September 7, 2007

With a new campus and expanded local programming, UNBC’s Board ofGovernors will be meeting in Terrace next week and holding a publicreception to celebrate the new campus’s official opening.

The reception will take place on Friday, September 14, from 7-9pm atthe Terrace campus. Members of the Board will join the President,senior officers of the University, and faculty and staff from theTerrace campus. All are welcome.

The Board meeting itself will be held in the Chinook Room of the BestWestern hotel, beginning at 8am on Saturday, September 15. Items on theagenda will include an update on enrolment projections, campus planningand potential future expansion, the Charles Jago Northern Sport Centreopening and the expansion of university athletics, and theimplementation of UNBC’s academic vision.

“UNBC’s growth in Terrace is definitely one of the University’s successstories and it speaks to the opportunities we have to expand ourprofile and offerings throughout the North,” says UNBC President DonCozzetto. “I would encourage local residents to take the opportunity tomeet with us and members of our Board. Share with us your ideas for howto make UNBC more relevant to the needs and aspirations of theNorthwest region.”

UNBC’s new Terrace campus is located at 4837 Keith Avenue. It more thandoubles UNBC’s space in Terrace and is enabling the expansion ofacademic programming in such areas as Nursing, Education, Social Work,First Nations Studies, and an Aboriginal Teacher Education.

The Board of Governors is one of two governing bodies at UNBC. Theother is the Senate. While the Board is responsible for personnel andthe administrative functioning of the University, the Senate overseesthe quality of the academic offerings.

Contact:
Rob van Adrichem, Director of Media and Public Relations, UNBC – 250.960.5622