2011 South Cariboo Regional Report

SOUTH CARIBOO 2011

Williams Lake

Rebecca Cook BSc Biology

Charelle Gribling BA Joint Major in International Studies and Political Science

Mitchell Johnston BA Joint Major in English and History

Jason Kadonaga BEd Education

Stephanie Kennedy BSc Psychology

Anika Lachapelle BA Anthropology

Sandra Lachapelle MScN Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner

Kristy Lund BEd Education

Tyler Thompson BComm Accounting

Lorri Toop MScN Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner

Ryan Wilson BSc Psychology

Sara Berkelaar Raven Scholarship

Alissa Clements UNBC In-Course Bursary

Barbara Coupe Canfor Annual Graduate Scholarship, Doug Floyd Memorial Scholarship for Graduates, UNBC Graduate Scholarship

Janine Cunningham Graduate Research Award, Spectra Energy Transmission Bursaries for Aboriginal Students

Jinny Donovan UNBC Scholars Award

Cassandra Fayowski UNBC In-Course Scholarship

Emmaline Hanet UNBC Scholars Award

Jason Kadonaga BC Northern Real Estate Board Awards

Kadagn Klepsch UNBC Scholars Award

Kate Knuff UNBC Transfer Student Award

Simran Lehal President’s Scholarship

Joanne Ranson Analog Investments Ltd. Scholarship, BC Forest Professionals Award for Excellence, Marumi Scholarship

Kallie Smith UNBC Scholars Award

Tyler Thompson CN Regional Scholarship, Father Thomas General Assembly 1321 Bursary

Sherri Tillotson BC Psychological Association Gold Medal Award, British Columbia Medical Services Foundation Annual Graduate Award, UNBC Doctoral Tuition Scholarship

Lorri Toop R.T. Wilson MScN Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practicum Bursary

Graduates

Award Recipients

Gino DeSandoli BEd Education

Denise Lendi BSc Biology

Morgan Melnyk BComm International Business

Margaux Schilling BSW Social Work

Graduates

100 Mile House

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Jessica Blewitt Graduate Entrance Scholarship

Gino DeSandoli UNBC In-Course Bursary

Shane Doddridge Suncor Energy Foundation Undergraduate Award in Environmental Study

Cory Hackett Arne & Lesley Carlson Undergraduate Scholarship

Denise Lendi UNBC In-Course Bursary

Morgan Melnyk Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers of Canada Local 9 Bursary, UNBC Scholars Award

Jordan Tucker Raven Scholarship, UNBC Leadership Award

Award Recipients

UNBC Scholars Awards First-year students (left to right) Emmaline Hanet of Williams Lake, and Allison Matfin of Lone Butte have the chance to earn UNBC degrees 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.

Todd Blewett BSc Natural Resources Management – Forest Ecology and Management

Preston Moe UNBC Scholars Award

Tamara Sommer Raven Scholarship

Joanna van der Kraan UNBC Scholars Award

Graduate Award Winners

150 Mile House

Wendy McRae Canfor Legacy Undergraduate Scholarship, BMO Bank of Montreal Aboriginal Scholarship

Award Winner

Lac La Hache

Brenda Cahoose BSW Social Work

Marietta Cahoose BSW Social Work

Lynda Price BA First Nations Studies

Graduates

Anahim Lake

Teresa Brewis Graduate Entrance Scholarship, UNBC Masters Tuition Scholarship

Allison Matfin UNBC Scholars Award

Heather Sawatsky Computer Science Entrance Award, Raven Scholarship

Award Winners

Lone Butte

Denise Lendi of 100 Mile House

Rebecca Cook and Mitchell

Johnston of Williams LakeMorgan Melnyk of 100 Mile House

Sarah Champagne BSc Biology

Sarah Champagne UNBC Scholars Award

Graduate

Wells

Award Winner

Valerie Stump BA First Nations Studies

Graduate

Tl’etinqox

818 students graduated from UNBC this year, bringing the total number of UNBC alumni to 9,179. Convocation ceremonies took place in Prince George, Quesnel, Terrace, and Gitwinksihlkw.

CONGRATULATIONS GRADS!Sheena Larson UNBC Scholars Award

Scott Matlock Cariboo Bar Association Bursary

Connor Sortome Raven Bursary

Award Winners

108 Mile Ranch

The first local NMP graduates from Williams Lake

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Education 797Comprehensive Exam

Political Science 403Social & Health Policy & Administration

Political Science 603Social & Health Policy in Health

Social Work 302Social Work Field Education

Social Work 422Child Welfare Practice

Social Work 426Current Issues in Child Welfare

Social Work 455First Nations Government & Social Policy

Social Work 506Comm Based: Creating Balance

Social Work 620Policy Making/Human Services

Women’s Studies 413Healing Narratives

Education 797Comprehensive Exam

September to December 2011

January to April 2012

Course availability is subject to change.

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UNBC offers academic courses online and Continuing Studies courses locally.

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• 4,183 students in academic programs.

• 1,966 students in Continuing Studies courses.

• 970 scholarships and bursaries worth more than $2 million.

• 818 students graduated in 2011, bringing the total number of UNBC alumni to nearly 9,179.

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

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Imagining the FutureIt’s hard to imagine anything more vital to the sustainability of northern communities than the environment. It’s the source of considerable wealth, as well as the foundation of our cultures and identity. UNBC professor Phil Owens has been involved with research locally that is examining the complex relationships that will lead to sustainability. He has presented three workshops – in Quesnel, Williams Lake, and Likely – that is gathering information about how researchers in the biological, environmental, and social sciences can be more connected to local stakeholders. The result, suggests Dr. Owen, could be better policy and better decisions regarding climate change, water, and salmon.

Medical Grads A pair of students from Williams Lake are the first local graduates from the Northern Medical Program. Jessica Wilford and Sarah Dressler (nee Pascas) have graduated as MDs and are on to residency placements: Jessica is pursuing dermatology in Vancouver while Sarah is off to Halifax for family practice. Both 100 Mile House and Williams Lake have recently joined the Northern Medical Programs Trust, a partnership involving UNBC and northern communities to support future health care practitioners. This year, more than $150,000 is being provided to students in the Northern Medical Program and UNBC’s Nurse Practitioner degree.

Movie Star!Morgan Melnyk of 100 Mile House, who graduated from UNBC this year with a degree in International Business, is one of the students profiled in a series of new videos that depict aspects of the UNBC experience. Morgan was active in Residence and the Student Society and described his life as a student in the short video about him. The complete series is prominent on UNBC’s Facebook page and YouTube channel and the movies are central to UNBC’s student recruitment efforts. Check them out: www.youtube.com/unbcnews.