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November 19, 2012--Lakeland College’s 99th anniversary and kick-off centennial event were the backdrop for revealing the first 10 members of the centennial Century Club.The college’s first student, a long-time principal, campus developments and even a horse were...

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For immediate release – Nov. 14, 2012Another community supporter has saddled up to support Lakeland College’s Centennial campaign in a big way.With a new five-year commitment totaling $55,000, ATB Financial will be the title sponsor of the college’s Professional...

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(Nov. 6, 2012 -- Lloydminster, Alta.) Two local allies have joined forces to bring a dynamic Canadian figure in international and national affairs to the Border City. With a $25,000 donation to Lakeland College, Synergy Credit Union will sponsor the retired...

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Oct. 29, 2012--Mobile devices are already taking the place of published field guides for environmentalists, and Lakeland College students are picking up on the trend.Instructor Darcey Shyry initiated an identification apps project for the college’s website that...

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October 5, 2012--Lakeland College’s fall-term enrolment has increased for the third year in a row.As of Sept. 27 there were 2,500 full-time and part-time credit students enrolled in classes at Lakeland College, an increase of 5.8 per cent from the same time last year...

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September 21, 2012--The self-contained breathing apparatus is often the first piece of safety equipment firefighters remove when they have a fire extinguished.It should be one of the last. With damaging toxicants often found in fire smoke, firefighters and other first...

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September 11, 2012 -- More students will have the opportunity to take energy related programming at Lakeland College thanks to a $250,000 donation from The Gwyn Morgan and Patricia Trottier Foundation.In its 99-year-history, this is the largest donation Lakeland College...

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Sept. 11, 2012 -- With shovels in hand, construction of Lakeland College’s new Petroleum Centre will officially begin today during a sod-turning ceremony at the Lloydminster campus.Participating in the ceremony are MLA Vermilion-Lloydminster Dr. Richard Starke,...

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Turn Your Passion for Animals into a Profitable Businessby Kaman on August 15, 2012 Olds College Continuing Education is pleased to announce the launch of a new Pet Sitting as a Business short course. This course has been developed by Olds College staff to promote...

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RDC building solid foundation for Carpentry educators and students in Alberta Red Deer, August 22, 2012 Building a great career is like building a great house: you need to start with a solid foundation. A new pilot project is well underway at Red Deer College,...

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New rural campus opens in Vulcan CountyAugust 22, 2012 – Lethbridge College is pleased to announce the opening of a new rural campus. Lethbridge College Vulcan County Campus became an official part of the college community earlier this summer through an agreement...

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Apprenticeship Conference to focus on enhancing trade-related career opportunitiesWed, 22/08/2012 - 11:00am | by AnonymousFor immediate releaseAugust 22, 2012Addressing the skilled labour shortage is a priority for governments, organizations and companies throughout...

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The signing of a new agreement between Olds College and Credenda will offer educational opportunities for surrounding aboriginal and rural based northern Alberta communities.Read more...http://oldscollege.ca/wpnews/

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How NorQuest helped them discover their potential… Read more…http://www.norquest.ca/news/releases/08.07.12.asp

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July 19, 2012 – In its continued effort towards achieving a “greener” campus, Lethbridge College has pledged $250,000 toward the Billion Dollar Green Challenge (The Challenge).Read more... http://www.lethbridgecollege.ca/news/all/lethbridge-college-challenge

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August 3, 2012High employment rates and strong satisfaction with their... (Read More)http://www.lakelandcollege.ca/about-lakeland/news/news08031201.aspx

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 July 30, 2012 Alberta Government Ministers launch Healthy U app at KeyanoAny successful program is grounded in strong partnerships – that was the message brought forth by the Alberta Government’s Ministers Rodney and Denis as they launched the Healthy U app...

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July 3, 2012Historic Memorandum of Understanding Signed Keyano College and 3M Canada have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) as a first step in establishing a relationship to explore the opportunity of participating in the research and development of health...

