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Fall Course Offerings	August 21, 2024 - 11:00am	See: Vancouver Island University Program Calendar History courses descriptions.
Timothy Lewis	February 10, 2025 - 7:17pm	Professor and Chair of History Department Building: 345 Room: 128 Phone: 250.753.3245 Ext. 2114 Mail drop: 345 Email: Timothy.Lewis@viu.ca
Cheryl Warsh	February 10, 2025 - 7:17pm	Professor Nanaimo Campus Building: 345 Room: 121 Phone: 250.753.3245 Ext. 2113 Mail drop: 345 Building 305, Room 472 Phone: 250.753.3245 Ext. 2016 Email: Cheryl.Warsh@viu.ca
Stephen Davies	February 10, 2025 - 7:17pm	Professor Nanaimo Campus Building: 305 Room: 466 Phone: 250.753.3245, Ext: 2912 Mail drop: 345 Building 345, Room 122 Phone: 250.753.3245 Ext. 2131 Email: Stephen.Davies@viu.ca
Patrick Dunae	January 28, 2022 - 9:49am	Academic Emeritus Phone: 250-380-1633; 250-881-3755 (mobile) Email: Patrick.Dunae@viu.ca Education
John Hinde	February 10, 2025 - 7:17pm	Professor Building: 345 Room: 125 Phone: 250.753.3245 Ext. 2128 Mail drop: 345 Email: John.Hinde@viu.ca Education BA, Hons (Victoria), MA (Queen's), PhD (SUNY, Buffalo) Specialization: Modern Germany, European Intellectual, Historiography
What Our Graduates Say	February 2, 2022 - 5:12pm	“The professors are the most important aspect of what makes the VIU History department so great. They provide an amazing amount of one-on-one support, and go out of their way to make sure you get the help you need. Essay ideas, brainstorming, writing feedback, and a willingness to answer questions outside of class, after hours, and even on weekends provide students with the help they need to succeed.
Faculty	February 10, 2025 - 7:15pm	Stephen Davies Professor Office: Building 345, Room 122 Phone: 250.753.3245 Ext. 2131 Email: Stephen.Davies@viu.ca
Scholarship & Prize Winners	February 2, 2022 - 5:46pm
News and Events	February 2, 2022 - 5:49pm	May 2020, 21 - 23: International Symposium on Health, Healing, and Caring VIU History’s Gender &History editorial team hosted an amazingly successful virtual international symposium centred on the theme “Health, Healing, and Caring." Papers presented at this event provided the basis for a special issue edition of Gender &a
BA Degree Options	February 2, 2022 - 5:14pm	Students enrolled in Bachelor of Arts degree programs at Vancouver Island University may elect to graduate with a Major or a Minor in History. Please consult the relevant pages of the Vancouver Island University Calendar for information on program requirements.
Statement of Purpose	June 27, 2024 - 10:22am	The primary objectives of the Department of History are to provide students with an enriched and comprehensive understanding of the past, while introducing them to the diverse approaches and methodologies employed by the discipline. The Department fosters critical thinking and oral and written communication skills that enhance students’ capacity for independent intellectual inquiry and provide essential preparation for the pursuit of graduate studies in History and for many other professions and careers.
Scholarships	September 15, 2023 - 1:28pm	The scholarships and awards described below are intended specifically for History students. For more information, see the complete listing of scholarships and awards available to Vancouver Island University students. Helen Brown Book Prize The Helen Brown Book Prize is awarded each spring to a History student who distinguishes herself or himself by academic achievement, research, commitment to the History department and its work, or service to their fellow students.
Visual Art Program - Alumni	November 3, 2016 - 10:51am	Terence Fitzgerald - Todd McFarlane Entertainment, Inc. (SPAWN)
Upcoming Portfolio Interview Dates	September 8, 2023 - 1:12pm
Visual Art Courses	October 22, 2024 - 7:33pm	ARTS 101 (3) Drawing I An exploration of black and white drawing processes from line drawing to more complex skills, including drawing from the undraped figure. (2:1:0) Prerequisite: None.
Visual Art Diploma	September 8, 2023 - 1:06pm
Visual Art	September 8, 2023 - 1:05pm
Interior Design Program - Important Dates	August 14, 2016 - 12:40pm	Information Session - February 25th 2016 Building 325 Room 110: 7 - 8pm Vancouver Island University Bachelor of Interior Design Interviews – Saturday, February 13th 2016, and Saturday, April 30th 2016. Sign-up will begin at 9:30 a.m. in Building 325, Room 110. Interviews will start at 10 a.m. If you are located out of province and are unable to attend, please email tamara.timbers@viu.ca to coordinate a skype interview and indicate this on your application.
Alumni	February 2, 2022 - 5:02pm	Attention all Alumni! Please contact the Alumni Office with updated information for yourselves or for any of your classmates; especially those not listed here. The Alumni Office can also help you keep in touch with classmates.