2015 Regional Report
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President’s Message By Daniel J. Weeks
This publication, a special production for our 25th anniversary, tells the story of our present: our graduates, award winners, courses, research projects, and degree programs. For many years now, we’ve been reporting on our successes in individual parts of Northern BC by distributing smaller, more localized content to those specific areas. We feel that the 25th anniversary is the perfect time to share stories of our activities and reach throughout the whole region. Greetings from UNBC. On behalf of everyone at UNBC, THANK YOU. For what, you ask? For UNBC. Exactly 25 years ago, the Government of BC created a northern university in response to the resolve and tenacity of more than 16,000 of you who paid $5 and signed on to become members of the Interior University Society. UNBC exists because of you. Your aspirations for the future are reflected in our work.
I hope you enjoy it because, again, we’re here because of you.
What a 25 years it has been. Nearly 12,000 students have graduated and we now annually produce more alumni for the North than all other BC universities combined. I recently travelled around Northern BC to participate in convocation ceremonies and remain in awe of our graduates, their families, and this spectacular region. Our grads are quickly emerging as leaders in their professions and community service, serving areas of need across the North. In fact, the single sector with the most alumni is health care. While anniversaries often serve as times to reflect on the past, I actually believe that UNBC’s 25th anniversary is more important as a platform for imagining our future. We are launching a planning process this fall that will strengthen UNBC for the next 25 years, and beyond. Take the opportunity to participate in our future, just as you did in our past.
Congratulations 2015 Grads! 723 students graduated from UNBC this year, bringing the total number of UNBC alumni to 11,898. Convocation ceremonies took place in Prince George, Gitwinksihlkw, Terrace, Quesnel, and Fort St. John.
Credentials BA Bachelor of Arts BComm Bachelor of Commerce BEd Bachelor of Education BHSc Bachelor of Health Sciences BSc Bachelor of Science BASc Bachelor of Applied Science BScN Bachelor of Science in Nursing BPI Bachelor of Planning BSW Bachelor of Social Work MD Northern Medical Program MBA Master of Business Administration MSc Master of Science MA Master of Arts MEd Master of Education MNRES Master of Natural Resources & Environmental Studies MScN Master of Science in Nursing MSW Master of Social Work PhD Doctor of Philosophy
Passing the Torch This year UNBC connected with many of the people and families across Northern BC that signed a petition in the late 1980s calling for the creation of a university for the North. We included some of their stories in this report. For more, visit unbc.ca/25/16000
UNBC Scholars
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Top high school graduates from around Northern BC have the chance to earn a UNBC degree tuition-free after receiving UNBC Scholars awards. UNBC Scholars can have their tuition waived for an entire bachelor’s degree program, provided they maintain a B average.
UNBC Year In Review UNBC placed second among universities of its size in the annual Maclean’s magazine rankings of Canadian Universities. The runner-up finish in the Primarily Undergraduate category matches UNBC’s best ever ranking. There were many other success stories over the past year. 1. Beginning with a kickoff event in September, UNBC has celebrated the 25th anniversary of its founding with special events, guest speakers, and tree plantings across the region. The Community Celebration in June was built around the theme: The Founding and the Future. 2. The UNBC men’s basketball team qualified for the playoffs for the first time since joining the Canada West Universities Athletic Association. The Timberwolves finished second in the Explorer Division and lost in the quarter-finals to UBC. 3. Thousands of athletes, officials, and fans came together in the Agora Courtyard for the first outdoor closing ceremony at a Canada Winter Games. The Northern Sport Centre at UNBC also hosted five sports during the two weeks of competition. In addition, UNBC students raised more than $37,000 to make free public transit possible during the Games. 4. UNBC students and high school students from the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation joined together to build a traditional First Nations pit house through an Undergraduate Experiential & Service Learning Program course. A pit house is a winter dwelling traditionally used by many indigenous peoples around the world.
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5. The UNBC student residences, campus daycare, and I.K. Barber Enhanced Forestry Laboratory are part of a new low-temperature, hot water district energy system at UNBC. Not only will it reduce the University’s use of non-renewable energy, it will also serve as a research, education, and demonstration facility for off-grid communities. 6. UNBC was officially recognized as A Fair Trade Campus in January. Fairtrade coffee, tea, and chocolate options are available at campus food service providers.
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Bulkley Valley Hazelton Graduate Kateri Clay, BEd
Award Recipient Tarissa French Talisman Energy Scholarship for Aboriginal Students Kyle Mettler of Smithers
South Hazelton Award Recipient Alec Busby UNBC Scholars - renewed
Telkwa Graduates Elsa Harrhy, BScN Katherine Harrhy, BEd
Award Recipients Arctica Cunningham UNBC Scholars - renewed
Smithers Graduates Cori Dewijn, BEd Lawrence Hodgson, BA Haley Hooper, BSc Katherine Humble, BScN Kyle Mettler, BA
Award Recipients
Mary Henderson UNBC Transfer Student Award Aaron Holdijk UNBC Transfer Student Award Haley Hooper Mark Sunstrum Bursary Katherine Humble Graduating Class Gift Bursary
Brittany Barendregt UNBC Scholars - renewed
Allison Inderbitzin Helen Thurwell Scholarship
Alana Clason UNBC Doctoral Tuition Award
Alexander LePage UNBC In-Course Bursary
Lauren Dohler UNBC Merit Award
Alastair McLellan UNBC Scholars - renewed
Brian Duffels UNBC Doctoral Tuition Award
Katherine Harrhy Prince George Retired Teachers’ Association Bursary
Derek Forbes UNBC Scholars Award
John Norman BMO Bank of Montreal Aboriginal Scholarship & CIBC Wood Gundy Endowed Scholarship
Joshua Mann UNBC Merit Award
Selina Gammie Rotary Clubs of BC Bursary
Timothy Slaa UNBC Scholars Award
Duncan McClenagan UNBC Scholars - renewed
Laura Grant UNBC Masters Tuition Scholarship
Natasha Steenhof UNBC Scholars - renewed
Moricetown Graduate Dustin Gagnon, BComm
Nathan Hartnett John and Eileen Bryan and Family Bursary & Prince George Gyro Club Bursary
Bryan Storie President’s Scholarship - renewed Kim Tran Father Thomas General Assembly 1321 Bursary
Ashlyn Scofield of Houston
Houston Graduates Brennan McKone, BScN Amy McMartin, BScN Cody Meints, BSc Katie Reis, BEd
Award Recipients Kelly Ewald UNBC Scholars - renewed
Jesse Fennema UNBC Scholars Award Maxwell Leffers UNBC Scholars Award Jasmine Parhar UNBC Scholars - renewed Ashlyn Scofield Houston Scholarship & UNBC Merit Award
Prestigious Award Smithers Secondary School graduate Allison Inderbitzin received the 2014 Helen Thurwell Scholarship, one of the oldest and most prestigious endowed awards at UNBC. The renewable entrance scholarship is awarded each year to a female student from Northern BC who is active in the community and has proven academic excellence.
