As the year comes to a close, we’re sharing some of our biggest stories. From announcing a new nursing program and plans for a new business building to celebrating award winners and student experiences, these 10 stories resonated the most with our readers.
MacEwan University introduces Bridge to Canadian Nursing program
Responding to the need for more health-care professionals, the university launched a new Bridge to Canadian Nursing program. The one-year certificate program gives individuals with previous nursing education – internationally educated nurses who want to practice in Canada or locally educated nurses who want to refresh their skills and upgrade their knowledge – a way to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to meet entry-level competencies in Alberta and Canada. Read the full story
Announcing the 2023 Alumni Award recipients
This year, we recognized nine outstanding alumni in two award categories – Distinguished Alumni and Emerging Leader – for their achievements across a variety of sectors, including health care, music, visual art and social sciences. Read the full story
RCMP field placement gives student the chills
Reading to preschoolers on the first day of his field placement with the Leduc RCMP detachment was a childhood dream come true for Conor McGhee. The second-year Police and Investigations student was only four years old when he decided what he wanted to be when he grew up. Read the full story
New School of Business building
At an event on February 27 at MacEwan, the Alberta government announced its investment of $125 million in capital funding over four years to support the construction of a new building for the MacEwan School of Business. Read the full story
Muslims protesting against LGBTQ+ pride are ignoring Islam’s tradition of inclusion
Dr. Junaid Jahangir, associate professor, Department of Anthropology, Economics & Political Science, and Dr. Kristopher Wells, Canada Research Chair (Tier II) for the Public Understanding of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth, teamed up to write this commentary, originally published by The Conversation Canada in July. Read the full story
Congratulating our Class of 2023 award recipients
Each year at convocation, MacEwan recognizes the outstanding achievements of our graduates with academic awards. This story about award recipients for the Spring Class of 2023 – the President’s Medal for Academic Excellence and Student Leadership (recipients were Shannon Majeau and Lisa Kotelniski), Governor General’s Medals and Dean’s Medals – got a lot of attention. Read the full story
6 top resources for new students
We’re always excited to welcome new students at the beginning of the term. We also know they probably have a lot on their minds, so we compiled a list of handy resources to help get things off to a good start. Read the full story
Meet the class of 2023: Faculty of Arts and Science
We’re so proud of the close to 2,200 people who earned the privilege of walking across the stage at the university’s Spring Convocation ceremonies in June at the Winspear Centre. Read the full story
MacEwan alumni in Edify’s Top 40 Under 40
Every year, Edify magazine celebrates young Edmontonians excelling in their fields with its Top 40 Under 40 list. This year, eight of those exceptional people got their start right here at MacEwan. Read the full story