Community Welcome

Led by Darrell Harvey. Join VIU faculty and staff as they share their travel tales and celebrate the engaging international cooperation work that the Global Engagement Grant program is enabling across campus. Presentations will be followed by a panel discussion.  Panel: Robin Davies, Media Studies, Jennifer Mitchell, VIU High School, Dean Cadieux, Automotive and Michael Govorov, Geographic Information Systems.

Courtney Vaugeios, Projects Coordinator at the Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region Research Institute (MABRRI), will give an overview of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that address  global challenges related to poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice. She will also present findings of research on how VIU is currently meeting the goals as well as priorities moving forward.

BC Healthy Communities Society (BCHC) is a province-wide not-for-profit organization that facilitates the ongoing development of healthy, thriving and resilient communities. They provide a range of programs, resources and services through the lens of determinants of health and equity, in order to meet communities where they are at to address critical challenges such as active transportation; age-friendly communities; health and the built environment; multi-sectoral collaborations; walkability, etc. Join us to find out more about the important work they do across the province.

AVI Health Centre offers low barrier, free treatment and support to people struggling with opiate addiction as well as HIV, HepC and sexually transmitted infections. They engage in community education and advocacy as well as offer support, treatments, testing, supplies etc. Come and find out more about this long standing community agency where 'harm reduction works'.

Hosted by Tanis Dagert, VIU's Community Liaison and Knowledge Mobilization Officer

Are you doing, or are interested in doing, community based research? Tanis is a wealth of knowledge on best practices in this field.

This session is in the Student Training Session module, but all community members are welcome!

What's a conference? How do you go? Why would you go? Where do you get some business cards? How can you pay for it? What do you wear?

It's all good. Come by for an hour, and all these and more will be answered.

What's a conference? How do you go? Why would you go? Where do you get some business cards? How can you pay for it? What do you wear?

It's all good. Come by for an hour, and all these and more will be answered.

OK, so you're interested. But have no real idea what to do next. This will help you out!

Research is pretty awesome. It will help you get a job AND help you make this world a better place. Now, all that's left if to get you going in the right direction. This session will do just that.

VIU has 15 research awards ($3,000 each) to help fund your research, and has funding so you can go to conferences and other similar events – come out to hear all about these great opportunities!  How to apply and tips for success will be included!

VIU has 15 research awards ($3,000 each) to help fund your research, and has funding so you can go to conferences and other similar events – come out to hear all about these great opportunities!  How to apply and tips for success will be included!