Prince George Residents To Provide Input on Academic Programming
November 18, 2005 for immediate release
The University
of Northern British Columbia will be
holding a public session in Prince
George later this month on UNBC’s academic programming
and priorities for the future. The event
is being co-presented with Initiatives Prince George.The Academic
Visioning Initiative is being led by the University’s Vice President
Academic and Provost, Dr. Howard Brunt. “The purpose is to take stock of where
we are, and – more importantly – identify where we’re headed in terms of our academic
mission,” says Dr. Brunt. “Since UNBC first began offering courses in the early
1990s, we have expanded to the point where we now offer about 60 degrees. What
should be our priorities for the future? What can we do really well that will
be useful to northern communities and make us a centre of excellence in the
country? I’d like to hear how residents of Prince George might answer these questions
and I’m grateful to Initiatives Prince George for helping us.”
Public Academic Visioning Session:
Tuesday, November 29, 7pm, Ramada Hotel Cranbrook
South Room
The event will include a presentation by Dr. Brunt,
who will speak about the development of academic themes and the consultation
that occurred to date throughout northern BC.
Post-secondary education is a
major contributor to Prince George’s
economy and its future prospects for growth and diversification. A recent
economic impact assessment, for example, indicated that the annual economic
impact of the University and College is more than $700 million. While the
provincial post-secondary landscape is becoming more competitive, UNBC is
regularly rated the best small university in western Canada and it scored its best-ever
ranking this year in the annual Maclean’s magazine ranking of Canadian
universities.Contact:
Rob van Adrichem, Director of Media and Public Relations, UNBC - 250.960.5622
