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The State of parks-related knowledge mobilization in Canada: Cases from Alberta, BC, and Ontario.
This webinar will share and compare observations of case studies conducted in five distinct Canadian landscapes. Each case study explores the types of parks and conservation-related knowledge that are known in the region and how this knowledge is used (or not) to advance protected area goals.
Brighton Mbilinyi Thesis Presentation available on YouTube
The Master of Arts in Sustainable Leisure Management, in conjunction with our World Leisure Centre of Excellence, would like to congratulate Brighton Mbilinyi, Graduate Student for successfully presenting his research thesis on August 23, 2021.
The recording of the thesis defense is available on Youtube.
Thesis title: Assessing the role and responsibilities of tour guides in Tanzania
"The World Leisure Organization: Stakeholder Analysis of the WL Family Network"
VIU's World Leisure Centre of Excellence would like to invite you to MA SLM student Patricia Verhage's presentation at VIU's CREATE Conference 2021.
The presentation is titled: "The World Leisure Organization: Stakeholder Analysis of the WL Family Network" and it is a case study based on preliminary results of her thesis of the whole WLO network and its family - the most involved members of WLO. This research project has been created in cooperation with the WLO and the VIU.
Graduate Scholarship Opportunity at Vancouver Island University
Dr's Suzanne de la Barre and Patrick Brouder are offering two graduate scholarships starting Fall 2021. The SSHRC funded project examines the role of the cultural and creative economies in rural and remote communities where place-based development has been central to building community resilience.
Two MASLM students receive VIU REACH Awards
The World Leisure Centre of Excellence at Vancouver Island University is pleased to announce that two students from the Master of Arts in Sustainable Leisure Management (MASLM) program, Monir Shahzeidi and Tung Nguyen, are recipients of the VIU REACH Award 2020-21.
MA SLM Students awarded the British Columbia Graduate Scholarship
Congratulations to MA Sustainable Leisure Management students Monir Shahzeidi and Lliam Broderick, recipients of the British Columbia Graduate Scholarship. Each student was awarded $15,000 to assist with their graduate research. The students will share their knowledge with the VIU community during Research Week, and we look forward to learning more about their research and path as emerging leisure scholars.
VIU Tourism and Recreation students receive research awards
Vancouver Island University (VIU) Tourism and Recreation students are helping junior high schools in Ghana, West Africa strengthen their environmental programming so youth in the region can gain knowledge to help protect sensitive ecosystems and save endangered hippos.
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.
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.
Vancouver Learning Lab: “A better life is possible”
In December 2019 I spent two weeks as a Visiting Scholar with the World Leisure Centre of Excellence at Vancouver Island University. My two weeks were attached to one of six courses required by the Master of Arts in Sustainable Leisure Management, SLM 604 Influencing Change towards Sustainability. For my business speaker standards, this was an odd choice that I did not hesitate in taking for reasons that, at the time of the application, were unclear to me, first of all.