Nicole Bauberger is the next guest speaker in our World VIUPoints series
Join us on March 18 for her presentation titled "Whose artist are you? Sitting with my elder as part of my artistic practice" in which Nicole will talk about her research project, sewing practice, and how these evolved into an ongoing friendship.
Read MoreLeisure Studies Journal Graduate Paper Award
The Leisure Studies Graduate Paper Award is sponsored by Taylor and Francis and is intended to support the development of outstanding scholarship by graduate students working in leisure studies across the world. The award will be made to a graduate student who submits a lead-authored paper for...
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Dean's Lunch and Awards
All Recreation and Tourism students can submit nomination forms by February 21st and are invited for lunch on March 24th to celebrate student contributions and achievements.
Read More Shed Your Threads Campaign
Level the playing field for youth by sharing, swapping and trading athletic clothes, shoes, jackets, recreation, and sporting equipment.
Read MoreBCRPA Symposium 2020 - April 29 – May 1, Victoria, BC
BC Recreation and Parks Association is promoting its 2020 Symposium, to be held in Victoria, BC, from April 29 to May 1. Join your peers, colleagues, mentors, and industry experts at the Victoria Conference Centre (720 Douglas Street, Victoria), for the province's exclusive professional development...
Read More2020 TTRA International Conference - June 2020, Victoria - BC
"20/20 Vision: Looking forward, looking back"
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Vancouver Learning Lab: “A better life is possible”
In this post, Dr. Marco Bevolo shares his experience participating in the Vancouver Learning Lab - he joins SLM students on their exploration of how leisure can influence change towards sustainability.
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Two weeks in Canada: A different vision of a better life
In this post, Dr. Marco Bevolo shares his experience as a visiting scholar at VIU.
Read More New partnership will allow VIU students to take outdoor experiential learning beyond the boundaries of British Columbia
A new partnership will allow Canadian and Norwegian university students to benefit from interdisciplinary nature-based recreation and outdoor wellness education programs offered in both countries.This new initiative builds on Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) membership within the University of...
Read MoreThesis Presentation: Noah Du
Identifying the Leisure Constraints and Negotiation Efforts of Chinese Students at VIU
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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.