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| Alumnus Focus | January 31, 2022 - 11:08am |
Curtis Colegrave: Liberal StudiesCurtis Colegrave graduated from the Liberal Studies program in 2007. After travelling for a few months through Southeast Asia, he started working as an English language teacher in Seoul, Korea. He sent us this update in 2012. |
| Nancy Jones: Liberal Studies and Anthropology | January 31, 2022 - 11:18am |
Alumna FocusNancy completed the Liberal Studies major through our partnership program at North Island College in Courtenay, and attended the Nanaimo campus to complete her major in Anthropology. She then went on to the MA program in Integrated Studies at Athabasca University, where, as part of a class project, she was asked to define what for her were the essential qualities of her education in Liberal Studies. |
| Geraldine McConkey: Liberal Studies | January 31, 2022 - 12:45pm |
Alumna FocusIn 1995, Geraldine McConkey graduated with distinction in Liberal Studies as part of the last cohort to receive their BAs under the auspices of VIU’s initial partnership with the University of Victoria . Since then she has taken teacher training and written a lot of poetry, and now works for Simon Fraser University. |
| Gary Hartford: Liberal Studies and Education | January 31, 2022 - 11:16am |
Alumna FocusGary took Liberal Studies through our partnership program with North Island College, and then completed a BEd at VIU. After teaching for a couple of years he then went on to complete a Master of Counselling degree. He now works in Campbell River, BC as a counsellor in private practice and as a counsellor in an alternate school. |
| Perry Bulwer: Liberal Studies and Modern Literature | January 31, 2022 - 11:04am |
Alumnus FocusPerry graduated in 1996, and, after first trying out the possibility of a career in education at the K-12 level, he settled on law as a vehicle for his strong commitment to social justice. He was worked in the downtown eastside area of Vancouver with sex-trade workers and others requiring legal help. Perry shared his experiences in the world of work with recent graduates as the keynote speaker at our Spring Conference in 2004. |
| Linda Horner: Liberal Studies | January 31, 2022 - 11:17am |
Alumna FocusLinda Horner found herself over 50 years old and unemployed because continuing in her chosen field required a degree. Having previously completed more than two years of university study, she returned to VIU to take a Liberal Studies major, including a set of courses put on in Prague by Liberal Studies Abroad. |
| Alumna Focus | January 31, 2022 - 11:02am |
Jessica Alford: Liberal StudiesAfter graduating with a BA in Liberal Studies in 1994, Jessica has had a successful management career in the software development industry. |
| Alumna Focus | January 31, 2022 - 11:10am |
Sheena Falconer: Liberal Studies Sheena |
| Nancy Greene: Liberal Studies and Anthropology | January 31, 2022 - 11:14am |
Alumna FocusNancy Greene completed the Liberal Studies BA through our partnership program at North Island College. After graduating, she began a career she pursued her work in anthropology, and was instrumental in the discovery and investigation of an important First Nations fishing weir on Vancouver Island. |
| Heide Brown: Liberal Studies | January 31, 2022 - 11:03am |
Alumna FocusHeide is a community activist who completed a major in Liberal Studies late in life, with no particular goals related to employment. She expresses her regard for the way Liberal Studies helped her develop a sense of empowerment, which has led her to several initiatives related to education and her community on Gabriola Island: |
| Selinde Krayenhoff: Liberal Studies | January 31, 2022 - 11:38am |
Alumna FocusSelinde is a practitioner of Nonviolent Communication and gives workshops in parenting and spirituality. Here she reflects on her time in Liberal Studies. |
| Graduate Profiles | January 31, 2022 - 11:43am |
Since 1993 more than 500 students have graduated with a BA degree in Liberal Studies. Follow the links below to find out how some of our graduates have fared after completing their degrees, and how they look back on their years in the program. |
| Tracy Taylor: Creative Writing and Liberal Studies | January 31, 2022 - 12:49pm |
Alumna Focus Tracy graduated from Vancouver Island University in January 2010. |
| Andrea Rainer: Liberal Studies | January 31, 2022 - 12:46pm |
Alumna FocusAndrea Rainer went on to graduate school after completing her Liberal Studies BA, and believes a general education is vital for both further education and the world of work. |
| Alumnus Focus | January 31, 2022 - 12:46pm |
Duncan Pike: Liberal Studies and Physical EducationSince graduating VIU with a BA in Liberal Studies and Physical Education in 2004 Duncan has completed an MSc. in Kinesiology at Lakehead University and is now president of his own company, Sport Performance Specialists. He is the world's leading expert in the theory of Visual Feedback, and delivers coaching and coach training through Sport Performance Specialists, and subsidiary SPS Power Skating, in addition to designing and selling sport Lab™ turnkey visual feedback systems. |
| Alumna Focus | January 31, 2022 - 11:35am |
Connie Kovalenka: Liberal StudiesConnie Kovalenka graduated from the Liberal Studies program with distinction in 2007, returning to her job with what is now the Vancouver Island University Foundation. |
| Alumna Focus | January 31, 2022 - 11:17am |
Dawn Isberg : Liberal StudiesDawn Isberg completed her required Liberal Studies courses through the North Island College partnership program in 2009. She is now taking electives prior to graduation. |
| Alumni/ae | January 31, 2022 - 12:52pm |
Graduate ProfilesCheck out our Graduate Profiles to see how our graduates have fared since completing Liberal Studies at VIU. Stay connected! |
| Archive and Study Aids | May 26, 2022 - 12:07pm |
Below are links to helpful study guides and grading rubrics sometimes used in Liberal Studies courses. These are general guidelines only, but they can give you a sense of what the program's expectations are. Your professor will provides the specific grading guidelines for the course you are enrolled in. |
| Liberal Studies Abroad | April 9, 2025 - 2:18pm |
Discover the Renaissance in Florence, ItalyFor information on a potential May/June 2026 Program, please check this website in mid-to-late September, 2025. |