Lawrence Hodgson of Smithers
Katie Reis of Houston
UNBC Scholar
Maxwell Leffers of Houston
Amy McMartin of Houston
Kim Tran of Smithers
Passing the Torch: The Stroet Family When Queen Elizabeth II officially opened UNBC on Aug. 17, 1994, Allan Stroet was a young boy, more concerned with action figures than academics. Allan was unaware at the time that his parents Peter and Mary had been two of 16,000 people in Northern BC to donate at least $5 and sign a petition in the late 1980s calling for the creation of a university in the region. When Allan grew old enough to start thinking of university he considered schools in the Lower Mainland, but he says he’s glad he went to UNBC to earn his Bachelor of Commerce degree. “The proximity to my hometown, the newness of the school, it being still fairly young - I liked that everything was brand new,” he says. “I was much more comfortable in a new place.” He’s now an economic development officer with the Bulkley Valley Economic Development Association. Allan Stroet (clockwise from upper left), with his wife Mindy, father Peter, mother Mary, and daughter Emma.
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Award Recipients Dana Armstrong Graduating Class Gift Bursary Tanner Lair UNBC Scholars Award
Mackenzie Graduates Dana Armstrong, BSc Shaun Cormier, BA Rayanna Dennill, BA Jessica Traude, BHSc Tiffany Weissenmayer, BComm Ryan White, BA
Ariana McKay UNBC Masters Tuition Scholarship Ankita Takkar Chan Foucher LeFebvre Nelson Izgerean Naphtali Scholarship Jessica Traude UNBC Scholars - renewed
Genetic Breakthrough UNBC researchers, including Dr. Elizabeth Dunn from Mackenzie (left), pictured along with Dr. Stephen Rader, and Dr. Martha Stark, made a major breakthrough by discovering a new way to study genetic splicing in premessenger ribonucleic acid. Dunn holds a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and a Master of Science in Chemistry from UNBC as well as a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from UBC. She currently works as a Postdoctoral Researcher with the Northern Medical Program at UNBC.
Shaun Cormier of Mackenzie Dana Armstrong of Mackenzie
Nechako Valley Lakes District
Burns Lake Graduates
Fraser Lake Graduates Colin Cook, BSc Nicolas deSousa, BComm
Stellaquo
Fort St. James
Award Recipient
Graduates
Tannis Reynolds UNBC Students for Life Bursary for Single Parents
Toni Dagenais, MEd Abigail Lodge, BA Nicole Lodge, BSW Brandon Prince, MBA
Northern Medical Program Graduates Daniel Dittaro, MD Vanderhoof Chet Mecham, MD Vanderhoof Christopher Unger, MD Burns Lake
Francois Lake Award Recipients Janelle O’Meara UNBC Merit Award Jerinina Tracey Prince George Filipino Canadian Society Scholarship
Award Recipients Cortney Stark Rotary Clubs of BC Bursary Tisha Klassen Heather Smith Bursary Sarah Leach UNBC Scholars Award Nicole Lodge Sheila Bitschy BSW Memorial Bursary Pita Rokoratu UNBC Merit Award Royce Sam Fort St. James Scholarship David Tibbetts UNBC Merit Award Miyah White Dr. Alvin and Mrs. Janey Mooney Scholarship
Fort Fraser Award Recipient Liam Dewar UNBC Scholars Award
Award Recipients Taylor deSousa Raven Scholarship Alice Friesen UNBC Scholars - renewed Sarah Mueller Dr. Alvin and Mrs. Janey Mooney Scholarship
Vanderhoof Graduates Danielle Carter, Certificate in Rural Nursing Brittany Evans, BSW Tiffany Hall, BSc Ashley Kerr, BSc Mark Kulchar, BA Kristina Lockhart, Certificate in Rural Nursing Christopher Russell, BScN Samuel Shenk, BA Melissa Teed, Certificate First Nations Public Administration Kara Varley, BSc
Award Recipients Netanya Bublitz UNBC Scholars Award
Savio D’Silva, BSc Kathryn Dickson, BComm Dale Finch, MBA Corbin Greening, MA Bernadette Lacerte, BEd Kathleen Milinazzo, BA Julie Thompson, BPI Breanne West, BEd Jenelle West, BScN Jacqueline Williams, BEd
Award Recipients
Kathleen Horita UNBC Scholars - renewed
Carolyn Brochez Interim Governing Council Scholarship, Northern Gateway Pipelines Bursary, UNBC In-Course Bursary, UNBC Merit Award
Tarneer Johal Gordon Campbell Scholarship
Nicholas Brochez UNBC Scholars - renewed
Ashley Kerr Bear and Tori Scholarship, Louis and Irene Monasch and Family Bursary
Joan Conlon UNBC Transfer Student Award
Travis Kurucz Computer Science Entrance Award, McGeachy Charitable Foundation - Vanderhoof Community Scholarship, Raven Scholarship Daylon Mecham Raven Scholarship
Andre Dube Northern Gateway Pipelines Bursary, Rotary Clubs of BC Scholarship, Sorila Entrance Scholarship Kathleen Milinazzo Novak Bros. Contracting Ltd. Bursary, West Fraser Bursary Morgan Paulson Eileen Williston Bursary
Reece Mecham Christopher Desjardins Memorial Bursary
Serena Quan Raven Scholarship
Wayne Shenk TD Bursary
Rozina Rahim UNBC Transfer Student Award
Michael Van Dijk UNBC In-Course Scholarship
Lindsay Reid Residence Meal Plan Bursary
Erica Erasmus Don and Ruth Flynn and Family Award
Ryan Van Dijk Dr. Alvin and Mrs. Janey Mooney Scholarship, UNBC Merit Award
Julie Thompson BC Hydro Bursary
Brittany Evans One World Scholarship
Justine Yee UNBC Scholars - renewed
Jason Chu UNBC Scholars Award Bryanna Davidson One World Scholarship, UNBC International Study Abroad Award
Mitchell Hawse UNBC Scholars - renewed
Samantha Unger UNBC Scholars Award Breanne West Neil and Amelia Peterson Bursary
Savio D’Silva of Burns Lake
Passing the Torch: The Collard/Hoehn Family Miyah White of Fort St. James Liam Dewar of Fort Fraser
Kathryn Dickson of Burns Lake
As a dentist, Paul Collard of Vanderhoof noticed the difficulty of getting health professionals to work in the North. When a colleague, medical doctor Alvin Mooney, told him about the drive to get a university built in Northern BC in the late 1980s, he saw it as a potential solution. “You need very good undergraduate education, and the best way to keep people in an area is to train them where they live,” he says. Paul was one of many to sign a petition calling for the establishment of UNBC. Paul’s daughter Tuppy Hoehn became a UNBC graduate in 2003, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in resource-based tourism. A former Olympic biathlete, Hoehn was able to train and coach while studying at UNBC. “I knew the training was great in Prince George, which was one reason I chose UNBC,” she says. “It’s even better now, so for student athletes the opportunities are really there.”
