January 17, 2012

Call for nominations! NorQuest College to award its first Honorary Diploma

EDMONTON–NorQuest College's Board of Governors is proud to announce a call for nominations to award the College's first Honorary Diploma. The award recognizes distinguished citizens who have made an outstanding and significant contribution to NorQuest, the communities we serve, or who have demonstrated excellence in the values and/or mission of the College.

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January 16, 2012

NorQuest President and CEO recognized as influential woman in Canadian sports

OTTAWA–NorQuest College President and CEO Dr. Jodi L. Abbott has been selected as one of 20 women to the Most Influential Women in Sport and Physical Activity list for 2011 by the Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity.

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December 15, 2011

NorQuest's Downtown Campus Development Project and North Learning Centre revealed

EDMONTON–The following speaking notes were used to support NorQuest College's presentation at Edmonton Economic Development's I <3 YEG DT: Downtown X-posed event at the Shaw Conference Centre on December 15, 2011. The notes cover NorQuest's Downtown Campus Development project plans, which include the construction of a new North Learning Centre.

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August 22, 2011

PC leadership candidate Alison Redford responds to NorQuest questionnaire

EDMONTON–NorQuest College was proud to host a PC leadership candidates' reception at our Westmount Campus on July 26, 2011. Leadership candidate Alison Redford has provided responses to our questionnaire and we are pleased to share them with all Albertans.

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August 15, 2011

NorQuest emergency preparedness receives $1M funding boost

EDMONTON–NorQuest College's emergency preparedness took a million dollar leap forward to help ensure safety and security.

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June 13, 2011

New vice-presidents join NorQuest College's executive team

EDMONTON–Following a national search, NorQuest College has welcomed three new vice-presidents to its executive team to help fulfill the College's strategic priorities of enhanced presence, growth and diversification.

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May 27, 2011

Views from inside the barbed wire chronicled in To A Third Country

EDMONTON–A new book by an Edmonton author and NorQuest College instructor explores the ravages of war, the challenges of leaving one's homeland and the triumph of the human spirit. An official launch reception and book signing for To A Third Country is being held on May 31 at NorQuest's Edmonton Downtown Campus, Main Building (10215 108 Street). The event starts at 7 p.m.

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May 24, 2011

NorQuest's Centre for Excellence in Print Media announces next visiting professor

EDMONTON–NorQuest College is pleased to announce Dr. Ken Macro as the next visiting professor at the Centre for Excellence in Print Media. He will provide his expertise at the Centre from June 13 to August 30, 2011 as part of the Visiting Professor program supported by Western Economic Diversification and Productivity Alberta.

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March 29, 2011

NorQuest College partners for first Executive Forum in North America

EDMONTON – The Print Media Academy (PMA) of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg, Germany) and NorQuest College's Centre for Excellence in Print Media are hosting an Executive Forum in Banff from September 28 to October 1, 2011. It marks the first time Heidelberg's Print Media Academy has hosted an Executive Forum event in North America and the first time the company has partnered with another organization to host a forum.

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March 21, 2011

Empowering Aboriginal learners key to Literacy Pilot Project

EDMONTON – Enoch Cree Nation and NorQuest College today officially launched a Literacy Pilot Project through Yekawiciy Employment Services center at Enoch's new urban office (2nd floor, 17608 - 103 Avenue). Students in the project focus on improving language arts and math skills to help further their educational opportunities and prepare for entering the workforce.

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March 8, 2011

New Vice President Teaching and Learning NorQuest College

EDMONTON – NorQuest President and CEO Jodi L. Abbott, PhD announced that following a national search and numerous interviews with potential candidates, Norma Schneider is the new Vice President, Teaching and Learning, NorQuest College.

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February 17, 2011

New chair and public member join the NorQuest College Board of Governors

EDMONTON – Lynn Faulder has been designated as the new Chair of the NorQuest College Board of Governors effective February 3, 2011. Ms. Faulder was previously a member of the Board since December 18, 2008 and served as Vice-chair.

