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In the news …
December 31, 2007
Happy New Year, and Happy 100th, University of Alberta!
It's 2008 and, with the turning of the calendar, the University of Alberta turns 100. It promises to be an extraordinary and exciting year of birthday celebrations.
Some of the activities planned include centrally organized signature events, centenary award projects and dozens of faculty and department events.
A highlight will be the much-anticipated Prime Ministers' Conversations series, which will see the U of A host each of the six living former prime ministers throughout the year, where they will reflect on the topic Advancing Canada - Changing the World.
Another big event will be the Festival of Ideas, considered the capstone of the centenary celebrations and a legacy for the City of Edmonton, which features big ideas and bold visions from some of the world's most acclaimed artists, writers, scholars and performers, headlined by author Salman Rushdie.
"Marvels are going to come out of this year," said Edmonton Mayor Stephen Mandel at the centenary pre-launch last October. "The city had its centennial and the province had theirs, but the university's is going to be about ideas, about people, about knowledge, about art, about creativity, about everything we are in this city, this province and this wonderful university."
Also among the signature centenary events are Centenary Road Trips planned for 11 cities throughout the province. This event is designed to pay homage to the original 'Tory Tour,' named after the whirlwind trips the U of A's famed first president made to Alberta towns, trying to drum up support for his vision.
Source: University of Alberta
Print News
December 7, 2007
Voice Media Group Announces $25,000 In Scholarship Funding To Sheridan College
Voice Media Group (publishers of the Weekly Voice and Awaaz) recently announced a $25,000 pledge to Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning to create a scholarship fund to benefit South Asian students attending Sheridan.
Two $2,500 scholarships will be awarded each year for the next five years to qualified students.
The proceeds from their annual South Asian Classic Charity Golf tournament will be used to support this fund. This year it was held at Lionhead Golf and Country Club on August 10th.
“We are very grateful for this contribution by Voice Media Group,” said Dr. Robert Turner, Sheridan’s President and CEO. “Financial constraints are often a barrier to students seeking to obtain a postsecondary education, and the generosity of donors like Voice Media can make a big difference in helping deserving students to meet their educational goals.”
Sudhir Anand, Publisher of Voice Media Group, stated, “We are grateful that as community leaders we can play some small part in paving the way to make higher education more accessible. It is our hope that the students benefiting from this scholarship fund will go on to become strong leaders in our communities.”
Source: Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Ontario
Print News
December 5, 2007
University of Manitoba: Husky Energy Gives Exchange Program a Boost
Twice as many medical students at the University of Manitoba will learn in a global community thanks to a $1 million donation from Husky Energy. The endowed gift doubles the size of the university’s existing medical student and faculty exchange program with partnering universities in China.
The Husky Energy Medical Exchange Program gives four students from Manitoba and four from China a chance to spend three to eight weeks visiting each other’s country every year.
“I am very pleased that Husky Energy’s commitment will provide opportunities for doctors to gain hands-on experience,” says John C.S. Lau, President and CEO of Husky Energy. “The University of Manitoba recognizes the need to prepare its medical students and researchers to work in an interdependent world. This program is a great example of our common goal to create educational opportunities for students in universities in Canada and China.”
Students involved in the Husky Energy Medical Exchange Program will take elective courses and receive hands-on experience in patient care, while faculty exchanges will help build English-language medical curricula in China.
“Cross-cultural learning for physicians and clinical researchers is more than gaining expertise and familiarity with each other’s medical education programs. These international experiences help students and faculty grow academically and professionally, which is crucial to building global literacy and global citizenship,” says Dr. Emoke Szathmáry, president and vice-chancellor of the University of Manitoba.
Husky’s contribution augments the university’s current exchange program, where since 2002, 15 students from Manitoba and China have spent three to eight weeks at their host universities for medical elective courses.
Chinese students have taken courses such as emergency and family medicine in Canada, and Canadian students have studied Traditional Chinese Medicine and acupuncture in China. Two University of Manitoba clinical professors have also spent six months in China as visiting professors.
Dr. Patrick Choy, associate dean, research in the Faculty of Medicine, was the driving force behind the exchange program, and he says Husky’s commitment provides more opportunities for medical students and faculty.
“We have a number of academic and research partnerships in China and our connections only grow stronger,” he says.
Source: University of Manitoba
Print News
December 5, 2007
Langara College: Students are Jumping into Langara's Short-Term English and Langara English for Academic Purposes Programs
Langara is full. The STEP (Short-Term English Program) and LEAP (Langara English for Academic Purposes) Programs, with their integrated curricula combining English language skills and academic skills necessary for PSE success, are clearly popular with the students. Word of mouth from students already in the programs is so powerful that friends and family overseas need to apply months in advance to be assured a spot. Leading up to the start of the Fall semester, students were looking at a 6 month waitlist to get into the STEP program, and long lines waiting for LEAP are growing. The effectiveness of the integrated curricula and top instruction prepare students for success at the university level. Although it is difficult, students who have completed the ESL programs and continued on through Langara's University Transfer program, have said that they feel more prepared than their friends who struggled through first and second year at university, and feel confident that they have made the right choice. Langara's UQA (University Quality Alliance) Partners come on campus nearly every month from September to June to inform students about their programs and how to get into them. By the time students have completed their 2nd year to transfer to university, they have lots to say about Langara. And that keeps the line-ups long.
Source: Langara College, British Columbia
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