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UNIVERSITY PROGR AM INFORMATION GUIDE

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

ABOUT OUR COURSESOn average there are 35 different course offerings in the fall and winter semesters, and five courses in the spring semester. Some popular classes have over 100 students enrolled, as such there are multiple sections offered. Visit our website to see all of the courses Portage has to offer.

ABOUT OUR TRANSFERABILITYWe have transfer agreements in place with many different institutions across Alberta, including University of Alberta, University of Calgary, and MacEwan University.

ABOUT OUR ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTSELA 30-1 and four other core courses are required. Other options are available for students with ELA 30-2. Student Advisors are available to discuss specific course requirements.

ABOUT OUR INSTRUCTORSAll instructors have at least a Masters degree, and several have a PhD. Many of them are currently instructing at other institutions in Alberta.

ABOUT OUR FREE COURSESAll fees and tuition are waived, the student only pays for textbooks. Students who meet entrance requirements and are enrolled in schools belonging to the following school divisions can take University Courses for free:

- Aspen View - Buffalo Trail Public Schools - Conseil scolaire Centre-East - Elk Island Catholic Schools - Elk Island Public Schools - Lakeland Catholic Schools - Northern Lights Public Schools - St. Paul Educational Regional Division

ABOUT OUR DEGREE PATHWAYSStudents can do up to two years of the following degrees:

- Bachelor of Arts - Bachelor of Commerce* - Bachelor of Education - Bachelor of Science - Bachelor of Social Work

*Students can complete one pre- professional year.

St. Paul

Cold Lake

Lac La Biche

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UNIVERSITY TRANSFER PROGRAMSUniversity transfer programs allow you to begin a degree-level program at a college and then transfer to an institution to complete the degree.

OUR TRANSFERABILTYWe have transfer agreements in place for our University Programs with many different institutions across Alberta:

- Athabasca University - Concordia University of Edmonton - King’s University - MacEwan University - Mount Royal University - University of Alberta - University of Calgary - University of Lethbridge

HOW TRANSFER CREDIT WORKSTransfer credit is awarded at the discretion of the receiving institution (where the students wishes to transfer to). Transfer credit is based on course equivalency and established program agreements.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTSWhen transferring the student must meet all of the the admission requirements of the receiving institution. This may include high school courses and marks.

COMPETITIVE DEGREE PROGRAMSCompleting the first or second year of a transfer program does not gaurantee admission into a degree program. As there may be limits on the number of students who can enroll in a certain degree program, admission can be competitive. STUDENT ADVISORSIt is always recommended students speak to a Student Advisor to plan their post-secondary journey. They will help ensure that students recieve the transferability they require to achieve their long-term goals.

TRANSFER ALBERTA ONLINEThe Transfer Alberta Online Search Tool is the official source for transfer agreements as it is updated regularly.

PROGRAM TRANSFERABILITYCOURSE DELIVERY METHODS

COLLABORATECollaborate is a virtual classroom where students can log in from the comfort of their own homes and attend weekly lectures. This technology allows students to interact real time with their instructors and other students. It is an engaging way to learn and allows students to feel part of a learning community. These classes are recorded and become excellent study tools for the students.

VIDEO CONFERENCINGVideo Conferencing is technology in the college classroom that brings together students from different campus locations. On an alternating schedule one group of students will receive face-to-face instruction while the distant location will attend this class virtually. This technology allows for small groups of students to interact and the face-to-face instruction allows for direct contact with the instructor.

FACE-TO-FACE The instructor is in the classroom with the student and teaching face-to-face.

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APPLICATION PROCESS

HOW TO APPLYApply online at portagecollege.ca or complete an application form and submit by mail, fax, or in-person at any one of our campuses. Students who apply online will automatically have their transcripts sent to the College. Students who submit a paper application will have to arrange to have the necessary transcripts sent to the College.

STUDENT ACCOMODATIONSHousing for students is available at our Lac La Biche and St. Paul cam-puses. To apply for housing students need to complete a student acco-modation form and submit it with their application. For more informa-tion regarding student accomodations call 780-623-5573.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS1. ELA 30-1 (minimum average of 60%)

2. Four core courses at 30-level (minimum average of 60%)

3. Applicants must be at least 17 years of age. Exceptions require a case conference review.

* Other options are availble for students with ELA 30-2. Students are always encouraged to speak with a Student Advisor for specific course requirements.

