GPRC Alumni & Friends e-newsletter!
Welcome to the 5th issue of InsideOut, a periodic e-newsletter intended to keep Alumni & Friends updated and informed about GPRC news and happenings! This is the first issue going out to over 1,000 new alumni so if you received a GPRC certificate, diploma or completed a trade intake in 2014 then welcome aboard! I look forward to keeping in touch with you; if you have comments or questions, please call me at 780.539.2719 or email jballance@gprc.ab.ca.
Wishing you and yours a prosperous and healthy New Year!
Joanne Ballance '00
GPRC Alumni/Development Manager
Community Relations - Grande Prairie Regional College
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Season's Greetings
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Happy Holidays from our family to yours! Wishing you all the best this season and throughout the New Year!
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Nominate An Alumni Today!
Members of the public and the College community are invited to submit nominations for the following Alumni Awards by completing and submitting the provided nomination form. Deadline is December 31 each year.
Distinguished Alumni Award
The most prestigious award of the GPRC Alumni/Foundation, this award was established to recognize GPRC alumni for outstanding accomplishments in their professions, and/or in service to their community, society or GPRC. The Distinguished Alumni is an example of alumni success for current and future GPRC students.
Steps to the Greater Alumni Award
Recognizes the outstanding achievements of GPRC alumni early in their careers or community service. 2013 was the inaugural year for this award.
Alumni Award of Excellence
Recognizes specific, recent accomplishments of GPRC alumni (in approximately the last 12 months prior to the nomination deadline). The accomplishments may take the form of local, national or international honors, major championships, appointments to high office, etc.
Download a nomination package today!
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Bethe Goldie
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Attention Former GPRC Employees!
Newly retired faculty member Bethe Goldie has teamed up with Bert Hunt and others to start a GPRC Former Employee Association. The purpose of the group is to create opportunities for GPRC former employees to stay connected, to socialize, and if so inclined, to volunteer with GPRC.
If you are a former employee and want to stay connected with former employees of GPRC, please print and complete this form and email it to formeremployees@gprc.ab.ca or mail to: GPRC Former Employee Association c/o The Executive Suite GPRC 10726-106 Ave. Grande Prairie, AB T8V 4C4
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Alumni Benefits
Check out the benefits you receive for attending GPRC - like preferred rates for home and automobile insurance!
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Student/Alumni Career Centre Opens!
Student and Alumni Services are expanding! We are excited to announce the implementation of the GPRC Student Career Centre, located in Student Services. The goal is to help students find employment! We currently have over 50 job opportunities available on our webpage! Feel free to stop by and peruse the job board outside of Student Services on both campuses!!
The friendly staff at the Student Career Centre will also be helping students and alumni requiring assistance with their résumés, cover letters, interview preparation and networking. If you have any jobs available to students and alumni, call us at (780)539-2845 or email us at careercentre@gprc.ab.ca
See Job Postings >
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Dr. Jeremy Begalke
Dr. Jeremy Begalke began an enriching journey at Grande Prairie Regional College in 1994, where he completed his first two years of post-secondary studies in the University Transfer Program. In his second year, he was honoured as the recipient of the 1996 Valedictorian Award. He then spent a year at an Edmonton Bible college before heading east to Ontario, obtaining his Doctor of Optometry degree in 2001.
Read More about Jeremy! >
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Leisa Floreani
Leisa Floreani (née Harder) is currently in her fourth and final year at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan, and will graduate as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in June 2015. “GPRC offered the calibre of education expected in larger centers with the added bonus of small class sizes,” Leisa says. “This, along with the affable nature of the science faculty, allowed for more classroom interaction and the ability to get to know professors better.
Read more about Leisa! >
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Wolves Volleyball Celebrates 40 Years in 2015!
GPRC Wolves Volleyball is celebrating a 40th reunion in 2015. Plan to be in Grande Prairie July 2nd - 5th, 2015 and bring your family! There will be lots of activities and social events with the highlight being the exciting Wall of Fame Dinner on Saturday, July 4th. If you were a Wolves Volleyball athlete, coach, trainer, bus driver, parent, fan, family member or friend, spread the word and make your travel plans right away. Get your entire team back to the pack!!
Check out the Facebook page for exciting photos and blasts from the past! For more information and regular updates, email Bethe Goldie at bgoldie@gprc.ab.ca, phone 780-532-6348, or message Bethe through Facebook. Also, Bethe welcomes memorable pictures and stories from your Wolves day, so send those as soon as you can! Check out the Reunion page on the GPRC website for up to date information and online event registration.
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Harley-Davidson® Raffle is Back and just in time for Christmas!
You could take home a 2015 Harley-Davidson® ST-Breakout FXSB103 with Ready to Ride Safety Lesson* (retail value $26,898.38).
Tickets are just $100 each, and with only 499 tickets printed, your chances of winning are outstanding! Act fact - this raffle is a sell out every year!
Click here to buy tickets online!
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Support Your Wolves
Check out the latest news for your Wolves teams! Then take a look at our home game schedules, so you can come cheer your team on! GO WOLVES GO!
Being a student-athlete isn’t easy. It takes commitment, determination, and a whole lot more. Support our Wolves athletes today by making a tax decuctable gift.
Click here to support Wolves athletes through the Adopt-A-Wolf program.
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Spotlight on Local Athlete Mirelle Martens
Wolves runner Mirelle Martens capped off her outstanding 2014 cross-country running season in style capturing 3rd place in the Junior Women’s (19U) 6 km race at the Athletics Canada National Cross Country Running Championships in Vancouver.
Martens and five other runners earned spots on the 2015 Junior National Cross Country running team. They will represent Canada in the Pan Am Cross Country Running Championships in Columbia in February and the IAAF World Cross Country Running Championships in China in March,2015. Congratulations Mirelle!
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GPRC Performance Series
We closed the GPRC performance series on December 5th with TJ Dawe and what a wonderful show it was! We are so pleased with the quality that was brought to our stage this year with these five performances. We were serenaded by Chloe Albert, as singer and songwriter from Edmonton, we cried well watching Jake’s Gift and left a piece of our heart with all the soldiers, The Mask Messenger taught us how to use different body movements and the history and importance of masks, Black Umfolosi showed us a different culture through their stories, song and dance and TJ Dawe shared a deep and emotional journey that connected us all through sharing in the pain of struggling with our inner demons.
Thank you everyone who joined us for our performance series. Plans are underway for the 2015/2016 season. Keep your eyes open for the Performance Series announcement!
For Performance Series sponsorship opportunities contact Heidi at HArbeauWood@gprc.ab.ca or call (780)539-2835.
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Science Open House
Science Open House 2014 took place at GPRC Grande Prairie December 9, and approximately 450 students attended! This annual event brings grade 11 and 12 students from around the Peace Country to GPRC to experience what it might be like to be a student at our College. A high percentage of students indicated through a survey that attending the event favorably changed their impression of the College and many are considering GPRC as one of their future educational choices.
Check out the event video!
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GPRC News & Events
Keep up with the latest news and events around GPRC!
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10 tips for safer driving after dark
According to Transport Canada, night-time driving accounts for just a quarter of all road trips but more than 40% of all traffic fatalities.
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