UNBC Scholar
Producing Quality for the North The first day of medical school was also reunion day for Daniel Dittaro and Chet Mecham. Having lost touch after high school, the Vanderhoof natives were pleasantly surprised to see each other again and reconnect during four years of study in the Northern Medical Program. “There have been a number of Vanderhoof grads already and there are more in the program now. It’s great to see that we can produce quality physicians here in the North!” The Northern Medical Program also provided a supportive environment according to Daniel. “The NMP staff and faculty are wonderful. They helped us grow as people and develop our skills as doctors.” The Class of 2015 graduates, including Christopher Unger from Burns Lake, appreciated being near family and friends while attending the UNBC Prince George campus. “Medical school is extremely challenging and it was great to be able to attend a school that was closer to home where you have that support network,” explains Chet.
Nicole Lodge of Fort St. James Samuel Shenk of Vanderhoof
UNBC Scholar
UNBC Scholar
Samantha Unger of Burns Lake
Jason Chu of Vanderhoof
Kathleen Milinazzo of Burns Lake
Bernadette Lacerte of Burns Lake
North Cariboo Jordan Pawluk Jim and Noreen Rustad and Family Award - renewed Tanya Grob Cariboo Bar Association Bursary, UNBC Athletics Tuition Waiver Amy Hinrichs UNBC In-Course Scholarship
Quesnel Graduates Stephanie Aaslie, BSW Stephen Bennett, MEd Megan Billy, BScN Serena Black, MSc Jennifer Boesem, BScN Kara Brigden, BSc Rebecca Broughton, BSW Trisha Chermsnok, BScN Patrick Chester, BA Gobind Chohan, BComm Ikinder Chohan, BSW Holly Cooper, BSW Wendy Craig, BScN Caitlin Crick, BScN Megan Crofts, BSW Jordan Cryderman, BA Tracy De Raspe, BScN Daljeet Dulai, BScN Travis Eby, BComm Jane Gauthier, BA Joel Givens, BComm Jennifer Greer, BHSc Drew Grosse Mulock, BA Megan Hanson, BSc Daisy Hebert, BScN Amy Hinrichs, BScN David Holbrook, BHSc Stacey Hubbard, BScN Kelly Jacobsen, BScN Kyla Jensen, BSc Honours Titi Kunkel, PhD Leah Leslie, BSW Amber-lee Lloyd, BSW Lauren Long, BA Megan MacDonald, BScN Chelsea MacKinnon , BComm Sandevpal Minhas, BHSc Sahara Mistry, BSc Shauna Moir, BScN
Ian Nicholls, BComm Manvir Nijjar, BSc Megan Parisotto, BA Susan Peck, BSW David Peterson, BEd Amanda Robbins, BScN Sheila Robbins, BSW Brian Schaan, MSc Samantha Shorson, BSW Melissa Smith, BSW Shawna Stewart, BScN Carl Winchester, BSW
Award Recipients Michelle Achen Auxiliary to University Hospital of Northern BC Scholarship, UNBC In-Course Bursary Meghan Allan Lou and Coby Veeken Bursary, UNBC In-Course Bursary Jennifer Boesem IODE - Elsie Gerdes Bursary for Nursing, R.T. Wilson Rural and Remote Nursing Clinical Practicum Bursary Kara Brigden UNBC In-Course Scholarship Rebecca Broughton Cariboo Bar Association Bursary Alexandra Carter Nancy Anne Tarrant Memorial Bursary, UNBC Scholars - renewed Mitchell Carter UNBC In-Course Scholarship Nicole de Blois Raven Scholarship Eric Depenau UNBC Transfer Student Award
David Holbrook UNBC In-Course Scholarship
Susan Peck UNBC In-Course Scholarship Corinne Perra Steadman Family Matching Grant Bursary
Kyla Jensen UNBC In-Course Scholarship
David Peterson Doug Floyd Memorial Scholarship for Undergraduates, UNBC In-Course Scholarship
Sanjiv Kalia Doug Floyd Memorial Scholarship for Graduates
Shaylyn Robertson Geoffrey R. Weller Scholarship, One World Scholarship
Ryan LeBlanc Pacific Blue Cross Award for Northern Medical Program Students
Dawn Robotham UNBC Transfer Student Award
Cassidy Mannering Raven Bursary Tenille McKenzie Raven Scholarship Torrye McKenzie Father Thomas General Assembly 1321 Bursary, Rotary Clubs of BC Bursary - renewed Matthew McLean Cora Donald Bursary, Shaw Cablesystems G.P. Bursary Amy McMartin R.T. Wilson Rural and Remote Nursing Clinical Practicum Bursary, Steadman Family Matching Grant Bursary Sahara Mistry UNBC In-Course Scholarship Sheena Muir UNBC In-Course Bursary Cindy Ng UNBC Scholars Award Megan Parisotto President’s Scholarship - renewed
Natalie Sales Integris Credit Union Scholarship Scout Sameit Steadman Family Matching Grant Bursary Iona Faye Silvestre Brian and Jackie Brownridge Family Bursary Vanessa Spiers UNBC Faculty and Staff Bursary, UNBC In-Course Bursary Liza Valiente Northern Gateway Pipelines Bursary Joseph Zeller Northern Gateway Pipelines Bursary
Hixon Graduates Emily Kaehn, BSc Ian Rodriguez, BASc
Northern Medical Program Graduate Ryan LeBlanc, MD Quesnel
UNBC Scholar
Cindy Ng of Quesnel
Passing the Torch: The Walsh Family For as long as he can remember, post-secondary education has played a major role in Peter Walsh’s life. Yet when he moved to Quesnel in 1980, he was surprised there was no university in the region. “I felt that there needed to be university-level education close to home,” says Peter, “That’s why when I heard about the drive to create UNBC in the late 1980s, I was completely in favour of it.” Stacey Hubbard of Quesnel Megan Parisotto of Quesnel
Ian Nicholls of Quesnel
Peter joined 16,000 other Northern BC residents who signed a petition and donated $5 to the Interior University Society to encourage the provincial government to create a university for the North. His daughter Mary was a young child then, and already her post-secondary schooling was on his mind. “I remember when I was little my dad saying maybe by the time you’re older there will be a university in the North,” she says. “And sure enough there was.” Today, Peter and Mary are both UNBC alumni. He enrolled in the Master of Education program, becoming part of the first cohort to graduate with that degree in 1999, one year after Mary earned a degree in environmental science. Peter is now retired and Mary works in the geographic information systems field in Williams Lake. She wanted to stay in Northern BC, and says UNBC helped her along that path. “I’m really thankful and proud that he had a vision and he expressed his dream about it at the time,” says Mary. “UNBC became a big part of my life and I hope it will be the same for my children someday.”
