Zoom into Lunch & Learn about the Impact of COVID-19 on Social Service Delivery in the Nanaimo Region
Join Jeanette Schmidt and Holly Bradley and learn about their VIURAC funded research project on the impact of COVID-19 on social service delivery in the Nanaimo region.
Zoom into Lunch & Learn about Research on Leisure as a Coping Mechanism for COVID Related Stress
Join Aggie Weighill who will discuss her VIURAC funded research project on 'Research on Leisure as a coping mechanism for COVID related stress.'
- Cancelled - to be re-scheduled: Lunch & Learn about ‘Traditional Food and Medicinal Plants’
Cancelled - to be re-scheduled. VIU Elder Geraldine Manson will speak about her VIURAC funded 'Geraldine Manson - ‘Traditional Food and Medicinal Plants’ Project. Join us by Zoom!
Zoom into Lunch & Learn about ... Indigenizing Platforms: Perspectives on Facebook from Island Melanesia
Platform studies explores the explosive proliferation of Internet organizations such as Facebook and what it means for social, cultural, political and economic life today. This new field of inquiry has largely focused on the platformization of Euro-American and Asian lifeworlds while often ignoring especially indigenous voices and experiences. We challenge Platform Studies to be more inclusive accounting for experiences such as those that we encountered during our ethnography of digital transformations in Solomon Islands.
Zoom into Lunch & Learn about... "Alternate Delivery in K-12 Schools: COVID-19 Experiences and Possibilities – A joint Faculty of Education and Health and Human Services Project"
with Marian Riedel, Rachell Moll, Riki Cox, Paige Fisher, Alison Taplay and Leif Rasmussen.
Cancelled: Community Partners Series: How the Nanaimo John Howard Society Helps More than Men in Jail
Please note this event has been cancelled and will be re-scheduled.
Community Partner Series with Jake Rudolph, CAO City of Nanaimo
Join us for a presentation and discussion with Jake Rudolph, CAO at the City of Nanaimo, and learn about key initiatives happening in the city, including topics such as health and housing. Explore opportunities for (even) greater connection and collaboration!
Jake's professional career spans 35+ years in four provinces, six municipalities, and one regional agency. He has a Master’s Degree in Planning, an MBA, completed the Harvard Executive Leadership Program.
Cancelled - Bring Lunch & Learn! What's the Water Budget for Vancouver Island?
Join Alan Gilchrist who will present research on calculating the amount of water available to support extraction for human activities on Vancouver Island.
Cancelled - Bring Lunch & Learn! The Canadian Mountain Network Project: Human/Nature Connections in Canada's Biosphere Reserve Mountain Environments
Led by Pam Shaw and Graham Sakaki. This three year research project is looking at human/nature connections in mountain environments starting in the UNESCO-designated Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region (MABR). One-quarter of Canada’s land mass is made up of mountains, seven times the area of the European Alps.
Cancelled - Bring Lunch & Learn! Developing the Roots to Thrive: Core Factors That Mitigate Stress and Maximize Thriving.
Led by Shannon Dames. With the rise of for profit business taking on self-care, mindfulness, and wellness strategies, we find ourselves in a sea of recommendations, many of which are misleading and anecdotal. With all the noise, we often lose track of the signal (what really matters). Come join a discussion that centres on the signal: what the research has to say about why some flourish while others wither, despite similar work and home environments. If time allows, we'll dive in and practice a couple stress mitigation tools.