VIU WLCE

2022 Western Regional Three-Minute Thesis Competition

Submitted by Vanessa Moraes on May 3, 2022 - 1:08pm
Seventeen graduate schools across western Canada are sending their local Three-Minute Thesis Competition
winners to compete in the 2022 Western Regional Competition!
Originally developed by the University of Queensland, the Three-Minute Thesis is an annual research communication competition challenging graduate students to communicate their scholarly research

Leisure Matters Panel

Submitted by Vanessa Moraes on March 31, 2022 - 6:31pm

In celebration of World Leisure Day 2022, the World Leisure Centre of Excellence at Vancouver Island University would like to invite you to join our panelists in discussing relevant leisure-related themes:
Leisure Matters – Does it Really Matter?
Recognition – Is Leisure Really on the Political Agenda?
Community Cohesion and Leisure Careers – Do they align?

Date: April 14th, 2022 | 9:00 to 10:30 AM PDT

Thesis Presentation: Anna Lawrence

Submitted by Vanessa Moraes on November 19, 2021 - 1:32pm

The Master of Arts in Sustainable Leisure Management, in conjunction with our World Leisure Centre of Excellence, is pleased to introduce Anna Lawrence, Graduate Student in progress, who will be presenting her thesis research.

Thesis title: The Space it Fills, Leisure Gardening During COVID-19: An Evaluation of Leisure Gardening, Basic Psychological Needs, and Resilience in a Time of Uncertainty

Dr. Aggie Weighill is looking into how the pandemic affected Recreation Programming in the Yukon

Submitted by Vanessa Moraes on September 17, 2021 - 4:06pm

How people view the role and importance of physical activity in the well-being and social togetherness of their community is a question that Vancouver Island University (VIU) Recreation and Tourism Professor Dr. Aggie Weighill is looking to answer as part of a new research project in the Yukon.

Brighton Mbilinyi Thesis Presentation available on YouTube

Submitted by Vanessa Moraes on September 17, 2021 - 12:36pm

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