridge at Vancouver Island University's Nanaimo campus.

Harnessing the power of the poop loop

By Rachel Stern
Meet Jenni Ottilie Keppler, VIU’s visiting student researcher from Germany
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How to build your skills outside of the classroom

By Samantha Allan
Why getting involved is so important for your success
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
Picture of VIU's Nanaimo campus with a rainbow going across

VIU Student Pulse News: October 12, 2022

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#MyVIU contest, resume tailoring & Mariners games ⚽
Gabrielle Hayashi Santos standing outside between two hedges looking at the camera

Taking her education global with international internships

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Gabrielle Hayashi Santos shares her story
Hands holding a sign that reads: There is no Planet B

Nanaimo municipal election: where candidates stand on climate action and sustainability

By Alyson Winks
Candidates answer two questions