Titi Kunkel of Quesnel
Top of the Class Gobind Chohan of Quesnel
Matthew McLean of Quesnel Rebecca Broughton of Quesnel
Stephen Bennett of Quesnel not only won the Governor General Gold Medal for UNBC’s Class of 2015, he was also the Valedictorian at the College of Arts, Social and Health Sciences Convocation in May. Bennett completed his second degree at UNBC, graduating with a Master of Education in Counselling. He also holds a Bachelor of Science Honours in Psychology. The proximity to home, the ability to do applied research early in his undergraduate studies, and the availability of student awards all attracted Bennett to UNBC.
Daljeet Dulai of Quesnel Tracy De Raspe of Quesnel
“The research I’ve participated in has helped me to become better prepared to attend medical school next year and deliver health care in a northern context,” says Bennett. During his Master’s, he worked on a community-based thesis looking at families who were raising children with suspected, but not yet diagnosed, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Bennett’s research looked at the daily challenges parents face in raising children and the applicability of a psycho-educational group for parents. Bennett plans to continue his education next year at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine in Thunder Bay.
Upcoming Courses at the UNBC South-Central Campus in Quesnel
UNBC South-Central Campus 2015 Social Work Cohort
EDUC610
Qualitative Analysis in Education
ARTS102
Research Writing
FNST100
The Aboriginal People of Canada
FNST161
First Nations Culture Level 1
SOCW302
Social Work Field Education
SOCW498 Special Topics – Homelessness & Housing NURS304
Introduction to Nursing Knowledge
NURS306
Introduction to Epidemiology
NURS317
Nursing Theory & Practice:
Maternity Practicum NURS318 Nursing Theory and Practice - Pediatrics NURS403
Introduction to Nursing Research
NURS418 Introduction to Community Health Nursing
New Collaborative Programs Dr. Ryan LeBlanc of Quesnel Megan Crofts and Sheila Robbins of Quesnel
The Quesnel and Terrace campuses are collaborating to deliver the Bachelor of Arts in First Nations Studies and the certificate in General First Nations studies. Using a combination of face-to-face instruction and technology, the two campuses will offer courses for these programs starting September of 2015. For more information about registration, call or visit us at either of the campuses.
Contact UNBC in Quesnel unbc.ca/south-central North Cariboo Community Campus S100 100 Campus Way Quesnel BC, V2J 7K1 Phone: 250-991-7540 Email: sc-info@unbc.ca Toll-Free: 1-800-627-9931
North Coast Skidegate Graduate Lori Nyce, MA
Masset Graduates Sarah Robin of Prince Rupert
Prince Rupert Graduates Alden Chow, BA Justin Fontaine, BComm Tawny Johnson, BSW Laura Leask, BEd Joe Luong, BSc Leigh Murphy, MSW Matthew Murray, BSc Alexandra Oskey, BA Dayna Page, BSc Cora Parnell, BEd Sarah Robin, BSc Samantha Rosario, BScN Shayna Scott, BASc Vikas Sharma, BSc Austyn Verissimo, BScN Stephanie Watkins, BA Hannah Zimmerman, BSc
Award Recipients Tawny Johnson Sheila Bitschy BSW Memorial Bursary Laura Leask Prince George Business & Professional Women’s Club Award, UNBC In-Course Bursary Susan Luong Murray Keith Memorial Bursary Brittany Moore UNBC Scholars - renewed
Matthew Murray L.A. Lefebvre and Associates Scholarship, UNBC In-Course Bursary Cora Parnell Marion, Lawrence and Robert de Grace Memorial Scholarship Alexander Proskiw UNBC Scholars Award Jennifer ReutensHernandez UNBC Scholars - renewed Sarah Robin Suncor Energy Foundation Undergraduate Bursary in Environmental Study, UNBC Scholars - renewed Tina Robinson UNBC Transfer Student Award Samantha Rosario Jane Layhew Nursing Bursary Mallika Sahai Canadian Citizenship Celebration Scholarship, Raven Bursary
Tyler Winther Raven Scholarship
Iskut
Hannah Zimmerman Suncor Energy Foundation Undergraduate Bursary in Environmental Study, UNBC Scholars - renewed
Graduate Oscar Dennis, MA
Courtenay Hudebine, BEd Joshua McLeod, BA Roger Smith, BA
Award Recipient Courtenay Hudebine Shoppers Drug Mart/Imasco Bursary
Hagensborg Stewart Queen Charlotte
Award Recipient
Award Recipient
Christina Boucher Northern BC Friends of Children Award
Jordi Brand-McKay UNBC Scholars Award
Graduates Braeden Cober, BHSc Sarah Nickerson, BSW
Award Recipients Audrey Cober UNBC Scholars Award Braeden Cober UNBC Scholars - renewed Tatyana Yasko UNBC Scholars - renewed
Shayna Scott Ausenco Scholarship, Suncor Energy Foundation Environmental Engineering Scholarship, UNBC In-Course Scholarship UNBC Scholar
Vikas Sharma UNBC Scholars - renewed Audrey Cober of Queen Charlotte
Gaining Experience Recent UNBC graduate Michael Dewar (bottom row, centre) is working in Prince Rupert this year as a local government management intern through a program offered by the Northern Development Initiative Trust. The program gives university graduates opportunities to gain management experience, develop leadership skills, and work with expert mentors. 2015 interns pictured top row left to right: Emily Kaehn, Danielle Dysserinck, Kathleen Milinazzo, Lina Gasser, and Chelsea Dunk. Bottom row left to right: Kyle Mettler, Michael Dewar, and Shaun Cormier.
