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Virtual Ceremony Caps a Year to Remember
Posted May 1, 2021
GPRC Online Convocation Celebrates Graduates.While in years gone by the 508 seats in the Douglas J. Cardinal Performing Arts Centre and 310 seats in the Fred Speckeen Theatre would have been filled with excited Grande Prairie Regional College (GPRC) students and families gathering on our Grande Prairie and Fairview... Read Article »
Pandemic Underlines Importance Of Nurses
Posted April 21, 2021
When Anna van der Giessen was growing up in Bezanson, Alberta and dreaming of being a nurse, she couldn’t have imagined pursuing her chosen profession during a pandemic.When COVID-19 ended her Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) cross-country running and indoor track career prematurely and her final year of classroom studie... Read Article »
From Belize to Bezanson: Peace Region Researchers Explore the Archaeology of Boom Towns
Posted March 16, 2021
Throughout their research careers, archaeologists Dr. Shawn Morton (GPRC instructor) and Dr. Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown (Associate professor at Athabasca University and GPRC visiting scholar) have both been fascinated by frontiers. Educated in Alberta, the duo’s academic careers have taken them as far afiel... Read Article »
GPRC Instructors Explore Art and Inspiration in Estonia
Posted March 3, 2021
Somewhere in a small historical town in Estonia, the artistic influence of Grande Prairie still lingers. Given the opportunity to attend an annual residency program for two weeks in the spring of 2019, four GPRC faculty members were able to do what they love best - conduct research and create art. This chance to share knowledge and c... Read Article »
Black History Month: Benjamin Washington
Posted February 28, 2021
History instructor, Dr. Daryl White took a look back in time to celebrate Black History Month by searching early settlers in the Peace Region. His second submission is Mr. Benjamin Washington. Benjamin Washington’s early life is obscured to us. He identified his birthplace as London, England and his birthday as May 4, 1876. His par... Read Article »