How have you coped with COVID-19 stress?
COVID-19 and related public health measures have disrupted all aspects of life, including how we work, play, and spend time with family and friends. A team of researchers from Vancouver Island University's Dept.
Thesis Presentation: Samreet Kaur
The Master of Arts in Sustainable Leisure Management, in conjunction with our World Leisure Centre of Excellence is pleased to introduce Samreet Kaur, Graduate Student in progress, who will be presenting her research and thesis.
"MEET A PROFESSIONAL AROUND THE WORLD” - on June 24, with Dr. Jeong Myung Gim
The World Leisure Organization is offering a series of online forums on leisure and recreation for interested young people around the world, with invited leading scholars and professionals around the world.
This is an initiative from the World Leisure Organization Youth Ambassadors Committee.
Invited speaker and topic:
Dr. Jeong Myung Gim, CHSE Seoul, School of Integrated Science and Technology
"Somatic Education: Getting our bodies back"
"So what's next? The role of creative tourism in the regeneration of communities"
CREATOUR International is an informal network to further knowledge exchange and capacity-building among creative tourism researchers and small-scale practitioners internationally. It aims to build closer research–practice relations through providing a platform for sharing experiences, practice-based knowledge, and insights from research; discussing issues and solutions; and learning from one another to inform the growing field of creative tourism internationally.
"MEET A PROFESSIONAL AROUND THE WORLD” - on May 20, with Dr. Marie Young
The World Leisure Organization is offering a series of online forums on leisure and recreation for interested young people around the world, with invited leading scholars and professionals around the world.
This is an initiative from the World Leisure Organization Youth Ambassadors Committee.
The upcoming one is TOMORROW, May 20, 2020.
Invited speaker and topic:
Dr. Marie Young, Ph.D., from the University of Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
Thesis Presentation: Robin Hethey
The Master of Arts in Sustainable Leisure Management, in conjunction with our World Leisure Centre of Excellence is pleased to introduce Robin Hethey, Graduate Student in progress, who will be presenting her research and thesis.
"MEET A PROFESSIONAL AROUND THE WORLD” - An initiative from WLO Youth Ambassadors Committee
The World Leisure Organization is offering a series of online forums on leisure and recreation for interested young people around the world, with invited leading scholars and professionals around the world.
Thesis Presentation: Shuo Wei
The Master of Arts in Sustainable Leisure Management, in conjunction with our World Leisure Centre of Excellence is pleased to introduce Shuo Wei, Graduate Student in progress, who will be presenting her research and thesis.
Dean's Lunch and Awards
The Department of Recreation and Tourism Management will be hosting its annual Dean's Lunch this year on March 24th from 11:30 - 1 pm in the Royal Arbutus Room. Please make sure to save the date. All Recreation and Tourism students are welcome!
As part of the lunch, there will be a number of awards given out to recognize and celebrate student contributions and achievements over the last year.
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.