Yukon College Hosts 2010 Western Canada Education Fair
Whitehorse – Yukon College, in partnership with Yukon Education, is hosting 26 universities, colleges and institutions at the second Western Canada Education Fair. Over 800 high school students and the general public are expected to attend the fair on Monday, December 6, 2010. The fair opens officially at 9am and runs until 6:30pm while closed for lunch from 12:30 to 1:30pm. Almost every high school in the Yukon will be attending.
This is the largest educational event in the Yukon, with prize draws to win an Acer netbook, digital camera, gift certificates and other prizes. All of the universities and colleges will be hosting information tables at the fair, as well as offering presentations to the public.
“High school teachers and First Nations education support workers reported that they were better able to support their students after attending the fair in 2008. We look forward to sharing Yukon College with the territory alongside some of the biggest post secondary institutions in western Canada.” says Yukon College President, Terry Weninger.
The following institutions will be in attendance: Alberta College of Art and Design, Athabasca University, BC Council on Admissions and Transfer, Canadian Forces, College of the Rockies, Devry Calgary, College of the Rockies, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Grande Prairie Regional College, Grant MacEwan College, Kings University College, Langara College, Lethbridge College, Mount Royal University, Northern Lights College, OC/Okanagan School of Business, Quest University Canada, Royal Roads University, Service d’orientation de formation des Adultes (SOFA), Thompson Rivers University, University of Alberta, University of Calgary, University of Northern British Columbia, University of Saskatchewan, Vancouver Island University, Yukon College, Yukon School of Visual Arts (Yukon SOVA).
Whitehorse – Students at Yukon College’s Working and Leading Program will host their annual Christmas dinner at Angel’s Nest Shelter on Wednesday, December 1. The students have coordinated the planning, shopping, and preparing for the festive dinner for disadvantaged youth. Working and Leading students feel strongly about providing a service for those who might not have an opportunity to celebrate during the festive season.
The students have planned a menu of ham, turkey and all the fixings, veggies, macaroni salad, mashed potatoes, and desserts. The team of nine Yukon College students cooks and serves the dinner as well as does the cleaning up.
The students received donations from Extra Foods, G-P Distributing, and Superstore. The Culinary Arts students contributed to the cooking. The event takes place on Wednesday, December 1 at 6pm.
Contact:
Jennifer Moran
Instructor, Working & Leading
Yukon College
867 456.8605
cell. 333 9582 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Whitehorse – Yukon College will be offering a tailor-made sheet metal program. This 5-month program stems from requests at the community level and from local industry that require skilled sheet metal workers to feed the growing economy. The College, in partnership with Advanced Education, created a winter pre-employment course to meet that demand. This new course specifically addresses the short-term training period over the winter.
“We are pleased that we have a good working relationship with the community where we can fulfill the requests,” says Trades and Technology Chair David Nugent. “We feel fortunate that we have readily available the facilities, expertise, and flexibility to meet the industry needs. Strengthening our ties with the community to increase programming is part of our vision in developing the College.”
The course is designed to meet the immediate industry needs. Students will be provided with knowledge and experience in making metal products such as heating, venting & air conditioning systems, roof drainage systems, electrical panels, metal showcases, and display neon and metal sign equipment. The hours in the course can be applied towards an apprenticeship or can be transferred to other post-secondary institutions. Students may also be offered technical credit towards a Yukon apprenticeship and the opportunity to challenge the Sheet Metal Apprenticeship Level 1 (first-year) exam.
Whitehorse–Winners of scholarship and bursary awards will be celebrated at a special awards reception on Thursday, November 18 at YukonCollege. The ceremony will take place at the Yukon Arts Centre where the recipients will meet their benefactors. Recipients of the following awards will be honoured:
Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS) Northern resident awards
Alice Donald Scholarship
Aron Senkpiel Scholarship
Hazel Fekete Scholarship
George Walker 8th International Congress on Circumpolar Health Scholarship
YukonCollege Entrance Awards for YukonHigh School Graduates
YukonCollege is building its endowment fund, now at $147,450, and is distributed through the Yukon Foundation. New donors include Yukon Electrical Company, First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun, Yukon Outfitters Association, and Sysco Edmonton. YukonCollege matches donations to the Endowment Fund up to $15,000 per year.
“We are privileged to see that our donor list is growing and that the Yukon College Endowment Fund has made a significant increase in its donations”, says Terry Weninger, Yukon College President. “Our new endowment wall is a tribute to YukonCollege and those individuals and corporations in the Yukon who are dedicated to ensuring a higher standard of education.”
The award winners and their families are invited to Yukon College’s Awards Reception at the Yukon Arts Centre Thursday, November 18, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. More info is available at:
Whitehorse– The Dawson City Arts Society (DCAS), the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation, and Yukon College have renewed their partnership agreement for the governance of the Yukon School of Visual Arts (YukonSOVA) in DawsonCity. The collaborative effort continues with its Foundation Program in the Visual Arts that is transferable to partnering schools EmilyCarrUniversity of Art&Design, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD), Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD), and Alberta College of Art and Design (ACAD).The program accepted its fourth contingent of students in September, and graduates of the first year are now completing their final year at the partner institutions.
“We are sincerely pleased with this agreement that commits to our vision of building our strengths and our student experience in a collaborative climate,” says Yukon College President Terry Weninger. The agreement provides students with a unique foundation arts year within a community that is supportive and will ready the students for transfer into competitive national arts programs. “
The Dawson City Arts Societyis satisfied with the continued development in the program. "Renewing the Yukon SOVA Partnership Agreement shows the ongoing commitment from the three partners to this remarkable program which continues to attract students from southern Canada as well as the Yukon,” says Karen Dubois, Executive Director of DCAS.
YukonSova receives support through DCAS whose mandate is to support First Nations and cultural arts. The program’s unique curriculum is inclusive of individual and cultural experiences, the environment, the history, and the contemporary culture of both the regional and global perspective. The recently opened facility provides students with classroom space, workspace, resources, and opportunities to exhibit.
The Partnership Agreement signing will take place on Tuesday, October 26. Place and time TBA.
