News Archives: New Ways to learn / New ways to earn
Tuesday, October 18th, 2016
At GPRC, research and innovation has become a new way to learn and to earn.
GPRC aspires to become the place for Peace Country students to not only start your post-secondary education (University Transfer), but to complete your University Degree at GPRC, just as you can now complete your certificate, diploma and journeyman training.
Integrating research and innovation skills into classroom experiences, and expanding research and or innovation based work opportunities is a new reality at GPRC.
Earn while you learn
Summer work experience has been a part of the College’s National Bee Diagnostic Center since its inception in 2013. Both current GPRC and local students returning home from University have been hired to assist the NBDC scientists Dr. Carlos Castillo and Patricia Wolf-Viega sample bee hives. Samples are then taken to the NBDC where the students assist in the analysis. Students learn the biological, micro-biological and molecular (DNA) techniques needed to determine what pests pathogens and or parasites as infecting the bees. This is part of a National Bee Health Survey (visit all of our NBDC pages to learn more) in order to determine what is killing the bees. Just imagine, next summer when this story is repeated, it could feature you.
Student work opportunities do exist within GPRC during the Fall and Winter terms. While they are fewer than we prefer, return to this page for postings, or check out the GPRC employment page, the SAGPRC job board. Talk with your instructor, and or drop into the Research & Innovation office (M105) and ask about ‘what could be’. At Research & Innovation we often have ad hoc projects that a qualified student could undertake to gain some experience while helping us meet our goals. The Pollutants to Products micro-algae bioreactor project is one Grande Prairie based project. Contact Dr. Abigail Adebusyi for possibilities.