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Coordinates: 49.15759°N 123.96696°W Vancouver Island University Vancouver Island University (abbreviated as VIU, formerly known as Malaspina University-College and before that as Malaspina College) is Vancouver Island University a Canadian public university serving Vancouver Island and coastal British Columbia. Starting as Malaspina College in 1969, it has grown into a university that plays an important role in the educational, cultural, and economic life of the region.[3] The main campus is located in Nanaimo, and there are regional campuses in Duncan and Powell River, as well as a centre in Parksville.[4] Contents Motto Matter Here History Buildings and facilities Type Public Liberal Arts Core programs University International programs Established (1969-1988 as Master of Business Administration (MBA) program Malaspina College); Aboriginal involvement (1988-2008 as Symbols and coat of arms Partnership Malaspina Notable Alumni University-College); See also (September 1, 2008 References - Now) Vancouver External links Island University Endowment C$26.3 million[1] History Chancellor Louise Mandell Vancouver Island University enrolled its first students in September 1969 as President Dr. Deborah Malaspina College, named after Captain Alessandro Malaspina, who explored Vancouver Island. Registration in the first year was over 600 students, almost Saucier [5] double what was initially expected. In 1976, after seven years at the original Students 16,175[2] campus in the old Nanaimo Hospital building at 388 Machleary Street, Malaspina College moved to its new campus on Fifth Street (the present Undergraduates available location of VIU) on former Department of National Defense land adjoining the existing Nanaimo Vocational Training School, which had offered trades Location Nanaimo, Powell programs since 1936. In anticipation of construction of a new campus, River, Duncan, Malaspina College had merged administration with the existing vocational school in 1971. Parksville-Qualicum Following a 1988 government initiative designed to increase access to degree Beach, British programs in British Columbia, five community colleges in BC were granted Columbia, Canada authority to offer baccalaureate degrees, and these five institutions — Malaspina, Fraser Valley, Kwantlen, Cariboo and Okanagan—were renamed Colours blue & green university colleges. Initially, they offered degrees through one of the three ; provincial universities. Nickname Mariners Malaspina College had regional campuses in Nanaimo, Duncan, and Powell River by 1990.[6] In the 1990s, several at Malaspina promoted the idea of the Affiliations AUCC, Canadian institution offering something distinct—interdisciplinary bachelor's degrees in Liberal Studies — and in 1995 the institution was awarded the authority to Colleges Athletic offer degrees in its own right.[7] In 1995, the province of British Columbia Association, CBIE, enacted legislation changing the institution's name to Malaspina University- CUP, WUSC. College and allowed it to begin granting academic degrees and college Website https://www.viu.ca diplomas.[8] Malaspina University-College's Arms and Badge were registered with the Canadian Heraldic Authority on May 20, 1995.[9] Malaspina University-College was designated a university under an amendment of the University Act and officially began operation as Vancouver Island University on September 1, 2008.[10] International students: 2,253 in 2017-2018[11] Vancouver Island University's first president was Dr. Carleton Opgaard. The first chancellor was Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo, who in 2009 became the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations. When VIU appointment Chief Atleo as Chancellor, he became the first Indigenous person to hold this position in British Columbia. The university press, The Navigator, established in 1969, is a member of Canadian University Press. The magazine Portal has been published by VIU students since 1991.[12] Buildings and facilities Occupying three campuses and a number of facilities including a centre in VIU Student Service Building Parksville/Qualicum; the Deep Bay Marine Field Station; and Milner Gardens and Woodlands, VIU has had many renovations and major developments in the past few years to accommodate its growing student body and faculty. Nanaimo Campus Cowichan Campus (Located in Duncan, BC) Powell River Campus Parksville·Qualicum Centre The main campus located in Nanaimo has 1,030,000 square feet (96,000 m2) of built space. At this main campus the most recent facility is the Dr. Ralph Nilson Centre for Health & Science and a new Marine, Automotive and Trades Complex, built with funding from the VIU Student Union Building federal and provincial governments as well as through community