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Tue, Aug 14 2012All 22 seats on the boat have been claimed for race day, but the MacEwan University Dragon Boat Team is still open to any members of the university community who want to join.Read more…http://www.macewan.ca/wcm/macewannews/dragon_boat_team_sets_sail

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Jul 26 2012Student researcher receives Health Quality Council of Alberta grant.Megan Howe's work into blindsight set to change lives...Read more... http://www.macewan.ca/wcm/MacEwanNews/index.htm 

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Jul 26 2012Student with developmental disability takes the lead... Read more:  http://www.macewan.ca/wcm/MacEwanNews/PFW_015430

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Chris Millar (painter/sculptor) + Kristopher Karklin (photographer/sculptor) are two of eight Alberta artists who received the 2012 Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Emerging Artist Award on June 14, 2012. Award recipients receive a medal and a $10,000 cash prize.Read...

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By Bob Clark, Calgary Herald July 25, 2012The way its new prez tells it, the Banff Centre is not going to look back when it comes to moving into the future. Read more…...

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August 1, 2012 (Calgary, Alberta) – The Alberta College of Art + Design (ACAD) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Dianne Taylor-Gearing, FRSA to the leadership position of Vice-President Research + Academic Affairs (VPRAA) effective...

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For immediate release – Aug. 3, 2012. High employment rates and strong satisfaction with their college program are a few of the highlights of a new survey released of Lakeland College graduates.The survey polled in June of this year 335 members of the college’s...

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The last time she was at Lakeland College, Ruby-Rae Rogawski was fighting fires, driving tractors and vaccinating pigs. It was 2008 and she was a 13-year-old competing in the YTV television series In Real Life. The Fort Langley, BC, resident was one of 18 youth from...

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For immediate release – June 19, 2012 Canadian Natural Resources Limited (Canadian Natural) has pledged $500,000 to Lakeland College’s Centennial Campaign, money that will help the college offer more petroleum-related programming to meet the needs of students and...

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June 14, 2012The City of Lloydminster today announced it will partner with Lakeland College and contribute $50,000 towards its centennial celebrations.“We are pleased to show our support and commemorate Lakeland College’s centennial achievement. Lakeland College is a...

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(April 26, 2012) -- Western Canada's most advanced print training facility has taken another technological leap forward thanks to a partnership with Océ-Canada Inc … Source: http://www.norquest.ca/news/releases/04.26.12.asp

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(June 7, 2012) --Four SAIT students will be part of Team Canada at the 2013 WorldSkills Competition in Leipzig, Germany after claiming three gold medals and a silver at the 18th Skills Canada National Competition held May 13-16 in Edmonton.Source:...

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(Red Deer, May 30, 2012) -- Teaching excellence at Red Deer College was recognized this week by the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC). Dr. Wei Zhao, an Engineering Instructor at RDC, was awarded the prestigious Teaching Excellence Gold Award at a ceremony...

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(Edmonton, AB - June 1, 2012) -- The Rural Alberta Development Fund Board of Directors approved $950,000 in funding towards a regional food processing and food sciences training facility in northeast Alberta. The Food Processing/Food Sciences Training Facility project,...

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(OLDS, ALBERTA - JUNE 8, 2012)The official Olds College 100th anniversary celebration commemorative envelope was announced by Canada Post earlier this month. The Canada Post stamp program provides a glimpse into Canadian history, culture and inspirations. Each stamp issue...

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(May 31, 2012) --  Five NAIT apprentices are eligible to represent Canada on the world stage at the ‘Olympics’ of trades and technology skills following gold medal wins at the Skills Canada National Competition 2012. The 42nd annual WorldSkills Competition takes...

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(June 6, 2012) -- The Lethbridge College Board of Governors has appointed Peter Leclaire as Interim President and CEO, effective July 1, 2012... Source: http://www.lethbridgecollege.ca/news/all/lethbridge-college-announces-interim-president-and-ceo

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(June 5, 2012)  -- There are already 30 people interested in taking the program.Heavy oil power engineering is a two-year diploma program with a focus on third class power engineering plus advanced heavy oil training. The program will be launched this fall at...

