Author: Jeff Turner

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 8, 2021 NWT – Aurora College will be holding a number of ceremonies during the month of June to commemorate the success of both our 2020 and 2021 graduates. Convocation Ceremonies were not held in 2020 due to COVID-19 limitations on public gatherings. Convocation ceremonies will take place for each of…

FORT SMITH, NT – Aurora College has launched a new, student-centred website that will make it easier for potential and current students to find and access important information about Aurora College’s programs, schedules, student services and supports, tuition and other fees, how to apply and more. It is accessible through the current web address: www.auroracollege.nt.ca.…

YELLOWKNIFE, NT – In a year unlike any other, the Canadian Nurses Association has chosen the theme “#WeAnswerTheCall” to commemorate National Nursing Week May 10-16, 2021. Aurora College’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program will recognize the week by announcing the “Preceptor of the Year” award and holding the annual pinning ceremony for both 2020…

YELLOWKNIFE, NT – Dr. Pertice Moffitt – Research Associate, retired Instructor and Health Research Program Manager – is the bronze recipient of the Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) Leadership Excellence Award for Faculty 2021. Awarded annually since 2010, the CICan Leadership Excellence Award for Faculty recognizes an individual or team who has exhibited consistent excellence in teaching and…

YELLOWKNIFE, March 12, 2021: “As heads of post-secondary education institutions in the NWT, and against a backdrop of unparalleled and rapid change for students and post-secondary education institutions, we are pleased to report back to the communities we serve on results of discussions we committed to through our joint Memorandum of Understanding. Together, and with…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 8, 2021 INUVIK, NT – Aurora College will receive $1,686,897 to enhance warehouse infrastructure. This funding will be used to advance the warehouse expansion project as other co-investments are sought. The expansion as planned will support researchers working at the Western Arctic Research Centre. The funding, through the Canada Foundation for…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 24, 2021 Yellowknife (February 24, 2021) – Hotıì ts’eeda and Aurora College are pleased to announce that the 2021 Edets’seèhdzà Studentship Award is open for applications from March 1-15, 2021. The studentship supports an Aurora College student to be involved in health research during their studies through a $20,000 stipend.…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 3, 2021 FORT SMITH, NT – For the 2021- 2022 academic year starting this fall, Aurora College plans to offer most programs and courses face-to-face at campuses and Community Learning Centres across the Northwest Territories.Depending on the size of the classroom space, up to 20 students will be able to participate…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 9, 2021 INUVIK, NT – An innovative partnership between Aurora College and a Gwich’in-owned company has received $95,000 to support studying the potential to convert waste cardboard into heating pellets for homes and businesses in Inuvik and the Beaufort Delta. Aurora Research Institute, Aurora College’s research division, and Delta Enterprises were…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 17, 2020INUVIK, NT – Aurora College was recognized by Research Infosource Inc. as one of Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges for 2020. Aurora College is ranked #29 overall among the nation’s top research Colleges, up from the 2019 ranking of #48. Aurora College was in the top 10 in two categories:…