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Special Connections, with Megan Bulford
Posted October 16, 2024
Megan Bulford thought she’d be a music teacher. She’s always had a deep passion for music, both as a child and when she played in band in high school, so it was logical that, as she worked on her Bachelor of Education at NWP, she had envisioned her future self-standing in front of a room of nervous highschool students, correctin... Read Article »
Kendra Pringnitz: A Love For Meeting New People
Posted October 3, 2024
If you made use of the NWP Learning Commons’ new duplication delivery service over the summer, there’s a good chance your documents were brought to you by the smiling face of Kendra Pringnitz. Kendra, a NWP alumni who recently completed the Office Professional Program, was hired by the NWP Learning Commons through Inclusion Alber... Read Article »
Patricia Wolf Veiga: Farming Roots Run Deep
Posted September 19, 2024
They say you can take the woman out of the farm, but you can’t take the farm out of the woman. This holds true for Patricia Wolf Veiga who, despite being thousands of kilometers away from her birthplace in Brazil, feels right at home in Beaverlodge amidst the agricultural sights and sounds of northern Alberta. “I grew up on a fa... Read Article »
Dr. Ali Al-Asadi: Passion for Knowledge
Posted August 15, 2024
It was 1989 when Dr. Ali M. Al-Asadi set foot in Grande Prairie for the first time. He came to the Peace Region to work as a clinical psychologist for the Family Violence and Sexual Assault Center (PACE), but his journey took a different turn. Fast forward to 1995, and Ali found himself teaching his first course at Grande Prairie Regional Colleg... Read Article »
Karen Oostra: Thinks Like a Nurse
Posted August 1, 2024
What does it mean to think like a nurse? Ask any of Karen Oostra’s former students.Karen has been teaching nursing at NWP since 2010. In that time, she has received numerous comments and compliments from students. Students appreciate her enthusiastic teaching style, her inclusive classroom, and her attention to detail, but the comment s... Read Article »