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Aurora College 2011-2012 Viewbook AURORA COLLEGE 2011-2012 VIEWBOOK THE AURORA COLLEGE VIEWBOOK Our 2011-2012 Viewbook offers an introduction to Aurora College to get you thinking about your future at the College. You can find out about courses, residence, campuses, student life and how to begin making your Aurora College education a reality. With three campuses in three very different locations, plus over twenty learning centres throughout the territory, the viewbook can only begin to highlight the diversity that Aurora College offers. That’s why we encourage you to check out our website and Facebook page, phone us or, best of all, arrange to visit your local campus or learning centre. After you read the Viewbook, we invite you to visit our website at www.auroracollege.nt.ca to find more details “I rediscovered a love of learning. The thought about Aurora College including: of quitting my job and enrolling in the College • Printable Course Calendar with the requirements and course options for your program of choice • Application forms and clear instructions on the Aurora College application process was hugely intimidating to me. Giving up the • Scholarship information with a complete list of bursaries, scholarships and awards • Financial Assistance Information security of a steady paycheck and heading into • More about Aurora College’s history, mission and strategic plan the unknown was scary. But I overcame that • Frequently Asked Questions: easy access to the answers to the questions we get asked most You can also reach us by phone with any questions about the College or the application process. fear and haven’t looked back. In fact I can’t We’re toll-free and happy to help. wait to continue my education further!” Aurora Campus Thebacha Campus Yellowknife/North Slave Campus (Inuvik) (Fort Smith) (Yellowknife) Michaela Johnson, Fort Smith 1-866-287-2655 1-866-291-4866 1-866-266-4966 Business Administration (formerly Management Studies) www.auroracollege.nt.ca 2 3 Did you know? • Aurora College is a founding member of the University of the Arctic. • 97% of 2010 students enrolled in credit programs would recommend their program to others. • 97% of 2010 students enrolled in credit programs would recommend Aurora College to others. • A record 14 people graduated from Aurora College’s four-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing program in 2010. All 14 are working as nurses, with 13 starting jobs within the N.W.T. • Aurora College Teacher Education program graduate Eileen Erasmus won the 2010 Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. • Eileen’s husband, ENRTP graduate Guy Erasmus, won the 2010 Jim Bourque Award from the North America Fur Institute for designing and implementing the Take a Kid Trapping initiative. • The first Aboriginal woman in Canadian Federal Parliament, Ethel Blondin-Andrew, is a graduate of our Teacher Education Program. Blondin-Andrew currently represents the Sahtu on our Board of Governors. • Aurora College’s Aurora Research Institute works with partners from around the world, including NASA. ARI was even featured on “Ice Road Truckers”- Season 2 featured truckers driving between Inuvik and Mallik, an ARI partner project looking at retrieving frozen gas hydrates from ice. 4 5 WELCOME TO AURORA COLLEGE! “More than a mere job, teaching at Aurora College is my life and as such, it permeates my sense of culture, At Aurora College, student success our students an unparalleled is our mission. For more than educational experience from a identity, and extended family. My students and 40 years, as the College of the genuinely Northern perspective. Northwest Territories, we have colleagues are so much more to me than those narrow been delivering post-secondary As we move into our fifth decade education to Northerners and we continue to grow and develop labels. Every day we are on a journey together, learning, striving to provide our students our role as a leader in Northern with the education, skills and education. We continue to increase struggling, juggling stress with obligation, laughing, knowledge needed to pursue great our program base and degree careers right here at home. opportunities while broadening our strategic partnerships with empathizing, striving together to achieve...” We are proud of our student- universities, governments and centred approach. Our talented businesses so that our students chance to be part of a lifelong Donna-Lynn Baskin, Instructor faculty and small class sizes allow graduate with an edge. community. for individual attention so that Inuvik, Developmental Studies each student’s needs are met. We We want our students to have a As the College of the Northwest offer up-to-date programming, rich college experience founded Territories, thousands of Northerners state of the art training facilities in excellence in education. We have come through our doors and a range of support services. encourage each student to make and gone on to great careers in the most of their time at Aurora teaching, health care, trades, social As the College of the Northwest College by taking advantage of work, business, politics, public Territories, we also reflect the our guidance and support services service and beyond. Territory’s Aboriginal roots. Our as well as our recreational and programming integrates traditional cultural activities, and student We look forward to helping you knowledge and a respect for the organizations. Whether our join our list of graduates and to different cultures of the people students are in their hometown achieving your goals through your of the NWT. We believe that this or are away from home to attend education at Aurora College. approach to academics gives school, Aurora College offers the Kinanaskomitin; Mahsi; Máhsi; Masi; Marsi; Merci; Quyanainni; Quyanaq; Quana; Thank you Sarah Wright Cardinal, President, Aurora College 6 7 WHY YOU SHOULD CHOOSE College of the Northwest Territories… AURORA COLLEGE Aurora College is the cornerstone of the Northwest Territories post-secondary education system. A vibrant Northern college committed to excellence in education and research, Aurora College strives to foster understanding and respect among all Northern people. With three campuses located in Fort Success Starts Here… We believe in giving students Aurora College is also part of a Smith, Yellowknife and Inuvik, plus Community Learning Centres throughout the NWT, Aurora College the tools they need to succeed network of colleges and universities. offers a variety of programs designed to meet the needs of Northern learners while giving students There’s a reason why Aurora academically starting with our Our courses uphold national the support, skills and training needed to achieve success in their chosen careers. College is the number one choice talented and dedicated faculty and standards and accreditations and for residents of the NWT when it small class sizes which allow for many of our programs are delivered one-on-one time with instructors comes to post-secondary education: in conjunction with our university and interaction with classmates. A focus on student success. and college partners, which allows Our modern facilities, from our our graduates to either start a recently renovated trades shops, career or further their education at to our classrooms and labs to our one of these institutions. state-of-the-art mining equipment simulator give students the Aurora College’s unique training they need. programs in Education, Health and Human Services, Business, Our curriculum is developed to Land and Environment, Trades, meet employer requirements, Apprenticeship, Industrial Training often combining practicums and Academic Upgrading offer or workplace experience to strong cultural content and hands- better prepare graduates for on experience combined with the the realities of the workforce. latest technology and practices. This includes an emphasis on incorporating relevant Aboriginal We work hard to make our culture and knowledge into programs accessible and relevant programming to give students to the people of the North. For insight and knowledge into life in over 40 years Aurora College has the North. been helping Northerners achieve Our approach means that we their educational goals. Start your support our students outside application process today and find of the classroom too. At each out how we can help you start your campus we have a Student Success journey to a rewarding future. Centre with resources and staff offering individualized guidance in academics and career choices. 8 9 Aurora College programs are designed with Northerners in mind. That means that our programs prepare you for PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS jobs in the NWT’s top industries. Our graduates have gone on to become teachers, journeymen/women, social workers, nurses, entrepreneurs and leaders in business, government, and politics. School of Education Land and Environment Academic Upgrading/Access Programs Programs Check out our list of programs, and read more about them in the Viewbook or visit our website to find out about • Bachelor of Education (affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan the latest in new programs or delivery locations. • Environment and Natural • Developmental Studies (ALBE) • Aboriginal Language and Resources Technology Diploma • Teacher Education Access Cultural Instructor Diploma • Environmental Monitor Training • Nursing Access • Early Childhood Development Program • Social Work Access Certificate • Circumpolar Studies (affiliated • Business Administration Access • Certificate in Adult Education with University
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