Walking together
At the Cowichan campus small class sizes and hands-on learning creates real connections—with other students, with faculty, the community and the land.
A focus is on Q’ushin’tul (Walking Together). Q’ushin’tul is a Hul’qumi’num word that translates to Walking together. It's an Indigenous approach to education that promotes academic success and student well-being.
"The spirit of Q'ushin'tul is to walk together in everything: education, employment, and life. At VIU we are walking together with students to create a balance of education and values based in indigenous ways of knowing and being." – VIU Elder Hwiem' (Marlene) Rice
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Are you planning to take your first-year of university at the Cowichan campus?
Then you might be interested in the Q’ushin’tul (Walking Together) learning community. With Q'ushin'tul (Walking Together) you get a bundle of first-year university courses to take at the Cowichan campus. The bundle includes three courses in the Fall Semester and three in the Spring.