Friday, February 05, 2010

Friday, January 29, 2010

Whitehorse – Culinary Arts students at Yukon College will be getting some special tutoring in their craft on Thursday, February 4. The students will have the opportunity to learn from the Food Network Star Chef Massimo Capra who will demonstrate his mastery of Italian cooking techniques.

“We are pleased to collaborate with the high school cooking classes, Skills Canada Yukon, and the Epicurious fundraiser event to bring this opportunity to students,” states Clarence Timmons, Chair of Yukon College Board of Governors. “It gives our students great advantage to work for the day with a nationally acclaimed chef and it fits with the mandate of the College to build a valuable learning experience for the students.”

The day will commence at 9:00 a.m. with an address from Yukon Government  Education Minister Patrick Rouble, Chair of Yukon College Board Clarence Timmons, and Yukon College President Terry Weninger followed by an introduction by Chef Capra. Yukon College students and Skills Canada Yukon students will then roll up their sleeves and learn the master’s finer techniques of gastronomic cooking in the Culinary Arts kitchen at Yukon College for the day.  “It’s exciting to see our partners in education cooking up this unique opportunity to promote the culinary arts to our high school and college students,” Rouble said. “Promotion of the trades is a priority for our government and I am sure this event will be an inspiration for the chefs attending from the Skills Club in Dawson City as well as the Whitehorse high schools.”

“Skills Canada Yukon is proud to support the Yukon Hospital Foundation as a sponsor in its 2^nd annual Epicurious event. This exciting event will give members of our Dawson City and Whitehorse culinary skills clubs an amazing opportunity to work alongside a famous Chef and to engage with an additional 17 local Yukon Chefs”, says Dan Curtis of Skills Canada Yukon.

Media are invited to attend the event from 9:00-10:00 in the Glass Class (Room 1440) and in the Culinary Kitchen from 10:00 – 11:00 as the students and Chef Capra work together.

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Whitehorse –  Yukon  College students at the Haines Junction Community Campus are busy preparing for Friday’s Haitian Fundraiser Luncheon. Students from all program areas have joined forces to plan, organize, and prepare the event for an expected 200 people.

Students will be serving a spaghetti dinner with a choice of either moose meat or vegetarian sauce along with Caesar salad, garlic toast, and dessert. Haines Junction businesses, agencies, and residents have generously donated the provisions for the event. The money raised will go to Doctors Without Borders and the Red Cross Haiti Relief Fund.

The luncheon will take place at the Old Community Hall (back of arena) on Friday, January 29 between 11:30 a.m.  and  2:00 p.m. The price is $8.00 or more per plate.

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Whitehorse – Whitehorse – Students at Yukon College will be able to get a first-hand account on the subject of rejuvenation of ice-wedge cracking in the North. Carleton University researcher Dr. Chris Burn is at Yukon College this week as part of his role as Northern Chair for the Natural Sciences and Research Council of Canada (NSERC) who works with the Yukon Centre of Excellence. Dr. Burn is invited into the classroom to present permafrost science findings to the students.

Dr Burn has been working in the North for nearly thirty years. At the moment the work in the Yukon is comprised of permafrost studies in the Mayo area, ground temperature monitoring for infrastructure integrity in Dawson City, the impact of forest fires on permafrost land in the Takhini Valley, and climate change on Herschel Island. He is also working on a book that involves several Yukoners, including instructors from Yukon  College.  

Dr. Burn will be presenting a lunch-hour talk on Thursday, January 28 in the Lecture Hall at 12:10. He will also be speaking for the Yukon Science Institute series at the Beringia Centre.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Whitehorse – Yukon College and the University of Alaska Southeast are signing a Memorandum of Understanding to offer the web-delivered Master of Business Administration Program to Yukon students. 

The purpose of the MOU is to expand opportunities for students interested in pursing an MBA and to meet the professional development needs of the Yukon business community.

The signing will take place Tuesday January 26^th from 9:30 – 10:30 in the Yukon College Boardroom.

“This is a significant step that will allow Yukon College students to gain the necessary skills to become leaders in a variety of areas,” says Jeff Wolosewich, Acting Dean of the Division of Applied Science and Management. “It’s important that the Yukon work to develop and retain our leadership capacity.”

The program will offer a mix of theory and practice in areas such as, marketing, accounting, corporate strategy and human resource and personnel administration.

“We look forward to expanding UAS’ long standing graduate program relationship with Yukon College; we see this recent development as a tremendous benefit for students and community members on both sides of the Alaska-Yukon border,” says MBA Program Director, Rick Wolk.

After the signing, Wolk will be visiting classrooms to speak with prospective MBA students.