Community support helps fulfil academic dreams
Montanna Rohrbach found support from her home community of Kwadacha and at UNBC as she earned a Bachelor of Social Work degree in 2024.
Celebrating with graduates at the South-Central campus in Quesnel
Graduates from the Social Work, Education and Nursing programs at the South-Central campus in Quesnel are ready to empower their communities as they launch their careers
Harvesting sustainable solutions
A recent guided tour of the Aleza Lake Research Forest provided students with a rare opportunity to see working examples of a harvesting techniques that offer new approaches to sustainable forest management.
Award-winning paper examines the role of women in history making in B.C.
Recent Bachelor of Arts in History graduate Rebecca Campbell won the W. Kaye Lamb Award from the BC Historical Federation for her paper exploring the role women played in history making in B.C. between 1950 and 1970.
Crowdsourcing air quality
UNBC researchers, in partnership with Environment and Climate Change Canada, created a national air quality map with the help of hundreds of citizens who installed low-cost, internet-enabled air quality sensors at home.
New Board Chair named for UNBC
The University of Northern British Columbia's Board of Governors elected Joel McKay as its new Chair.
First Nursing graduates fulfilling dreams in Peace River region
The first students to graduate from the Northern Baccalaureate Nursing Program at UNBC's Peace River-Liard campus joined with students receiving their Bachelor of Social Work degrees to cross the stage during the graduation ceremony in Fort St. John.
First Bachelor of Education graduates cross the stage in Quesnel
The graduation celebration at the South-Central campus in Quesnel featured the first cohort of Bachelor of Education grads in the community in addition to graduates in the Bachelor of Social Work, Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Certificate in First Nations Public Administration programs.
Learning never ends
As UNBC continues to celebrate the Class of 2023, the importance of lifelong learning and learning in home communities was highlighted during the graduation ceremony at the Wilp Wilxo'oskwhl Nisga'a Institute.