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(June 1, 2012) -- Full steam ahead – Keyano College’s Oilsands Power & Process Engineering Lab ground-breaking celebrated – campaign goal completed!Keyano College and the Keyano Foundation celebrated the ground-breaking ceremony of the Oilsands Power &...

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(June 5, 2012)  -- Golf Management's Alan Riley joins the coaching staff for Team Canada in the World University Golf Championships... Source:  http://www.macewan.ca/wcm/MacEwanNews/PFW_014929

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(June 7, 2012) --GPRC’s METIman may not be human, but he is a startlingly realistic patient. He blinks, his pupils dilate and constrict, he has a pulse, body fluids, respiration, even moans and groans…  Source:...

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 (June 8, 2012) --There are two new nursing patients’ simulators who’ll be hanging out at the Grande Prairie Regional College and they come with all sorts of talents including the ability to breathe, blink, groan and most importantly, teach... Source:...

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(June 6, 2012) --CALGARY - Alongside interviews from world leaders including Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi, this Sunday's Global Lessons: The GPS Roadmap for Making Immigration Work, features segments with Laurel Madro of Bow Valley...

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(June 6, 2012) --CALGARY - Alongside interviews from world leaders including Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi, this Sunday's Global Lessons: The GPS Roadmap for Making Immigration Work, features segments with Laurel Madro of Bow Valley...

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(May 24, 2012) --Endress+Hauser Canada is investing in the next generation of skilled workers by announcing a $1.4 million donation to the new SAIT Polytechnic Trades and Technology Complex in Calgary,...

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(May 10, 2012) --With the launch of a new pilot project, Campus Alberta Central (a joint venture between Olds College and Red Deer College), has created a new learning model that will supplement post-secondary opportunities available to all learning sites within Central...

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(May 24, 2012) -- The College-Industry Innovation Fund (CIIF) announced $25 million in support that will enhance the capacity of colleges to support business innovation in Canada by providing them with state-of-the art, industry-relevant, research infrastructure…Source:...

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(May 24, 2012) --On Friday, June 1, 4-H Canada, in conjunction with Bayer CropScience and Olds College, will be announcing the Youth AG Summit taking place in Olds, Alberta on August 19 – 25, 2013…Source: ...

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(May 24, 2012) --Lakeland College and Onion Lake First Nation received the Program or Project Award at the 2012 Saskatchewan Literacy Awards of Merit held May 9 in Regina. Lieutenant Governor Vaughn Solomon Schofield presented the award to Tory Littlewolfe of Onion Lake...

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(May 2, 2012) -- Three student entrepreneurs received a total of $16,700 in start-up funding and promises of valuable mentorship today to assist in the set-up of their new businesses…Source: http://www.mhc.ab.ca/NewsandEvents/Stories/2012/January/JMH%20Awards.aspx

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(May 30, 2012) -- Keyano College and the Keyano College Foundation are proud to announce the ground-breaking ceremony of the Oilsands Power & Process Engineering Lab, which will take place on June 1, 2012..Source:...

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(May 22, 2012) -- NAIT is focusing several of its key applied research projects on reducing the environmental impact of oil sands developments. New funding of nearly $1.6 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) will help support this ongoing research,...

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(May 31, 2012 -- Vermilion, Alberta) Two years ago Lakeland College purchased Barrhill Farms which included 10 quarters of land and a yard that borders the west side of the Vermilion campus.At the time, Lakeland officials talked of using one of the houses on the site...

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Curtis McManus, a Lakeland College history instructor, received the Nonfiction Award at the Saskatchewan Book Awards for his book Happyland – A History of the Dirty Thirties in Saskatchewan, 1914-1937.In the 2011 released book, McManus examines the devastating impact...

