Posted on: March 17, 2004
KAMLOOPS-Three prominent Canadians will deliver free public presentations at UCC on Friday, March 26th. At Noon in Room 108 of UCC’s Arts & Education Building, broadcaster Don Hill will talk about “tools for intellectual self defense against ambient stimulation transmitted in the media environment, which, when coupled with illusory techniques familiar to artists, blurs the…
Read morePosted on: March 15, 2004
KAMLOOPS – The Board of Governors has made a strong commitment to keeping post-secondary education affordable for students at UCC by proposing a tuition fee plan that would see no increase at all this year for some students and a minimal increase for others. A Notice of Motion on a tuition fees from the Board…
Read morePosted on: March 15, 2004
KAMLOOPS-Winners of the 2004 All-Canadian awards, as well as Coach of the Year and Player of the Year will be announced this Wednesday at UCC. Media are invited to attend the awards ceremony, which will be held March 17th, beginning at 7:30 pm in the UCC Grand Hall, as part of the annual CCAA 2004…
Read morePosted on: March 12, 2004
KAMLOOPS-Post-secondary studies can bring out things in people they never knew they had. Many post-secondary students end up taking on the world with all they’ve got, making it a better place for all of us, while in the process becoming better students, better citizens, and better leaders, says the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation, which established…
Read morePosted on: March 12, 2004
KAMLOOPS – With the need for sound legal opinion and advice becoming a daily reality, UCC has moved to address the need with the hiring of the institution’s first University Counsel. John Sparks, Barrister & Soliciter, joins UCC next week to take on the new role of providing senior administration with a broad range of…
Read morePosted on: March 11, 2004
KAMLOOPS-The 1st annual Popsicle-stick Bridge Contest, held Saturday, March 6th, drew 54 entries in three categories: elementary, secondary, and open. Bridges had to conform to certain building specifications, and were judged on the weight they could sustain. Winners in the Elementary division were: 1st Della Pick, Heffley Creek Elementary: 477 lbs. 2nd Dylan Cornell, Pacific…
Read morePosted on: March 11, 2004
KAMLOOPS-The UCC School of Tourism has announced the nominees for the 1st Annual Tourism Awards. A dinner and ceremony to honour these nominees, who have distinguished themselves in the tourism industry or in tourism education, will be held on Friday, March 19th in the UCC Culinary Arts Building, with colleagues of nominees urged to attend…
Read morePosted on: March 5, 2004
KAMLOOPS-High-tech jobs around the world are going unfilled, says UCC Electronics Chair Henry Reiser, who has graduates working in places like Brazil, Russia, Ireland, and Australia. “One student worked in the US for three years at about $100,000US a year, and the only credential he had besides his Grade 12 was our two-year diploma,” he…
Read morePosted on: March 5, 2004
KAMLOOPS- The First Nations Student Association (FNSA) on the Kamloops campus has organized a variety of events to celebrate their heritage and promote interaction around the theme Overcoming Barriers to Aboriginal Post- Secondary Education for First Nations Awareness Week at UCC, to be held March 8 to 11. The week’s activities include a powwow, film…
Read morePosted on: March 2, 2004
KAMLOOPS-Two women of note will visit UCC on Friday, March 12th, to deliver free public presentations: The UCC Social Sciences and Humanities Lecture Series presents Khadija Haffajee, representative of the Council on American-Islamic Relations Canada, who will speak on current concerns. Haffajee has a distinguished record of service to refugees and non-governmental organizations in education…
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