Aurora College is looking for individuals interested in helping shape the future of post-secondary education in the Northwest Territories, including the transformation of Aurora College into a polytechnic university. Experience in the following areas is desired: Membership on Board of Directors Leadership experience in larger organizations Financial planning Facilities management Post-secondary education Reconciliation An understanding…
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July 25, 2022 Gahcho Kué Mine scholarships support top graduates from Early Learning And Child Care program Gahcho Kué Mine and Aurora College are pleased to announce a new scholarship to be awarded to the top 12 Northwest Territories (NWT)-resident graduates of the college’s part-time distance Early Learning and Child Care Program. The $2,000 scholarships…
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July 18, 2022 Aurora College to investigate possible Indigenous Business Centre of Excellence Yellowknife, NT – The Future Skills Centre is providing Aurora College with $285,000 to undertake a feasibility study to look at establishing an Indigenous Centre of Excellence (ICBE). The study will look at other Canadian and Indigenous business centre models and will…
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June 16, 2022 Hotıì ts’eeda-Aurora College announce 2022 Edets’seèhdzà Studentship recipient YELLOWKNIFE, NT – The 2022 Edets’seèhdzà Studentship is being awarded to second-year Aurora College Early Learning and Child Care student Sarah McGregor. The Edets’seèhdzà Studentship is a $20,000 stipend that supports an Aurora College student to be involved in research during their studies. The…
Read MoreMay 26, 2022 Aurora College signs national charter committed to equity, diversity, inclusion YELLOWKNIFE – Aurora College has become the first Northern post-secondary institution to endorse the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Canada (Dimensions) Charter, and joins more than 100 Canadian post-secondary institutions to support its goals. The charter endorsement is part of the Dimensions pilot…
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May 24, 2022 Documents available online: Social Work and Bachelor of Education program reviews complete FORT SMITH, NT – Aurora College announced today that the program reviews of the College’s Social Work and Bachelor of Education programs are complete and are available to the public online. The program reviews contained a number of recommendations, the…
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May 19, 2022 Aurora College receives $475,000 NSERC PromoScience funding for outreach INUVIK, NT –Aurora College’s research division, the Aurora Research Institute (ARI), will be able to continue and expand its STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) outreach programming to students, teachers and communities across the Northwest Territories thanks to a new $475,000 grant. The…
Read MoreThis summer, Aurora College’s School of Trades, Apprenticeships and Industrial Training will be bringing its incredibly popular Introduction to Heavy Equipment Operator program to Kátł’odeeche First Nation. The course dates are June 27 through August 9, 2022. This in-community delivery of the Introduction to Heavy Equipment Operator program will utilize a six day per week,…
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YELLOWKNIFE, NT – During National Nursing Week, May 9-15, 2022, Aurora College is celebrating and recognizing our nursing students, faculty, graduates, community partners and all nursing professionals who have worked diligently to provide high quality care, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The College’s current and recent graduates are entering their careers in unprecedented times. During…
Read MoreFrom gov.nt.ca Yellowknife — April 1, 2022 Minister R.J. Simpson today announced that Dr. Glenda Vardy Dell will be appointed president of Aurora College, effective April 4, 2022. Dr. Vardy Dell has been with Aurora College since 2019 and has served in the roles of senior advisor to the president/interim director of the Center for Teaching…
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