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Shannon Bence Reports Back on her Graduate Field Experience
This summer I had the great time experiencing my fieldwork portion of the VIU SLM program. I was lucky enough to be able to experience two fieldwork internships, both of which were very different from each other. My first internship experience was working as a Research Assistant. This...
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Field Experience: Tseshaht First Nation Councillor "A First Nations Woman in Leadership"
I am a single mom of 3 beautiful children, a student at Vancouver Island University and currently serving my First Nations community as a councillor. My traditional name is Tliniihak, which means the colors of the rainbow and symbolizes “Hope for the Future.” It is important that I share my...
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Mark your calendars!
On Wednesday, December 4 at 5pm,You are invited to anInnovation Infusion Event featuring Dr. Sam LankfordFor more information regarding this event and future public lectures, or to get on our mailing list, contact us at wlceatviu@gmail.com
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The Roller Coaster Ride of Cross-Cultural Research: Kelcie’s Field Experience and Thesis Research in Ghana Part II
This is the second and final posting on my field experience and thesis research in Ghana. As mentioned in Part I, this section will focus on the research I conducted for my Master’s thesis. I had learned and practiced conducting cross-cultural research in one community, and I was hoping that...
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Ethical Fashion: an approach to sustainable lifestyle: Basemah's Field Experience at FEM International
About FEM International FEM International is nonprofit organization based in Montreal. It works to promote ethical production and consumption in the fashion and textile industry, based on sustainable development principles. It is recognized by its customers and partners as a pioneer in fair trade...
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Nana&Michelle's internship experience at Juchen Company in Shenzhen, China.
Hey everyone,Michelle and I had finished our internship, and we want to share this experience with all of you. The position we applied was the general manager assistant in an art company. This company mainstreams in publicizing art knowledge and selling art products. It also provides a good place...
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Field Experience of Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s Mausoleum Management Committee in Nanjing, China---By Chen Yang
1. BackgroundThe field experience took place in Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s Mausoleum that locates in the east of Nanjing, China.It is a burial site of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, a great democratic revolution pioneer in China and also the president of the Republic of China one century ago. However, it has become one...
Read More ICECESS 2014 : International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability. Venice, Italy. April 14-15, 2014
The XXXV. International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results about all aspects of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and...
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The Roller Coaster Ride of Cross Cultural Research: Kelcie's Field Experience and Thesis Research in Ghana Part I
This blog posting is a narrative of my field experience and thesis research I conducted in Ghana. There are two parts to my story. The first will mainly focus on my field experience, which is a requirement for the Sustainable Leisure Management Program. My field experience and my...
Read More GLOBE Conference 2014. March 26th to 28th. Vancouver, BC.
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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.