Strong connection maintained with Saskatchewan communities

Posted: May 13, 2013 3:45 p.m.

U of R graduates from Saskatchewan have made their mark on the world. Photo: iStock

Engineering students from the U of R are assessing recycling challenges in Yorkton.
 
Researchers at the Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit are working to address the growing health needs of seniors by tracking the changing needs of seniors in Watrous.

These are just two examples of how the U of R carries out research and collaborates with businesses in east-central Saskatchewan. 

The University of Regina has offered classes at Parkland College campuses in Canora, Esterhazy, Fort Qu’Appelle, Kamsack, Kelvington, Melville, Preeceville and Yorkton for several years. A four-year Bachelor of Indigenous Education can be completed at Parkland College in Fort Qu’Appelle in partnership with the First Nations University of Canada.

Also, the U of R offers both the Professional Leadership Certificate and the Project Management Certificate in Parkland College in Yorkton.  These can be coupled with a bachelor degree or completed independently.

One of the University of Regina’s affiliated colleges – Luther College – has its roots in Melville. Luther College was founded in Melville 1913 as Luther Academy, and relocated in 1926 to Regina. Luther opened new facilities on the U of R campus in 1971 and Luther High School continues to occupy the 1926 campus.

U of R graduates from east-central Saskatchewan have made their mark on the world.

Senator Pamela Wallin of Wadena earned a BA in 1973, and worked as a journalist and diplomat. Kyle Markewich of Yorkton earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2009, and wrote and performed The Rest is Silence, a one-man play for the Regina Fringe Festival in which he brings to life the character of Yorick, the skull in Shakespeare's Hamlet. 

And there will be more outstanding graduates in the future: of the 13,119 students now attending the University of Regina, 581 are from east-central Saskatchewan.


New stories about the University’s connection with Saskatchewan communities will be posted regularly over the next several weeks.