Alexandra Oskey of Prince Rupert
Leading the Way
UNBC Scholar
Jordi Brand-McKay of Stewart
When Lori Nyce crossed the stage at the Wilp Wilxo’oskwhl Nisga’a Institute (WWNI) in Gitwinksihlkw this spring with a Master of Arts in First Nations Studies, she became the first student to earn a graduate degree at the UNBC affiliate campus in the Nass Valley. Nyce is from Skidegate, Haida Gwaii and was born and raised in Prince Rupert, where she graduated high school. She began her post-secondary education studying nursing at Camosun College before moving to Gitwinksihlkw to work at WWNI, the Nisga’a post-secondary institute.
Joe Luong of Prince Rupert Sarah Nickerson of Queen Charlotte
Matthew Murray of Prince Rupert
“I encouraged everyone to go to school at WWNI and I decided to take my own advice,” she says. Nyce completed a Bachelor of Arts in First Nations Studies in 2007 and started studying for her Master’s degree two years later. She graduated with distinction and her thesis looks at the history of Nisga’a education, from traditional practices to the creation of the WWNI and its ongoing impact. All the while the mother of three continued to work full-time at WWNI, helping students on their educational journeys. She hopes her story can inspire others to reach their full academic potential. “By seeing that one person can do it, they can say ‘I can do that,’” she says. “I want it to rub off; I want people to use their skills and utilize our institution.”
Peace River -Liard
Lindsay Jardine of Fort St. John
Chetwynd Graduate Samuel Minville, BSc
Award Recipients Jessica Duris Dr. Patrick Carson Bursary, Prkachin Award to Support Advanced Study in Psychology
Dawson Creek
Tumbler Ridge
Pouce Coupe
Graduates
Graduates
Award Recipients
Joel McAllister, BSc Kelly Patterson, BSW Aaron Thompson, BPI
Crystal Fry, BSc Daniel Helm, BASc Natalie Sharman, BSc
Brody Dorer Computer Science Entrance Award
Award Recipients
Award Recipients
Gena Gibson UNBC Scholars Award
Theran Bassett Raven Bursary
Vadah Hartwig Rotary Clubs of BC Scholarship
Franz Kirschbaum UNBC Faculty and Staff Scholarship
Arielle Bernier Graduating Class Gift Bursary
Sara Norris Chancellor Iona Campagnolo Scholarship, UNBC Scholars Award
Sheldon Clark Pacific Blue Cross Award for Northern Medical Program Students
Natalie Sharman UNBC Scholars - renewed Kelsey Steeves Raven Scholarship, UNBC Scholars Award
Daniel Lukac UNBC Scholars - renewed
Fort Nelson Graduates
Megan Lutz UNBC Merit Award
Hudson’s Hope
Alison MacDonald, BHSc Morgan McLean, BA
Kelly Patterson UNBC In-Course Scholarship
Award Recipient
Jamie Reschny UNBC Doctoral Tuition Award
Misato Kondo UNBC Faculty and Staff Bursary
Daylan Vig UNBC Scholars - renewed
Brayden Nilson UNBC Scholars Award
Alison MacDonald KJM Shot for Tuition Award, NutritionLink Award, UNBC Scholars - renewed
Samuel Minville of Chetywnd Tammi-Jean MacLeod of Fort St. John
Award Recipients
Fort St. John Graduates Brittany Brinkworth, BSW Ricci-Lee Dau, BSW Briann Delfs, BSW Megan Edwards, BScN Ayza Fontaine, BSW Airdrie Greenwell, BScN Kimberly Gulevich, BASc Shayllene Harnack, BComm Lindsay Jardine, BSW Alishia Lindsay, BA Tammi-Jeanne MacLeod, BSW Ried McTavish, BSc Angela Munro, BSW Katelyn Toth, BSW
Award Recipients
Lower Post
Arras
Graduate
Graduate
Michelle Miller, MBA
Crystal Suderman, BComm
Charles Allison Northern Gateway Pipelines Bursary, Residence Meal Plan Bursary
Taylor Award Recipient Jillian Wagg Graduate Entrance Research Award (renewed), Harold Erhard Janzen Scholarship, UNBC Graduate Scholarship
Yohannes Feyissa Residence Meal Plan Bursary Sarah Gullason S.M. Blair Family Foundation Scholarship Lori Johnson BC Council of Garden Clubs Bursary Shania Kelly UNBC Scholars Award Alishia Lindsay Canadian Federation of University Women (Prince George) Scholarship Aubyn Petryshyn UNBC Transfer Student Award Lindsay Pratt UNBC Transfer Student Award Ashley Reder KPMG Scholarship, UNBC In-Course Scholarship
Prespatou Award Recipient Wanqing Li UNBC In-Course Scholarship, UNBC Scholars - renewed
Northern Medical Program Graduates Sheldon Clark, MD Dawson Creek Jayden McIntyre, MD Dawson Creek
Katelyn Toth of Fort St. John
Taya O’Neill-Haugland, MD Fort St. John Omesh Syal, MD Dawson Creek Elizabeth Weninger, MD Dawson Creek
Showcasing Health Care Each spring, the Northern Medical Program’s Healthcare Travelling Roadshow helps plant the career seed in what can be the next generation of medical professionals.
UNBC Scholar
Gena Gibson of Pouce Coupe
Charles Allison of Fort St. John
UNBC Peace River-Liard Campus Class of 2015
This year, high school students in the Northeast heard from post-secondary students studying health-care disciplines ranging from medicine to midwifery to medical radiography technology from a variety of institutions. The high school students also participated in interactive exhibits, such as how to read an X-ray or take blood pressure. In addition to spreading the message about a career in health care, the post-secondary students on the trip also had a chance to experience the professional, personal, and recreational opportunities in the communities they visited. “The health-care students have the opportunity to really envision a life here,” says Northern Medical Program Senior Lab Instructor Dr. Sean Maurice. “They can see what it’s like to live, work, play, and raise a family.” This is the second time the roadshow has visited the Peace River-Liard. In 2012 it stopped in Fort Nelson and Chetwynd. This year it visited Fort St. John, Dawson Creek, Tumbler Ridge, and Taylor. Second-year Northern Medical Program student Kristin Erickson (left) demonstrates how to intubate a dummy with a laryngoscope at North Peace Secondary School in Fort St. John.
Local Doctors Many in northeast BC were celebrating when the Northern Medical Program (NMP) held its eighth graduation ceremony this May. Of 30 graduates, five were from the Peace region. The Class of 2015 included 14 students from Northern BC. Representing the northeast were Taya O’Neill-Haugland (Fort St. John); and Omesh Syal, Jayden McIntyre, Elizabeth Weninger and Sheldon Clark, all from Dawson Creek. Most graduates will now start two to seven years of medical residency and fellowship training, depending on their chosen specialty.
