studen sto
about 3200. 457 Students graduated from
UNBC this year, increasing the total number
of UNBC alurnni to more than 1100. The

grawn from

growth in numbers has been matched only
by UNBC’s growing reputation: in the 1998
Maclean’s magazine ranking of Canadian

universities, UNBC debuted in the top ten. In
a survey of more than 4000 people across .

Canada, UNBC was identified as a leader
of tomorrow.

UNBC’s position on the national stage will
continue. This fall, the University will host a —
national summit on rural health research, and
construction is underway of a state-of the- art
Forestry Lab.

This past year, more than 120 courses were
offered to students in 20 Northern BC com-
munities. The library resources available to
those students have increased, thanks to
new internet technologies. Students now can

access up to 100,000 scholarly journals on-—

line.

Finally, the UNBC Northern Timberwolves
men’s and women’s basketball teams will be

competing for the first time in the BC colle- S

giate league this season.

UNBC has raised more than.
- $7 Million for scholarships
and bursaries.

_ For more Information:

Northwest Regional Office —
(250) 624-2862

Email: alexcee @unbc.ca
Web: htto://vaughan.fac.unbc.ca/nw

3333 University Way,
Prince. ieorge, BC VaNAZ..
(250), 960-5555 Pee

The Terrace Skandard, Wednesday, June 16, 1999 -A13

“1999 GRADUATES —

Margaret Miskelly and Gayle Appleton of Terrace are two of the first graduates
from a cohort of 13 students who have been enrolled i in the Masters of Community

Health program in Terrace.

Other Terrace grads:

Frank McMullen, Social Work MSW

Kelli Stedham, BA General -
Margaret Favela, Accounting BCOMM
Erik Hernes, Accounting BCOMM |
Bryn White, Environmental Studies BA -
Christine Sharples, Geography BA |
Rebecca Bravi, Biology BSc

Kim Hewgill, Forestry BSc

Shawn Munson, Forestry.BSc

Miguel Viveiros, Forestry BSc

NASS VALLEY 3
| CONVOCATION

Nisqa'a Studies Grads

An historic educational event took place in the —
‘Nass Valley shortly after Convocation when

degrees and certificates were presented to

graduates from Wilp Wilxo-oskwhl Nisga’a (a
"post-secondary institution affiliated with

UNBC), Four bachelor's degrees i in Nisga’a
Studies were awarded to Cecilia Azak, Lavita.-

McKay, Charity Peal, and Charlena Clayton
-and three of the four completed all of their.

coursework in the Nass Valley.

fitheries Research

Gayle Appleton and Margaret Miskelly

Roxanne Sanderson, Wilson King Annual
Scholarship - $1000

Konstantino Sainis, Rotary Clubs of BC

. Bursary - $1000

Afgela Ranahan, Rotary Bursary - $1000

“TERRACE &

This Fall, students in Terrace will be able to
choose among UNBC courses in History, Com-
merce, Environmental studies, Psychology,
Geography, English, and First Nations Studies.

-UNBC has been offering courses on Tsimshian,
- Nisga’a, Haisla, and Witsuwit’en language in
_ the Northwest - the first time these languages
‘have been taught at the university-level. Con-

tact the Regional Office for more info.

- Two of UNBC’s more popular graduate

programs have been offered in Terrace.

- The master’s degree program in Community
- Health has had thirteen students all working

and conducting research on health issues that .
affect the community and the region directly.

- A masters degree program in Education has

about 40 students from Terrace, Kitimat,
Rupert, Hazelton, and Smithers.

“FISHERIES RESEARCH

UNEC Biology professor Dan Heath (pictured
with DNA analysis equipment) has been inves-
tigating the genetics of steelhead and rainbow
trout and the results of the research may have
implications for the management of the sport
fishery. His work will determine the genetic
structure of steelhead populations in north-
western BC and whether steelhead and rain-
bow trout are, genetically, the same thing.

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