Browsing Feature Stories by Author "External Relations, University of Regina"

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    • Feature Story: A century ago, Regina College was ready for brighter days ahead 

      External Relations, University of Regina (External Relations, University of Regina, 2015-12-28)
      The month of December is a time for reflecting back on the year that is coming to a close – as well as a time to look ahead to the future. Almost 100 years ago this month, the future of Regina College – the forerunner of ...

    • Feature Story: A class that's tailor-made for fashion fanatics 

      External Relations, University of Regina (External Relations, University of Regina, 2017-05-31)
      If you like shopping for clothes, you’ll love a class being offered at the University of Regina called the Business of Fashion. The class is being offered this semester through the Faculty of Media, Arts and Performance ...

    • Feature Story: A cleaner way to clean 

      External Relations, University of Regina (External Relations, University of Regina, 2015-04-30)
      The University of Regina is using a new method of keeping the campus clean. By taking ordinary tap water and infusing it with electricity, the result is a chemical-free cleaner and sanitizer. It’s called Lotus Pro®, and ...

    • Feature Story: A Dickens classic - partly performed - but you’ll still rejoice in it 

      External Relations, University of Regina (External Relations, University of Regina, 2016-12-15)
      David McIntyre hopes to still be around someday when his composition of A Christmas Carol is performed in its entirety. For now, he’ll gladly settle for two of the seven movements of his piece. They will be featured at the ...

    • Feature Story: A focus on financial well-being 

      External Relations, University of Regina (External Relations, University of Regina, 2018-11-28)
      University of Regina marketing professor Magdalena Cismaru is on a mission to study social marketing campaigns and healthy decision-making. Her research looks at how public campaigns do and do not reflect current expertise. ...

    • Feature Story: A fresh take on teaching the teacher: U of R educator receives national honour 

      External Relations, University of Regina (External Relations, University of Regina, 2017-11-16)
      Just back to classroom teaching having completed her Masters of Education at Memorial University, Pamela Osmond-Johnson was ecstatic when a former professor invited her to present one of her papers at a research conference. ...

    • Feature Story: A glimpse into the world of journalism at CBC 

      External Relations, University of Regina (External Relations, University of Regina, 2016-02-25)
      Have you ever wondered who decides what makes news? You can find out how decisions are made in radio and TV newsrooms, when four journalists with the CBC speak at the University of Regina on March 1, 2016. You will learn ...

    • Feature Story: A New Beginning for Wascana Daycare Co-operative 

      External Relations, University of Regina (External Relations, University of Regina, 2016-10-13)
      The sound of laughter can be heard and the sights of children playing can be found once again at the Wascana Daycare Co-operative on campus. The daycare is celebrating the end of renovations with an open house October, ...

    • Feature Story: A new film called “The Pass System” highlights racist policies against Indian peoples in Canada 

      External Relations, University of Regina (External Relations, University of Regina, 2015-11-18)
      A new documentary film shows how the Canadian government tried to segregate Indians from Whites in Canada’s early days. Some of that story, to be screened in Regina November 25, is told by the U of R’s Shauneen Pete. ...

    • Feature Story: A new name for a new university 

      External Relations, University of Regina (External Relations, University of Regina, 2014-05-21)
      The institution of higher learning now known as the University of Regina has had several names in its 100 years. When it opened in 1911, it was known as Regina College – and those heritage buildings remain part of the ...

    • Feature Story: A paleoenvironmental adventure in Cuzco 

      External Relations, University of Regina (External Relations, University of Regina, 2014-09-26)
      Below Geology professor Maria Velez Caicedo writes about her recent field work in Peru:

    • Feature Story: A son’s quest to uncover his father’s wartime experiences 

      External Relations, University of Regina (External Relations, University of Regina, 2018-04-05)
      Mark Cote has been on a mission to find out the kind of man his father was. The result for the longtime Geography and Environmental Studies Instructor, is a touching tribute told in his book That Lucky Son. The book is ...

    • Feature Story: A special campus connection 

      External Relations, University of Regina (External Relations, University of Regina, 2015-05-24)
      A walk through the campus brings back warm memories for Duna Barber. She returned to campus this week in recognition of her receiving the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Duna Barber was married to Dr. Lloyd ...

    • Feature Story: A step forward for Indigenous education 

      External Relations, University of Regina (External Relations, University of Regina, 2016-10-05)
      New opportunities are on the way for Education graduates wishing to further their Indigenous Education. The University of Regina, in collaboration with First Nations University of Canada, are now offering a Masters of ...

    • Feature Story: A Stronger Community 

      External Relations, University of Regina (External Relations, University of Regina, 2014-01-13)
      Corey Zaharuk always knew he wanted to work in law enforcement. However, careers in the policing field weren’t easy to find in the early 90s. As a result, he shifted focus and attended the University of Regina in pursuit ...

    • Feature Story: Aboriginal Awareness training dispels misconceptions 

      External Relations, University of Regina (External Relations, University of Regina, 2016-08-12)
      Faculty and staff at the University of Regina are offered Aboriginal Awareness training, and more than 1,000 people have taken the training since it was launched in 2006. “The overall objectives of the program are to dispel ...

    • Feature Story: Aboriginal Culture Woven into Curriculum 

      External Relations, University of Regina (External Relations, University of Regina, 2012-05-22)
      Rick Seaman, associate professor of Mathematics and Computer Education, has a unique opportunity to use his Math Education expertise to assist two teachers, Vee Whitehorse and Kelly Polaski, in the work they are doing with ...

    • Feature Story: Aboriginal grandmothers inspire student researcher 

      External Relations, University of Regina (External Relations, University of Regina, 2015-11-09)
      Grandmothers are so much more than the fairytale images of shawls, cookies and bedtime stories they tend to evoke. In some families they are the lynchpin that holds everything together. At the University of Regina, as part ...

    • Feature Story: Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education Remains Priority 

      External Relations, University of Regina (External Relations, University of Regina, 2013-08-28)
      In her new role as the University of Regina’s executive lead on indigenization, Dr. Shauneen Pete is working with groups across campus to ensure the University continues to be a leader in Aboriginal post-secondary education.

    • Feature Story: Aboriginal student enrolment on the rise 

      External Relations, University of Regina (External Relations, University of Regina, 2014-10-15)
      Registration statistics released this month show an increase of nearly 50 per cent in self-declared Aboriginal students over a five-year period. This brings total Aboriginal enrolment to more than 11 per cent of the total ...