Equipment is available for students: – at Nanaimo, British Columbia
Several laptops are still available for students in need this long weekend. Contact us to reserve one
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#Nanaimo Commons remains open 24/7 via card access with mandatory #physicaldistancing measures & 50 person max - libguides.viu.ca/libinfo @viuniversity @viusu
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#NetflixParty at 8pm tonight for @VIUniversity students! Tune in to watch "Ferris Bueller's Day Off". Check our Insta story for details on how to join. Also, don't forget your snacks!
If you have the means, and would like to contribute to the fund, please visit: giving.viu.ca/viu-campaigns/… – at Nanaimo, British Columbia
A heartfelt thank you to President @DocSaucier (and your family) for your gift to the student Emergency Fund. @VIUniversity students are grateful for your support. youtube.com/watch?v=eND-TZSR…
A heartfelt thank you to President @DocSaucier (and your family) for your gift to the student Emergency Fund. @VIUniversity students are grateful for your support. youtube.com/watch?v=eND-TZSR… – at Nanaimo, British Columbia
VIU has suspended in-person classes eff. Mon, Mar 16. Students rec’d details via email. VIU will be open including the library + food services. VIUSU’s office will remain open to students who depend on us. Pub open limited hours. Contact [email protected] with any Q’s or concerns.
The 2020 @CCAAsportsACSC Women's Basketball National Championship is @VIUniversity Mar. 19-21! 8 teams will compete (5 provincial champions, 2 wildcards, @VIUMariners)... keep an eye on the @pacwestbc Conference Championships Feb. 27-29 to cheer on our team! #weareallmariners
Research suggests the average post-secondary student leaves school with $30,000 in loan debt.
A new grants program from the province is hoping to dramatically cut that number.
nanaimonewsnow.com/2020/02/2…
#Nanaimo #NanaimoBC @VIUniversity @VIUSU
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Yesterday’s #BCBudget announcement of a new BC Access Grant is a big win for students and activists who have been calling for #grantsnotloans for many years!
Read our release here: viusu.ca/news/bcgrants/
Thank you!! Today’s announcement will help so many @VIUniversity students access #bcpse! – at Nanaimo, British Columbia
Action on #StudentDebt: congrats @VIUSU for landing tuition grant campaign in @bcndp #Budget2020 today! #AccessGrants for 40k students, to help w cost of tuition.
@VIUniversity leads again!
@NavigatorVIU @TheBCFS
#TuitionFee #DebtFreeStudents @melaniejmark @carolejames #bced
We asked @VIUniversity students to share how much student loan debt they will have when they graduate: $40,000 - Bachelor of Science student.
@s_malcolmson @Stilwell4BC @SoniaFurstenau @NicholasSimons @melaniejmark @TheBCFS #bcpoli #GrantsNotLoans
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We asked @VIUniversity students to share how much student loan debt they will have when they graduate: $40,000 - Masters of Educational Leadership student.
@s_malcolmson @Stilwell4BC @SoniaFurstenau @NicholasSimons @melaniejmark @TheBCFS #bcpoli #GrantsNotLoans
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We asked @VIUniversity students to share how much student loan debt they will have when they graduate: $40,000 - Global Studies & Economics student.
@s_malcolmson @Stilwell4BC @SoniaFurstenau @NicholasSimons @melaniejmark @TheBCFS #bcpoli #GrantsNotLoans
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We asked @VIUniversity students to share how much student loan debt they will have when they graduate: $30,000 - Bachelor of Psychology student.
@s_malcolmson @Stilwell4BC @SoniaFurstenau @NicholasSimons @melaniejmark @TheBCFS #bcpoli #GrantsNotLoans
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We asked @VIUniversity students to share how much student loan debt they will have when they graduate: $36,000 - Bachelor of Business Administration student.
@s_malcolmson @Stilwell4BC @SoniaFurstenau @NicholasSimons @melaniejmark @TheBCFS #bcpoli #GrantsNotLoans
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We asked @VIUniversity students to share how much student loan debt they will have when they graduate: $35,000 - Bachelor of Child and Youth Care student.
@s_malcolmson @Stilwell4BC @SoniaFurstenau @NicholasSimons @melaniejmark @TheBCFS #bcpoli #GrantsNotLoans
BC students are graduating with increasing amounts of student loan debt each year. We are calling on the #bcgov to provide #GrantsNotLoans in the BC budget on February 18.
@s_malcolmson @Stilwell4BC @SoniaFurstenau @NicholasSimons @melaniejmark @TheBCFS @VIUniversity #bcpoli
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We asked @VIUniversity students why they want #GrantsNotLoans... one said: "because I am a broke, hungry, student with 3 jobs."
@s_malcolmson @Stilwell4BC @SoniaFurstenau @NicholasSimons @melaniejmark @TheBCFS #bcpoli
We asked @VIUniversity students to imagine life with #GrantsNotLoans... one replied: "I could focus on starting a family instead of being over-burdened by debt."
@s_malcolmson @Stilwell4BC @SoniaFurstenau @NicholasSimons @melaniejmark @TheBCFS #bcpoli
Thanks to @sheilamalcolmsonndp for meeting today & hearing stories of students struggling to get by. 100s of stories were collected last week and are headed to @jjhorgan & @melaniejmark with our Valentine wish for ❤️ #GrantsNotLoans ❤️ in this year’s Prov. budget on Feb. 18th. – at Nanaimo, British Columbia
ALT VIUSU Executive Director James Bowen, and Women’s Representative Irma Khan posing with MLA Sheila Malcolmson. Irma and Sheila are holding stacks of #grantsnotloans Valentines in their hands.
ALT Examples of the #grantsnotloans valentines, with the text “Students and their families have been waiting for a need-based grants program for over a decade.” Valentines have the appearance of a series text messages to the provincial government with heartbreak emojis, as though students have been “left on read” by the government on the ask for a provincial system of grants.
ALT Text of a student story: I completed my education without grants, with two young kids and $35,000 in debt. Please bring back grants so future students who need them don’t end up debt burdened and heart broken.
ALT Text of a student story: I would really appreciate being able to focus on my education and be able to do research, rather than have to work two jobs, and the struggle to find time.
We asked @VIUniversity students why #bcgov needs to give #GrantsNotLoans... "so that people don't have to avoid major life events due to incurred student debt!"
@s_malcolmson @Stilwell4BC @SoniaFurstenau @NicholasSimons @melaniejmark @TheBCFS #bcpoli
