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Father and Daughter Graduate Together From GPRC's Motorcycle Program
Posted April 4, 2016
Deanna Scott grew up following her Dad around the house helping fix anything that needed to be fixed. So, it seemed fitting the 27-year-old followed her dad David Scott, 58, across the stage to graduate from GPRC’s Motorcycle Apprenticeship program on March 12th, 2016. “It was very cool. It is no... Read Article »
Supporting Indigenous Education
Posted April 1, 2016
New program at GPRC mixes employability and personal discovery for students Aboriginal Administration Diploma Program (AADP) instructor Kirsten Mikkelsen’s search for a textbook for a course in the new GPRC program uncovered how deep the college’s roots in Indigenous education run. ... Read Article »
My Story, My Soldier
Posted November 10, 2015
GPRC Student Natasha Bergeron read her award-winning French Remembrance Day poem Mon Histoire, Mon Soldat at the Alberta Legislature on Nov 5. Bergeron, 18, a first year GPRC student who is taking her Bachelor of Arts, wrote the poem, which translates in English to be titled My Story, My Soldier, won second place in the Gra... Read Article »
Benoit Labonne - "Dynamic Dance of Science"
Posted December 3, 2014
Benoit Labonne moved from Dawson Creek, BC to begin his post-secondary studies at GPRC and stay close to home. “I often think of my experience at GPRC as the first step to investigate both the mechanics of the world around me and develop the ability to apply the knowledge,” Benoit says. “Any time I had a question the profess... Read Article »
Cameron Tofer - Game Developer
Posted December 3, 2014
The real and virtual worlds collided in the basement of Grande Prairie Regional College two decades ago, when some of the most popular and well-known computer game characters known to gamers across the globe were brought to life with pen and paper. The characters were the brainchild of Computer Systems Technology student Cameron Tofer, who attended... Read Article »