The recruitment team focuses on attracting students to VIU as a first-choice university while ensuring VIU is the right fit for the student. We discuss programs, admission requirements, student housing options, meal plans, tuition, recreation and athletic opportunities, parking options, general questions about university life, and many other questions about becoming or being a student at Vancouver Island University.
As part of our recruitment efforts, our services include (but are not limited to):
Attending recruitment events such as Post-Secondary British Columbia (PSBC), Alberta Out of Province (AOOP) and Canadian University Events (CUE) on behalf of VIU
Attending Education and Career Fairs on behalf of VIU
Hosting recruitment events – both on and off campus – to recruit students
Provide campus tours to prospective students
Support faculties in their efforts to recruit students
Work with faculties to support programs experiencing declining enrolment
Develop creative and effective recruitment strategies
Review data to assist in recruitment activities
Gain perspective on the needs of future students, parents and counsellors