Academic

Apr
29
When: Monday, Apr 29, 2024 - Tuesday, Apr 30, 2024, 8:30AM - 5:30PM
Nanaimo Campus

Annual conference and workshop for the Mitigating Inputs of Tire Wear Toxins to Protect Salmonid Habitat on Vancouver Island project. The event is related to a large community based project with funding from the BC Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund that involves multiple project partners including, the BC Conversation Foundation, First Nations, government representatives, citizen scientists...


May
02
When: Thursday, May 2, 2024 - Friday, May 3, 2024, 8:00AM - 5:30PM
Nanaimo Campus

On May 2 and 3, 2024, VIU’s Political Studies department will host the annual conference of the British Columbia Political Studies Association, which will focus on the theme of Trust and Leadership. The conference will include two keynote speeches, including one by Dr. Michael MacKenzie, VIU's new Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership, multi-disciplinary research papers and posters...


May
02
When: Thursday, May 2, 2024, 12:30PM - 2:15PM
Nanaimo Campus

Banting Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Morgan Mowatt (University of Victoria) will give a talk titled "A Package Deal: Indigenous Knowledge, Culture and Political Authority-Making" during a catered lunch.


May
02
When: Thursday, May 2, 2024, 4:30PM - 5:30PM
Online/Virtual

Want to make a positive difference in the lives of children? Join us at an upcoming (Teams) ECEC Information Session to find out more about the Early Childhood Education and Care profession and the certificate and diploma options available to you. The work of early childhood educators has a lasting impact on children’s development. It’s a rewarding career in a rapidly growing field and graduates...


May
03
When: Friday, May 3, 2024, 12:30PM - 2:15PM
Nanaimo Campus

Jarislowsky Research Chairs in Trust and Political Leadership Dr. Cris de Clercy (Trent University) and Dr. Michael MacKenzie (VIU) will give a joint talk titled "Contemporary Challenges in Democratic Leadership and Public Trust" during a catered lunch.


May
07
When: Tuesday, May 7, 2024, 2:00PM - 3:30PM
Nanaimo Campus

Sex raises a battery of ethical questions: should we have sex at all, or revel in the prospect of having it? Should we do our best to avoid it altogether in the manner of numerous ascetic traditions of thought and life? If having sex is sometimes “okay,” which conditions make it so and which make it not? Ethical inquiries about sex naturally connect with important, but often ignored, logical ones...


May
08
When: Wednesday, May 8, 2024 - Thursday, May 9, 2024, 9:00AM - 3:30PM
Nanaimo Campus

Join us for Course Prep Week 2024: Hands-On Curriculum Support for Faculty, May 8-10, 2024. We hope that you will join us for focused learning opportunities including course refresh, consultations with technology and pedagogy specialists, workshops on key aspects of course design, and the opportunity to interact with your colleagues who are working on the same things. Follow the CIEL Blog to...