PEACE & LIARD 2008 Fort St. John
Dawson Creek
Hudson’s Hope
Graduates
Graduates
Graduates
Award Recipeints
Kristy Lynch
Jessie Luchinski
Ashley Bentley
Marguerite Le Hegarate
Jason Farquharson
Anthony Stregger
BComm Marketing BSW Social Work
Jody Giesbrecht
BComm Accounting & Finance
Certificate in Child Welfare BSc Biology
Jennifer Tremain BSc Psychology
Deloitte & Touche Scholarship, UNBC Scholars Program
Nicole Klassen
Shoppers Drug Mart/Imasco Community Involvement Bursary
Michelle Miller
Linda Hiebert
Sharona Supernault
BA Joint International Studies & Political Science
Lynette Harris of Da
wson Creek
Kristy L ynch of
Hudson
’s Hope
UNBC Scholars Program
William Pollon
UNBC Scholars Program
Tashana Warkentine UNBC Scholars Program
MD Medicine – Northern Medical Program
Glenda Wagar
Certificate in Child Welfare
BA International Studies
Award Recipients
Katherine Moore
Julie Alexander
UNBC In-Course Scholarship
Taya O’Neill
UNBC Scholars Program
Diella Schatz
UNBC Graduate Scholarship
Phillips, Hager & North Investment Ltd. Bursary
Heidi Anderson
Katherine Lightburn
Rachel Toppin
Taylor
Rolla
UNBC Leadership Award, UNBC Scholars Program
Award Recipient Award Recipient Ingebjorg Jean Mattson Graduate Entrance Scholarship
Larissa Lukac
UNBC Scholars Program
Kristen MacDonald
UNBC Scholars Program
Four Year Guarantee Scholarship
Laine Cosens
Ryan Mackay
John and Eileen Bryan and Family Bursary
Megan Harwood
Award Recipient
UNBC Transfer Student Award
Danielle Patterson
BA History
BMO Bank of Montreal Aboriginal Scholarship
Graduate
Rory Plunkett
MD Medicine – Northern Medical Program
Linda Hiebert of Dawson Creek
John
Stefanie Oestreich
Chetwynd
BSW Social Work – Child Welfare Specialization
Kerri Pandachuck
Certificate in Public Administration
BSc Biology
Award Recipients
Jody Giesbrecht
Lynette Harris
D’Arcy Michiel
BSc Computer Science
UNBC Merit Award
BSc Natural Resources Management – Wildlife Fisheries
BA English
Benjamin Knutson
Marli Cooper
Laine Cosens
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Rotary Clubs of BC Bursary, UNBC Faculty and Staff Bursary
Meaghan-Lyn Tomkins
UNBC Transfer Student Award
Maria Neumann
Four Year Guarantee Scholarship
Omesh Syal
UNBC Scholars Program
UNBC In-Course Bursary
Graduate Juanita Hunder BA Anthropology
Graduates Lori Banks
BA Joint English & Political Science
UNBC Scholars Program UNBC Scholars Program
Alexandria MacDonald UNBC Scholars Program
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Above: Rachel Toppin Left: Larissa Lukac
UNBC Scholars Kyle Vandersteen
One World Scholarship, Pacific Horizons Scholarship, Simons Foundation International Scholarship
Laine Cosens of Dawson Creek
Juanit of Pou a Hunder ce Co upe
CONGRATULATIONS GRADS!
MD Medicine – Northern Medical Program
Award Recipients Lori Banks
Benjamin Kn
830 students graduated from UNBC this year, making history as the University’s largest graduating class ever. Convocation ceremonies took place in Prince George, Quesnel, Fort St. James,Terrace, New Aiyansh, and Prince Rupert.
Christina Neufeld
MD Medicine – Northern Medical Program
Lindsey Kermer
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15 year old Taneille Johnson of Charlie Lake had the experience of a lifetime working with renowned cancer researcher Dr. Chow Lee and his team at UNBC. Taneille placed third in a national science fair competition and was paired up with Dr. Lee as part of a provincial mentorship program. During her time at UNBC, she conducted experiments on a gene that is believed to prolong the longevity of cancer cells.
