Community Report - NorQuest
Transcript of Community Report - NorQuest
Connecting education, communities and the economy How we’re maximizing opportunities that others don’t see
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NorQuest College Programs
DiplomaBusiness Administration (brokered from Grande Prairie Regional College)
Pharmacy Technician
Physical Therapy Assistant
Practical Nurse
Practical Nurse Refresher
Social Work
Therapeutic Recreation (Certificate also offered)
CertificateAdministrative Professional
Health Care Aide
Hospital Unit Clerk
Therapeutic Recreation (Diploma also offered)
Post-Diploma CertificateAdvanced Education in Orthopaedics for LPNs
Preparation for Employment or Further Education
ACADEMIC UPGRADING
Academic Upgrading Grades 7 to 12
Adult Literacy Levels 4 to 6
Prep for GED
Prep for Practical Nurse
Youth in Transition
EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION
Apprenticeship Prep
Day Home Provider
Skills for Employment
Transitions to Employment
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING
English as a Second Language (ESL) Intensive
Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC)
Continuing Education ProgramsLean Six Sigma Black Belt
Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Medical Device Reprocessing Technician
Pharmacy Technology Bridging
Project Assistant
Strategic Social Media for Organizations
Home Inspection Certificates
NorQuest also offers a wide range of university transfer, professional development, and personal interest continuing education courses.
CONTACT US NorQuest College, Main Building 10215 – 108 Street NW Edmonton, AB T5J 1L6 Phone: 780.644.6000 Fax: 780.644.6013 Email: [email protected]
COMMUNITY REPORT was produced by NorQuest College’s Innovation, Program Development & Communications department.
ON THE COVER Fifty-five per cent of NorQuest College students are born outside of Canada representing 87 countries.
PUBLISHER: Dallas Stoesz EDITOR: Michael Edge ART DIRECTOR: Debra Bachman SmithWRITERS: Richard Wright, Nida Farooqui, Channe Brodeur, Yuri WuenschDESIGNER: Andrew Oviatt PHOTOGRAPHY: Laughing Dog Photography, Jeff Jenkins, Amy Abe
CONTENTS
1 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
2 OUR BRAND
4 INCLUSIVE
5 STUDENT-CENTRED
6 RELEVANT & NECESSARY
7 CATALYZING
8 EXCITING
10 PROGRESSIVE
9 CONFIDENT
11 PROFESSIONAL
12 SUPPORTING NORQUEST
20 IN YOUR COMMUNITY
22 TALKING NORQUEST
24 FINANCIAL STATEMENT
25 HONORARY DIPLOMA RECIPIENT
Step Forward with NorQuest CollegeOur students make us what we are; they make us unique.
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
WE UNIQUELY DELIVER to the increasing demands of our economy, uniquely shape the future of our province and uniquely maximize opportunities that others don’t see.
Our role is to be the catalyst for students and employers through education. We do this by investing in students who are the future leaders of community, and future employees of business and industry. In turn, those sectors are investing in the College so they can employ our graduates who are workforce-ready and prepared for the challenges of a demanding economy.
We also assist in the growth of our city, region and province through the development of progressive new industry practices – practices that are born out of collaboration with business, industry and government. With the participation of leaders from many of these organizations, our Workforce Advisory Council, for example, has already experienced terrific success. A workshop held late last year resulted in a new workforce-relevant certificate program, Project Assistant, scheduled to begin this June.
Our record of educational success speaks for itself. Ninety-five per cent of NorQuest College graduates are employed or enrolled in further education, contributing significantly to Alberta’s growing economy.
This edition of Community Report paints a picture of our College, our people and our core attributes. These stories of students, instructors and community donors highlight our diverse, inclusive and student-centred culture. They show what makes NorQuest College, and our students, unique. Take a step forward with us and find out why student success is what matters most to NorQuest College.
Dr. Jodi L. Abbott, ICD.D President & CEO, NorQuest College
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OUR ATTRIBUTES
Inclusive Student-centred Relevant & Necessary Catalyzing
Exciting Confident Progressive Professional
NorQuest College’s new brand is much more than a logo
IT’S A MILESTONE in NorQuest College’s history: our new brand identity!
Officially launched last fall, the new brand honours NorQuest College’s past successes, celebrates current achievements and takes a ‘Step Forward’ into our future.
Our brand identity is much more than a new logo. It’s about our students.
At NorQuest College, each student is unique and they define our unique identity in Alberta’s post-secondary community. We believe you have to be different to make a difference.
Our inclusive approach to learning helps students from diverse backgrounds complete or further their studies. This same approach is a success story, with 95 per cent of our graduates employed or enrolled in further education.
Our new brand identity is also about our community.
We’re proud to touch the lives of many people in our community, including NorQuest College students, alumni, employees, donors, stakeholders and government supporters.
This same community helped us capture the essence of NorQuest College. We asked our supporters to share their stories, opinions and ideas which helped us identify NorQuest College’s unique and integral role in Alberta.
We listened, analyzed and placed the pieces together in our brand attributes, promise and essence. That’s how the brand story is really YOUR story.
Our new brand doesn’t change our DNA. Instead, the new brand is about how we become more responsive, nimble and relevant to support our community. By being a catalyst for students and employers, we help guarantee a strong future for all of Alberta.
It’s the essence of who we are and who we need to be
ABOVE: NorQuest College takes a bold step forward in releasing its new brand. RIGHT: Students, employees and friends in the community celebrate the launch of NorQuest College’s new brand.
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OUR BRAND
NorQuest College wins international award for rebranding project NORQUEST COLLEGE was recently honoured with an international award recognizing the College’s rebranding project.
As part of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District VIII Communications Awards, NorQuest College received bronze in the Brand and Image Development/Identity Programs and Projects category.
“The CASE Award strengthens NorQuest College’s brand and reputation within
North America’s post-secondary market,” says Dallas Stoesz, director of innovation, program development & communications. “It also reinforces the success of our rebranding project, which helps us tell and share NorQuest’s story.”
NorQuest College worked closely with Stormy Lake Consulting and entro | G+A to develop the brand, strategy, and identity, and is pleased to share this honour with them.
OUR PROMISE
Maximizing opportunities that others don’t see
OUR ESSENCE
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NORQUEST COLLEGE CELEBRATES its incredible student diversity and inclusive culture throughout the year, but one event in particular stands out: Inclusion Fusion.
