By Alex Khalifa
The provincial government stepped up initiatives to combat Alberta’s health care crisis with funding for more positions in the medical and nursing faculties at the University of Calgary. Last week the province announced it had allocated $4 million to increase the seating availability to medical doctors and nursing students, thus allowing the enrolment of 10… Continue reading Province donates money to create more MDs and nurses
By Amanda Hu
Issues of public policy have been deliberated over by economists, political scientists, lawyers and many others since the dawn of time. With the announcement of the new school of policy studies at the University of Calgary, the debate will continue to rage here on campus. The new program is hoped to become one of the… Continue reading School of policy research announced
University of Calgary students showed their appreciation for this year’s outstanding professors at the Students’ Union Teaching Excellence Awards. The Apr. 23 ceremony recognized the 26 professors and three teaching assistants who were honoured for the exceptional ways they taught their students. These individuals were nominated by members of the student body, the su then… Continue reading Sessional wins award for fourth time
Federal budget good for students A $3.2 billion government-spending package to create a “knowledge advantage,” was announced Tues., March 20, and included an additional $800 million in funding for post-secondary education. The package included increased funding to graduate programs, elimination of limits on education savings plans, millions in research money and support for international students.… Continue reading A year’s worth of news in review
By Sara Hanson
As vice-president academic, Shannon O’Connor is in charge of four academic commissioners as well as the 13 faculty representatives who make up the Students’ Academic Assembly. Although O’Connor claims her greatest weakness this year was taking on too many projects, she used her commissioners and faculty reps effectively for support. O’Connor’s focus on teaching improvement… Continue reading SU Reviews: Shannon O’Connor, VP academic
By Emily Senger
Three rez kids will lead the Students’ Union next year, though they promise not to do it wearing pajama pants and flip-flops. Three of the five executive elected in the SU general election are members of the Residence Students’ Association, including president-elect Julie Bogle, who edged out her nearest competitor by a mere 20 votes.… Continue reading First rez, next the world!
A heated debate in the academic forum kicked off the first of seven Students’ Union general election debates, Mon., Feb. 5. While all five academic commissioner candidates agreed on most issues, four of the candidates argued against a proposition put forward by commissioner candidate Alastair MacKinnon. MacKinnon proposed an initiative to implement universal citation across… Continue reading SU academic hopefuls duke it out over citation methods