2008 South Cariboo Regional Report

SOUTH CARIBOO 2008 Ivy Chelsea of Esketemc First Nation

Williams Lake

100 Mile House

Graduates

Graduates

Amy Ayers

BSc Chemistry

Alison Brown BScN Nursing

Anne Burrill

MSW Social Work

Jennifer Clark

MEd Education – Multi-Disciplinary Leadership

Stephanie Coates

BEd Secondary Education

Lorene Fennell

MEd Education – Multi-Disciplinary Leadership

Mamie Hall

MEd Education – Multi-Disciplinary Leadership

Melissa Lawrence

BSc Biology Psychology

Teresa MacDonald

Tanya Isnardy

MEd Education – Multi-Disciplinary Leadership

Curtis Levens

MEd Education – Multi-Disciplinary Leadership

Kiren Manhas

Ian Kidston

BComm Accounting

Kristin Reid

Award Recipients

Carmen Poirier

UNBC Scholars Program

Alex Schare

BA Joint International Studies & Political Science

Linda Smith

MEd Education – Multi-Disciplinary Leadership

Lorraine Smith

MEd Education – Multi-Disciplinary Leadership

Breanne Capnerhurst

One World Scholarship, UNBC In-Course Bursary

Our Future Doctors

Canadian Institute of Forestry Bursary, Cariboo Woodlot Education Society Bursary, Dwight Gregory Hickey Memorial Bursary

Danielle Meade

Shane Doddridge

Morgan Melnyk

Anthony Gagne

Brianna Pellizzari

Jessica Wilford and Sarah Pascas of Williams Lake are among the newest students in the Northern Medical Program, a partnership between UNBC and UBC to help increase the number of doctors living and working in northern and rural communities. The program recently produced its first 23 graduates, many of whom are interested in working in northern BC.

Kevin Doddridge

Raven Scholarship, UNBC Leadership Award UNBC In-Course Bursary

Initiatives Prince George Bursary, Matthew Halpin Memorial Bursary, Sandwell Scholarship UNBC Leadership Award, UNBC Scholars Program UNBC Leadership Award

Blake Forde

Zane Testawich

Lac La Hache

Krysta Thomson

Graduate

Award Recipient

Deanna Wolf Ear

Deanna Wolf Ear

BA Political Science

MEd Education – Multi-Disciplinary Leadership

Grant Gustafson

Tianna Wright BA Anthropology

MEd Education – Multi-Disciplinary Leadership

Award Recipients Amy Ayers

Sarah Lettinga

Alissa Clements

Teresa MacDonald

UNBC Scholars Program Raven Scholarship

Stephanie Coates

UNBC In-Course Scholarship

Caitlin Foote

Cariboo Bar Association Bursary

Annika Klopp

UNBC Scholars Program

Devin Kvist

UNBC Transfer Student Award

Simran Lehal

President’s Scholarship, UNBC Leadership Award

UNBC Scholars Program

Inder Madhok Bursary

Alexis Moore Raven Bursary

Carmen Poirier

Rotary Clubs of BC Bursary

Alex Schare

Spectra Energy Transmission 50th Anniversary Bursary

Likely

Wells

Graduate

Award Recipient

Erin Robinson

Sarah Champagne

MA Interdisciplinary Studies

UNBC Scholars Program

108 Mile House Graduate Noelle Lamoureux

MEd Education – Multi-Disciplinary Leadership

Chelan Hoffmen

Beetle Action Many regional organizations are forming in BC to address issues of economic and social development. How are they representative of new approaches to regional development and regional governance? UNBC grad student Chelan Hoffman is attempting to answer that question, using the Cariboo-Chilcotin Beetle Action Coalition as a case study.