Held earlier this spring, Inclusion Fusion offers NorQuest students a safe space to share their perspectives on inclusion.
“Inclusion is about respecting differences, demonstrating understanding and actively involving all people,” says Kerry Louw, intercultural communication facilitator.
Inclusion Fusion activities included student-led conversation circles to share and discover cultural similarities and differences, and art projects that showcased student commitment to inclusion.
Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) student Abrehet Gebreslassie, who moved to Canada from Eritrea in 2009, explains the meaning of her artwork – a hand drawn heart filled with a variety of colours.
“We are from different countries but are all here at NorQuest – in one heart. I feel like I’m in my element here even though I don’t have my family. NorQuest helps me feel like I have family.”
showcases NorQuest College’s inclusive culture
Learning to understand each other NORQUEST COLLEGE’S Centre for Intercultural Education (CIE) is nationally recognized as a leader in applied research, resource development and customized workplace training.
After almost 50 years of preparing thousands of newcomers to settle, adapt and integrate successfully into Canadian communities, the College now offers its services to those requiring it in the workplace. This applies to all Canadians, not just newcomers.
“We build long-term business success by improving employee engagement, satisfaction, attraction and retention,” says Todd Odgers, CIE principal.
The CIE’s research exposed some essential factors affecting employee engagement and success in new multicultural workplaces, and identified knowledge gaps between immigrant and Canadian-born employees. This research enabled the centre to develop training and tools to help organizations and their employees excel.
“As manager of diversity for Enbridge Pipelines, one of the first community resources I engaged with was the CIE,” says Dr. Lori Campbell.
“The CIE provided learning and development-expertise courses for our internationally educated professionals. Now part of our professional development courses, clear speech and conversation management offers immediate, concrete examples of the positive impact diversity can have in an organization,” she adds.
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INCLUSIVE
‘NorQuestgave me the confidence to succeed’IT’S A FRIGHTENING PROSPECT to be 29-years-old, living paycheck to paycheck and feeling only roadblocks lie ahead.
Erin Giese knows that feeling. Thankfully, that was two years ago. These days, those feelings have been replaced with only a positive forward vision.
An honours graduate of NorQuest College’s Aboriginal Community Support Program in 2012, who also earned a social work diploma in 2013, Giese is one of the College’s many graduates who will seek to further her education next year.
“NorQuest College gave me the confidence to succeed,” she says, brimming about her next goal, which is to apply for the University of Calgary’s Bachelor of Social Work Program. “Knowing I can do it, as opposed to thinking about something that is out of reach, is a great feeling.”
Giese, who hails from Slave Lake, credits NorQuest College’s inclusive attitude towards all backgrounds and overt willingness to help people see their potential for the reason she feels the world is now at her fingertips.
“When you walk into the sixth floor which includes a student lounge featuring traditional Aboriginal art, sounds, smells and sights, it is just so welcoming.”
Throughout the school, Giese has experienced this sense of belonging. From the people in the office of the registrar, to the faculty, she says everyone has worked so hard to make her experience rewarding.
“At NorQuest College you are so much more than a student ID number.”
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STUDENT-CENTRED
Workforce Advisory Council helps define Alberta’s workforce needs THE ESTABLISHMENT of NorQuest’s Workforce Advisory Council highlights the College’s ongoing collaboration with business, industry and government.
The council solicits advice from industry and service organizations on occupational needs and opportunities to inform and support NorQuest programs and business development activities. In addition, it helps define Alberta’s current and future workforce needs, which enables NorQuest to be proactive and tailor the College’s programming accordingly.
Council members are as follows: Alberta Health Services; B & B Demolition Ltd.; Clark Builders; Cougar Drilling Solutions; Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club; Landmark Group of Builders; OML Construction; Royal Bank of Canada; Rolling Mix Concrete; Travel Alberta; Wabash Manufacturing Inc.; WAM Development Group; Williams Engineering Canada Inc.; and WorleyParsons.
NorQuest College hosts first Aboriginal Workforce Summit AS PART OF NORQUEST’S COMMITMENT to support Aboriginal learners, the College hosted its first-annual Aboriginal Workforce Summit on May 28, 2013.
“Aboriginal people represent the nation’s fastest-growing population and are vital to the future prosperity of Alberta and Canada,” said NorQuest College President & CEO Jodi L. Abbott.
“One of the outcomes of the Aboriginal Workforce Summit is to develop partnerships and actions that will help NorQuest College provide relevant and necessary education to Alberta’s Aboriginal communities in the region we serve,” said Abbott.
The summit supports the Aboriginal workforce strategies of the federal and provincial governments. It also complements the College’s new Aboriginal learner strategy, which is being developed to support the needs of students and communities.
Summit participants included individuals from the Aboriginal communities we serve, representatives from all levels of government, industry partners, instructors and staff, and members of NorQuest College’s board of governors.
Students connect with potential employers at NorQuest’s annual job fair on main campus.
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RELEVANT & NECESSARY
Chance meeting results in a thriving business FITTINGLY, NorQuest College’s Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) program offered Mariana Konsolos the connection to Canadian culture she was seeking.
Konsolos arrived in Edmonton in 2001, leaving behind her native Uruguay and a successful real estate business.
“It was intimidating,” says the 46-year-old. “It wasn’t just because of the need to learn a new language, but the whole culture.”
Her perspective started to change when she enrolled in LINC. Students benefit from basic English language instruction needed to integrate into Canadian community and work life.
“It was like having a good friend you knew you could ask for help or advice about anything,” she says. “The instructors were amazing and I was in my comfort zone being around other learners who were facing the same challenges.”
After graduating from the program in 2003, the inspiration to explore a new career came from right under her nose, or, more precisely, from around her neck.
“One day, a woman approached me and asked about the scarf I was wearing. It was from South America, not the kind of thing you could easily find here. When she offered to buy it, I initially said no but at the time I was only making minimum wage so …”
Mariana sold the scarf at a profit and began scouring the Internet to find more. When she couldn’t find any, she invested in a sewing machine, taught herself to sew and started making her own scarves. By Christmas 2004, she had 200 ready to sell and the business flourished.
