Announcing the New Research Assistants for the WLCE
The WLCE is pleased to announce our new Research Assistants for the 2015-2016 year including Yufan Yang, Jessyca Idi, and M Angélica Granja.Yufan YangMy name is Yufan (Veronica) Yang, a student from China currently enrolled in the Master of Arts in Sustainable Leisure Management program. I’m a...
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8th World Conference for Graduate Research—Call for Abstract Submissions
Deadline (no more than 2,000 words) - 01 February 2016http://www.gradtourismconference.org/With its motto “get connected to international network with prolific scholars and state of the art research topics”, the aim of this conference, hosted by the journal Anatolia, is to provide a forum for...
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FCM Sustainable Communities Conference—Connect, Explore, Experience
February 9-11, 2016, Ottawa, ON, Canada2016 Sustainable Communities Conference returns to Ottawa, ON - for the first time in four years - with a leading-edge program that delivers both proven solutions and innovative insights to deliver sustainable cities and communities.The national capital...
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On Sustainability 2016 Conference: Urban Sustainability
Time: 21-23 January, 2016Location: Portland State University, Portland, USAThe International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainabilityattendees include leaders in the field, as well as emerging scholars, who travel to the conference from all corners of the globe...
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World Leisure Organization Honors & Awards: Call for Applications
World Leisure Organization (WLO) Honors and Awards applications are now open!The World Leisure Organization's Honors and Awards program has been designed to recognize organizations that have implemented creative solutions that foster local, national, or international leisure opportunities. Also,...
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Innovation Infusion Review: Joe Pavelka
On November 3rd 2015, the Innovation Infusion Series hosted a public presentation given by Joe Pavelka, Associate and co‐founder of the Bachelor of Ecotourism and Outdoor leadership program at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta. The topic was Community Tourism in Peru – from Macho Picchu...
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ttra 2016 International Conference: Call for Papers
The Academic Paper Co-Chairs, Drs. Daniel R. Fesenmaier and Pauline J. Sheldon, invite academic submissions for the 47th Annual International Conference of the Travel and Tourism Research Association (ttra).The central theme of this year’s conference is “Leading Tourism Research Innovation for...
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Sustainability Cases in the Vancouver Island Region......Into the Field We Go!
--SLM 602 Professor Joanne A. SchroederSustainability may sound simple in the classroom, but when you take it out into the communities and talk with the REAL actors involved in bringing it about, REAL learning takes place. The week of October 26-30th saw twenty six MA Sustainable Leisure Management...
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MA SLM 602 - Innovation Movie: The Porch, Philadelphia, PA
Video by: Seif BorgiSLM 602 – Case studies in Sustainability Instructor: Dr. Nicole L.VaugeoisNovember 2014Turning a Plaza into Premier Public Space: The Porch, Philadelphia, PABefore 2011, the 30th street in Philadelphia (United States) had an under-utilized parking lane and narrow sidewalks...
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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