Student Life

Please join us for our Culture Night at Shq'apthut - A Gathering Place and enjoy a cultural presentation from the Hishuk'ish Tsawalk Dance Group. We look forward to seeing you all here :)

Join us for Gentle and Energizing Chair Yoga

• Improve posture, balance, mobility, spinal health, flexibility, tone and fitness
• Feel more at ease and grounded
• Manage and relieve stress and tension
• Increase clarity and focus
• Increases blood circulation, improves feet, toes, hand and finger movements
• Create more peace and well-being in your life, which benefits everyone

Smudging is traditionally a ceremony for purifying or cleansing the soul of negative thoughts of a person or place. There are four elements involved in a smudge:

Please come and support Student Entrepreneurs from VIU’s Cooperative Entrepreneur Training Program on Thursday, April 11 at the Gathering Place. Drop-in anytime from 10 am – 2 pm to learn about these new start-up businesses: mobile yoga, mobile spa services, dog walking and sitting, childminding, and web design. Enjoy a relaxing chair massage, enter our free draw and learn all about these amazing services and entrepreneurs! For more information, contact Linda McCandless at linda.mccandless@viu.ca.

The VIU Office of Aboriginal Education and Engagement, MNBC, and the Mid-Island Métis Nation invite you and your family and friends to the 1st annual Métis Student Opportunities Event! Please join us to learn more about MNBC Funding and other Métis-related community resources available to you right here in Nanaimo. Meet the Indigenous Education Wiichihew (Support) Coordinator, too!

Join in our presentation discussing 'culturally-informed' approaches that individuals, families, communities, social workers, Nations, and institutions can use when supporting Indigenous youth aging-out of foster care.

Join in our presentation discussing 'culturally-informed' approaches that individuals, families, communities, social workers, Nations, and institutions can use when supporting Indigenous youth aging-out of foster care.

Please come and attend our Indigenous Work-Integrated Learning focus group session at Shq'apthut - A Gathering Place.

Please join us for Soup and Bannock, Lunch and Learn at Shq'apthut - A Gathering Place. Our guest speaker is Jeff Copenace, Consultant, Reconciliation Initiatives. His presentation it titled:  "Modern Indigenous Settler Encounters."

Please join us for Soup and Bannock, Lunch and Learn at Shq'apthut - A Gathering Place. Our Guest speaker is Maxine Matilpi, Kwakiutl/Ma'amtigila, Elder in Residence at VIU.