High School Counsellors

Dear Counsellors and High School Partners,

I hope that this finds you well as you begin a new semester. Having worked on the high school side for many years I understand this is not a rolling start but something closer to being launched from a rocket.

At VIU, and in the Office of Future Students, we understand the important and impactful work you are doing for your students every day. To that end we want to make sure that the communications we have with you are relevant and brief.

Over the last year at VIU we have adjusted how we support our prospective and current students. We want to make sure our students have clear and transparent access to all the services they need. Our newly formed Office of Future Students will be your primary point of contact for all students considering a future at VIU, whether they are international or domestic, local or out of province and regardless of program interest.

Though this is the first fall I will be working in the Office of Future Students with this incredible team, I have been fortunate to work in the recruitment office of two other BC institutions and more recently at a BC high school.

I know our team has been working hard to prepare for the upcoming fall so that when they are visiting your school they are providing you, your parents and your students with the most up-to-date and necessary information they need to begin planning their future at VIU.

Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me at any time about any questions you have about VIU or any feedback about how myself and my colleagues can be of better service to you and your students. This fall we will also be hoping to form an advisory committee of counselors to help us improve how we engage with you and your students. If this seems like something you would be interested in participating in, please do reach out.

All the best for an amazing academic year,

Craig Brown
Director, Office of Future Students
craig.brown@viu.ca