More mature students at school
The number of mature students studying at universities and colleges across Canada is on the rise, according to David Sovka, associate director of marketing and recruitment at Camosun College in Victoria, B.C.
Sovka said he believes the trend is in direct correlation with the state of the economy, and the factors surrounding it.
It’s about “people losing jobs, industries changing — growing and dying and moving on — and other huge shifts in what people do for a living,” he said.
Queen’s suspends BFA enrolment
The future of the bachelor of fine arts program at Queen’s University is up in the air after the university announced it will be suspending enrolment starting next fall.
The suspension came after a professor announced his retirement at the end of the academic year, resulting in a shortage of faculty available to teach the specialized classes, according to a press release.
Students raise AIDS awareness across the country
Dec. 1 marks the culmination of HIV/AIDS Awareness Week, with fundraisers and events scheduled across the country.
World AIDS Day aims to encourage the growing fight against AIDS, according to the Canadian AIDS Society (CAS).
“[It’s] a day dedicated to increasing awareness of HIV/AIDS issues worldwide and an occasion to call upon leaders to honour their commitments in the fight against HIV/AIDS,” according to its website.
Nationwide Shinerama contest underway
Universities across Canada depicted their Shinerama fundraising experiences in videos this year as part of a challenge run by Nuance Leadership Development Services Inc.
Shinerama is Canada’s largest post-secondary fundraiser dedicated to collecting funds and raising awareness for cystic fibrosis. Shinerama has raised $21.5 million for the cause since its inception in 1964.
McGill admin addresses police conduct
McGill University principal Heather Munroe-Blum has spoken out about the use of police force at a Nov. 10 rally against tuition hikes in the province.
“We are all deeply dismayed by what transpired on our campus, particularly coming as it did at the end of a day of extraordinarily well-planned and mostly peaceful student protests,” Munroe-Blum said in a statement.
A student-led movement took place Nov. 10 at post-secondary schools across Quebec, opposing the tuition hike that will kick in next year.