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Accounting 106: Accounting 1English 102: Introductory CompositionEconomics 186: MicroeconomicsMath 117: Business MathORGB 193: Organizational Behavior

BACHELOR OF COMMERCE

Accounting 107: Accounting 2BUSL 261: Business LawMath 118: Business StatisticsEconomics 187: MacroeconomicsMarketing 166: Marketing

YEAR 1 - FALL SEMESTER

YEAR 1 - WINTER SEMESTER

YEAR 1 - FALL SEMESTER

YEAR 1 - WINTER SEMESTER

YEAR 1 - FALL SEMESTER

YEAR 1 - WINTER SEMESTER

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YEAR 1 - FALL SEMESTEREnglish 106: Introduction to Drama and PoetryDrama 102: Play AnalysisArt History 101: Introduction to the History of Western ArtHistory 101: The Early Modern WorldPsychology 104: Introduction to Pyschology

BACHELOR OF ARTS

YEAR 1 - WINTER SEMESTEREnglish 108: Introduction to the Novel and Short StorySociology 101: Introduction to SociologyPsychology 105: Individual and Social BehaviorHistory 102: The Modern WorldPhilosophy 102: Knowledge and Reality

YEAR 2 - FALL SEMESTEREarth Science 101: Geology and GeomorphologyPsychology 241: Social PsychologyPsychology 285: Abnormal PsychologySociology 237: Criminal Justice AdministrationAnthropology 250: North American Aboriginals

YEAR 2 - WINTER SEMESTERBiology 102: Organisms in their EnvironmentPsychology 202: Developmental PsychologyWomen Studies 201: Introduction to Women StudiesSociology 224: Sociology of Deviance & ConformityReligious Studies: Western Religion

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Athabasca University: 60 Credits can be granted toward the Bachelor of Commerce or Bachelor of Management.

Keyano College: Graduates can be accepted into Year 2 of the Financial Management Program.

NAIT: Graduates can be accepted into Year 2 of the Business Administration program.

Royal Roads University: Business Diploma Graduates can be accepted into the 3rd year of the Bachelor of Business Administration in Sustainability and International Business or the Bachelor of Commerce in Entrepreneurial Management.

Other Alberta Post-Secondary Institutions: Where formal transfer agreements are not in place, graduates will be considered for entry into Year 2 of the Business Administration Diploma.

*Individual Year 1 courses are accepted into various institutions in Alberta

THIS PRE-PROFESSIONAL YEAR CAN TRANSLATE TO:

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English 106: Introduction to Drama and PoetryHeed 105: Personal Health and WellnessArt History 101: Introduction to the History of Western ArtMath 160: Higher ArithmeticEarth Science 101: Geology and Geomorphology

BACHELOR OF EDUCATION

English 108: Introduction to the Novel and Short StorySTAT141: StatisticsBiology 102: Organisms in their EnvironmentHistory 102: The Modern WorldPhilosophy 102: Knowledge and Reality

EDUC 250: Introduction to Teaching ProfessionEnglish 235: PoetryDrama 101: Dramatic ProcessSociology 101: Introduction to SociologyHistory 210: Canadian History

EDPY 200: Educational PyschologyAnthropology 250: North American AboriginalsPHED 200: Physical EducationCOMA 200: Instructional Tools in the ClassroomPsychology 104: Introduction to Psychology

YEAR 1 - FALL SEMESTER

YEAR 1 - WINTER SEMESTER

YEAR 2 - FALL SEMESTER

YEAR 2 - WINTER SEMESTER

English 106: Introduction to Drama and PoetryChemistry 101: Introduction to Chemistry 1Biology 101: Introduction to Cell BiologySTAT 141: StatisticsPsychology 104: Introduction to Psychology

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

English 108: Introduction to the Novel and Short StoryChemistry 102: Introduction to Chemistry 2Biology 102: Organisms in their EnvironmentEconomics 186: MicroeconomicsSociology 101: Introduction to Sociology

Earth Science 101: Geology and GeomorphologyBiology 230: Human AnatomyBiology 231: Physiology 1Economics 187: MacroeconomicsPsychology 105: Individual and Social Behavior

Earth Science 102: Atmosphere and BiosphereBiology 207: Introduction to GeneticsBiology 208: EcologyBiology 232: Physiology 2Psychology 202: Developmental Psychology

