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The VIU Geography Department at VIU offers a BA Major and Minor, a BSc Major and Minor in Geoscience

10/14/2026

🌎 ShakeOut is tomorrow!
Don’t freak out.

📅 Thursday, October 15, 2026
⏰ 10:15 a.m.

The Great BC ShakeOut is an annual earthquake drill that gives us a chance to practise what to do when the ground starts shaking.

When the drill begins: Drop, Cover, and Hold On. After 60 seconds evacuate to your nearest muster point.

Take a few minutes tomorrow to practise your earthquake response — it could make a difference when it really matters.

10/13/2026

🍂 Thanksgiving Schedule Reminder! 🍂

Tomorrow, Tuesday, October 13, follows a Monday class schedule as part of VIU’s adjusted schedule for the Thanksgiving holiday.

🔄 Check your schedule and make sure you’re coming to the right classes!

Wishing all our students a happy Thanksgiving long weekend! 🧡 We hope you get some time to relax, recharge, and enjoy time with family and friends.

10/04/2026

This week GEOG 228 students were mapping invasive English Ivy growing on trees in Colliery Dam Park. It was a great day to learn outside! 🌲🌳🌲

09/26/2026

🌎 A new way to shape your Geography degree!
Our BA Geography Major now offers an optional Concentration in Environment, Society & Sustainability. Complete 4 of the eligible upper-level Geography courses as part of your upper-level Geography electives, and the Concentration will be noted on your transcript.

Eligible Courses include:
1. GEOG 330: Space, Place, and Culture OR GEOG 333: Environment and Society
2. GEOG 350: Natural Resource Management
3. GEOG 363: Health Justice OR GEOG 364: Climate Justice
4. GEOG 452: Applications in Environment, Society, and Sustainability

📩 Want to know more? Contact the Geography Chair at [email protected]

09/22/2026

Student Reminder❗ Geography has drop-in GIS help sessions this term Tuesday 9:30-10:30 in the lab (315-113). 🌎💻
Jess will be there to help you chip away at your lab assignments and projects. Or just come and get some studying done. All students are welcome 🙂

09/16/2026

Geography Welcome Event Today!
10:30-11:30 in the Map Room (B470 R242)

Meet fellow students and faculty. Hear the latest news!

09/12/2026

Mark your calendars for the Geography Welcome Event!
Wednesday Sept. 16 10:30-11:30 in the Map Room (B470 R242)

Meet fellow students and faculty. Hear the latest news!

09/04/2026

📚✨ Please support the Geography Textbook Trust!
Got old geography textbooks taking up space? Donate them to help future learners! Just talk to any Geography faculty member to contribute.
🙌 Shout-out to Michele Patterson for her generous donation!
The Textbook Trust has been running for over 10 years, lending out gently used books to students. Last fall, we lent out 60+ textbooks across 6 courses, saving students thousands of dollars! 💸
Let’s keep this amazing initiative going strong! 💙🌎

09/02/2026

Congratulations to Devin Cvitanovich for the 2026 CAG Undergraduate Award! 🏆🌎🎉

Each year, the Canadian Association of Geographers presents awards to the most outstanding students graduating in Geography honours/majors programs at universities or colleges across Canada.

08/31/2026

Aili Forrest has won the Geography Department’s Student Service Award! Many sincere thanks for all the work you’ve done for the Geography students at VIU! 🏆🌎🎉

This award is granted to recognize a geography student who has significantly contributed to the geography department and promoted excellent learning experiences for all the students in the geography program at VIU.

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900 Fifth Street
Nanaimo, BC
V9R5S5

Telephone

+12507533245

Website

http://www.viu.ca/geography

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