WorldVIU Days

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Thursday, November 9th, 2017
9:00 AM to 9:00 PM

At Vancouver Island University, WorldVIU Days is a week-long annual event where we explore how culture influences the wat we make sense of the world – our worldview.

This year we will focus on creating a connected community through showcasing efforts that students, staff and faculty are making to increase social connections between people from different cultural backgrounds.

The week of events includes special guest speakers, workshops, films, panel discussions, food specials, live music and more. This year for the first time WorldVIU Days will host an Intercultural Hip Hop Forum. Details can be found at: world.viu.ca/worldviu-days

Monday, Nov. 6 WorldVIU Days Kick-Off 12:00-1:00pm Upper Cafeteria Join us in starting the week off on the right foot. We’ll have Hip Hop Dance performances by Vibe Studio and VIU Students, a giant cake to share, and music by DJ All Good. Hosted by the Faculty of International Education Reflections on Truth and Reconciliation: From Argentina to Canada 7:00-9:00pm B356 R109 Patricia Erb and Conrad Prince will share their personal experiences and reflections of Truth and Reconciliation processes. While the process in Argentina has been underway for more than 30 years and addresses very different communities and issues, there are lessons to be learned for Canada as we begin our journey.

Tuesday, Nov. 7 WorldVIU Stage 12:00-1:00pm Upper Cafeteria Live Music and More Featuring: Mo Moshiri Lunch & Learn: Global Engagement Travel Grant “Story Slam” 12:00-1:00pm B305 Research Lounge Join VIU faculty & staff as they share their travel tales, and celebrate the engaging international teaching and learning that the Global Engagement Travel Grant program is enabling across campus (all in 3 minutes or less!). Hosted by the Faculty of International Education (Education Abroad) Chasing Coral Film & Panel 5:00-7:00pm Directed by James Balog, the film is about the worldwide coral reed crisis. The film will be followed by a panel with Stephanie Archer and Anya Dunham from the Pacific Biological Station in Nanaimo and Roy Mulder, President of the Marine Life Sanctuaries Society of B.C. Hosted by VIU Geography Department, Geographical Student’s Union, ACER, and the VIU Biology Department

Wednesday, Nov. 8 Designing your VIU gathering spaces: The Quad and the Cafeteria 11:00am-2:00pm Upper Cafeteria Join us for a “Designing Your Spaces - Drop in Charrette” – you can stay for as long or as short as you like, and help to build a plan to create an inclusive, inviting, safe, and fun quad and cafeteria area. Drop by for a cookie and to offer your suggestions! Hosted by Masters of Community Planning WorldVIU Stage 12:00-1:00pm Upper Cafeteria Live Music and More Featuring: Ostwelve The Authentic Professor: Toward Trust, Connection and Vulnerability in Teaching 3:00-4:00pm B305 R444   Please join us as we convene a panel of faculty speakers to discuss their strategies and their stories of how they create connections and trust with students, and how they embody a sense of authenticity in their classrooms. (Register through INVIU) Hosted by the Center for Innovation and Excellence in Learning Positive Space Alliance Film: Tales of the Waria 7:00-9:00pm B356 R109 Traveling to Indonesia, the world’s most populated Muslim country, the film trains its lens on the warias, biological men who identify as women and are a surprisingly visible presence in a culture normally associated with strict gender divides. Hosted by Positive Space Alliance

Thursday, Nov. 9 WorldVIU Stage 12:00-1:00pm Upper Cafeteria Live Music and More Featuring: Ndidi Cascade Education Abroad Student Story Slam 12:30-2:30pm B300 R401 VIU students and Queen Elizabeth Scholars share stories of crossing borders to live and learn in new environments and cultures! Expect tales of finding community, developing resilience and all of the adventures and learning encountered along the way, and in 5 minutes or less! Hosted by Faculty of International Education (Education Abroad) WorldBridger Flim: Disturbing the Peace 7:00-9:00pm B356 R109 Disturbing the peace is a story of the human potential unleashed when we stop participating in a story that no longer serves us and, with the power of our convictions, take action to create new possibilities. Hosted by WorldBridger

Friday, Nov. 10 WorldVIU Festival 11:30-2:30pm Upper Cafeteria The capstone event of WorldVIU Days. A celebration of diversity at VIU with cultural exhibits, performances by VIU students and a world Fashion showcase. WorldVIU Stage Upper Cafeteria Live music and performances every day at lunch (12-1).

Come an enjoy amazing musicians, hear from current VIU students and enjoy delicious international inspired flavours in the Upper Cafeteria, Building 300.