Today, the Princess Florence fashion accessory boutique has a main location on Edmonton’s west end and a 10-person staff at various pop-up retail kiosks around the city. These locations include hospitals, senior centres and post-secondary institutions like NorQuest College.
“Returning to the College was like coming home,” she says.
Mariana Konsolos came to NorQuest to better understand English and left understanding much more
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CATALYZING
IS A GO!Funding for expansion recognizes NorQuest College’s unique roleNORQUEST COLLEGE’S planned Downtown Campus Development Project will help meet the growing need for skilled and educated workers in Alberta, thanks to a $170 million funding commitment from the Government of Alberta.
The project includes funding for the construction of a new building called the North Learning Centre (NLC). The government is committing $170 million over five years towards the entire project beginning in 2014.
“The Government of Alberta’s funding commitment demonstrates the importance of NorQuest College’s unique role in Alberta’s post-secondary system,” says NorQuest President & CEO Dr. Jodi L. Abbott.
The new NLC will enable NorQuest College to help educate the workers needed to meet the province’s growing workforce demands. Additionally, the College will achieve operational efficiencies by consolidating six dispersed Edmonton facilities into a single downtown location.
“Enhancing NorQuest’s capacity to deliver distance learning, and creating a main campus hub that delivers programming and services throughout the Edmonton region is one of the main goals of the project,” says Abbott. “With the NLC, NorQuest College will be well positioned to provide high-quality education in an environment designed to modern standards where students will flourish,” she adds.
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EXCITING
Khalid Lahroudi begins a new careerAFTER ARRIVING IN EDMONTON from his native Morocco four years ago, Khalid Lahroudi worked as a chef. Despite having 10 years of experience, it wasn’t a high-paying job, which he says sometimes resulted in financial stress.
Now, as a graduate of NorQuest College’s Apprenticeship Preparation pilot program, he is excited about the range of interesting and well-paid opportunities in Alberta’s plumbing industry.
“The Apprenticeship Prep program gave me the skills I needed to pass the entrance exams and be ready for work in the field,” he says. “Now, I have a career to build on.”
Launched in January 2012, the program is a partnership between NorQuest College and the Alberta Pipe Trades College. It focuses on attracting, retaining, and preparing young immigrants and Aboriginal adults.
“NorQuest College’s Apprenticeship Prep program is a great opportunity for people who may not have the skills or the connections to get into the trades,” says Elaine McPhee, chair of literacy and essential skills. “Program graduates are more employable and can look forward to stronger job prospects.”
During the four-month academic portion of the program students focus on science, math, reading skills, computer literacy and workplace culture. These essential skills can help them successfully challenge the apprenticeship entrance exam and prepare for work experience in their chosen field.
Upon completion of the academic portion, students whose chosen path is in the pipe trades (welding, plumbing, pipefitting, steamfitting or related trades) enter a 10-week training session at Alberta Pipe Trades College. Students choosing non-pipe trades programming receive placements for the work experience component of the program. As an added bonus, the Local Union 488 will help program graduates find work placements.
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CONFIDENT
(Left to right) Dr. Jodi L. Abbott, president & CEO, NorQuest College; Reza Nasseri, president, Landmark Group of Builders; David Dorward, MLA, Edmonton-Goldbar; Stephen Mandel, mayor, City of Edmonton; Gene Zwozdesky, MLA, Edmonton-Millcreek.
A PARTNERSHIP between NorQuest College and the Landmark Group of Builders aims to improve workplace processes and increase the bottom line for Alberta business and industry.
“The Landmark Group Centre for Value Improvement delivers the training, tools, and methods that empower Alberta businesses to maximize productivity and profitability,” says NorQuest College President & CEO Dr. Jodi L. Abbott.
“This is critical to help Alberta organizations build the skills needed to be successful in an increasingly competitive global marketplace.”
The centre provides organizations the benefit of applied, practical experience based on the process improvement strategies that both NorQuest College and the Landmark Group of Builders have successfully integrated into their own operations.
“We have seen first-hand the benefits of process improvement programs,” says Landmark President & CEO Reza Nasseri. “Building on established lean manufacturing principles, the centre can and will deliver proven, practical solutions for the workplace.”
In 2012, the Landmark Group of Builders contributed $500,000 to create and support the centre’s operations over five years.
“Combining Landmark’s practical experience with NorQuest’s hands-on training will help us create workplace productivity solutions for Alberta and beyond,” says Abbott.
Discovering practical solutions using applied research NORQUEST’S APPLIED RESEARCH OFFICE supports the College, the students and community by providing solution-based approaches to real world situations.
“This involves the use of critical thinking and the ability to ask the right questions for that situation,” says head of applied research Craig Hart.
Within the College, the office supports and encourages research-related activities. Using applied research to explore the learning outcomes of a new volunteer course in NorQuest’s Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) program, for example, is helping to inform the future delivery of LINC courses.
Collaborating with other organizations and engaging with the community is also a priority. The office recently supported a project where front line health care workers in continuing care facilities have gained knowledge, strategies and tools to better manage patient behavior.
“Applied research is integral to a knowledge economy,” says Hart. “The spinoffs can be very inspiring.”
New centre maximizes efficiency andprofitability for Alberta business and industry
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PROGRESSIVE
Honouring teaching excellenceNORQUEST COLLEGE foundational & intercultural studies (FIS) instructor Tracy Topolnitsky is the 2013 recipient of the Jaye Fredrickson Award for Teaching Excellence.
This NorQuest College award, named after a former academic vice president, is the highest teaching honour offered at the College.
“Tracy is an excellent facilitator. She engages with her students and establishes a good, respectful rapport with them,” says fellow instructor Carolyn Marshall. “She is always on the cutting edge of what’s new, and has engaged her students with various levels of multimedia including Blackboard, videos and Facebook.”
“I am fortunate to work with so many outstanding teachers,” says Topolnitsky. “I am very humbled by this experience and extremely grateful for this honour.”
Topolnitsky, who is also associate chair of online delivery for FIS, accepted the award at NorQuest College’s annual employee recognition ceremony held on April 24, 2013.
Award-winning recognition for ESL leaderCONGRATULATIONS TO LISA ROCHMAN, chair of foundational & intercultural studies, for receiving the Carolyn Dieleman Award. The award celebrates individuals who have made an impact on the delivery of and access to innovative and quality language and English as a second language (ESL) literacy programs in Alberta.
