For the first time, UNBC has students who were born the same day as theUniversity itself. On June 22, 1990, the Government of BC passed theUNBC Act, the legislation that officially created the University. Fourstudents who are attending UNBC this year were also born that day.

“This is an interesting coming-of-age milestone for UNBC. Many peoplestill think of UNBC as new, but we are now attracting students whonever knew life without UNBC,” says UNBC Provost, Mark Dale.

Members of the media are welcome to meet the students on Fridayafternoon when they will be participating in a photo shoot with InterimUNBC President Charles Jago, then-Minister of Advanced Education BruceStrachan, and Murray Sadler, a former President of the InteriorUniversity Society who presented the original case for UNBC to theGovernment of BC. The event will be at 1:30pm in the Atrium of theAdministration Building.

Three of the students – Stephen Bonnett, Crystal Male, and KristjanMytting – are from Prince George. The fourth, Chandehl van der Eykel,is from the Lower Mainland.

The recognition of these students is coinciding with the University’sannual donor appreciation event, which will be held Friday evening oncampus. This year, 900 student awards worth $2.1 million were presentedby the University. Nearly 400 awards are funded entirely by privatedonors.

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

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BruceStrachan (top) holds a certificate marking the passage of the UNBC Actin 1990, while students (from left) Chandehl van der Eykel, StephenBonnett, Kristjan Mytting, and Crystal Male hold their birthcertificates proving they share a birthday with UNBC. Mr. Strachan wasBC Minister of Advanced Education when the UNBC Act was passed.