Water ResearchThe Kiskatinaw River is the only source of water for Dawson Creek and Pouce Coupe but where does it even come from? Are the demands on it sustainable? Those are the kinds of questions a UNBC research project is exploring. A team of researchers has been installing monitors and analyzing results to better understand water flows and how they might be affected by climate change and industry.

Medical Grads & Support Floyd Besserer of Fort St. John and Sarah Nimmo of Fort Nelson are the two most recent local grads of the Northern Medical Program. They were among the students who benefited from the Northern Medical Programs Trust, which provides support to medical and Nurse Practitioner students who pursue clinical experiences in northern/rural communities as part of their education. The Trust has recently received gifts from Spectra Energy ($90,200) and EnCana ($50,000).

UNBC’s New Eyes and EarsLinda Selby is the new head of UNBC’s Peace River-Liard regional campus, based in Fort St. John. Selby has more than 30 years of experience in education and moved from New Zealand to join UNBC. She oversees local programming and sees potential for growth: “This is a unique area that could be drawing more students from the region, the province and beyond,” she says. “UNBC will be successful if we’re responsive to local needs and contribute to the overall well-being of communities.”

PEACE & LIARD 2011

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Dawson Creek

Stephanie Cosens BA Anthropology

Bonnie Harper BSW Social Work

Diane L’Hirondelle BSW Social Work

Timothy Moser BSc Natural Resources Management – Forest Ecology and Management

Trevor O’Dwyer BA General

Matthew Slykhuis MA English

Lisa Smart BSc Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Nikhil Syal BComm Finance

Kevin Ward BA General

Graduates

Robertha Adair President’s Scholarship

Laine Bourassa UNBC Scholars Award

Dusty Bruhs Raven Scholarship, Talisman Energy Scholarship for Aboriginal Students

Alyssa Currie UNBC Merit Award

Megan Harwood Rotary Clubs of BC Bursary

Larissa Lukac Canadian Federation of University Women (Prince George) Scholarship, UNBC Scholars Award

Kristen MacDonald Four Year Guaranteed Scholarship – Tier 2 renewed

Timothy Moser Vernon C. Brink Scholarship for the Study of Biological Diversity, Doug Little Scholarship, Sandwell Scholarship

Maria Neumann KJM Sales Ltd. Award, UNBC Athletic Award

Teal Sluggett UNBC Merit Award

Christina Tennant UNBC Graduate Scholarship

Award Recipients

Hudson’s Hope

William Pollon BSc Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Tashana Warkentine BSc Natural Resources Management – Wildlife and Fisheries

Graduates

Anna Birosh UNBC Scholars Award

Falon Burkitt UNBC Scholars Award

Jenna Levi UNBC Scholars Award

Award Recipients

Shannon Carlsen UNBC Scholars Award

Virginia Cobbett Northern Interior Cruising Committee Scholarship, West Fraser Scholarship

Sheila Price Max and Violet Enemark Bursary

Krista Sittler Graduate Research Award

Conan Winkelmeyer Prince George Elks Lodge 122 and the Order of the Royal Purple 48 Bursary

Award Recipients

Virginia Cobbett BSc Natural Resources Management – Wildlife and Fisheries

Graduate

Fort Nelson

Chetwynd

Tina Beckerton BScN Nursing

Katherine Galbraith BScN Nursing

Nicole Peterson BSc Psychology

Josiah Toppin BA International Studies

Graduates

Evann Campbell Raven Scholarship

Dylan Clifford UNBC Merit Award

Dimitrios Nikolitsas UNBC Scholars Award

Ashley Norris Raven Scholarship

Mark Robertson UNBC Scholars Award, Raven Scholarship

Rachel Wilfur UNBC In-Course Bursary

Award Recipients

Pouce Coupe

Elizabeth Weninger UNBC Graduate Scholarship

Award RecipientElizabeth Weninger MEd Counselling

Graduate

Tashana Warkentine of Hudson’s Hope

UNBC Scholars First-year students (from left to right) Mark Robertson of Chetwynd, Shannon Carlsen of Fort Nelson, Robertha Adair of Dawson Creek, and Jenna Levi 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.