President’s Scholarship

Amanda VanderVeen

Prince George Gyro Club Bursary

Esketemc First Nation Graduate

Award Recipient

Ivy Chelsea

Ivy Chelsea

BA First Nations Studies

BEd Education – Elementary Education

IODE – Elsie Gerdes Bursary for Nursing

Nicole Mobbs

Spectra Energy Transmission 50th Anniversary Bursary

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Jessica Wilford and Sarah Pascas Denise Lendi

MEd Education – Multi-Disciplinary Leadership

Heather Goodall

Lac La Ha

BSc Natural Resources Management – Wildlife Fisheries

BScN Nursing

BSW Social Work

Deanna W olf Ear of

Elisabeth Moody

Trevor Smith

BSc Natural Resources Management – Forestry

Mile House

BScN Nursing

BComm Accounting & Finance BSc (Honours) Psychology

Elisabeth Moody of 100

The Man in Motion Former Williams Lake resident Rick Hansen received UNBC’s most prestigious public award during the University’s Convocation ceremony on May 30. In being granted an honorary doctoral degree, Hansen was commended for his physical accomplishments and inspirational leadership.

Honorary degree recipient Rick Hansen

r of Education Grads rene Fennell Williams Lake Maste rraine Smith, and Loy Lo ll, Ha Back: Mamie and Tanya Isnard all od Go er Front: Heath

Tianna Wright of Williams

Lake

CONGRATULATIONS GRADS! 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.

Geography Award

UNBC Scholars Award

UNBC student Mark Stephens won the top student award from the Canadian Association of Geographers for building a computer model of the entire Quesnel River watershed. Working like Google Earth, the software provides UNBC researchers with the ability to identify research sites based on vegetation, soil types, topography, and even stream and river flow.

First-year student Morgan Melnyk of 100 Mile House has the chance to earn a UNBC degree tuition-free after receiving a UNBC Scholars award this past year. The awards are presented annually to the top student from each northern BC high school. As long as they maintain a B average at UNBC, UNBC Scholars can have their tuition waived for an entire bachelor’s degree program.

Morgan Melnyk of 100 Mile House

What’s Happening at UNBC

The new Charles Jago Northern Sport Centre UNBC’s limited edition, 16-month wall calendar is now on sale.

Northern Sport Centre Measuring nearly 150,000 square feet, the new Charles Jago Northern Sport Centre has surely been a big addition to UNBC’s Prince George campus. With a three-court gym, two indoor fields, the longest indoor track in BC, and a variety of other services, the NSC is the premier facility of its kind in the region and is regularly used by thousands of students and residents. It was officially opened in September.

2007/2008 provincial champions

2009 is UNBC’s 15th anniversary and the University has produced a wall calendar to celebrate and raise money for scholarships. The calendar features stunning photos of the northern BC landscape, illustrating the close relationship between UNBC and northern British Columbia. The calendars can be purchased for $20 by calling (250) 960-5750.

Basketball Champs

Quesnel River Research

UNBC’s women’s basketball team went undefeated this season in their new home, including a stunning victory in front of 2,000 boisterous fans to capture the BC championship. They ended up finishing 6th at the national championship in Nova Scotia.

This coming season, the UNBC men’s team will host the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association national basketball championships at the Charles Jago Northern Sport Centre.

The University’s Quesnel River Research Centre (QRRC) has emerged as a significant national centre for research concerning fish biology and habitat, and broader issues related to environmental management. A number of projects are currently underway at the QRRC:

UNBC Facts

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4,276 students in academic programs.

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$100 million in research funding to date.

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2,547 students in Continuing Studies courses.

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238 courses offered outside of Prince George.

830 students graduated in 2008, bringing the total number of UNBC alumni to 7,303.

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More than half of UNBC alumni live and work in northern BC.

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859 scholarships and bursaries worth $2 million.

University of Northern British Columbia

• The presence of marine-derived • The effects of forestry, mining, nutrients in salmon-bearing and agriculture on river streams and how they got there. ecosystem health, particularly related to sedimentation.

• The physical factors that comprise successful coho • The effects of long-term climate salmon spawning sites. change on snowpack levels in high-altitude areas, comparing • The social interactions between new information from around juvenile salmon and their Quesnel Lake to historical movement within their habitat, records from Barkerville. using video footage of salmon in the QRRC’s man-made channels. • The leaching of copper from copper oxide ore at the Mt. Polley mine site.

Interested in studying at UNBC? UNBC offers a number of courses online, in person, or via video/audio conference. Browse UNBC’s current course listing:

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