“Carolyn is such an inspiration for all the work she has done in the ESL field and to receive an award in her name is very moving,” says Rochman. “I am so lucky to be working with the talented and innovative group of faculty that we have at NorQuest College. They make the quality of programming we offer and the innovations that we do possible.”
The award was presented to Rochman at the Alberta Teachers of English as a Second Language Conference in November 2012.
The Jaye Fredrickson Award for Teaching Excellence honours an individual who engages learners though exemplary facilitation, supports them through advocacy and utilizes innovative approaches to education. The award was established to honour the legacy of teaching excellence that Fredrickson inspired.
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PROFESSIONAL
RBC playing a major role in the success of NorQuest CollegeThe Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has been an important partner of NorQuest College since 2004WITH OVER $600,000 in donations and hours of volunteer time spent with students, faculty and staff, the bank has had a significant impact on the overall growth and development of the College.
“RBC is committed to understanding the diverse needs of our clients, meeting the needs of the cultural markets and helping to make the immigration experience easier for newcomers to Canada,” says Jerilynn Daniels, RBC senior manager, community investments & marketing, public affairs. “Diversity for growth and innovation is one of our core values, so we’re delighted to support NorQuest.”
The bank has contributed to NorQuest College’s Intercultural Education Initiative, Canada Day celebrations, fundraising events and is the title sponsor of the Student Ambassador Program.
The program consists of students from various areas of study, all dedicated to the positive promotion of the College. The diversity of the group accurately represents the diversity of NorQuest, and allows the College to represent and celebrate its unique character in the community.
However, RBC’s support of the school’s overall operations is not limited to just dollars and cents.
“Not only is the financial support critical to NorQuest’s success, but support from key volunteers like Jason Byrne, account manager of commercial markets, who is co-chair of the College’s Youth in Transition mentorship program, is truly appreciated,” says Della Paradis, director of advancement at the College.
Daniels points out that volunteerism is ingrained into the fabric of the bank.
“We have numerous programs that support employee volunteerism,” she says. “When evaluating our community investment, we always ask what opportunities may exist for employee engagement.”
Jerilynn Daniels with RBC student ambassadors Elizabeth Routledge, Darcia Cruikshank-Too-A-Foo and Colette Brown-McKenzie.
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SUPPORTING NORQUEST
“ Sometimes a helping hand goes a long way.”
DR. ANN COLBOURNE
ALLOWED EVERY OPPORTUNITY to succeed as a young woman, Dr. Ann Colbourne flourished and achieved her lifelong goals. In a perfect world, everyone would be so lucky.
In Dr. Colbourne’s world many will, thanks to her generosity and support of NorQuest College’s 1000 Women: A Million Possibilities fundraising campaign. The 1000 Women movement is a powerful example of women working together for the betterment of the community by raising money to help support the programming and infrastructure needs of NorQuest College, where 80 per cent of the student population is female.
“I’ve been very fortunate in my life,” says the 53-year-old, who donated $50,000 to the cause. “I grew up with security, having all the supports around me in order to do what I wanted to do.”
Since she began practicing medicine in the early 1980s, it has been Dr. Colbourne’s job to diagnose and address the things that
make people ill. Her perspective has allowed her to look outside the physical health symptoms and discover a deeper definition of a healthy population.
“I’ve seen some incredibly talented people go home at the end of the day and have another very demanding job to do there too,” says the doctor, whose only ‘children’ are three West Highland Terriers.
However, having spent considerable time caring for her parents at the end of their lives, she understands the challenges of balancing family and work commitments.
“It has always amazed me that, women in particular, are able to keep the family going, raise children and then also contribute in a very meaningful way to the workplace. It takes incredible fortitude and commitment. Sometimes a helping hand goes a long way.”
SHARING the good life
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$50,000 and up
Dr. S. Ann Colbourne
Cougar Drilling Solutions
Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation
Landmark Group of Builders
Students’ Association of NorQuest College
$10,000 - $49,999
Dr. Jodi L. Abbott
City Lumber Corporation & The Rosen Family
Anne Finzer, CEO inc. & Etc. Event Styling & Décor Inc.
Enbridge
EPCOR Utilities Inc.
The Sarah & Martin Gouin Family Education Fund at the Edmonton Community Foundation
Wendy & Gerry Kinsella
Jeffery Klaus Scholarship Fund at the Edmonton Community Foundation
Oce-Canada Inc
The John & Barbara Poole Family NorQuest Fund at the Edmonton Community Foundation
RBC Foundation
TD Insurance Meloche Monnex
WorleyParsons Canada
$5,000 - $9,999
Canada Safeway Women’s Networking Group Edmonton
Day LePoole
Audrey E. Luft
Patrick & Angela Machacek
The ManCap Foundation
Lindsay Nakatsui
Soroptimist International Club of Edmonton
Schoena Strudwick
Patty Taverner
Western Coin Vending Ltd.
$2,500 - $4,999
Alberta Blue Cross
Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Sharon Brown
Butler Family Foundation
Cash In Time
DIALOG
Ethel Cuts Chapter, IODE
Katherine’s Katering Inc.
Ledcor Construction Limited
Roger L. Moore
Della Paradis
Rotary Club of Edmonton Riverview
Denise Tambellini
Brenda & Brian Trendel
Murray Walford
Paddy Webb
$1,000 - $2,499
Susan Adams
Jeannie Agrios
Allard Foundation
E. Dianne Allen
Jo-Anne Anderson
Mark Asbell & Dawn Pentelechuk
Kelsi Badry
Betty Jean Baldwin
Carol Bentley
Kathy Bonazew
Iola Bots
Shawna Bots
Dianna Bowes
The Bowlen Family
Beverley Brennan
Colleen Brennan
Jacqueline Brisebois
Shirley Brooks
Tamara Buckwold
Joanne Butler
Capital Power
C’est Sera Inc.
Louise Chadi
Glenda Coleman-Miller
Judy Cormier
Trudy Cormier
Convenant Health
Nancy Cranston
Jennifer Crosby
Donna Daniec
Davies Park Executive Search
Dr. Teresa Debevc
Stephanie Donaldson Kelly
Cathy Douglas
Downey Norris & Associates Inc.