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(May 22, 2012 -- Vermilion, Alberta)  Lakeland College’s Centre for Sustainable Innovation received a substantial financial boost today from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). The CFI announced that Lakeland will receive $571,001 from the CFI’s...

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(May 17, 2012 -- Vermilion, AB) Husky Energy today announced a $1.1 million contribution to Lakeland College’s Centennial Campaign. It is the largest private gift made to the campaign to date. Of the generous donation, $750,000 will go toward expansion and training...

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(April 18, 2012) -- Representatives from Olds College recently toured Bow Valley College's South Campus to catch a glimpse of their future Calgary campus home.The tour, hosted by members of BVC's executive team, included walks through North Campus and all seven...

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RDC's Donald School of Business houses the College's diverse offering of business programs. We’re excited about the one-of-a-kind opportunities this School offers to you, our students. New This Fall! Red Deer College, in...

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(May 22, 2012) -- NAIT is focusing several of its key applied research projects on reducing the environmental impact of oil sands developments.  New funding of nearly $1.6 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) will help support this ongoing...

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(May 17, 2012 -- Vermilion, AB)Husky Energy today announced a $1.1 million contribution to Lakeland College’s Centennial Campaign. It is the largest private gift made to the campaign to date. Of the generous donation, $750,000 will go toward expansion and training...

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Lloydminster, Alta March 19, 2012--Their decision to ignore the obvious and search for the unexpected paid off for Lakeland College’s entry in the Alberta Deans of Business Case Competition. The team of Natasha Zeitz, David Dahl, Jenna Dudding and Jaclyn Paslawski...

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(March 19, 2012, Vermilion, Alta.) Portage College graduates pursuing careers in the environmental sciences field can now turn their two-year diploma into a four-year applied degree at Lakeland College thanks to a new transfer agreement. Officials from both...

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(Vermilion, Alta. – March 13, 2012) Chalk up another $125,000 to create more student scholarships and awards at Lakeland College thanks to a donation received from the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. The CIBC donation was received in support of Lakeland’s...

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(Feb. 29, 2012/Lloydminster, AB)--From off-site to online, people interested in oil and gas courses and power engineering training have more options than ever before at Lakeland College. Existing Lakeland programming has been combined to create the introduction to...

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(Feb 22, 2012 - Vermilion, Alberta ) The development of innovative biochar technology that will help generate new economic opportunities received a boost as a result of a collaborative initiative announced today.Leon Benoit, Member of Parliament for...

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(Feb 8, 2012/Vermilion, Alberta)--It’s a triple three-peat. For the ninth consecutive year, Lakeland students in the interior design technology program earned top place finishes in two international student design competitions. They are Julie Arthurs, Rebecca...

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CALGARY — Tourism is big business and continues to be a key contributor to Alberta's job creation and economic health. To help fill critical roles in this sector, Bow Valley College (BVC) is introducing its Tourism Management and Marketing Diploma in fall 2012,...

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CALGARY — Bow Valley College (BVC) is filling an important niche in the Calgary market by introducing its new Public Relations Diploma program in partnership with Grant MacEwan University.The two-semester program offers learners with previous post-secondary education...

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CALGARY — Immigrants will play a pivotal role in rounding out the Alberta workforce as the province moves towards impending labour market shortages in key areas. Bow Valley College (BVC) is embarking on research across southern Alberta that will help inform...

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(January 12, 2012 - Lloydminster, Alta)--For the first time in Lakeland College’s history, the college will host a Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) championship.Lakeland announced today that it will host the 2013 CCAA women’s volleyball championship....

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CALGARY(December 2, 2011) — The model of education that has been in place for the last couple of centuries doesn't work for the 21st century learner.In its groundbreaking Vision 2020 strategic document, released today, Bow Valley College made it clear that big...

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CALGARY (December 2, 2011) — The RGO Library and Learning Commons was unveiled at Bow Valley College's (BVC) North Campus on December 2 to the applause of hundreds of students, faculty, staff, and special guests. The naming commemorated a $1 million gift — the...