Brittany Brinkworth of Fort St. John Kelly Patterson of Dawson Creek
Heading into a two-year family medicine residency in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Weninger feels well-prepared for this next stage of her education. “We have had some of the best teachers and doctors to help us in developing clinical skills. We also had the unique experience of being far removed from an urban centre like Vancouver, which gives us very different perspectives on health,” she says. “I believe that we were offered a really unique view point on the issues facing our northern populations. “This is a real advantage to those of us considering rural medicine, as we go in with our eyes open and we understand a bit better some of the challenges that we will encounter in the future.”
UNBC Scholar
Sara Norris of Chetwynd Shania Kelly of Fort St. John
Clark, who is pursuing research ahead of future residency, agrees. “Through the Northern Medical Program, we were exposed to opportunities we almost certainly would not have had elsewhere. The community, both medical and general, in Prince George and the North is very supportive of its learners,” he says. “It’s a strong program that creates wellrounded graduates.” UNBC Scholar
Upcoming Courses at the UNBC Peace RiverLiard Campus September to December 2015 English 493/693 | Culture Studies
Audio-conference | Thursday 6– 9pm
EDUC 797 | Face-to-Face Comprehensive Exam Kimberly Gulevich of Fort St. John
Social Work 201 | Online Introduction to Social Welfare Social Work 302 | Face-to-Face Social Work Field Education 1 Social Work 421 | Online Human Growth & Development Social Work 422 | Online Child Welfare Practice Social Work 426 | Online Current Issues in Child Welfare Practice Social Work 457 | Online Individual & Community Wellness
Alison MacDonald of Fort Nelson
January to April 2016 Social Work 200 | Online Introduction to Social Work Practice Social Work 336 Social Work Research/Policy/Practice Social Work 401 | Face-to-Face Northern/Remote Social Work Practice Social Work 420 | Face-to-Face Family/Child Welfare Practice
UNBC Scholar
Brayden Nilson of Hudson’s Hope Ayza Fontaine of Fort St. John
Vadah Hartwig of Tumbler Ridge
SOCW 445 | Face-to-Face Social Work & Cross-Cultural Practice SOCW 455 | Online First Nations Governance & Social Policy
UNBC in Fort St. John unbc.ca/peace-river-liard 9820-120th Ave, Box 1000 Fort St. John, BC V1J 6K1 Phone: 250-787-6220 Toll-Free: 1-800-935-2270 Email: prl-info@unbc.ca
Robson Valley Ancient Forest, Modern Lab
Valemount Graduates Alana Duncan, BSc Marissa Dutra, BComm
McBride Graduates
Award Recipients
Erich Monroe, BA Melinda Monroe, BScN Allana Starlund, BScN
McKenna Dolbec-Edmand UNBC Scholars Award Marissa Dutra CN Regional Scholarship, Earl B. Finning Scholarship
Award Recipients Emilio Caputo Springboard To Success Scholarship, UNBC Scholars Award
Rebecca Lerch UNBC Scholars - renewed
Lena Richter UNBC Scholars - renewed Sophia Unger Northern Gateway Pipelines Bursary
Dunster Award Recipients Linden Salayka Ladouceur UNBC Scholars - renewed Jasmine Vogel UNBC Scholars - renewed
Emilio Caputo of McBride
Marissa Dutra of Valemount
UNBC Scholar
Each year thousands of hikers trek through the Ancient Forest to admire the rare ecosystem that features Western Red Cedars estimated to be more than 1,000 years old, yet far removed from the maritime environment. The inland rain forest in the Upper Fraser River Valley is popular with both local residents and tourists, but it also serves as an important living research laboratory for UNBC students and faculty members. “The Ancient Forest provides UNBC researchers a unique opportunity to study an inland rainforest just 100 km from the Prince George campus,” says UNBC Ecosystem Science and Management Professor Dr. Darwyn Coxson. “Faculty members and students across disciplines ranging from biology to forestry to environmental studies have studied the unique attributes of the microclimate which has resulted in a better understanding of how to conserve and manage the ecosystem.” Dr. Coxson’s own research recommends the Ancient Forest be named a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage Site.
Erich Monroe of McBride
South Cariboo 150 Mile House Tatla Lake
Graduate Tamara Sommer, BSc
Award Recipient Lucas Hart Residence Meal Plan Bursary
Lone Butte
Northern Medical Program
Award Recipient
Graduates
Allison Matfin UNBC Scholars - renewed
Jean Oosthuizen, MD Williams Lake
Williams Lake Graduates Quinn Abrahamse, BA Byron Kurkiniemi, BEd Caitlin Langford, BSc John-Paul Laplante, MA Jeneva Manhas, BA Joanne Ranson, BSc
Award Recipients Quinn Abrahamse UNBC Scholars - renewed Tyler Basran UNBC Scholars - renewed Tabitha Campbell UNBC Scholars - renewed Deidre Everard UNBC Scholars Award
Sharon Kipfer UNBC Scholars - renewed
Lac La Hache
JoAnne Moiese George W. Baldwin, QC Graduate Scholarship Danaya Rankin Elizabeth Kellie Chapter IODE Josephine Swann Bursary, UNBC Scholars - renewed Joanne Ranson Canadian Institute of Forestry Bursary, Canfor Legacy Awards, Ivor Killy Scholarship
Tracey Beauchamp UNBC Scholars - renewed Tamara Sommer UNBC In-Course Scholarship
Award Recipients Benjamin Bedford UNBC Scholars - renewed Anna Lisa Craig TELUS Innovation Scholarship, UNBC Merit Award Devon Gyselinck Raven Bursary, UNBC Faculty and Staff Bursary
Devin Kvist Helen and Raymond Hatch Bursary Caitlin Langford UNBC Scholars - renewed
Award Recipients
108 Mile Ranch Award Recipients Cailey Armeneau UNBC Leadership Award, UNBC Scholars Award Scott Matlock Murray Keith Memorial Bursary
100 Mile House Graduates Brian Doddridge, BA Chelsea Dunk, BA Jordan Tucker, BA Curtis Venos, MSW
Award Recipients Brian Doddridge Cariboo Bar Association Bursary, West Fraser Bursary
Nakita Rowat UNBC Scholars - renewed
Jerry Doffe West Fraser Bursary
Shirley Giroux Graduate Entrance Scholarship, Health Sciences Graduate Scholarship, UNBC Doctoral Tuition Award
John Tailbone-Potter BC Hydro Environmental Studies Bursary
Chelsea Dunk UNBC Scholars - renewed
Marli Holmes UNBC Scholars - renewed
Katelyn Walters Raven Scholarship
Mark Hunter-Owega UNBC Scholars Award
Caleb Wikene Raven Bursary
Brianna Gagnon-Wagenaar Raven Scholarship Michael Packham Matthew Halpin Memorial Bursary
Charles Montgomery UNBC In-Course Bursary Benjamin Mowbray UNBC In-Course Bursary, UNBC Scholars - renewed
Horsefly Graduate Jasmina Laffer, BScN
Award Recipient Jasmina Laffer IODE - Elsie Gerdes Bursary for Nursing, Spirit of the North - JDC West Nursing Award
Honoring a Trailblazing Chief Xeni Gwet’in Chief Roger William received an honorary degree and gave a commencement address to the Class of 2015 at UNBC’s Prince George Convocation in May. Chief William was at the centre of the historic Aboriginal land title case decided by the Supreme Court in 2014 and has been a long-time advocate for the preservation of the traditional Tsilhqot’in way of life. William filed the case with the Supreme Court of British Columbia in 1990, the same year as the establishment of UNBC. On June 26, 2014, a unanimous Supreme Court of Canada decision recognized for the first time that an Aboriginal group in Canada had proven title over a tract of land.
