UNBC Board to Meet in Cariboo
August 8, 2005 for immediate release
The
Board of Governors for the University
of Northern British Columbia
will be visiting the Cariboo region later this month to gather local
perspectives on UNBC’s operations and opportunities.
The
Board meets five times per year and will be holding a regular meeting in
Quesnel, on Friday, August 26. The meeting will begin at 10am in the current
CNC/UNBC campus at 488 Maclean
Street. The meeting will be held in Room 348.
The
Board will also be hosting public panel discussions in Quesnel and Williams Lake to provide local citizens with
opportunities to get information about UNBC and provide suggestions for how the
University could expand its local services and/or research activity:
Panel
Discussions
Quesnel, 7:30pm, August 26, Best Western Tower Inn Banquet Hall
Topic:
Reflections on what has happened in education in Quesnel over the past 10 years
and the role of a university education in fostering community development.
This year, there were 42 graduates from
Quesnel, more than any other community in northern BC outside of Prince George. The group
included a cohort of a dozen Bachelor of Social Work grads. UNBC and CNC are
currently building a new North Cariboo
community campus that is scheduled to open later this year.
Williams Lake, 7:30pm, August 27, The Hearth Restaurant at the
Cariboo Friendship Centre
Topic:
Weekend University: Past, Present, and Future
This year, four students graduated with
UNBC bachelor’s degree from the Weekend
University, a program
that has made university-level courses available on alternate weekends and in
the summer to students from throughout the region. Weekend
University is the result of a
partnership involving UNBC, the Cariboo Tribal Council, and UCC (now, Thompson Rivers University).
UNBC presented an honorary doctoral degree to Mary Alice Danaher this year for
her involvement in establishing the program.
The
Board of Governors is responsible for the operation and business affairs of the
University. Its members include students, faculty, staff, and representation
from throughout northern BC. Local members of the Board are Gary Townsend and
Antoine Archie.
Contact:
Allyson Truant, Board of Governors, UNBC - 250.960.5606
Contact:
Allyson Truant, Board of Governors, UNBC - 250.960.5606