Drayden Insurance
Edmonton Rotary Club Foundation
Jackie Fetter
Michael Fiorino
Brendan & Leah Fitzgerald
Laura Fitzgerald
Melanie Fix
Edyth Florence
Joan Forge
Yvonne Gagnon
Sandra Gajic
Deb Gordon
Susan Green
Kathy Grieve
Mona Hale
Jane Halford
Cynthia Hansen
Tamara Hauglum
NorQuest College gratefully acknowledges the following individuals and organizations for their generous contributions during the period January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012.
NorQuest College gratefully acknowledges lifetime contributors of $250,000 & greater:
Métis Nation of Alberta Métis Education Foundation
Edmonton Community Foundation
RBC Foundation
Heidelberg Canada Graphic Equipment Ltd.
Students’ Association of NorQuest College
Landmark Group of Builders
Xerox Canada Ltd.
DONORS
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SUPPORTING NORQUEST
Danita Haysom
Maureen Hemingway Schloss
Sue Heuman
John & Susan Hokanson
K-Bro Linen Systems Inc.
Dianne & Irving Kipnes
Marg Korby
Lillian Krawchuk
Kim Krushell
Angie LaBerge
Elaine Lee
Donna M. Lux
Linda Mabbott
Eva Mah-Borsato
Lynn Mandel
Marsh Canada Limited
Hugh & Madge McColl through the Edmonton Community Foundation
Sheila McNaughtan
Iren Mertz
Irene Mertz LaBonte
Judy Milton
Patricia Morgenstern
Dr. Thomas & Melanie Nakatsui
Henrietta & Javaid Naqvi
Shaheen Nasseri
Sylvia Nasseri
Trudy Nickerson
Ann Nikolai
Monica Norminton
Connie Nye
Fran Olson
Rosemary Paulencu
Alexandra Perras
Michelle Pilon
Jackie Polovick
Karen Radford
Garry & Joyce Rathgeber
Corrie Redl
ReidBuilt Homes
Nancy Reynolds
Laura & Jonathan Robb
Jamie Sale
Elexis Schloss
Dr. Nan Schuurmans
Marg Sebzda
Dale Sheard
Louise Shulko
Laura Shylko
Dr. Ameeta Singh
Patty Sowa
Jane Squire Howden
John & Avery Stobbe
Dr. Oksana Suchowersky
R.A. Sydie
Samantha Taylor
Annette Trimbee
Michelle Turcotte
LeeAnn Tyrrell
Barbara Walker
Angus & Heather Watt
Karen Webb
Jadeene Wheaton
Linda Wiebe
Windermere Golf & Country Club
Sheila Witwicky
Ryan Wright
$999 and less
Jennifer Acton
Julie Afanasiff
Janice Agrios
Mary Airey
Alberta Continuing Care Association
Monika Alder
Beth Allard-Clough
Tracy Anderson
Elizabeth (Liz) Anderson
Wendy Andrews
Associated Health Systems Inc.
ATCO Electric
Linda Banister
Kendall Jane Barber
Henderika Baribeault
Kevin Barranoik
Erin Barrett
Ratna Basappa
Janis Bean
Leslie A. Beard
Donna Belley
William Belous
Cindy Benson
Cindi Berg
Joanne Berger
Sameera Bhatia
Holli Bjerland
Carol Bjornson
Carol Blair & Associates Inc.
Wendy Boje
Jelena Bojic
Ursula Boraas
Manola Borrajo
Teresa Bosse
Carmelle & Kellan Boston
Darlene Bouwsema
Barbara Brass
Carleen Brenneis
Channe Brodeur
Angharad Brown
Jennifer Brown
Shawna Brown
Leanne Brownoff
BSN Medical Inc.
Adeline Cairo
Ben & Michelle Cairo
Cami Custom Homes
The Canadian Club
Karen Cantelon
The CAPITAL CARE Group
Gloria Chalmers
Dr. Kitty Chan
Philip Chatters
Daphne Cheel
Elke Christianson
Caroline Clark
Jennifer Cleall
Linda Cochrane
Gina Colcy
Christina Collins
Charlotte Cooper
Betsy Cornwall
Coup Boutique
Ashley Crawford
Charlene Cummings
Sue Cutmore
Barbara Dacks
Anna D’Agostini
Suzanne Daneau
Kerry Day
Cynthia Dea
Maureen Dea
Decore Hotels
Dentons Canada LLP
Elaine Devine
Michelle & Kennedy Devlin
Nicole Dodds
Kelley Doerksen
Pierrette Dosanjh
Karla Downs
Donna Drake
Briana & Morgan Drury
Ryan Drury
Niles Duggan
Lynne Duncan
Muriel Dunnigan
Karie Edmonds
Judy Elliot
Elsevier Canada
Patricia Elzinga
Hubert Eng
Doreen Erker
Anne Fanning Binder
Beverley Farkas
Karen & Mike Faulkner
Kay Feehan
Andrea Ferguson
Donna Finucane
Jennifer Fisk
Shannon Flint
Cathy Flood
Mary Ford
Cindy Fowler
Katheryn Fyffe
G&M Stone Masonry Ltd.
Catherina Gendall
Alexis Gibb
Steve Gibson
Lindsay Gilbert
Darrell & Ted Giraldeau
Barbara Gleiberman
Katherine Goble
Ruth Goudreau
Lois Greabeiel
Poonam Gurtu
Gail Hall
Philip F. Halloran Professional Corporation
Joanne Hamdon
Karen Hamel
Charmaine Hammond
Katie Hanson Milroy
Laurie Hawn
Anne Hayes
Louise Hayes
Pam Healey
Isabel Henderson
Jackie Hergott
Tara Hergott
Dr. Elena Hernandez-Kucey
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Denise Hole
Helen Hope
Beverley Hoskins
Shay Hosseinpour
Melissa Howell
Gail Hufty
Liz Hughes
Susan Huntley
K. Lynn Hyska
Sandy Jacobson
Gulnar Jaffer
Jeff Jenkins
Cindy Johnson
Karen Johnston
Debbie Jonas
Dr. Venta Kabzems
Sheila & Robert Kelcher
Lindsay Kelly
Patrick Kelly
Brenda Kennedy
Candace Ketsa
Khan Communication Services Inc.
