June 16, 2022 Hotıì ts’eeda-Aurora College announce 2022 Edets’seèhdzà Studentship recipient YELLOWKNIFE, NT – The 2022 Edets’seèhdzà Studentship is being awarded to second-year Aurora College Early Learning and Child Care student Sarah McGregor. The Edets’seèhdzà Studentship is a $20,000 stipend that supports an Aurora College student to be involved in research during their studies. The…
Read MoreMay 26, 2022 Aurora College signs national charter committed to equity, diversity, inclusion YELLOWKNIFE – Aurora College has become the first Northern post-secondary institution to endorse the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Canada (Dimensions) Charter, and joins more than 100 Canadian post-secondary institutions to support its goals. The charter endorsement is part of the Dimensions pilot…
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May 24, 2022 Documents available online: Social Work and Bachelor of Education program reviews complete FORT SMITH, NT – Aurora College announced today that the program reviews of the College’s Social Work and Bachelor of Education programs are complete and are available to the public online. The program reviews contained a number of recommendations, the…
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May 19, 2022 Aurora College receives $475,000 NSERC PromoScience funding for outreach INUVIK, NT –Aurora College’s research division, the Aurora Research Institute (ARI), will be able to continue and expand its STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) outreach programming to students, teachers and communities across the Northwest Territories thanks to a new $475,000 grant. The…
Read MoreThis summer, Aurora College’s School of Trades, Apprenticeships and Industrial Training will be bringing its incredibly popular Introduction to Heavy Equipment Operator program to Kátł’odeeche First Nation. The course dates are June 27 through August 9, 2022. This in-community delivery of the Introduction to Heavy Equipment Operator program will utilize a six day per week,…
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YELLOWKNIFE, NT – During National Nursing Week, May 9-15, 2022, Aurora College is celebrating and recognizing our nursing students, faculty, graduates, community partners and all nursing professionals who have worked diligently to provide high quality care, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The College’s current and recent graduates are entering their careers in unprecedented times. During…
Read MoreFrom gov.nt.ca Yellowknife — April 1, 2022 Minister R.J. Simpson today announced that Dr. Glenda Vardy Dell will be appointed president of Aurora College, effective April 4, 2022. Dr. Vardy Dell has been with Aurora College since 2019 and has served in the roles of senior advisor to the president/interim director of the Center for Teaching…
Read MoreApril 1, 2022 MEDIA STATEMENT Aurora College Administrator, Denny Rodgers, released the following statement today. “Aurora College President, Andy Bevan had advised me of his intention to retire earlier this year and today the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment announced his successor, Dr. Glenda Vardy Dell. “I wish Andy and his family the very…
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As of April 1, 2022, the NWT COVID-19 Public Health Emergency will end, which will result in the lifting of all public health orders made in relation to it. However, in order to ensure the health and safety of the Aurora College community and residents of the NWT, Aurora College will continue follow our current…
Read MoreBased on the most recent public health directions from the Office of the Chief Public Health Officer and the GNWT, Aurora College will not be implementing the planned COVID-19 Student and Volunteer Vaccination Policy. We will also no longer be implementing the GNWT employee and contractor COVID-19 Vaccination policy, as of March 1 2022. As…
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