YEAR 1 - FALL SEMESTER

YEAR 1 - WINTER SEMESTER

YEAR 2 - FALL SEMESTER

YEAR 2 - WINTER SEMESTER

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English 102: Introductory CompositionSocial Work 131: Introduction to Social WorkSocial Work 133: Social Work InterviewingAnthropology 101: Introductory AnthropologyPsychology 104: Introduction to PsychologySocial Work 110: Practicum

BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK

Anthropology 250: North American AboriginalsPsychology 202: Developmental PsychologySociology 101: Introduction to SociologySocial Work 111: PracticumSocial Work 132: Social Work Practice

Psychology 285: Abnormal PsychologySocial Work 285: Group WorkSocial Work 218: Rural and Northern PracticeSocial Work 232: Selected Issues in Social WorkSocial Work 235: AddictionsSocial Work 210: Practicum

Social Work 211: PracticumSocial Work 217: Social PolicySocial Work 219: Community DevelopmentSocial Work 231: Family DynamicsSocial Work 238: Social Work Research Methods & Ethics

YEAR 1 - FALL SEMESTER

YEAR 1 - WINTER SEMESTER

YEAR 2 - FALL SEMESTER

YEAR 2 - WINTER SEMESTER

“My instructors are excel-lent, and Portage is a great place to learn.”

“Smaller classes - way easier to learn! You get one-on-

one help and feedback right away. Even over video-con-

ferencing you still feel like the instructors care and want

to help.”

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ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT ACADEMIC

Guy Gervais (MBA, BBM) is the Dean of the University Studies program. Working at Portage College for more than 25 years, Guy has worked as an instructor, program coordinator, and regis-trar, before his current role of As-sociate Vice President Academic. His role as AVPA includes being the Dean of Business, University Studies, Community Social Work, and Natural Resources Technol-ogy, providing executive lead-ership to Cold Lake region staff, and an international portfolio.

Guy received his Bachelor of Management from the Universi-ty of Lethbridge. During his time as a student he played hockey in the CIS league for the Univer-sity of Lethbridge Pronghorns. He also has a Master of Business

Administration from the City Uni-versity of Seattle. His expansive international portfolio includes working in the Middle East at a women’s college where he in-structed computer courses and mathematics for two years. Originally from St. Paul, Alberta, Guy has lived in many places, in-cluding the Northwest Territories, and Lac La Biche (where he lived and worked for 15 years). For the past ten years he has resided in Cold Lake, and is very fond of the region. Guy is an avid golfer who loves camping and travelling with his wife Leanne of 25 years. His daughters Lise and Michelle are both in University. Guy is a proud grandfather to his first grandchild Ava.

GUY GERVAIS

PRESIDENT & CEO

Dr. Trent Keough holds a double major B.A. in Political Science and English (1986, Memorial Universi-ty of Newfoundland), an Honors equivalent in English, an M.A. in English Literature (1988, Memorial University of Newfoundland), and a Ph.D. (1994, Queen’s University at Kingston, Ontario). Trent’s a spe-cialist in English Canadian Litera-ture. His doctoral expertise focuses on the impact of Jean Paul Sartre’s existential phenomenology in the definition of the Canadian literary nationalism lead by British Co-lumbia author George Bowering. Trent’s M.A. thesis explores how Jack Hodgins creates character identity. Trent has also written on: Bowering’s artistic debt to the ancient Greek Heraclitus, John Steinbeck’s use of an industrial

dystopian narrative framework introduced by Benjamin Disrae-li, postmodernism’s presence in educational leadership praxis, the failure of multiculturalism to eliminate Aboriginal racism from the Canadian nationalist con-sciousness, and the efficacy of us-ing Leo Apostel’s worldview the-ory to explain socialized anxiety.

Trent has presented at more than 30 conferences in Canada, Europe, the Middle East, and the U.S.A. Trent remains true to his interdisciplin-ary approach when researching topics of interest to his profession as an educational administrator. Dr. Keough is currently the Presi-dent and CEO of Portage College.

TRENT KEOUGH

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ASSOCIATE DEAN

Robin Tizzard started her Portage College career in 1998 when she was one of the first instructors at the Cold Lake campus. With her BSc in Ecology, MSc in Zo-ology, and an Alberta Teaching Certificate Robin has brought a wealth of educational expe-rience to the college forefront. Robin is the Associate Dean of the University Program and in this role she work diligently to provide university opportuni-ties in our local communities. In the university program Robin instructs Biology and Education courses. Robin is also involved with applied research and was the recent Chair of the Portage College Research Ethics Board. Research focused on student

engagement and the use of mo-bile technology is Robin’s current area of interest. Annually Robin presents at international con-ferences and she enjoys sharing information about the cutting edge technology that is currently used at Portage College.

