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Homegrown Fundraiser Results in Cash Awards for GPRC Fine Arts Students
Posted April 25, 2019
A homegrown fundraiser fuelled by student art has resulted in five scholarships for visual arts students. Paula Fiorini, Dominique Berger, Nicole Jones, Alexi Dostal and Kolby Atkinson all received financial awards funded entirely by the Visual Arts department’s “Button, Button, Who’s Got the Button?” fundrais... Read Article 禄
GPRC English Instructor Nominated for Prestigious Dissertation Award
Posted April 22, 2019
Not many people would characterize fifteenth-century Europe as an especially great time for women. Yet recent research from GPRC English instructor Dr. Murrielle Michaud shows that many women in this time period still found ways to empower themselves... Read Article 禄
Business Leadership in Action: Meet Catherine Dyer
Posted March 13, 2019
Second-year GPRC business administration student Catherine Dyer knows better than most that to succeed, you need to leave your comfort zone. In 2017, after an 11-year hiatus from school, Dyer decided it was time to return to college. “I was ready to get some more education under my belt,” she said. “Mature students have a little m... Read Article 禄
GPRC donors support students to the tune of $450,000
Posted February 14, 2019
Donors to GPRC contribute around $450,000 a year to directly help GPRC students. This generosity helps students like MacKenzie Lowen, who is now able to put in the hours it takes pursue her passion in music at GPRC. Lowen, who is in her second year studying music, spends two or more hours a day in voice and piano practice on top o... Read Article 禄
NBDC Helps Alberta Honey Producer Keep Hives Healthy
Posted January 8, 2019
In 2008, after years of working in canola production and pollination, Landen Stronks was ready to try something new. “I never anticipated that I would be in the bee industry at all,” he said, “but when the opportunity came along, we decided to go for it.” Ten years later, Stronks now operates a “blooming... Read Article 禄