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UCN Appoints Helga Bryant as Next Dean of Health
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 18, 2022 The Pas/Thompson, MB) – University College of the North (UCN) has appointed Ms. Helga Bryant, RN, BScN, MScA, as UCN’s next Dean of Health. Her appointment begins in May 2023. Helga holds a M.Sc. in Administration (Health Care) from Central Michigan University and has been a Registered Nurse since…
Read MoreUCN Expands in Thompson with North Forge Partnership
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JULY 27, 2022 University College of the North Expands in Thompson with North Forge Partnership (Thompson, MB) – The University College of the North (UCN) recently opened The North Forge North Fabrication Lab (Fab Lab) in Thompson in partnership with North Forge and community partners.North Forge North Fab Lab is a fabrication…
Read MoreUCN Information Technology Project Trains Indigenous Women for Technology Careers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 13, 2022 (The Pas/Thompson, MB) – University College of the North’s (UCN) information technology (IT) project received additional funding from Future Skills Centre to continue operation through the 2022‐2023 academic year. Future Skills Centre is investing $1.09 million to expand and modify this project following an earlier investment of $996,300. The…
Read MoreUCN announces new program to help applicants prepare for Diploma in Practical Nursing.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2022 (Flin Flon/Swan River/Thompson, MB) – University College of the North (UCN) is excited to announce a new program to help applicants get ready for the Diploma in Practical Nursing (DPN) program.The program was created in response to Manitoba government’s multi-year investment of up to $4.3 million for additional nurse…
Read MoreUCN Collaborates on Fish Stock Monitoring Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 9, 2022 (The Pas/Thompson, MB) – University College of the North (UCN) will continue to administer the Collaborative Stock Monitoring Program (CSMP) in partnership with the Government of Canada, the Province of Manitoba, and Indigenous fishers in northern communities. CSMP is a unique training initiative and data collection partnership to achieve sustainable…
Read MoreNear-Net-Zero Greenhouse Operating on UCN Campus
(The Pas, MB) – University College of the North (UCN) is operating a low (near‐net‐zero) energygreenhouse on The Pas campus. The construction of the greenhouse began in 2020 in partnership with the Composites InnovationsCentre (recently rebranded as CIC Engineering) with the primary purpose of strengthening foodsovereignty, community health, and student learning opportunities within northern communities.…
Read MoreArticle 6 – Women in the Seven Sacred Teachings
Jasyn’s Voice in the Teaching of Respect: My spirit name is Standing Buffalo Man. The image of buffalo is incredibly powerful for me; I wish to have Moose or Caribou as symbols of respect in the North: moose and caribou give every part of their being to sustain the human way of living, not because…
Read MoreArticle 5 – Animals and Landscapes in The North
The Last Light is not a traditional painting with aboriginal teachings or legend except for the northern lights being the ancestors. It is one of the series of images and daydreams that Jasyn has. He often makes up his own stories to suit his themes in a surreal approach. The lantern represents the European…
Read MoreArticle 4 – Feature Artist: Jasyn Lucas
Jasyn Lucas: A Proud Member of the UCN Communities in Thompson As a member of the Mathias Colomb Cree Nation, Jasyn Lucas has chosen to spend most of his time in Thompson, where he finds himself most at home with his art, his social life and his education. Born in 1979 in Flin Flon, Manitoba,…
Read MoreArticle 3 – Response to Basil Johnston’s Essay “Is That All There Is?”
By Alexandra Hart As early as 1991, Basil H. Johnston published a piece about Indian Studies with the title, “Is That All There is?” The piece was published in An Anthology of Canadian Literature (2013). In the beginning of the article, where the boy plays chief, and when the narrator asks him about his six-week…
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