Linda Kilgour
King Sign
Michelle Kirchner
Heather M. Kitteringham
Kelly Kleiber
Pamela Klemen
Barbara Kolbuc
Janice Kosak
Izabela Kotula
Carey Kraus
Leanne Kryger-Hann
Diane Kubanek
L Squared Style
Joyce Labriola & Mark Scholz
Susan Larson
Eloisa Lau
Mark Lazurko
Bonita Lee
Colleen Lees
Patti Lefebvre
Denise Lequire
Susan Lieberman
Annette Loiselle
Sally Lore
Dyanne Lyons
Patricia MacKenzie
Gordon Mah & Diana Dai
Sandy Mah
Susan Manning
Susan Marsden
Nicole Martel
Chana Martineau
Pilar Martinez
Winnifred M. Marvin
Deborah Mason
Eileen Matthews
Chinedu Mba for the family of Professor A.E. Afigbo, Emeritus
Kim McAra-Lester
Sherry McBeth
Shannon McClelland
Meghan DeRoo McConnan
Maureen McDannold
David McDougall
Lindsay McGill
A. Anne McLellan, P.C., O.C.
Elaine McPhee
Manisha Mehta
Margaret Melton
Teresa Melton
Jill Metz
B. Middleton
Aggie Mikulski
Dr. Judith Mill
Thomas Mill
John & Judy Miller
Shauna Miller & James Gillespie
Heather Mis
Jody Misunis
Matt & Janice Moore
Deana Morton
Gail Morton
Kim Moshurchak
Karen Mottershead
Marilyn Mucha
Marilyn Mulkins
Lisa Munro
Kim Murray
Nadia Mursky
Joan Neatby
Leah Newberry
Deb Newton
Cindy Nicholls Smith
Lori Nickifor
Lisa Nicolson
Taras Nohas
Lone Odgers
Esther Ohayon
Teresa Lynn O’Riordan
Stacey Padbury
Natalia Pakin
Parkash Pannu
Patti Papirnik
Aleda Patterson
Barbara Payne
Barb Pearce
Brea Pedersen
Jason Penner
Anida Phetsavanh
Sandra Pietrzyk
Megan Ploit
Karen Polowick
PwC
Katarina Racetin
Stella Rago
Anne Rasmussen
Jane Ratay
Jeanne Ratzlaff
Noura Redwan
Linda Reimer
Brenda Reitsma
Karen Reynolds
Judith Rohovie
Erin Ross
Rachel Ross
Katrina Rowe
Lisa Sadd
Elaine Sadler
Anita Sahota
Ezmina Samaroo
Lori Sartison
Shelley Sawchuk
Colleen Seetoo
Karen Sevcik
Manju Sharma
Rita Sharma Professional Corporation
Jill Sheward
Alva Shewchuk
Leslie Shragge
Gary Smith & Anna Loparco
Debby Smith
Laurie Smith
Lorraine Sousa
Donna Spencer
Nancy Spitz
Margaret Starko
Janine Stauffer
Kelly Steele
Valerie Stenson
Deborah L. Stephen
Peggie Stevens
Alan Stokes
Lee Anne Stuermer
Leah Stuparyk
Anne Taylor
Lin Taylor
Merle Taylor
Prudence Taylor
Tina Thomas
Patricia Tiamiyu
Michelle Ticknor
Joanne R. Tkaczyk
Michelle Tobias-Pawl
Leah Tolton
Rhonda Toohey
Traci Toshack
Kerri Trendel Cameron
Dorothy Triffo
Gillian Trimbee
Joyce Tustian
Jeff Uhlich
Andrea Volk
Jane Walker
Jenny Pon Walker
Patti Walsh
Linda Wedman
Jane Weller
Dr. Marilyn Westbury
Patricia White
David Williams
Lorna Wilson
Mary Wilson
Jan Witwicky
Sandra Woitas-Menczel
Winnie Wong
Jack & Susan Wright
Beverly Yee
Dianne Young
Sharon Yuen
Donna Zazulak
Sabina Zutter
SUPPORTING NORQUEST
DONORS
NorQuest College strives for accuracy in recognizing its donors and partners. Please contact the Department of Advancement with any discrepancies within this report (Phone: 780.644.5926 or [email protected]).
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Empowering women to succeed
Edmonton women work to raise $1 million for new child care centreTHE SUCCESS OF 1000 Women: A Million Possibilities has inspired the movement to establish a new goal of raising funds for a child care centre at NorQuest College.
The ambitious and in-demand facility will be housed in NorQuest College’s
planned downtown multi-purpose campus addition, the North Learning Centre.
Over the next three years, the movement is committed to raising $1 million in support of safe and accessible child care for student parents, caregivers and the community at large.
Based on a profound belief that the fabric of a community is most often woven by the women who live in it, the 1000 Women
movement is stepping forward to reduce the stress load of mothers and fathers who are determined to better their education and further their careers while facing the challenges of parenting.
“It is a core belief of NorQuest College that it must transform itself to meet the evolving needs of the community,” says 1000 Women Advisory Committee chair Patty Taverner. “This child care centre will give our students the advantage they need to study hard without having to worry about cross town bus schedules, daycare pick up deadlines and diminished family time.”
In addition, the new child care centre will offer a hands-on learning experience for students enrolled in NorQuest College’s Day Home Provider program. And with Edmonton and Alberta experiencing shortages in available child care spaces, the centre will fill a direct economic need.
To support the cause, each year the 1000 Women movement hosts the International Women’s Day Celebration in March at NorQuest College and holds the annual fundraising luncheon in June. For upcoming event information, please contact the NorQuest College advancement department at 780.644.5926 or www.norquest.ca/1000Women.
IN 2010 A FOUNDING GROUP of women rallied together in living rooms and coffee shops to create an endowment fund that would support the emergency financial needs of NorQuest College students. What emerged was the 1000 Women: A Million Possibilities movement.
With the leadership of Wendy Kinsella, then-chair of the 1000 Women Advisory Committee, the group committed to supporting students with unexpected or extenuating circumstances that could disrupt or end their education and career achievement.
An ambitious goal was set: engage 1,000 women from the community to give $1,000 dollars each to create a $1,000,000 endowment – The Million Possibilities Endowment Fund. With high spirits, the
founding women committed to achieving their goal in three years. The first fundraising luncheon was held in June 2010 with 80 guests. Just two years later the annual luncheon increased to 600 guests and the $1,000,000 goal was achieved one year ahead of schedule.
