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Graduates
Graduates
Award Recipient
Megan Harwood
Jessica HarmsScratchley
BASc Environmental Engineering
Todd Lund
Heather Sawatsky
MEd Counselling
Shaw Cablesystems G.P. Bursary
Alexandra Moore of Williams Lake
Kadagn Klepsch of Williams Lake
BSc Honours Psychology
Award Recipients
Hanceville Award Recipient Joyce Quilt Spectra Energy Transmission Bursaries for Aboriginal Students, UNBC In-Course Bursary
Shane Doddridge
Chelsea Dunk
Chan Sisters Foundation Award for Undergraduates
UNBC Scholars Award
Brian Doddridge UNBC In-Course Bursary
Alyssa Petersen UNBC In-Course Bursary
Anahim Lake Award Recipient Rena Case Spectra Energy Transmission Bursaries for Aboriginal Students 0 Mile House Rena Case of Ana him Lak
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108 Mile Ranch Graduate
Raven Bursary, Prince George Doctors Bursary
Justin Rodger BA English
Williams Lake 150 Mile House
Graduates Alison Bernier
Sandra Davis
Jennifer Guenette
Kevin McLennan
BComm Accounting
MEd Counselling
MEd Counselling
MEd Counselling
MEd Multi-Disciplinary Leadership
Janet Biller
Victor Dueck
Richard Heal
Alexandra Moore
BSW Social Work
MEd Multi-Disciplinary Leadership
MEd Multi-Disciplinary Leadership
BSc Geography
Award Recipients
Stephen Carpenter
Troy Forcier
Kadagn Klepsch
Cynthia Neufeld
MEd Counselling
MEd Counselling
BSc Biochem & Molecular Biology
MEd Multi-Disciplinary Leadership
Alissa Clements
Shirley Giroux
BSc Mathematics
MEd Counselling
Matthew Cullum
Sean Glanville
MEd Multi-Disciplinary Leadership
BEd Secondary Education
Melody Curle
Kelly Glen
MEd Counselling
MEd Counselling
Graduate Laura Lee Dubuc
Quinn Abrahamse
Tamara Sommer
UNBC Scholars Award
UNBC In-Course Scholarship
Maigann Relkov
Airell Klopp
Teresa Siddall MEd Multi-Disciplinary Leadership
BSc Biology
UNBC In-Course Award
Simran Lehal
Emily-Anne Therrien BA International Studies
BSc Biology
Big Lake Ranch Graduates Harriet Darney
Jayde Neufeld
MEd Multi-Disciplinary Leadership
BScN Nursing
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CONGRATULATIONS GRADS! 722 students graduated from UNBC this year, bringing the total number of UNBC alumni to 9,901. Convocation ceremonies took place in Prince George, Quesnel, Terrace, and Gitwinksihlkw.
Courtney Zalay MEd Counselling
MEd Counselling
Tara Davie
Kerry Griffith
MEd Counselling
BComm Finance
Kenneth Lucks
Veronica Zwiers MEd Multi-Disciplinary Leadership
MEd Multi-Disciplinary Leadership
Award Recipients Christa Cook
Kadagn Klepsch
Simran Lehal
Travis Routtu
UNBC In-Course Award
BC Northern Real Estate Board Award
UNBC In-Course Award
Pacific Blue Cross Award for Northern Medical Program Students
Barbara Coupe
Airell Klopp
Graduate
UNBC Graduate Scholarship
Karen DeCicco
Janine Cunningham
MEd Multi-Disciplinary Leadership
Graduate Research Award, Workplace-Family Wellness Bursary
Kate Knuff
Sean Glanville
UNBC Scholars Award
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Sheryl-Lynn Lewis
Megan Harwood of Wells
Taryn Nygaard Chapter B-P.E.O. Sisterhood Bursary
UNBC In-Course Award
UNBC In-Course Bursary
UNBC In-Course Award
Caitlin Langford
Allan Prest UNBC In-Course Scholarship, Anthony Karpicius Scholarship, Industrial Forestry Service Ltd. Scholarship, Cariboo Woodlot Education Society Bursary R. Williams/B. La Pointe Scholarship
Kallie Smith UNBC In-Course Bursary
Kathleen Young Society of Canadian Women in Science & Technology (SCWIST) -Michael Smith Scholarship
UNBC Scholars Awards First-year students Chelsea Dunk of 100 Mile House, Quinn Abrahamse of 150 Mile House, and Caitlin Langford of Williams Lake have the chance to earn a UNBC degree tuition-free after receiving UNBC Scholars awards this past year. As long as they maintain a B average, UNBC Scholars can have their tuition waived for an entire bachelor’s degree program.
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UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
First-of-its-Kind Research at Chilco Lake
New NUGSS President from Williams Lake
UNBC researchers recently conducted an experiment at Chilco Lake west of Williams Lake that promises to help us understand how many sockeye salmon will ultimately reach the sea after their spring migration. The study, led by UNBC biology professor Mark Shrimpton, will also help project the effect that environmental changes, such as a warmer climate, may already be having on the fish. This is the first time such testing has been done on BC’s famed sockeye salmon.
Fourth year psychology student Kallie Smith from Williams Lake is the new president of the Northern Undergraduate Student Society (NUGSS) at UNBC. NUGSS mandate is to serve the undergrad students, by providing services, aid, social events and supporting clubs. Kallie is an advocate for experiential education: learning outside the classroom. This is her second term on the NUGSS board and she has been an active member of many UNBC student clubs such as Students for a Green University, the Psychology Club, and Biology Club. “Being NUGSS president provides me with the unique honour and opportunity to work on behalf of UNBC students to enhance their undergraduate experience and I am thankful to be in such a rewarding position.”
Dr. Mark Shrimpton in the lab at UNBC's Prince George campus.
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UNBC 2012 Highlights Provincial Champs Headed to the Big Leagues UNBC has said “good bye” to its participation in the Canadian college athletics league by winning the provincial championship in both men’s and women’s basketball. Next season, the UNBC Timberwolves will begin their first season as a member of the Canada West conference in Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS)—playing against the top athletes in the country.
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Physical Therapy in the North A joint effort by UNBC and UBC has established a new clinical cohort allowing for 20 physical therapy students to complete the majority of their clinical placements in northern BC. The purpose is to expose more students to the region and address the shortage of local physiotherapists. The partnership will also enable all of UBC’s physical therapy students—80 in each class—to pursue more of their five-week clinical rotations in the north.
Bioenergy Birthday This spring marked the first anniversary of UNBC’s $15.8 million Bioenergy Plant, funded by the Governments of BC and Canada and featuring gasification technology from BCbased Nexterra Systems. The system has already reduced UNBC’s use of fossil fuels for heating by 89% and proven that emissions from bioenergy can be lower than natural gas. The plant serves as the primary heat source for UNBC, and also acts as a platform for education and research.
• 4,341 students in academic programs • 2,485 students in Continuing Studies • 566 students at regional campuses • 987 scholarships & bursaries worth $2.4 million • 66% of students are from northern BC
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Canada’s Green University UNBC has been named one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for the first time in the list’s five-year history, a distinction earned by only 50 companies across the country each year, and one of only four Canadian universities to make the list, and the only organization in northern BC. Bachelor of Science graduate Simran Lehal of Williams Lake
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