2009 Northwest Regional Report

Largest Regional Grad Class Ever - 54 students graduated from UNBC’s Terrace campus this year, the largest number of graduates ever from a regional campus. The group included the first regional cohort of Nursing grads and graduates from Education, Arts, English, Northern Studies, and Political Science.

CONGRATULATIONS GRADS!

TERRACE, KITIMAT & THE NASS 2009

Terrace

Jean AlexanderMEd Education – Counselling

Anna Bauer De HoopBSci Biology

Ryan BeaudryBPlan Northern and Rural Community Planning

Shari BieBEd Education

Marja BurrowsMEd Education – Counselling

Brad CarsonBA Political Science

Rosalie CoffeyBEd Education

Kirsty Evans-HernesBEd Education

Gurbux FinnieBEd Education

Ashley FroeseBComm Human Resource Management

Patricia GoughBEd Education

Nabhjot GrewalBComm Marketing

Tristan HigginsonBComm Accounting

Anne HillMA Interdisciplinary Studies

Holly HovlandBA English

Alexander IppelBSci Computer Science

Kaali JobbBSci Psychology

Jo-Anne KerrBScN Nursing

Laird KingBComm Accounting

Nancy LevesqueBScN Nursing

Kelly MacNeilBA Northern Studies

Geoffrey McKayBEd Education

Kathleen McKayBEd Education

Prabhjot MoreBComm Accounting

Gurveena MoreBA History & Political Science

Erika OborneBEd Education

Louise OrmerodMEd – Counselling

Randeep ParmarBComm Finance

Colin ParryBSci Psychology

Michael PetersBSci Computer Science

Lana RaposoBA English

Ereka RoachBEd Education

Fiona RobertsonBEd Education

Hayley RoyBEd Education

Virginia RusselBSci Psychology

Birke SchemmerlingBScN Nursing

Lisa SchmidtMEd Counselling

Cindy SousaMEd Counselling

Sara ViveirosBSci Psychology

Susan ViveirosMEd Counselling

Mary WillseyBEd Education

Ryan BeaudryCliff-Marcell Scholarship, Spectra Energy Corp Bursary

Brad CarsonWilliam Dow Ferry Scholarship

Sandra ConlonUNBC In-Course Scholarship

Donna DuncanBC Association of Social Workers Prize

Alexander Fraess-PhillipsRaven Bursary, Rotary Club of Terrace Bursary

Amy HaydukGraduate Entrance Scholarship, UNBC Masters Tuition Scholarship

Tristan HigginsonBCR Group Incentive Scholarship, CGA Academic Excellence Scholarship, CN Nationwide Scholarship, CN Regional Scholarship, Deloitte & Touche Scholarship, UNBC Scholars Program

Laird KingUNBC In-Course Bursary

Kelly MacNeilUNBC In-Course Bursary, UNBC In-Course Scholarship

Prabhjot MoreChan Foucher Lefebvre LLP Chartered Accountants Scholarship, UNBC In-Course Bursary

Brittney ParksGeoffrey R. Weller Scholarship

Fiona RobertsonScotiabank Bursary, ScotiaMcLeod Matching Grant, UNBC In-Course Bursary

Virginia RusselBC Medical Services Foundation Health Sciences Bursary, UNBC In-Course Bursary

Graduates Award RecipientsNathalie Baldo BSci Chemistry

Vasiliki Ivanakis BSci Biology

Kathryn Jardine BScN Nursing

Patricia Juergensen MEd Counselling

Sarah Kotai BScN Nursing

Chris LaRocque BSci Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Chrysta Mackeigan Burkitt BSci Biology

Andrea Mendoza BSci Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Laura Paterson BScN Nursing

Deborah Rendell MEd Counselling

Avtar Sidhu BComm Finance

Jody Stuart MSci Psychology

Laurel Wuensche BScN Nursing

Candice Wilson BSci Environtmental ScienceCertificate in Traditional Environmental Knowledge

Graduates

Kitimat

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Kylee BrownFour Year Guarantee Scholarship