With deep appreciation we thank all of our generous donors for their commitment. This achievement is a lasting legacy and will impact the lives of NorQuest College students and their families for generations.
Sponsors Brookfield Residential and Global Edmonton have provided essential financial support and community exposure enabling the momentum of the movement. Our contributing artist and friend, Irene Klar, inspired us with
her piece entitled Northern Visions, which became the image for the first initiative of the 1000 Women: A Million Possibilities movement.
THANK YOU ALL.
Dr. Jodi Abbott with Alberta Premier Alison Redford at the 2012 1000 Women fundraising luncheon
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Photo by Bonnie-Jean McAllister
Dr. Jodi L. Abbott
Tara J. Adam
Susan Adams
Jeannie Agrios
Allard Foundation
E. Dianne Allen
Allwest Commercial Furnishings
Jo-Anne Anderson
Wendy Andrews
Mark Asbell & Dawn Pentelechuk
Kelsi Badry
Betty Jean Baldwin
Tracey C. Ball
Dianne Balon, Jalene & Lindsay Anderson
Linda Banister
Vi Becker
Jeanne Belzil
Carol Bentley
Isabel Bernete
Michelle Bessette
Naila A. Bharmal
Myra B. Bielby
Carol Blair & Associates Inc.
Blu’s
Kathy Bonazew
Iola Bots
Shawna Bots
Dianna Bowes
Sheryl Bowhay
The Bowlen Family
Beverley Brennan
Colleen Brennan
Jacqueline Brisebois
Brookfield Residential (Alberta) LP
Shirley Brooks
Marianne Brown
Sharon Brown
Tamara Buckwold
Wanda Bursey
Business in Calgary Magazine/Business in Edmonton Magazine
Charlene Butler
Joanne Butler
Butler Family Foundation
Katherine Caine
Carol Cameron
Canada Safeway Women’s Networking Group-Edmonton
Canadian Hadassah-WIZO
Canadian Western Bank
Capital Power
Carol Case
Susan Casey
C’est Sera Inc.
Louise Chadi
Molly Ann Chan
Louise Charach
Corrina Chetley-Irwin
Helen K.Y. Cheung
Caroline Clark
Patty Cleall
Dr. S. Ann Colbourne
Glenda Coleman-Miller
Dini Corbett-Lourenco, PhD
Salvatore N. Corea
Jody Cormier
Trudy Cormier
Judy Cosco
Nancy Cranston
Jennifer Crosby
Nancy Cumming
Jackie Cummings
Donna Daniec
Davies Park Executive Search
Dr. Teresa Debevc
Deloitte
Deloitte & Touche Foundation Canada
Dentons Canada LLP
DIALOG
Stephanie Donaldson Kelly
Cathy Douglas
Downey Norris & Associates Inc.
Drayden Insurance
Sharon Duff
Carol Duggan
Lynne Duncan
Edon Management
Chris Ellingson
enPrivado
Enbridge
Ernst & Young LLP
Tamara Evans
Nancy & Hany Fares
Karina Farr
Lynn Faulder
Karen Faulkner
Jackie Fetter
Anne Finzer, CEO inc. & Etc. Event Styling & Décor
Laura Fitzgerald
Brendan & Leah Fitzgerald
Melanie Fix
Edyth Florence
Focus Communications
Janet Folk
Joan Forge
Yvonne Gagnon
Sandra Gajic
General Recycling Industries Ltd.
Kate Gibson
Louise Gibson
Karen Giebelhaus
Darrell Giraldeau
Deb Gordon
Peggy Gouin
Susan Green
Kathy Grieve
Mona Hale
Jane Halford
Faye Haney
Cynthia Hansen
Paul Hastings
Tamara Hauglum
Alyssa Haunholter
Louise Hayes
Danita Haysom
Maureen Hemingway Schloss
Hemisphere Engineering Inc.
Dr. Elena Hernandez-Kucey
Sue Heuman
John & Susan Hokanson
Kerri-Lyn Holland
HSBC Bank Canada
Linda Humphreys
Elizabeth Hurley
Shenaz Jeraj
Yasmin Jivraj
Anis Jiwani
Barry Johns
Patricia Johnston
Noah & Miranda Jones
Nabat Kassam
Ruth Kelly
Khan Communication Services Inc.
Salima Kheraj - Beaverbrook Developments
Founded on this belief, we set out to find 1,000 women to invest $1,000 each to raise a total of $1 million in support of NorQuest students. To date, the 349 remarkable women, men and organizations noted below have invested $1,000 or more in the 1000 Women movement. With 651 to go … think of the possibilities!
With our deep appreciation, NorQuest Colleges recognizes you, our community partners and friends. Thank you for investing in the well-being of families, friends and neighbours.
The fabric of a community is most often woven by the women who live in it.
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SUPPORTING NORQUEST
Kick Media Inc.
Kimberley Homes Ltd.
Wendy & Gerry Kinsella
Dianne & Irving Kipnes
Irene Klar
Irene Klar Studio Ltd.
Kathy Knowles
Bernie Kollman
Marg Korby
Arti & Arvind Koshal
Lillian Krawchuk
Kim Krushell
Diane Kubanek
Kucey Dental Group
Angie LaBerge
Salma Lakhani
Lydia Lanman
Ledcor Construction Ltd.
Elaine Lee
Colleen Lees
Patti Lefebvre
Karen Leibovici
Day LePoole
Lincolnberg Master Builder
Audrey E. Luft
Donna M. Lux
Dyanne Lyons
Linda Mabbott
Elan MacDonald
Patrick & Angela Machacek
Catherine MacKenzie
Rod MacLean
Alexis MacMillan
Eva Mah-Borsato
Lynn Mandel
Marketing By Design Inc.
