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February 26, 2018When Devin Russell stepped inside a classroom on the other side of the world last year, he felt connected and accepted. He felt right at home. Russell spent three months, from May to... more
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January 26, 2018Brothers Corbin and Spencer Greening share a unique connection between education and community. Growing up together in Burns Lake, Corbin was the first to attend at UNBC and earned his... more
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January 5, 2018Prince George, BC – First Nations scholar and educator Dr. Dustin Louie is the first Aboriginal Scholar in Residence at the University of Northern British Columbia. He begins his four-... more
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November 30, 2017Even as a young girl growing up on a ranch along Lessard Lake near Anahim Lake, B.C., Lynda Price recognized the importance of getting an education. She realized it would help her reach... more
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July 5, 2017University of Northern British Columbia student Jacey Wolfe felt a sense of pride as she watched a birch bark canoe glide through the water on Ferguson Lake. Built by Wolfe and her... more
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June 28, 2017Early intervention therapy for infants and young children who have developmental delays or disabilities can be key to optimizing their health, well-being and participation in meaningful... more
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June 2, 2017Every week for the last year, Carla Alphonse travelled from her home in Anaham to Riske Creek where she spent Fridays and Saturdays as a university student. Alphonse signed up for the... more
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May 29, 2017Pauline Stewart and Constance Azak knew when they crossed the stage in Gitwinksihlkw to receive their University of Northern British Columbia degrees that their credential was more than just a... more
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May 8, 2017Shelly Niemi is the first-generation Indigenous student within her family to earn a Master’s degree. She believes the support systems available for Indigenous students at UNBC made the... more
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Impact of GivingMarch 23, 2017Bianca Michell loves to learn. She also cares about her community. Michell is from a First Nations community in Northern B.C., and first graduated from UNBC with her Bachelor of Arts in... more
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Impact of GivingJanuary 24, 2017Growing up around the Fort St. James area (part of Dakelh territory), Nathan Teegee, from Takla Lake Nation, and Todd Alec, from Nak’azdli, knew early on they wanted to be doctors. When they... more
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Award, StudentDecember 9, 2016With the whirring of a brush saw in his ears, Gregory Daniels was a teenager happy to earn a paycheque. A job, yes. But a career in forestry? That seemed a long way off. “I was working minimum-wage... more
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ResearchOctober 26, 2016Prince George, BC – A UNBC researcher will lead the development of a unique research project centred on First Nations employment within Northern Health thanks to support from a federal pilot... more
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October 19, 2016Paula Wylie is continually learning, even after earning undergraduate and graduate degrees and having a successful career helping others. "School doesn't stop at the highest level of... more
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October 12, 2016A culturally significant message tree has called UNBC home for the last 16 years, but on Oct. 22 it’s returning to its roots in the Nadleh Whut’en community. The tree, that’s been on... more
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September 30, 2016Prince George, BC – Ties between the University of Northern British Columbia and the Lheidli T’enneh Nation are being strengthened. UNBC President Dr. Daniel Weeks was joined Friday by... more