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Rory Plunkett BSc Natural Resources Management – Forest Ecology and Management

GraduateRory Plunkett Canfor Annual Undergraduate Scholarship, Gerald Kirschke Memorial Bursary, Industrial Forestry Service Ltd. Scholarship, Analog Investments Ltd. Scholarship

Award Recipient

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!Tumbler Ridge

Ecaterina Ciugureanu BSc Honours Psychology

GraduateEcaterina Ciugureanu UNBC In-Course Scholarship

Daniel Helm UNBC Scholars Award

Award Recipients

Fort St. John

Taya O’Neill BSc Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Joshua Pittman BSc Physics

June Savard Certificate in Rural Nursing

Patrick Smook MBA

Jodi Staples MEd Counselling

Christine Todd MEd Curriculum and Instruction

Michelle Wees BScN Nursing

Michael Willson BComm Finance

Graduates

Tyson Bell Raven Scholarship

Kimberly Gulevich S.M. Blair Family Foundation Scholarship, Sorila Entrance Scholarship, TELUS Innovation Scholarship, UNBC Leadership Award, Chancellor Iona Campagnolo Scholarship

Cierra Hoecherl UNBC Scholars Award

Desiree LeBlanc Spectra Energy Corp Bursary, Vancouver Foundation First Nations Bursary, PAPTAC Western Branch Bursary

Alishia Lindsa UNBC In-Course Bursary

Caleb Miller Michael Strel Memorial Bursary

Taya O’Neill UNBC Scholars Award, FMC of Canada Limited Scholarship, Patrick Walsh Memorial Scholarship

Quinn Smith Steadman Family Matching Grant Bursary

Award Recipients

UNBC in The Peace & Liard

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UNBC Courses in the Peace River-Liard Region

Education 617Leading for LearningFace-to-face in Grande Prairie

English 120Into to Canadian Native LiteratureAudio-conference

English 430Special Topics in Canadian LiteratureWorld Wide Web

English 486Literature of the FantasticAudio-conference

History 453Topics in the History of GenderVideo-conference

Social Work 302Social Work Field Education Face-to-face in Fort St. John

Social Work 422Child Welfare PracticeWorld Wide Web

Social Work 426Current Issues in Child Welfare PracticeWorld Wide Web

Social Work 455First Nations Gov. & Social PolicyWorld Wide Web

Social Work 601Issues in Northern/Remote Social WorkVideo-conference

Social Work 620Policy Making/Human ServicesWorld Wide Web

Women’s Studies 413Healing NarrativesWorld Wide Web

September to December 2011

Education 606Leading for ChangeFace-to-face in Grande Prairie

English 385Modern & Contemporary Literature in the United StatesAudio or Video-conference

History 302Prairie WestAudio-conference

Social Work 401Northern/Remote SW PracticeFace-to-face

Social Work 420Family/Child Welfare PolicyFace-to-face

Social Work 336Social Work Research/Policy/PracticeWorld Wide Web

Social Work 421Human Growth and DevelopmentWorld Wide Web

Social Work 456Family Caring SystemsWorld Wide Web

Social Work 605Community Work/Politics of ChangeWorld Wide Web

Social Work 635Philosophy & EthicsWorld Wide Web

Women’s Studies 306Indigenous Women: PerspectivesWorld Wide Web

January to April 2012

Course availability is subject to change.

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UNBC Highlights 2011Bioenergy UnderwayChristy Clark was only days into her job as BC Premier when she travelled to UNBC to participate in the official opening of the University’s Bioenergy Plant. The facility uses technology to turn waste wood from Lakeland Mills of Prince George into a gas that is burned to heat the campus. Early tests have demonstrated that the system can produce fewer emissions than burning natural gas. The new plant – which is expected to reduce UNBC’s fossil fuel consumption by 85% – joins a wood pellet system on campus that started operations in 2009.

AwardsWhile UNBC did not repeat as national champion in basketball, it did capture a number of prestigious awards over the past year:• TopcampussustainabilityprojectinNorthAmerica(tiedwithHarvard

University) for bioenergy• #1researchuniversityoftheyearamongsmalluniversitiesacross

Canada• NationalAboriginalAchievementawardforprofessorMargo

Greenwood• 3MteachingexcellenceawardforEnglishprofessorLisaDickson• AcademicAll-CanadianandBCplayeroftheyearformen’sbasketball

player Inderbir Singh Gill

Mercer VisitsOne of Canada’s famous television personalities visited UNBC in March to profile the University on CBC. Rick Mercer came after UNBC students won a national challenge to raise money to buy mosquito nets in Africa. See the coverage on YouTube: www.youtube.com/unbcnews.

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