Robin is truly grateful for the opportunity to share in her stu-dents successes. “Often students start their first university courses feeling unsure about the curricu-lum and University level expec-tations. At the end of two years I love to see how these same students have transformed into scholastically focused individu-als who will continue to excel in their future studies.”

ROBIN TIZZARD

INSTRUCTOR

Dr. Shun Li is an educator and cancer researcher. He works as an instructor teaching sci-ences at Portage College. Af-ter graduating from medical school in China, he came to Canada and obtained his Ph.D. degree at McGill University. Dr. Li’s research work focused on the molecular mechanisms of cancer metastasis. As a result of his work, five papers were published in peer-reviewed journals. He has also co-au-thored two textbooks about the mechanisms of cancer me-tastasis. Prior to becoming an educator his professional ex-periences included working as a clinician and cancer scientist.

Shun worked at Tianjin Medical University General Hospital as a clinician. He also worked at the Metabolic Disease Hospital in Tinanjin for three years, where he completed his internal med-icine residency.

What he enjoys most about being a university instructor at Portage College is that he can provide enough help to each individual student because of the small class sizes.

SHUN LI

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INSTRUCTOR

Bev Lockett celebrates the fact that she is able to enjoy her two greatest passions in life – business and in-structing. For over 17 years, she has enjoyed teaching business programs in the post-secondary setting and has thoroughly enjoyed manage-ment and entrepreneurial studies. Bev believes in the cliché of “prac-tice what you preach.” Since getting bit by the entrepreneurial bug with her lawn care business back in her college days, Bev has always been somehow involved in entrepreneur-ship. She opened a business start-up consulting business once she grad-uated university and today, contin-ues to provide consultations to local businesses in leadership, manage-ment and interpersonal relations.

Bev admits she craves learning new things, which explains her passion for education. Having completed an undergraduate degree and several

certificates, Bev obtained an MBA and is currently pursuing her PhD studies in Management. To complement her skill set, Bev is a member of the Reg-istered Trained Facilitators Associa-tion as well as a member of My Own Business Association. During her studies, Bev has been the recipient of the President’s Medal for academic achievement and the ACOA/Enter-prise Market Information Research Award for accomplishments in re-search for local businesses.

Bev’s enjoyment for entrepreneur-ship arises from the idea that “the greatest experience in life hinges on the ability to grow and develop your success; that is what entrepreneur-ship is all about. The thrill you receive when you see that gleam in some-one’s eye when they have discovered a business idea - that feeling cannot be described or duplicated.”

BEV LOCKETT

INSTRUCTOR

Don Moore (HBA, BEd, MEd) is an award winning teacher and spe-cial education coordinator in the Cold Lake Region. As a provincial educator, Don has worked on the Outreach Education Council of Alberta, serving to review and direct alternative education pro-gramming in Northern Alberta. In addition, Don has worked as a pedagogical consultant for Fron-tier College, designing and over-seeing literacy programs in over 40 isolated first nation reserva-tions. In 2015 Don won a pro-vincial teaching award in Inno-vation and Achievement for his Tough N’ Talking program, a so-cialization program aimed at de-veloping social skills and re-en-gaging youth in learning. His research focuses on differentiated

instruction in math and science, as well as alternative program-ming for at-risk youth. As an edu-cator Don has worked with class-es ranging from pre-K to Grade 12, and previously taught cours-es in Differentiated Instruction at Lakehead University.

Don enjoys teaching with Por-tage College because he gets the opportunity to work with the next generation of professionals. “There is something truly won-derful about being able to work with the next generation of edu-cators. I love the ability to teach a smaller class and really get to know my students, working closely with each of them to de-velop their talents and skills.”

