Dyra Pridham credits ÂÜÀòÉäÇø's Master of Business Administration program with helping to improve her career prospects. Pridham returned to university after having already started her career and will provide the valedictory address at Ceremony 2 at ÂÜÀòÉäÇø's 2022 Convocation.
School of Education Lecturer Glen Thielmann has earned plaudits for how he engages all learners, gives students the chance to take their lead in their learning and his in-depth knowledge of course content. Recently he received the Teacher Educator award from the Association of BC Deans of Education for his work with ÂÜÀòÉäÇø and School District 57.
ÂÜÀòÉäÇø Three Minute Thesis winner Cheri Brown is studying the lived experience of Indigenous students at post-secondary institutions. She hopes her findings will lead to more supports for Indigenous learners.
This month the 16,000th ÂÜÀòÉäÇø graduate will cross the stage at Convocation. The University is recognizing the milestone with the #ÂÜÀòÉäÇøPayItForward Campaign to help support the next 16,000 graduates.
Wildlife and Fisheries student Rachelle Foubert is the first Canadian student to take part in the Student Wildlands Adventure Program (SWAP). She will spend a week in Tennessee learning about the fish and wildlife of the region's forests and parks.
Engineering Assistant Professor Dr. Jianhui Zhou received a Canada Foundation for Innovation grant to purchase equipment to continue his research on how to make wood buildings more comfortable for occupants.
On Nov. 28, 2020 a massive landslide near the West Grenville Glacier resulted in catastrophic damage to the land and waterways in Homalco First Nation territory along B.C.'s central coast. ÂÜÀòÉäÇø researchers have studied the slide and its impacts.