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Condoms on veggies

Let's talk about (safe) sex

By Healthy U Cowichan
Health tips from VIU Nursing students
Sonnet L’Abbé sits on a stool on the Port Theatre's stage in front of a multi-coloured pink, blue and purple lighted background.

Community Vision: Poet Sings Song about being Black in Nanaimo

By Rachel Stern, VIU Communications Officer
VIU Creative Writing and Journalism Professor Sonnet L’Abbé’s song commissioned for REIMAGINE Nanaimo campaign.
Sebastian Abboud's REIMAGINE Nanaimo illustration has pops of highlighter yellow and pink and depicts cycling, walking, buses and more.

Community Vision: Illustrator Shares Hope for Better Future

By Rachel Stern, VIU Communications Officer
VIU Graphic Design Professor Sebastian Abboud’s artwork commissioned for REIMAGINE Nanaimo campaign.
Engaged Citizens Speaker Series logo

Speaker Addresses Indigenous-specific Racism in the Health-care Sector

By Jenn McGarrigle
An Engaged Citizens Speaker Series event
Tarra Tipton

Creating a Network of Supports for Success

Tarra Tipton, a Bachelor of Social Work student, shares her story
Girl looking up from laptop and smiling at the camera

VIU Student Pulse News: February 10, 2021

Job search strategies, employment opportunities, stress reduction and much more
VIU Engineering Technician David Moss has used the light board to illustrate some cool Star Wars facts such as where the exhaust port is located on the Death Star.

A Bright Idea for Boosting Student Engagement in a Virtual World

By Rachel Stern, VIU Communications Officer
VIU’s Physics, Engineering and Astronomy department has created its first lightboard.
Cassidy Caron smiling with a Metis sash in background

Embracing new opportunities with the Community Cousins Program: Cassidy Caron

Celebrating Indigenous mentorship at VIU
Student posing next to the Health and Science Centre

VIU Student Pulse News: January 27, 2021

Mental health resources, career tips, student clubs & much more!