Jessie BuickFour Year Guarantee Scholarship

Emily FeldhoffUNBC Scholars Program

Sara FontesPhilips, Hager & North Investment Ltd. Bursary

Samantha GrossmanFour Year Guarantee Scholarship

Michael HorianopoulosUNBC Leadership Award, UNBC Scholars Program

Haley KuppersUNBC Athletic Award

Alanis MarleauUNBC Leadership Award

Andrea MendozaSCWIST – Michael Smith Scholarship

Jordan MonteiroRotary Clubs of BC Scholarship

Laurel WuenscheBC Northern Real Estate Board Award

Award Recipients

New Aiyansh

Peter McKay BA First Nations Studies

Gloria Morven BComm General Business

Edith Munroe Diploma in First Nations Language and Culture

Laxgalts’ap

Andrew Robinson MA First Nations Studies

Pamela Wright BA First Nations Studies

Graduates

Nass Valley

Virginia Russel, and her children, of TerraceAlexander Ippel of Terrace

Colin Parry, Ashley Froese, and

Laird King of Terrace

Pamela Wright of Laxgalts’ap

Candice Wilson of Kitimat

Andrea Mendoza of Kitimat

Deborah Rendell and Patricia Juergensen of Kitimat Jo-Anne Kerr of Terrace and her childrenPeter McKay of New Aiyansh

Anne Hill and Lana Raposo of Terrace Kelly MacNeil of TerraceEdith Munroe of New Aiyansh

Bernadette McLean BEd Education

Graduate

Gitanyow Michael Horianopoulos

UNBC ScholarFirst-year student Michael Horianopoulos of Kitimat can 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.

Some of the graduates from the

Terrace campus

Commerce 312-3Intermediate Managerial Accounting

English 384-3Victorian Literature

English 410-3Contemporary Women’s Literature

Environmental Studies 306-3Human Ecology

Education 313-1Interpersonal Communication

Education 333-2Learning, Development & Motivation

Education 340-2Curriculum Development Models

Education 346-2Introduction to Aboriginal Education

Education 376-2Numeracy: Math Concepts

Education 380-3Foundations of Education

Education 390-3Classroom Practice & Seminar I

Education 395-1Professional Issues: Legal & Ethical

Education 396-2Reflective Seminar

Geography 301-3Cultural Geography

History 191-3The West and The World Since 1660

History 301-3The Canadian North

Nursing 308-3Ethics & Law in Nursing

History 456-3Topics in Cultural Encounters

Nursing 312-3Mental Health Nursing Practice

Nursing 313-3Nursing Practice with the Elderly Adults

Nursing 315-2.5Clinical Practicum: Mental Health (Sect. I)

Nursing 315-2.5Clinical Practicum: Mental Health (Sect. II)

Nursing 315-2.5Clinical Practicum: Mental Health (Sect. III)

Nursing 316-2.5Clinical Practicum: Elderly Adult (Sect. I)

Nursing 316-2.5Clinical Practicum: Elderly Adult (Sect. II)

Nursing 316-2.5Clinical Practicum: Elderly Adult (Sect. III)

Nursing 403-3Introduction to Nursing Research

Nursing 415-3Introduction to Community Health and Nursing

Nursing 416-4Clinical Practicum: Community Nursing (Sect. I)

Nursing 416-4Clinical Practicum: Community Nursing (Sect. II)

Social Work 402-15Social Work Field Education 2

UNBC Courses in TerraceSeptember to December 2009

Course availability is subject to change.

Contact UNBC in Terrace

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UNBC in the Northwest

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A New PresidentEven before he was officially on the job, UNBC’s new president visited the Northwest region. George Iwama attended the convocation ceremonies in Terrace, Gitwinksihlkw, and Prince Rupert as part of a 3200km tour of northern BC. He is interested in strengthening relationships between the University and the region and plans to be a frequent visitor. Dr. Iwama comes to UNBC from Carleton University and is a specialist in zoology.

Health Science ExpansionFrom the local graduation of Nurses to expanded local opportunities for medical education, Terrace is emerging as a centre for various UNBC programs aimed at educating health professionals.

◄ Sarah Kotai, Jo-Anne Kerr, Kathryn Jardine, and Laura Paterson were among the founding group of Nursing graduates in Terrace this year. The program has attracted dozens of students from the region.

◄ Jim Klonarakis of Kitimat was a member of the second-ever group of Northern Medical Program graduates. Jim is completing a residency in Anaesthesia in Saskatchewan.

► Three Northern Medical Program students (pictured here with Dr. Peter Newbery) recently completed their third year of education in Terrace. Never before had the NMP placed students in a community outside of Prince George for a full year of study.

► Five students from the region are now Northern Medical Program students. They are Chris Chapman (Terrace), Moni Vaid (Kitimat), Lauren Feldhoff (Kitimat), and Karissa and Jason Hetland: the first brother-and-sister pair in the NMP. They grew up in Kitwanga.