DON MOORE

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INSTRUCTOR

Jacqueline Flood (BA, B.Ed, MA) has taught for Portage College in a variety of roles for 25 years. In these roles, she has had an opportunity to teach in each of the Campuses and throughout the College’s geographic region. In her most recent role, she had the opportu-nity to mentor new Faculty as a Facul-ty Development Coordinator, sharing her expertise with Instruction and Communication Technology and her passion for the Scholarship of Teach-ing and Learning. In the previous de-cade, Jacqueline chaired a Provincial Committee devoted to promoting the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning among all of Alberta’s Colleges and Institutions. She was also Chairper-son for the committee that awarded the Provincial Award for Innovation in Teaching for 6 Years. In 2015, she was the Planning Committee Chairperson for the Annual Teaching and Learn-ing Conference for Alberta’s Colleges.

Jacqueline also contributed for many years to Alberta North, A Consortium of Norther Colleges, by developing an online site designed to provide sup-ports for success to post-secondary students studying in rural locations. Her research interests include univer-sal design for online education, assis-tive technology, and the characteris-tics and needs of rural and First Nations post-secondary student populations. Jacqueline enjoys teaching with Portage College because of the students: “There is great diversity in the the students at Portage Col-lege which makes each new year of teaching interesting and rewarding. Even though I am now ‘meeting’ the students online, their personalities, their sense of humour, their dreams and goals still shine through-this is what fires my passion for teaching.”

JACQUELINE FLOOD

INSTRUCTOR

Kristy Isert is a practicing law-yer, educator, and volunteer within the Lakeland. She com-pleted an Honors Bachelor of Biological Sciences, an Honors Bachelor of Arts in Native Stud-ies and Certificate in Aborig-inal Governance all from the University of Alberta, before attending the Osgoode Hall Law School at York University in Toronto where she earned a Juris Doctor (J.D.) law degree.

Kristy completed her articles and became a member of the Law Society of Alberta while working in criminal, fami-ly, and corporate law before

moving into the public sector. As an instructor in the Faculty of Business, University Studies & Social work programs, Kristy teaches classes in business law and criminal justice. With her legal background, combined with a commitment to social justice and the community, Kristy sets high expectations and challenges her students to think critically about the world as it is, and as it should be. Hav-ing started her post-secondary education in a rural college be-fore attending University, Kristy can relate to her students and feels strongly about the impor-tance of education.

KRISTY ISERT

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INSTRUCTOR

Michelle Rios is a University Instruc-tor and Facilitator specializing in the Fine Arts. Her concentrations include: Theatre Practice/Perfor-mance, Arts in Education, Music (Voice), Play Analysis, Scene Study, Outreach, and Community-based Theatre Practice and Facilitation. A Broadway, Off-Broadway, television and film professional with over 25 years of experience, Ms. Rios also possesses an MFA in Theatre Prac-tice from the University of Alberta with a concentration in Theatre for Social Change. She was awarded the prestigious 2012 Queen Eliza-beth II Scholarship Masters Level, as well as the 2013 Minister of Alberta Enterprise and Advanced Educa-tion Graduate Student Scholarship for both her academic and artistic achievements. Her practice and research are rooted in the meth-odologies and theories of Stan-islavski, Spolin, Meisner, and others.

Acting styles and texts range from Greek Tragedy to Shakespeare, Spanish Commedia to Expression-ism, French Neoclassicism to Amer-ican Melodrama, and explorations in Brecht’s Epic Theatre, Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed, and Anne Bogart’s Viewpoints. Ms. Rios has been a University Instructor at institutions such as Portage College University Studies, the University of Alberta, and has served as Guest Director and Drama Instructor at the Fine Arts Department at the Con-cordia University of Edmonton since 2014. In New York, she facilitated and led musical theatre workshops at the Julliard School and was an As-sociate Site Director with ENACT, Inc. She has also led theatre workshops at the Citadel Theatre Robbins Acad-emy in Edmonton, the Undercurrent Theatre Co., iHuman Youth Soci-ety, and others. Visit her website at: www.mmrios.com.

MICHELLE RIOS

INSTRUCTOR

Mandy graduated from J.A.Wil-liams High School in 1995 and left Lac La Biche to pursue her education at the University of Alberta. During her undergradu-ate studies, she studied classical archaeology and anthropology before focusing her studies on history and literature. She grad-uated from the U of A honour history program in 2001. Mandy then moved to Kingston, Ontario, to pursue a thesis-based Master’s degree in History at Queen’s Uni-versity. At Queen’s, she focused on issues of gender, race and class in History, studying popular romantic literature and its abili-ty to teach and to represent the histories of minority groups (who have little formal academic histo-ry). After a brief stint as an AT&T

Wireless call centre conflict res-olution specialist, she moved to Japan to teach English as a Sec-ond Language for several years and returned to Canada to work as a copy editor at JuneWarren Publishing in Edmonton, Alberta. She was lead copy editor for the Oilsands Review and also worked on magazines such as Oilweek and Oil & Gas Inquirer. She re-turned to Lac La Biche in 2007 with her family and began teach-ing at Portage College in 2009. At Portage, she teaches History, English and Gender Studies. For Mandy, the best parts of teaching at Portage are the rich diversity of the student population and the incredible support systems in place for students and staff.