Fort Nelson
Jennifer Douse
Pouce Coupe
Cancer Prodigy
First-year students Larissa Lukac of Dawson Creek, Rachel Toppin of Chetwynd, and Tashana Warkentine of Hudson’s Hope can all earn UNBC degrees tuition-free after receiving UNBC Scholars awards this past year. The awards are presented annually to the top student from each northern BC high school.
Doctors from the North Jennifer Douse and Christina Neufeld of Fort Nelson and Kerri Pandachuck and Sharona Supernault from Dawson Creek are among the first 23 graduates of the Northern Medical Program delivered by UNBC and UBC. Dr. Douse will also be the first to participate in a new family practice residency program in Fort St. John and Dawson Creek.
UNBC Courses in the Peace
UNBC News in the Peace
September to December 2008
Linking the North
Education 620
A new project to link northern communities through technology is gaining momentum. The first of five courses in a new Mental Health and Addictions Certificate was offered through video-conferencing from Prince George to students in Quesnel, Terrace, and Fort St. John. The course was full at all four sites. In response to the growing demands for courses throughout the region, UNBC is working with the colleges to implement high-definition video-conferencing and expand the course options.
Educational Assessment & Evaluation Grande Prairie Only English 212
Survey of English Literature II Online Course English 430
Special Topics in Canadian Literature Online Course English 471
Creative Writing – Fiction & Creative Non-Fiction Online Course
Environmental Planning 205
Environment & Society Online Course
Environmental Planning 305
Environmental Impact Assessment Online Course
Social Work 300
Social Work Communication Skills Face-to-face in Fort St. John Social Work 301
Critical Social Work Practice Face-to-face in Fort St. John Social Work 402
Social Work Field Education II Face-to-face in Fort St. John Social Work 422
Child Welfare Practice Online Course
Social Work 426
Current Issues in Child Welfare Practice Online Course
Social Work 455
First Nations Governance & Social Policy Online Course
History 301
The Canadian North Audio-Conference History 360
Environmental History
More UNBC Courses
Political Science 403
UNBC offers academic courses online and Continuing Studies courses locally.
Online Course
www.unbc.ca/programs
Audio-Conference
Social & Health Policy & Administration
BC-China Partnership A research partnership spanning the Pacific may bring great economic and environmental benefits to the oil and gas fields of northeastern BC. UNBC Environmental Engineering professor Jianbing Li is one of only 13 BC researchers to receive funding from a BC-China research program designed to foster international research collaboration. Dr. Li will be working with a colleague at Tsinghua University to develop environmentally friendly techniques for cleaning petroleum-contaminated sites. In particular, Dr. Li is using a state-of-the-art lab on campus to test the effectiveness of microscopic organisms in breaking down pollutants and returning contaminated sites to a more natural state. Interest in these organisms has grown in recent years due to their potential use in cold climates and in environmental protection.
Course availability is subject to change.
UNBC Milestones: 2007/08 • New degree programs: Forest Ecology and Management, Human Resources Management, and Public Administration & Community Development.
• The National Post named UNBC one of Canada’s Research Universities of the Year.
• The Charles Jago Northern Sport Centre opened in Prince • Maclean’s ranked UNBC the best George, where the UNBC small university in western women won the provincial Canada and fourth nationwide. basketball championship.
Contact UNBC in Fort St. John Box 1000, 9820-120th Ave. Fort St. John, BC V1J 6K1 Phone: (250) 787-6220 Toll-Free: 1-800-935-2270 Email: prl-info@unbc.ca
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The Chet-Wind Project No energy source is perfect, but Biology professor Ken Otter is conducting research at three sites near Chetwynd to ensure that wind farm installations are as bird and bat-friendly as possible. Working with the Canadian Wildlife Service and supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Ken and his team of researchers are using radar and other technologies to understand the habitat and flight patterns of birds along ridgelines proposed for development. This would allow wind energy companies to locate their turbines in areas that would have the least impact.
The Moose is Loose UNBC research has determined that the areas around Fort St. John and Dawson Creek are among the most dangerous in the province for collisions between vehicles and moose. To make matters worse, many of the worst “hot spots” don’t have any moose warning signage. In an attempt to reduce the number of collisions, researchers are pinning down the reasons why moose frequent certain areas and then using that information to recommend actions that may deter their use of the roadsides. Around BC, there are nearly 10,000 collisions with animals per year, resulting in $23 million in claims to ICBC.
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Jody Giesbrecht of Fort St. John