GPRC Inside Out August 2018 Issue | Northwestern Polytechnic

The Economic Impact of GPRC

The net impact of the College’s payroll and expenses toward day-to-day operations in the GPRC Service Area was approximately $62.1 million in added income in the fiscal year 2015-2016. That translates into supporting 646 jobs!

Read the full report here.

GPRC Welcomes New Athletics Manager

GPRC welcomes back Thomas Slifka in his new role of Athletics Manager. Slifka is rejoining the College community after being away for a year. Before his hiatus Slifka coached the GPRC Wolves Men’s Basketball team for two seasons and taught as a sessional instructor in the College’s Physical Education and Kinesiology department.

Join us as we welcome him back to the pack.

Visiting Scholar: Gina Castro Sanguinetti

GPRC National Bee Diagnostic Centre welcomes Gina Castro Sanguinetti from the Laboratory of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology at the National University of San Marcos in Peru. She is bringing her passion for animal health as she assists NBDC researchers with Honey Bee Viruses in the Peace Country, an initiative led by researcher and GPRC instructor Dr. Shauna Henley.

Learn more about Sanguinetti here.

Recording Studio Residency

GPRC is excited to offer a new Creative Sound and Recording Artist Residency program. This program is intended for artists who require extended focused time to explore, plan, compose and create new recordings or audio works in a professionally equipped recording studio.

Find out more here.

Student Services Awards

Two GPRC Student Services employees have been honoured with awards for their work and dedication to students, the College and the community.

Read the full story here.

Trinity Thomson Success: Following Her Father's Footsteps

The Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) and the GPRC Dual Credit program allows high school students opportunities to earn credits in high school and college at the same time.

Read how these programs helped Trinity Thompson complete her first year of the GPRC Welding program.

Work-Integrated Learning Recap

The Business Administration Work-Integrated Learning program launched this year with 15 lucky students gaining real-life work experience that they can now apply to their studies in Business Administration.

Paul Biegel Earns Third-Highest Grades in 3rd Class Power Engineering

GPRC Alumnus Paul Biegel was presented an award for earning the third-highest grades in all of Canada in 3rd Class Power Engineering.

Linden Boulet: Engineering Success

Engineering student Linden Boulet finished his first year at GPRC with remarkable success and was honoured with several awards for his hard work and dedication to his program.

Read Boulet’s success story here and find out what his plans are for his future.

Nicolas Verdejo: Selling His Harley to Get Into The Harley-Davidson® Program

French-born Nicolas Verdejo is pursuing his dream of being a Harley-Davidson® technician by completing the Harley-Davidson® Technician program at GPRC. Verdejo sold his belongings, including his first Harley, to move to Fairview from Brazil for his studies.

Read Verdejo’s full story here.

Brigitte Benning: Completes Master's Thesis with On-Campus Friendship Centre

GPRC Alumna Brigitte Benning completed her Master’s thesis using GPRC’s On-Campus Friendship Centre to answer the question of how post-secondary institutions can best support students from Indigenous backgrounds.

Read about Benning's thesis and findings in the full story.

Alumni Benefits

Did you know that being an alumnus of GPRC has lasting benefits?

We have different programs for our alumni to take part in as well as many services, both on and off campus, that offer our members premium rates. Take a look and start saving today!