Thesis Presentation: Jade Nguyen
Thesis Title: Tourists and Authentic Experience in Ho Chi Minh City: A Netnographic Approach The Master of Arts in Sustainable Leisure Management, in conjunction with our World Leisure Centre of Excellence is pleased to introduce Ngoc Dan Thanh (Jade) Nguyen, Graduate Student in progress, who will...
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Recreation Prescription Project - VIU CREATE 2019
Recreation Prescription Project - Photovoice The Photovoice Activity, part of the Recreation Prescription Project, was displayed last week at the VIU CREATE 2019 and Research Week. The project team was represented by Kenzie Schroeder and Taisa Andrushko, students in the Bachelor of Tourism...
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The PechaKucha Night was a Gift!
Exploring the topic Gift and Exchange, the PechaKucha Night Nanaimo Vol.8 that took place at VIU last Friday, March 29, was a true gift for all the participants. Six speakers shared their stories with an attentive audience in a very enjoyable venue, the VIU Trades Discovery Centre. The public was...
Read MoreThesis Defense: Olivia Li
Thesis Title: An Exploratory Study of Factors Affecting Sustainable Cosmetic Consumption The Master of Arts in Sustainable Leisure Management, in conjunction with our World Leisure Centre ofExcellence congratulates Wei (Olivia) Li, Graduate Student in progress, for the completion of her research...
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PechaKucha Night Vol.8
Gift and Exchange: Recognizing Giving and Receiving as Foundational to the Human Experience From the tangible to intangible, the conventional to unconventional and the practical to impractical, giving gifts and exchanging offerings are practices that extend cross-culturally, are timeless and...
Read MoreVisiting Scholar - Dr. Marc-Andre Lavigne
World VIUPoints - Visiting Scholar Presentation“We have great ideas! Why don’t policymakers listen to us?”Bringing innovation to any community requires specific skills, from thinking outside the box to mobilizing various stakeholders. Nevertheless, great ideas are often pushed aside and do not ...
Read MoreThesis Defense: Britta Peterson
Thesis title: Re-Creation through Recreation: Exploring Contemporary perspectives of Indigenous Leisure The Master of Arts in Sustainable Leisure Management, in conjunction with our World Leisure Centre of Excellence is pleased to introduce Britta Peterson, Graduate Student in progress, who will be...
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2018 WLCE Field School experience presented at VIU Global Citizens Week
The more we share, the more we learn. On February 6, Carson Anderson, Dylan Swaikoski, Kenzie Schroeder, and Vanessa Moraes, students of the Recreation and Tourism Department, presented their experiences in the 2018 WLCE International Field School, that took place in Brazil. The activity, hosted by...
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VIU students and faculty attended the 2019 Impact Sustainability Travel & Tourism
VIU students and faculty members of the Recreation and Tourism Department attended the 2019 Impact Sustainability Travel and Tourism Conference that took place in Victoria this past January. Joanne Schroeder, Dr. Aggie Weighill, and Dr. Garret Stone, along with current students of the Master in...
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2018 WLCE Douglas Ribeiro da Silva International Field School - Case Study Volume
2018 WLCE Douglas Ribeiro da Silva International Field School - Perus, Brazil Case Study Volume VIU WLCE is very pleased to release the Case Studies Volume as a result of the 2018 WLCE Douglas Ribeiro da Silva International Field School. This case study volume — available in English and Portuguese...
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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