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February 1, 2011

Roots and Connections launch

EDMONTON – The Centre for Excellence in Intercultural Education launched Roots and Connections: Rural ESL Enhancement, a ready-to-use intercultural resource for teachers and volunteers in rural communities to help newcomers settle in a new country and a new community.

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November 9, 2010

HSBC Bank Canada creates $75,000 endowment fund for Aboriginal students at NorQuest College

EDMONTON – NorQuest College announced today a donation by HSBC Bank Canada of $75,000 to create an endowment fund for Aboriginal students at the College.

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September 7, 2010

NorQuest president and CEO vows to take Alberta’s largest community college to the next levels

EDMONTON – Dr. Jodi L. Abbott was officially sworn in today as President and CEO of NorQuest College in Edmonton.

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July 21, 2010

Four public members join the NorQuest College Board of Governors

EDMONTON – Advanced Education and Technology Minister Honourable Doug Horner appointed the following four public members to the Board of Governors for NorQuest College. ...

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July 13, 2010

Government of Canada Supports Leading-Edge Centre for Excellence in Print Media

EDMONTON – Small and medium-sized print companies in Western Canada will now have access to state-of-the-art technology for improving productivity and enhancing their competitiveness thanks to federal support. ...

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May 10, 2010

NorQuest College unveils consolidated Downtown Campus vision North Learning Centre will transform Edmonton’s community college into a vibrant downtown campus

EDMONTON – President and CEO Dr. Wayne Shillington presented NorQuest College’s Downtown Campus vision to a full crowd at Monday’s Downtown Rotary Club luncheon. Plans call for a new building, the North Learning Centre, to be built directly north of the existing Downtown Campus Main Building at 10215-108 Street. ...

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April 27, 2010

NorQuest College announces next President & CEO,
Dr. Jodi Abbott

EDMONTON – The NorQuest College Board of Governors today appointed Dr. Jodi Abbott to serve as the next president and chief executive officer of the College effective July 1, 2010. ...

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March 8, 2010

Centre for Excellence in Print Media named one of decade’s top 101 events that shaped Canadian printing
PrintAction Magazine recognizes NorQuest for its vital impact on Western Canadian printers

EDMONTON – PrintAction Magazine, one of Canada’s top graphics communications publications, has named the Centre for Excellence in Print Media at NorQuest College among its picks of the top 101 events that helped shape Canadian printing since the start of the century.

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February 17, 2010

NorQuest College English in the Workplace training responds to the needs of Alberta businesses
Common Ground improves employee communication and cultural understanding

EDMONTON – The Centre for Excellence in Intercultural Education at NorQuest College launched a one-of-a-kind resource today that supports a growing number of Alberta businesses with increasingly diverse workforces. Common Ground: English in the Workplace, funded by Alberta Employment and Immigration, is a made-in-Alberta solution that enables business owners and human resource facilitators to teach English to employees in rural and urban work settings.
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February 2, 2010

ApplyAlberta partner, NorQuest College, providing greater access to students through one-stop online application system

EDMONTON – NorQuest College is one of 21 partner institutions participating in a new one-stop online application system for Albertans interested in a post-secondary education. Today, the Alberta Post-Secondary Application System Society launched ApplyAlberta, providing prospective students with access to one or more of these institutions through a central application system.  [+] more

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January 26, 2010

NorQuest College joins Alberta-North to increase access to education in Northern communities

EDMONTON – NorQuest College is the newest post-secondary institution to join Alberta-North. Alberta-North is a group of post-secondary institutions that collaborate to provide access to post-secondary education to communities in northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories. [+] more

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January 20, 2010

Avanti donates $185,000 in Print MIS software to NorQuest
Print media graduates benefit with enhanced workforce skills and industry-leading technology expertise

EDMONTON and TORONTO – Avanti Computer Systems Limited is donating its entire suite of management information software (MIS) tools, valued at $185,000, to the Centre for Excellence in Print Media at NorQuest College in Edmonton, Alberta. This software will increase the technical and business skills of students graduating from NorQuest’s Digital Graphics Communications Diploma program. In addition, Avanti’s contribution will expand the Centre’s training resources available to the Western Canadian printing industry. [+] more

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