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Student Stories

From financial stress to full focus

How scholarships are powering future nurse Christina Gustafsson

From “I’m not sure I belong” to “I know I can”

How VIU’s Pathways program helped Kylie rebuild confidence, discover purpose and step into a nursing career

Empowering educators worldwide

How a VIU alum is shaping the future of learning

Learning through a child’s eyes

Kara Rafuse finds her passion in early childhood education

Celebrating VIU’s emerging salmon leaders

Meet Tristan Dieleman

Why you should say YES to studying abroad

Finding friendship, direction and adventure overseas: Jenna Gill

Finding her calling in therapeutic healing

Elise Cole’s journey from Kinesiology student to physiotherapist

From memoirs to microplastics: Making headlines for a class assignment

Christina Hunt’s piece on microplastics catches editor’s eye

From foster care to university graduate

Olivia Thomas’s 14-year journey of resilience and perseverance

Rebooting his future with the information technology program

Matthias De Gisi graduates VIU with top honour in his category

A voice for justice: VIU grad champions Indigenous women and girls

Leah Vaisanen shares her journey

Safeguarding the digital world

VIU student aspires to become a cybersecurity expert