Thesis Presentation: Eshu Karwal
Thesis Title: Content Analysis of whale watching operators' websites The Master of Arts in Sustainable Leisure Management, in conjunction with our World Leisure Centre of Excellence, is pleased to introduce Eshu Karwal, Graduate Student in progress, who is presenting his research and thesis. Whale...
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2020 Beijing - Pinggu World Leisure Congress “Leisure Makes Life Better” - Call for Abstracts
The 16th World Leisure Congress will be held in Pinggu, Beijing, from the 17th. to 23rd. October 2020 hosted by the Beijing City Government and co-organized by World Leisure Organization (WLO), Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism and the Pinggu District Government. The Congress, themed “Leisure...
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Sustainable Tourism & Outdoor Recreation Conference - Oct 2019
Registration is now open for 2019 Sustainable Tourism and Outdoor Recreation Conference, the primary event for Sea Grant and Land Grant Extension faculty working in tourism. The conference will take place Oct 8-11, 2019 in Astoria, Oregon, and is being hosted by Oregon State University Extension...
Read MoreThesis Presentation: Nobeia Zhang
Thesis Title: Winter tourism experiences and Chinese visitors to the Yukon Territory, Canada: Implications for sustainable tourism development The Master of Arts in Sustainable Leisure Management, in conjunction with our World Leisure Centre of Excellence, is pleased to introduce Xinhui (Nobeia)...
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SLM 606 - Field Experience - Tosh Koroscil
In this post, the MA SLM student Tosh Koroscil shares his experience in the SLM 606. Enjoy the reading! "My role as Green Team Coordinator for Vancouver Island Music Fest was a positive and rewarding experience, albeit a very exhausting one. The requirements of the position were as I expected them...
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Grandkids University 2019 - Adventure for Living
Adventure for Living The Recreation and Tourism Management Department, with the support of VIU Outdoor Recreation and WLCE, joined the 2019 GrandKids University. The facilitators Amanda Johnson, Vanessa Moraes, Matt Kellow, and Farhad Moghimehfar conducted the activities of the 'Major' Adventure...
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Grandkids University 2019
GrandKids University is an incredible 2-day program that offers children ages 7 – 13 and their grandparent a chance to get a taste of VIU. Enrol in a “Major” and spend two days participating in four 2-hour classes in that Major. Over the past 10 summers, grandparents and their grandkids have...
Read MoreThesis Presentation: Yasel Acosta
Thesis Title: Understanding resident perceptions towards tourism development - A case study of Hopkins, Belize using the Tourism Impact Attitude Scale The Master of Arts in Sustainable Leisure Management, in conjunction with our World Leisure Centre of Excellence, is pleased to introduce Yasel...
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Internships at World Leisure Organization
VIU WLCE students travel to Europe to take Internships at WLO office in Bilbao, Spain and to visit WLCE Breda in the Netherlands Internship opportunities are part of the Educational Services offered by World Leisure Organization and its Network of Centers of Excellence. This year, two students from...
Read MoreThesis Presentation: Ninon Chiberches
Thesis title: Entrepreneurship Profiles of Guest Ranch Operators In The Cariboo Region, British Columbia The Master of Arts in Sustainable Leisure Management, in conjunction with our World Leisure Centre of Excellence is pleased to introduce Ninon Chiberches, Graduate Student in progress, who will...
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Vancouver Island University and the World Leisure Centre of Excellence acknowledge and thank the Snuneymuxw, Quw’utsun, Tla’amin, Snaw-naw-as and Qualicum First Nation on whose traditional lands we research and share knowledge.
2018 WLCE International Field School
Gold River Tourism Strategic Plan
Recreation Prescription Project - VIU CREATE Conference 2019
2018 WLCE International Field School - Brazil
Vancouver Learning Lab with Visiting Scholar Dr. Marco Bevolo
Ghana Research & Study Tour 2019
World VIU Points - Visiting Scholar Dr. Daniel Theriaut
Impact Sustainability Travel & Tourism 2019
Ghana Research & Study Tour 2019
Visiting Scholar Dr. Kelly Bricker and MASLM students and faculty
2018 WLCE International Field School - Brazil
PechaKucha Night Nanaimo Vol.8
PechaKucha Night and VIUWLCE's 10th Anniversary
MASLM Cohort 2019
B250 VIU Faculty of Management
Vancouver Learning Lab
PechaKucha Night Nanaimo Vol.9 - Putting Leisure on the Map