Studying the Spill A team of five UNBC researchers and their collaborators will continue to monitor the initial and potential long-term effects of the Mount Polley Mine tailings pond breach, which occured in August, 2014. The group published its initial findings in the prestigious journal Geophysical Research Letters in May. In that paper they identified the physical and chemical characteristics, location, and extent of a sediment plume within Quesnel Lake. “The advantage of having a strong group of scientists who were already collaborating on other projects in Quesnel Lake, was that we were able to respond quickly to implement sampling,” says lead author and UNBC Geography Professor Dr. Ellen Petticrew. The researchers reported the existence of a sediment plume more than 30 metres below the surface of the West Arm of the lake. They also determined copper concentrations in sediment samples collected from Quesnel Lake and Quesnel River are elevated, often above sediment quality guidelines for freshwater ecosystems.
Dr. Max Blouw Quesnel River Research Centre Manager Sam Albers takes a sample from Quesnel Lake the day after the tailings pond failure.
Joanne Ranson of Williams Lake
UNBC Scholar
Deidre Everard of Williams Lake Cailey Armeneau of 108 Mile Ranch
“Rural Communities are where I Belong,” Says Local MD Northern Medical Program graduate Dr. Jean Oosthuizen of Williams Lake is ready for the next chapter of his education journey: surgical residency. “Aside from steadily increasing responsibility, one of the biggest differences between residency and medical school is teaching,” says Jean. “While I have a lifetime of learning ahead of me, I feel I have a lot to contribute to up-andcoming medical students. As residents, we take on a lot of direct teaching to junior medical students, something I look forward to.” When he finishes his five-year placement in Vancouver, Jean hopes to pursue rural practice. “Rural communities are where I belong, and are very much a part of who I am,” explains Jean. “While it would be premature to speculate where, there really is no other place for me. I think once you see what rural BC has to offer, you’d be hard pressed to find a better place to be.”
Caitlin Langford of Williams Lake Curtis Venos of 100 Mile House
UNBC Scholar
Terrace, Kitimat, Nass Valley
Nahanni Balfour of Terrace
Terrace Graduates Eric Anderson, BComm Richard Anderson, BComm Erik Andrews, BComm Nahanni Balfour, BScN Alexa Benson, BEd Erin Braam, BSW Lori Burger, BEd Chelsea Chilibeck, BSc Sandra Conlon, MEd Desiree Crist, BScN Cassandra Dusdal, BEd Brent Eigeard, BSc Elishia England, BEd Evan Farkvam, BA Deana Gardner, BSW Lina Gasser, BA Lenda Girard, BSc Tasha Graham, BScN Kyle Gray, BComm Matt Gyorfi, BComm Daniel Hamel, BEd Virginia Hawkshaw, BSW Kimberly Hoekstra, BEd Michelle Horner, BComm Carrie Koopmans, BEd Douglas Kroeker, BSW Jordie Laidlaw, BScN Alexander Lapadat-Janzen, BA Michael Leggat, MSc David Lewis, BA Frederik Lotz, BComm Kristy MacDonald, BScN Benjamin Millard-Martin, BSc Kelsey Minhinnick, BEd Jarrit Morpak, BScN Jaime Nuyens, BScN Stefanie Pellegrino, BComm Devin Pollitt, BSW
Deidre Quinlan, MEd Melissa Rioux, BA Kelsey Sandhu, BHSc Adam Tang, MBA Sara Viveiros, MBA Matthew Webber, BHSc Brianna Wheeler, BComm April Woods, BScN
Award Recipients Chelsea Chilibeck Analog Investments Ltd. Scholarship, Association of BC Forest Professionals Bursary, Canfor Legacy Award, West Fraser Scholarship Kyle Gray CN Gold Medal Scholarship, Handfield Family Scholarship for Excellence In Personal/ Corporate Taxation Sasha Greene Residence Meal Plan Bursary, Rotary Clubs of BC Bursary Kimberly Hoekstra Canadian Federation of University Women - Beryl McMurray Award, UNBC In-Course Bursary David Lewis UNBC In-Course Bursary Frederik Lotz Deloitte & Touche Bursary Linette Lubke UNBC Scholars - renewed
Marcus MacKay UNBC Athletics Tuition Waiver Julie Mahil UNBC Transfer Student Award Shelby McCann UNBC In-Course Bursary Carly Nabess UNBC In-Course Bursary, UNBC Transfer Student Award Parleen Pandher UNBC Scholars Award Stefanie Pellegrino Sheri Merchant Memorial Bursary Devin Pollitt Graduating Class Gift Bursary, UNBC In-Course Bursary Virginia Russell Graduate Entrance Research Award (renewed), Health Sciences Graduate Scholarship, McLean Foundation Scholarship, Sun Life Financial Rural & Remote Health Research Award, UNBC Doctoral Tuition Award
Chelsea Chilibeck of Terrace
Kitimat Graduates Kylee Brown, BSW Danielle Dysserinck, BA Sylvia Gairdner, BScN Linda Horianopoulos, BSc Honours Alexandra Keech, BSc Brayden Marleau, BComm Harjit Pannu, BHSc Nicole Peacock, BSW Elizabeth Robinson, BSW Jeffrey Shannon, BSc
Award Recipients
Matthew Webber of Terrace
Michael Klonarakis UNBC In-Course Scholarship Brayden Marleau Chan Foucher LeFebvre Nelson Izgerean Naphtali Scholarship Robert Middleton Deloitte & Touche Scholarship, UNBC In-Course Scholarship Harjit Pannu Kenneth Wong Memorial Scholarship
Brennan Bantle Raven Scholarship
Carly Roberts Rotary Clubs of BC Scholarship - renewed
Kylee Brown ScotiaMcLeod Matching Grant, The Pacific Social Work Foundation Prize
Richelle Sussbauer Doug Floyd Memorial Scholarship for Graduates, UNBC Graduate Scholarship
Jaclyn Camazzola UNBC Transfer Student Award
