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Q and A with GPRC President and CEO Dr. Robert Murray
Posted December 18, 2019
GPRC President and CEO Dr. Robert Murray’s first day was December 2, 2019, and he spent the first couple of weeks meeting GPRC students and employees as well as community and education leaders throughout the Peace region and across the province. We caught up with him to ask a few questions about what brought him to the College and his visi... Read Article »
GPRC Recording Studio Opens Doors For Local Musicians
Posted December 16, 2019
When Cecily Phelps learned there’s a recording studio at Grande Prairie Regional College, it was music to her ears. The 15-year-old is working on a demo of six songs she hopes will launch her music career. Having a studio in GPRC’s Fi... Read Article »
GPRC Alumna's love for Languages keeps her coming back
Posted December 6, 2019
Growing up besieged with shyness, Alina Ovsiy was the kind of child who sat at the back of the class and never put her hand up. Thanks to a love of languages that forced her out of her shell, today Ovsiy is not only an accomplished polyglot but also a much-loved teacher of multiple languages. Almost immediately after earning a Bac... Read Article »
More Than Just a Talent Show
Posted November 28, 2019
The Peace Country Rising Stars talent show is done for another year after a successful grand finale on Saturday, November 23. The competition is organized by GPRC students enrolled in the Business program. The initiative teaches students how to manage and plan events as a team, and how to rely on your colleagues to execute a successful even... Read Article »
GPRC Nursing Program Has Global Connections
Posted November 21, 2019
GPRC hosted two second-year nursing students – Melissa Bell and Madison Banfield – from Holmesglen Institute in the city this semester as part of an ongoing research partnership between the two schools. This initiative began in 2017 when GPRC instructors Teresa Evans and Sheila Elliott travelled to Australia. In 2... Read Article »