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Supporting Indigenous Education
Posted April 1, 2016
New program at GPRC mixes employability and personal discovery for students Aboriginal Administration Diploma Program (AADP) instructor Kirsten Mikkelsen’s search for a textbook for a course in the new GPRC program uncovered how deep the college’s roots in Indigenous education run. ... Read Article »
My Story, My Soldier
Posted November 10, 2015
GPRC Student Natasha Bergeron read her award-winning French Remembrance Day poem Mon Histoire, Mon Soldat at the Alberta Legislature on Nov 5. Bergeron, 18, a first year GPRC student who is taking her Bachelor of Arts, wrote the poem, which translates in English to be titled My Story, My Soldier, won second place in the Gra... Read Article »
Benoit Labonne - "Dynamic Dance of Science"
Posted December 3, 2014
Benoit Labonne moved from Dawson Creek, BC to begin his post-secondary studies at GPRC and stay close to home. “I often think of my experience at GPRC as the first step to investigate both the mechanics of the world around me and develop the ability to apply the knowledge,” Benoit says. “Any time I had a question the profess... Read Article »
Cameron Tofer - Game Developer
Posted December 3, 2014
The real and virtual worlds collided in the basement of Grande Prairie Regional College two decades ago, when some of the most popular and well-known computer game characters known to gamers across the globe were brought to life with pen and paper. The characters were the brainchild of Computer Systems Technology student Cameron Tofer, who attended... Read Article »
Dr. Gary Borstad - Biological Oceanography
Posted December 3, 2014
Gary Borstad, PhD, is Vice-President, ASL Environmental Sciences Inc.. (Senior Remote Sensing Scientist) – and an Alumnus of GPRC, charter class 1966/67. After beginning his science studies at Grande Prairie Junior College, Gary went on to complete his degree at the UofA and to further study in biological oceanography. He has had ... Read Article »