support. Another recently completed project is a District Geo-Exchange Energy system, which uses the energy stored in the water found in the abandoned Wakesiah coal mine underneath the Nanaimo campus to heat and cool some of the University's facilities. This geo- exchange system is the first of its kind in Canada. In 2006, a 39,000-square-foot (3,600 m2) Faculty of Management Centre opened certified Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED),[13] and a renovated 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m2) library (completed 2005) that offers extensive online and print collections, a special collections reading room, group study rooms, multimedia AV rooms, and computer stations. The VIU Campus Store is also located in the library building. The Nanaimo campus is also home to the Richard W. Johnston Centre for International Education,[14] a gymnasium and fitness facilities; art and music studios; science and computer labs; research centres; a campus career centre; cafeterias; and a student centre on a 92-acre (37 ha) campus. Other notable areas on the Nanaimo campus include Shq'apthut: A Gathering Place, which is the home of the University's Services for Aboriginal Students; the Kwulasulwut Garden that honours Coast Salish elder and retired VIU Elder-in-Residence Ellen White; two traditional Japanese-style gardens; and the Jardin des quatorze (Garden of the Fourteen), which commemorates the women who died in the 1989 mass shooting at the École Polytechnique in Montreal, Quebec. In 2011, VIU opened a new campus in Cowichan, built to LEED Gold Certification. The campus has a rooftop garden and a geo- exchange system to heat and cool the building Core programs Vancouver Island University offers master's and bachelor's degrees; two year diplomas, and one year certificate programs in a range of areas. Business (M.B.A./M.Sc., post-graduate diploma, Bachelor of Business Administration) Education (M.Ed.; B.A.; B.Ed. Post Baccalaureate) Tourism and Hospitality (M.A.; B.A.) Science and Technology (B.Sc.) Social Sciences (B.Sc.; B.A) Including a Master of Community Planning (M.C.P.), a Master of Geographic Information Systems Applications (M.G.I.S.A.), and an Advanced Diploma in Geographic Information Systems Applications (A.D.G.I.S.A.) Art and Design, and Performing Arts (B.A.) Humanities (M.A.; B.A.) VIU Library With 17 majors and minors including English, Anthropology, Economics, History, Global Studies, Media Studies, and Psychology Career/Vocational Trades and Applied Technology Health and Human Services Programs including degrees in Social Work, Nursing and Child and Youth Care (B.A.) In addition, VIU also offers English language certificate programs for English-as-a-second-language (ESL) students. International programs Vancouver Island University offers exchange programs that allow students to study for one or two semesters overseas while remaining registered at Vancouver Island University. Current partner institutions are located in Australia, England, Finland, France, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Switzerland and the USA. Vancouver Island University also offers short-term study abroad options in some program areas; destination countries include Belgium, Belize, the Cook Islands, Indonesia, Italy, USA (New York), Tanzania, Korea, France, and Spain. Additionally, Vancouver Island University supports field schools, co-ops, practicum placements and development projects, has sister-school agreements with Japan, Korea and Thailand and educational alliances with schools in Taiwan, China, Mexico, India and Turkey.[15] Master of Business Administration (MBA) program VIU’s Faculty of Management offers graduate business programs that appeal to recent graduates and those individuals who require higher education for career advancement or specialized training.[16] When it was initially accredited, VIU School of Business was one of three Canadian business schools that had been internationally accredited by ACBSP;[17] as of May 2020, eight Canadian universities have ACBSP-accredited programmes.[18] VIU offers a post-graduate program of Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Science in International Management (MSc) jointly with the University of Hertfordshire in the UK.[19] The 2007-08 class enrolled 102 students out of 280 applicants from all over the world, including: Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, France, VIU Faculty of Management Building Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Russia, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, and Turkey.[20] In 2015, the Vancouver Island University MBA Society hosted the first BC MBA Games. The competition was influenced by the national MBA Games and was attended by VIU earlier in the year. MBA students from across British Columbia competed