The Office of Graduate Studies will be hosting or promoting a number of events for our graduate community. See more details in the listings below which fall generally under these three categories:
Breakfast Club: Join us for VIU's Graduate Student Breakfast Club! A continental breakfast will be service with coffee and tea. We will include a short workshop to make sure your belly and mind is full when you leave! Workshops will cover academic, professional or mental health and well-being topics.
Knowledge Mobilization: The spring semester is all about communication! We will offer a number of workshops to increase your skills in this area cumulating in a week long conference style event for all VIU students (CREATE).
Events by Others: Often other areas of the university (and beyond!) are putting on events we think our graduate students should know about and attend. We will do our best to list a selection of these on this page as well.
Make sure to register!
The Office of Graduate Studies' events are hosted on the VIU Student Engagement App.
Please register and join the Graduate Studies Community Channel. Under the Events tab you can register for the events.
September Events
When: September 4, 5 & 11 | 11am-1pm
Where: Upper Quad
What: VIU Athletics and Recreation will be set up in the upper quad to promote Mariner game days, recreation opportunities (intramurals and fitness activities), and the VIU gymnasium!
Students get GREAT deals on recreation opportunities - a healthy mind needs a healthy body!
When: September 10 | 8:00-11:00am
Where: VIU Students' Union - B193
What: VIUSU’s FROSH Pancake Breakfast is the kick off event for FROSH! Starting the week by welcoming students to campus with a plate of pancakes and all the best toppings! Starting at 8:00am until we run out of batter, grab yours in front of the VIUSU Building (B193!)
When: September 12|4:00-9:00pm
Where: Parking Lot Q (by buildings 193, 250 & 255)
What: The FROSH Outdoor Concert, BBQ and Beer Garden* has everything you need to start your year right! Featuring live music, a free BBQ, campus clubs, game and activities, free swag, as well as many local businesses, this is an event you won't want to miss! This years Bands and Artists will be announced soon! *The beer garden will be open to students 19+ with two pieces of valid identification, one must be government issued.
When: September 13 | 7:15-8:30am
Where: B305 (Library) R440 (Research Commons)
What: Grab some breakfast and learn a few things too!
Register via the Co-Curricular App - See info above.
When: September 17|3:00-4:30pm
Where: VIU Students' Union - Building 193, R217
What: Learn how to save lives with Claire Dineen of AVI Nanaimo during this FREE Naloxone & Harm Reduction training session. This is your chance to gain essential knowledge on how to respond to an opioid overdose and potentially save a life.
When: September 20 | 7:15-8:30am
Where: B305 (Library) R440 (Research Commons)
What: Grab some breakfast and learn a few things too!
Register via the Co-Curricular App - See info above.
When: September 27 | 7:15-8:30am
Where: B305 (Library) R440 (Research Commons)
What: Grab some breakfast and learn a few things too!
Register via the Co-Curricular App - See info above.