MANDY BATKE-LWANGA

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INSTRUCTOR

Corinne Marceau has been an in-structor with Portage College since 2010, when she began with teach-ing Anthropology in the Universi-ty Studies program. Corrine is now also an instructor with the Practical Nurse program, where she teaches one of the Human Anatomy courses.

Corrine conducted her graduate re-search in biological anthropology and anatomy. Before becoming an instruc-tor, she completed an internship in Forensic Anthropology at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. She also

conducted research to support repa-triation efforts at the Unviversity of Al-berta Museum. Corrine has previous-ly taught as a sessional instructor at the University of Alberta’s Campus St. Jean in the bilingual nursing program. She applies her knowledge of human osteology and anatomy to her work in tissue donation at the Comprehen-sive Tissue Centre, and is a Certified Tissue Banking Specialist with the American Association of Tissue Banks.

CORRINE MARCEAU

INSTRUCTOR

Heather Anderson grew up in a small town in Manitoba. The town was built in the early 60s as a ‘company town’ for a nearby nuclear reseach facility. It was a scientific community with scientists of almost every speciality. She grew up with a father who was a physician and a nuclear biophysicist and was facsinat-ed by the world at its smallest levels. She remembers him stating that “the world at the molecular level is sheer beauty!” While she does not claim his interest in molecules, she appreciates the complexity and order of the human body. Her interests have always been in the medical and health field, pro-vided by her mother who was a nurse.

Heather pursued this interest in health and recieved her Bachelor of Nursing from the University of Manitoba. After graduation she moved to Alberta and worked in many areas of health includ-ing obstetrics, ER, OR, teaching, and is currently a pscyhogeriatric nurse. While working full time she completed her Master of Education with the University of Calgary.

Heather currently resides on a farm out-side of Lac La Biche with her husband, and is the proud mother of two adult daughters. Her favorite place is at her placer gold claim in British Colombia. She likes to tell people that “the gold is in the bank” (the river bank!).

HEATHER ANDERSON

INSTRUCTOR

KEN MUNYIKWA

In addition to teaching EASC101 as a sessional instructor at Portage College, I am associate professor of geology at Athabasca University. I hold a Master of Science degree in Quaternary engineering geology (1994) as well as a PhD in Quaternary geology (1998), both from the free University of Brussels, Belgium. Following my PhD, I took up a postdoctoral research associate position at the University of Jllinois at Chicago (1999-2000). This was followed by a visiting professor position at Seoul National University in South Korea (2002-2005}. I joined Athabasca University in 2006 and am currently Chair of the Centre for Science in the Faculty of Science and Technology. Courses I teach at Athabasca University include Introductory Physical Geology, Introductory Historical Geology, Introduction to Environmental Geology, Earth’s Origin and Early Evolution, and Our Physical Resources. New courses that I have developed at Athabasca include Introduction to Environmental Geology and Quaternary Geology. At Portage College, I have taught Introduction to Earth Science (EASClOl) to University Studies program students since 2012.

In addition to my teaching roles, I have always maintained an active research profile throughout my academic

career. My research interests lie in reconstructing past environments using geological records. Between 2008 and 2013, I held a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery grant for a project that looked at environmental change that has occurred in western Canada over the last 20,000 years. A key element of my research work is the use of luminescence dating methods in establishing temporal frameworks of geological processes. I have multiple publications in major Earth Science journals and also actively participate in international research conferences .

“I’m from a small town and I chose Portage because

it is easy for me to come to school. It’s

small class sizes so I feel so much

more in touch with my instructors.

You feel important here.”

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9531-94 Ave, PO Box 417 Lac La Biche, AB T0A 2C0

Cold Lake Advisor: 780.639.7109 Lac La Biche Advisor: 780.623.5575Associate Dean: 780.639.7121 Email: [email protected]