Brianna Vandenadel UNBC In-Course Scholarship
Aaron Germuth UNBC In-Course Scholarship
Sara Weeres UNBC Scholars - renewed
Kelsey Sandhu Khasdzoon Yusk’ut Award, Talisman Energy Scholarship for Aboriginal Students
Linda Horianopoulos Society of Canadian Women in Science & Technology (SCWIST) - Michael Smith Scholarship, UNBC Scholars - renewed
Sara Viveiros Jerry Deere Memorial Business Scholarship
Alexandra Keech Kenneth Wong Memorial Scholarship
Matthew Webber UNBC In-Course Scholarship
Deanna Klonarakis UNBC Scholars Award
Deidre Quinlan of Terrace
Gitwinksihlkw Graduates Crystal Azak, BA Millie Azak, Certificate in Nisga’a Studies Stephanie Azak, Certificate in General First Nations Nicole Morven, BA
Award Recipient Nicole Morven Anderson Memorial Prize
Thornhill Graduate Korreia Milhomens, BScN
UNBC Northwest Campus Class of 2015
Award Recipient Brendon Fassnacht Fred Garnett Memorial Scholarship
New Aiyansh Graduates Theodore Gosnell, MBA Laurie Mercer, BComm
Kimberly Hoekstra and Cateri Clay
UNBC Nass Valley Class of 2015
Laxgalts’ap Graduate Pauline Stewart, Certificate in Nisga’a Studies
Award Recipient Pauline Stewart WWNI Community Development Bursary
Linda Horianopoulos of Kitimat
A Living Legacy UNBC’s Northwest Campus in Terrace is home to a new Western Red Cedar thanks to a 25th Anniversary project led by the Natural Resources and Environmental Studies Institute. The new cedar joins another of its species on the campus. In 50-75 years, one of those trees will be cut down and made into a totem pole to mark a future UNBC anniversary. UNBC founders (from left) John Pousette, Margaret Warcup, and Evelyn Pousette, all from Terrace, helped prepare the hole at the tree planting event.
UNBC Scholar
Parleen Pandher of Terrace
Eric and Richard Anderson of Terrace
Upcoming Courses at the UNBC Northwest Campus in Terrace
Upcoming Courses at the Wilp Wilxo’oskwhl Nisga’a Institute
May/June 2015 FNST 132-3 FNST 162-3 FNST 304-3 NURS 329-1 NURS 330-4 SOCW 453-3
Haida Language, Level 2 Haida Culture, Level 2 Indigenous Environmental Philosophy 3rd year Objective Structured Clinical Exam Extended Clinical Practicum II Special Topics: Social Practice & Spirituality
July/August 2015 BIOL 301-3 ENGL 498-3/698-3 NURS 330-0 SOCW 442-3
Systematic Botany Special Topics in Lit.: Rhetoric and the Media Extended Clinical Practicum II (cont’d) Special Topics: Social Work with Victims of Abuse
ARTS 101-3 ARTS 102-3 BIOL 307-3 COMM 310-3 EDUC 101-2 EDUC 313-1 EDUC 333-2 EDUC 340-2 EDUC 346-2 EDUC 356-2 EDUC 376-2 EDUC 380-3 EDUC 390-3 EDUC 395-1 ENGL 120-3 ENGL 493/693-3
Research Learning Research Writing Ichthyology & Herpetology Intermediate Financial Accounting 1 Introduction to Education Interpersonal Communication Learning, Development & Motivation Curriculum Development Models Intro. to Aboriginal/Indigenous Education Language & Literacy Development Numeracy: Math Concepts (EY) Foundations of Education Classroom Practice & Seminar I Professional Issues: Legal & Ethical (EY) Intro to Canadian Native Literatures Cultural Studies: The Representation of Non-Human Animals Northern Contaminated Environments The Aboriginal Peoples of Canada Tsimshian Culture: Level 1 Soil Formation & Classification Geographic Information Systems Fluvial Geomorphology Professional Writing Undergraduate Report Introduction to Epidemiology Ethics and Law in Nursing Nursing Theory & Practice: Older Adult Nursing Theory & Practice: Mental Health Introduction to Nursing Research Introduction to Community Health & Nursing Social and Health Policy and Administration Theories of Personality Social Work Field Education Social Work in Mental Health Human Growth & Development Child Welfare Practice Current Issues in Child Welfare Individual & Community Wellness
September 2015
ENSC 308-3/NORS 312
FNST 100-3 FNST 167-3 FSTY 425-3 GEOG 300-3 GEOG 405-3 NRES 421-1 NRES 422-2 NURS 306-3 NURS 308-3 NURS 323-5.5 NURS 326-5.5 NURS 403-3 NURS 418-7 POLS 403/603-3 PYSC 306-3 SOCW 302-6 SOCW 440-3 SOCW 421-3 SOCW 422-3 SOCW 426-3 SOCW 457-3
For January 2016 courses, please contact UNBC in Terrace
UNBC in Terrace unbc.ca/northwest
Fall 2015 FNST 100-3
The Aboriginal Peoples of Canada
FNST 139-3
Nisga’a Language: Level 1
FNST 169-3
Nisga’a Culture: Level 1
FNST 217-3 Contemporary Challenges Facing Aboriginal Communities FNST 239-3
Nisga’a Language: Level 3
FNST 269-3
Nisga’a Culture, Level 3
FNST 300-3 Research Methods in First Nations Studies FNST 303-3 First Nations Religion and Philosophy FNST 305-3
Seminar in First Nations Studies
FNST 310-3 Lisims Anadromous Summer and Fall Fisheries in Nisga’a Culture and History FNST 321-3
First Nations Advanced Composition and Conversation, Level 1
ANTH 206-3
Ethnography in Northern BC
ARTS 101-3
Learning Strategies
CPSC 110-3 Introduction to Computers and Programming ENGL 100-3
Introduction to Literary Structures
ENGL 205-3
Fiction
HIST 210-3
Canada Before Confederation
HIST 303-3
British Columbia
PSYC 101-3
Psychology as a Science
Master of Arts Program: First Nations Studies FNST 797-12
MA Project
FNST 799-15 Thesis For Winter 2016 courses, please contact WWNI
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Graduate Certificate Leading for Learning
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