Year: 2017

Hi Applied Arts, Happy (soon-to-be) end of term everyone! The College’s hallways are growing increasingly quiet, so I’m assuming many of you are already on leave, getting out those kerchiefs and caps and settling down for long winter’s naps. And while we’re on the subject of rest, I wish all of you the very best…Continue Reading Dean’s Update – December 2017

Hi Applied Arts, October seemed to rush past without me getting an update out to you. I certainly don’t want to make that a habit (again), so here are some items of interest from across the Division and College for November: Welcome Jesse Whitehead and Genevieve Richard! Way back in the spring of this year,…Continue Reading Dean’s Update – November 2017

Hi Applied Arts, My apologies that this update is a little late to your inboxes. It’s been a crazy busy month. Here’s some news from across the Division and College (if you prefer the blog version, here is the link: CAQC Degree-Level Site Visit Campus Alberta Quality Council has asked the College for possible site…Continue Reading Dean’s Update – September 2017

Hi Applied Arts! I hope you’ve all had a restful summer and took some time not to think about Yukon College at all. The fall term is fast approaching, so we’re about to enter a very busy period. In anticipation of the new term, here’s some news from across the Division: New-look Applied Arts The…Continue Reading Dean’s Update – August 2017

Hi Applied Arts, I’m back from SOVA’s Year-End Exhibition—and what an exhibition! The students’ work was remarkable. They may be just starting out in the art world, but their work consistently displays an uncommon maturity. It was a great pleasure to acknowledge their creativity by handing out some well-earned certificates. Now that I’m home, here…Continue Reading Apr. 30, 2017

Hi everyone, March has come and gone, so it seems like a good time for a dean’s update. Let’s get to it: 1. Institutional Re-alignment: As some of you might have already heard by now, the College will be re-aligning a number of units, effective July 1, 2017. Units and employees most directly affected by these changes…Continue Reading Apr. 2, 2017

Applied Arts News This is my first attempt at using OpenScholar for my monthly dean’s update. Previous to this, I’ve just emailed out updates to faculty and staff, but this will allow folks to subscribe to the blog via RSS feed or for me to simply email out a link to the blog whenever I’ve…Continue Reading March 2, 2017