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People's Choice for Best Poster Wednesday April 5, 2022 - 10:35pm

Thanks so much for checking out the student poster submissions at CREATE! Please choose the one that you liked best and leave a note to the student(s)!

These votes will be tallied and we will sue the to award the People's Choice Award.
People's Choice for Best Poster Tuesday April 5, 2022 - 10:37pm

Thanks so much for checking out the student poster submissions at CREATE! Please choose the one that you liked best and leave a note to the student(s)!

These votes will be tallied and we will sue the to award the People's Choice Award.
People's Choice for Cafeteria Redesign April 4, 2022 - 10:07pm

Thanks so much for checking out the student cafeteria redesigns at CREATE! These were all done my the third year Interior Design class. Please choose the one that you liked best and tell us your favourite aspect of the redesign!

These votes will be tallied and used to determine the People's Choice Award.
People's Choice for Best Poster - Monday April 5, 2022 - 10:43pm

Thanks so much for checking out the student poster submissions at CREATE! Please choose the one that you liked best and leave a note to the student(s)!

These votes will be tallied and we will sue the to award the People's Choice Award.
Nanaimo Photography People's Choice April 3, 2022 - 9:37pm

Thanks so much for checking out the student photography submissions at CREATE! Please choose the one you like best and leave a note for the photographer!

These votes will be tallied and we will use them to award the People's Choice Award.
Film Fest January 13, 2023 - 3:46pm

CREATE 2022 presents

The Long and the Shorts of It

April 4 @ 4pm

Malaspina Theatre (Building 310)

Act 1 @ 4pm

A selection of short docs covering an incredible range of topics. See below for more details.
Braiding United Nations Global Agendas March 17, 2022 - 10:23am

Environmental research and conservation are essential components of protecting and preserving Canada's unique landscape. Research must be centred on a holistic approach based on Indigenous and Western ways of knowing. Environmental research needs to be focused on building partnerships between Indigenous organizations and communities, universities, governments, businesses, and non-profit sectors, who are all committed to advancing inclusive and respectful knowledge.
Cowichan Curiosity & Creativity Photography Contest January 13, 2023 - 4:06pm

CREATE 2022 will have a dedicated student photography exhibit on April 7 at the Cowichan Campus that will encourage students to show off their curious and creative sides. In particular, we are looking for What does being a student at the Cowichan campus look like?

If you have a phone, you have a camera (most likely)!

First, fill out a CREATE registration form. There is a specific event labelled Cowichan Photography Contest. 
REACH Award End of Term Pizza Party June 22, 2023 - 4:10pm

OK - let's see when we can get together. Pizza is on the menu, so please let me know of any food preferences you may have. Thanks!!
VIURAC Internal Award Recipients October 30, 2024 - 8:48am

These lists reflect VIURAC funding administered and awarded through the Scholarship, Research, and Creative Activity Office.
Keep It Simple Science Challenge January 13, 2023 - 4:06pm

Knowledge Translation: (1) Activities that move research into the hands of people who can put it to practical use (Wikipedia). (2) Having fun and being creative helps (CREATE).

Calling all Science, Tech, and Health Students

CREATE is challenging you to take your somewhat complicated materials and translate it for all! You can do this via a poster, presentation, or limerick. Oh yes. Limerick. The main point is to make it all fun and informative at the same time. 
Look Up Look Out Art Exhibit January 13, 2023 - 4:05pm

CREATE 2022 will have a dedicated student art exhibit from April 4-7 that will encourage our VIU community to extend their gaze up and out. Depending on the artists' availability, there will be a face-to-face showcase time when the artists will be at the exhibit and able to talk to others about their work. 
Comments February 18, 2022 - 10:38am
Human-Nature Transactions within the MABR January 17, 2022 - 11:00am

In the fall of 2021, we had the opportunity to briefly introduce the diverse field of environmental psychology through a blog post (see here). The blog post illustrated the highlights of the ‘Sense of Place Study,’ which serves as one portion of a larger project titled The View from 2117: Human Actions, Consequences, and Perspectives on Mountain Regions, in collaboration with the MABRRI and the Canadian Mountain Network.
Visiting Student Researcher January 24, 2023 - 3:24pm

Vancouver Island University welcomes Visiting Student Researchers wanting to pursue research directly related to their current degree. Visiting Student Researcher (VSR) status is available to graduate and undergraduate students enrolled in a full-time degree program at a recognized post-secondary institution. As a VSR, you are a full-time student who attends VIU to participate in a research project that aligns with your studies.
Visiting Researcher June 11, 2024 - 2:03pm

Vancouver Island University is pleased to host Visiting Researchers who engage in research collaborations in fields enhancing VIU’s research capacity to engage internationally.

How to Become a Visiting Researcher

All Visiting Researchers must have a VIU faculty host. Learn about our faculty researchers visit Scholarship, Research and Creative Activity and contact a faculty member with a request to host your visit.  Once the Visiting Researcher and host agree upon the details, the Visiting Researcher – Offer letter can be completed.
Grand Opening: Centre for Seafood Innovation February 14, 2024 - 3:33pm
Workshop: Submitting a Mackenzie King Memorial Scholarship Application November 20, 2021 - 11:28am

Interested in applying for this Scholarship? Come on out and get some advice on how to complete the application. These are for students who will be in a graduate program come Fall 2022 and will have completed at least one degree at a Canadian institution.

Zoom info:

https://viu.zoom.us/j/65855560318?pwd=aFRaaldsTDJNY1RtelRqUDMxN1pHUT09
Password: MK$$
Meeting ID: 658 5556 0318
Sense of Place in the Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region: Introducing Environmental Psychology November 19, 2021 - 9:57am

When people are asked what they think the field of psychology entails, many fail to appreciate the broad range of subfields involved in the discipline. Environmental psychology is a relatively new and growing subfield—and it is gaining the attention of professional researchers, architects, and facilities managers of a variety of built environments. The concepts germane to environmental psychology can be applied to a number of different settings, such as parks, cities, hospitals, and libraries (and more!). As defined by Dr.
Major Graduate Awards - Ugly Sweater Social June 22, 2023 - 4:10pm

Hi folks, 

I hope that we can find a date and time between now and the holidays to get together. Pizza will be on the menu so please indicate any food sensitivities/choices that may go along with that meal. 

Thanks, Kendra

And yes, please wear your best "ugly sweater" - holiday themed, ridiculous thing you were given by a family secret Santa, the one you thought was perfect 15 years ago...