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(November 17, 2011 - Vermilion, Alta) Lakeland College students officially opened their new Student Centre building during a ribbon-cutting ceremony today at the Vermilion campus. The project was a joint venture between Lakeland College and the Vermilion campus...

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Bow Valley College's (BVC) Centre for Excellence in Foundational Learning and the Centre for Literacy, based in Montreal, co-hosted an institute on international literacy surveys in Banff on Oct. 23 to 25.Seventy-five international leaders and experts in adult...

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CALGARY — Bow Valley College (BVC), already with a vigorous applied research portfolio, is now eligible to administer research funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). After a comprehensive and rigorous application process,...

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In the 30 year legacy of the Keyano College Foundation Gala as the community’s premiere black-tie event, the Romancing the Stone edition, presented by ATB Financial, shone like a diamond, providing an exhilarating evening and shattering the previous fundraising...

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With one quick snip, the new Child Development Centre at Lakeland College’s Lloydminster campus officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011. The new CDC has a dual purpose serving as a child care facility and an educational hands-on...

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It’s a collaborative initiative that is focused on student needs and education quality and a step in the right direction for Wood Buffalo’s educational institutions. Keyano College has signed two historic Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with the Fort McMurray...

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Bow Valley College's expertise in English as a Second Language education was at the forefront on Oct. 21 and 22 at the Alberta Teachers of ESL (ATESL) conference.Forty-seven staff and faculty and six learners from the College gave 23 presentations at the...

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Applied research at Bow Valley College has come along way since the Office of Applied Research and Innovation (OARI) was established in 2008.The College community gathered on Oct. 6 to celebrate the innovative work of more than 15 researchers at this year's applied...

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For immediate release – Oct. 11, 2011 -- A rise in the number of first year students combined with increased retention of returning students has led to a slight increase in the fall term enrolment at Lakeland College. As of Sept. 30 there were 2,355 full-time and...

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(Oct 6, 2011 - Lloydminster, Alta) Lakeland College’s goal to increase training opportunities that will result in more qualified power engineers in the Alberta/Saskatchewan region received a boost from Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Company to the tune of $25,680....

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Budding technology entrepreneurs in eastern Alberta may soon have an innovation network to tap into for business advice, product design, venture capital financing and much more. Lakeland College and Portage College recently received nearly $20,000 as an investment from...

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Colleges are not just a centre of learning, they are a community hub – Greg Weadick, Minister of Advanced Education and Technology, emphasized this today during his reflections about Keyano College’s newly inaugurated Fort Chipewyan Campus.Representatives from the...

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 August 31, 2011 (Calgary, Alberta) – The Alberta College of Art + Design is delighted to welcome Ms. Susan Thomas to the ACAD Board of Governors. Ms. Thomas’s appointment the ACAD Board of Governors was effective as of May 18, 2011.As a member of the ACAD...

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Two learning organizations rooted in the health care community celebrated a partnership that has helped develop and support the practical nursing profession in Alberta.Bow Valley College (BVC) awarded its first-ever Partner of the Year Award to the College of Licensed...

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Guido Rodriguez, former CRTP student, has landed a contract position in the City of Calgary Mayor's Office, working out of the Historic City Hall building.Guido Rodriguez, a former Bow Valley College Corporate Readiness Training Program (CRTP) student from...

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(For immediate release – July 22, 2011) --Lakeland College’s goal to provide more oil and gas programming to meet student and industry needs is closer to fruition thanks to $4.9 million in capital funding from the Government of Alberta. The money will go towards the...

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Lakeland College and New Holland Agriculture today announced details of a 10-year, multi-million dollar collaboration related to agricultural sciences programming and the college’s Student Managed Farm (SMF) at the Vermilion campus. The SMF has been renamed Lakeland...

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Please join us!  The Lethbridge College Office of Applied Research and Innovation and the Alberta Association of Colleges and Technical Institutes (AACTI) is hosting an information session presented by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of...

