Honorary Research Associate

New Book Launch and an Invitation to connect

Carol Matthews to receive an Honorary Doctorate Degree from VIU

Carol Matthews was Dean of Human Services and Community Education at Vancouver Island University between 1988 and 1999, and continues to be involved in VIU activities as an Honorary Research Associate. In 1999 she was awarded the Association of Community Colleges National Award for Excellence in Leadership. She has a strong interest in the non-profit sector and in community leadership. In addition to teaching and consulting activities, she has served as a director on a number of local and provincial boards and committees. Carol’s articles have appeared in a number of educational and literary publications. Relational Child and Youth Care Practice published a collection of her columns The First Three Years of a Grandmother's Life. Her collection of short fiction, Incidental Music was published by Oolichan Books (2007), and Reflections on the C-Word: At the Centre of the Cancer Labyrinth, a cancer memoir, was published by Hedgerow Press (2007).

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