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Please join us! The MacEwan University Office of Applied Research and Innovation and the Alberta Association of Colleges and Technical Institutes (AACTI) is hosting an information session presented by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada...

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ACAD Students have continued their tradition of taking home top prizes at the 2011 Applied Arts Student awards with a record 18 Visual Communication Design major students winning awards for their extraordinary work. Congratulations to all of our students who have been...

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CALGARY – Sharon Carry, Bow Valley College President and CEO, was named this year's recipient of the City of Calgary's Community Achievement Award in Education.Mayor Naheed Nenshi was in attendance to congratulate Sharon on her award at a ceremony on June 15...

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Deborah Foster from Portage College holds her winning iPad.We would like to congratulate Deborah Foster on winning the AACTI.ca iPad Challenge. Thanks go out to all of the wonderful users who participated in the challenge by signing up and contributing to our...

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Dr. Jonathan Withey and Dr. Samuel Mugo, instructors in the university's Bachelor of Science degree program, have received a $200,000 research grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). This is the first NSERC research grant...

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New filmless Medical Radiographic Technology lab.Thanks to a $4.3-million investment from Advanced Education & Technology, NAIT Diagnostic Imaging students are now starting their clinical placements with expertise on the latest equipment.“The $4.3-million...

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The system in action.Portage College is pleased to announce the launch of its E-Learning Diversity Training Series. In response to a demand from stakeholder groups within our area, Portage College has nearly completed development on a series of four diversity courses....

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Bow Valley College Board Chair, Scott Thon, cuts the ribbon to mark the official reopening of North Campus.Bow Valley College recently celebrated a milestone four years in the making when, on May 26, the College officially reopened its North Campus and the unveiled its...

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Banff Centre Board of Governors Chair Jeff Kovitz and President and CEO Mary Hofstetter inside the new Kinnear Centre.The opening of the Kinnear Centre for Creativity & Innovation this July represents the dawn of a new era at The Banff Centre. This...

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AACTI Newsletter - Summer 2010.pdf Kinnear Centre for Creativity & Innovation opens at Banff Centre Listening to Communities An historic event for the Bow Valley College community Portage College announces the launch of its E-Learning Diversity Training...

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AACTI Newsletter - Spring 2010.pdf New Training for an Emerging World ACAD launches 2010 exhibition season at the IKG with groundbreaking work by Attila Richard Banff Centre develops mobile learning project AACTI Boards of Governors’ Conference Provincial...

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AACTI Newsletter - Fall 2009.pdf Métis Nation of Alberta presents Portage College with endowment cheque for $500,000 MacEwan adds to its degree roster The Banff Centre on iTunes U Mount Royal has become Canada’s oldest new undergraduate university NAIT...

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AACTI Newsletter - Summer 2009.pdf GPRC Business Students Bring Home the Gold! NAIT to build Alternative Energy Centre and install energy saving windows Getting wired helps Lakeland instructors raise $8,000 for Cancer Premier Stelmach digs into South Campus...

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AACTI Newsletter - Winter 2008.pdf Employment and Immigration Minister helps BVC launch Connexion Carrière New Equipment makes hands-on learning easier at Northern Lakes College Excellence is one of Portage College’s Core Values Mount Royal unveils new...

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AACTI Newsletter - Fall 2008.pdf Red Deer College introduces itself with a bold new brand NAIT media relations team shines on international stage NAIT wins international awards for online learning Portage College Cold Lake Campus Opened August 2008 Portage...

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AACTI Newsletter - Summer 2008.pdf AACTI Honours Graduates for Leadership and Excellence Homecoming ’08 wraps 50th anniversary for Lethbridge New Portage College takes training on the road with portable lab Connexion Carriere delivers career resources to...

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AACTI Newsletter - Spring 2008.pdf Green Roof Story. Cat Maybe. Hot Tin Roof? Never. New Portage College program combines wellness with youth leadership Music degree approved for MacEwan NAIT’s economic, environmental and social footprint 2008 Boards of...