Melanie McCallum
A. Anne McLellan, P.C., O.C.
DeAnn McNally
Iren Mertz
Irene Mertz LaBonte
Shauna Miller & James Gillespie
Marcie Milley
Judy Milton
Maggie Mitchell
Janice Moore
Patricia Morgenstern
Anton Morgulis
Susan Moysa
Marilyn Mucha
Khatoon Murji
Dr. Thomas & Melanie Nakatsui
Lindsay Nakatsui
Henrietta & Javaid Naqvi
Shaheen Nasseri
Sylvia Nasseri
National Growth Partners
Valerie Neaves
Greg & Ronda Nedelec
Trudy Nickerson
Dianne Nikiforuk
Kimberly Nishikaze
Monica Norminton
Connie Nye
Fran Olson
Esther Ondrack
Dianne Osback
Leigh-Anne Palter
Della Paradis
Darwin & Betty Park
Rosemary Paulencu
Peace Hills Trust
Alexandra Perras
Margaret Petrin
Netta Phillet
Michelle & Alphonse Pilon
Dwayne & Gaylene Pohranychny
Jackie Polovick
Karen Polowick
The John & Barbara Poole Family NorQuest Fund at the Edmonton Community Foundation
Maya Pungur-Buick
PwC
Kathleen Quinn
Karen Radford
Stella Rago
Garry & Joyce Rathgeber
RBC Foundation
Corrie Redl
ReidBuilt Homes
Glenda Renney
Nancy Reynolds
Evelyn Riedlinger
Janet M. Riopel
Mary Ritchie & Dr. Bill Johnston
Laura & Jonathan Robb
Rohit Group of Companies
Rolling Mix Concrete (Edmonton) Ltd.
Sharlene Rutherford
Lisa & T. Marshall Sadd
Jamie Sale
Salwa Samycia
Lea Sanderson
Sari Salmon Schiff
Elexis Schloss
Norma Schneider
Dr. Nan Schuurmans
Scotiabank
Marianne Scott
Betty L. Screpnek
Marg Sebzda
Servus Credit Union Ltd.
Dale Sheard
Louise Shulko
Laura Shylko
Dr. Ameeta Singh
Karen Sliwkanich
Katie Soles, Soles & Company
Leona Soley
Parviz Somji
Soroptimist International Club of Edmonton
Patty Sowa
Nancy Spitz
Jane Squire Howden
Gail & Bernhard Stepanik-Keber
Marianne Stewart
Darlene Strang
Christian Strigl
Schoena Strudwick
Dr. Oksana Suchowersky
Sureway Construction Group of Companies
R.A. Sydie
Denise Tambellini
Senator Claudette Tardif
Patty Taverner
Samantha Taylor
TD Bank Group
Margaret R. Thompson
Brenda & Brian Trendel
Sue Trigg
Annette Trimbee
Michelle Turcotte
Beth Tutschek
LeeAnn Tyrrell
United Cycle
Jolene Van Den Bruel
Roberta M. Van Wyk
Vancity Community Foundation
Aurea Vasseur
Barbara Walker
Elaine Warick
Sheila Weatherill
Karen Webb
Paddy Webb
Jadeene Wheaton
Kim & Don Wheaton
Meryl Whittaker
Linda Wiebe
Tammy Wiebe
Audrey Wilkes
Kristina Williams
Windermere Golf & Country Club
Sheila Witwicky
Winnie Wong
Debra Wooding
Sandra Woolsey
Ryan Wright
Yellow Pencil
Gay Young
Gillian Young
Harriet Younie, RN
Shirley Yurkewich
Azmina Yusuf
Connie & Danny Zalmanowitz
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NorQuest College strives for accuracy in recognizing its donors and partners. Please contact the Department of Advancement with any discrepancies within this report (Phone: 780.644.5926 or [email protected]).
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Many new Canadians celebrate Canada Day for the first time!NorQuest hosted its 15th annual Canada Day celebration at the College’s Westmount Campus in 2012.
MORE THAN 400 PEOPLE, including 350 students from the Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada program (LINC), helped commemorate the country’s 145th birthday through song and a picnic. Many of the students are new to Canada, and celebrated Canada Day for the first time by wearing traditional dress and displaying Canadian flags. All three levels of government attended the event and the CBC Edmonton emceed for the second year in a row.
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IN YOUR COMMUNITY
NORQUEST COLLEGE President & CEO Dr. Jodi L. Abbott was among the Alberta post-secondary institution presidents honoured with a Diamond Jubilee Medal by Premier Alison Redford earlier this year.
“Alberta is fortunate to have such dedicated, visionary leaders in the post-secondary system. I wanted to recognize these leaders, and celebrate the work they do to help build our world-class centres of learning,” said Redford.
The premier presented the medals while the presidents were in Edmonton for a meeting of Campus Alberta stakeholders.
“Campus Alberta is a great example of how the advanced education system is being innovative in meeting the needs of learners,” said then Minister of Enterprise and Advanced Education Stephen Khan. “I was very proud to help recognize these leaders in Alberta’s post-secondary system.”
The Diamond Jubilee Medal was created to mark the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne as Queen of Canada. During the year of celebrations, 60,000 deserving Canadians are being recognized.
Karen Linkenhances regional access to education MEET KAREN LINK, NorQuest College’s senior manager of regional stewardship. Link works with communities, organizations and employers to ensure regional students receive equal access to adult education.
Her expertise in community development and adult learning, including resources offered by NorQuest College and other service providers, will help maximize the potential of your community.
Link’s approachable and outgoing nature combined with her 25 years of experience as a community builder continues to change lives.
“As a regional steward, NorQuest College plays a pivotal role in serving the needs of students,” says Link. “Our team at NorQuest is committed to working in partnership with communities to ensure their educational needs are understood and met.”
Whether it is meeting with your community face-to-face, connecting you to appropriate programs or referring you to valuable resources, Link is your go-to-person for enhancing access to adult education in the region.
Contact Link at 780.644.6064 or email her at [email protected] to find out about learning opportunities in your community.
NorQuest president receives Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal
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TALKING NORQUEST
MISSION
NorQuest College inspires lifelong learning and the achievement of career goals by offering relevant and accessible education.
LEADERSHIP
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
CHAIR Lynn Faulder
NORQUEST COLLEGE PRESIDENT & CEO Dr. Jodi L. Abbott
PUBLIC MEMBERS Brent Agerbak, L. E. (Lee) Ahlstrom, Christopher Burrows, Cynthia Hansen, David Hardy, Cameron John, Alan Skoreyko (Vice Chair), Todd Walker, (one vacant position)
FACULTY MEMBER Lois Henderson
SUPPORT STAFF MEMBER Krista Perreault
STUDENT MEMBER Tiffany Brochu Current as of April 2013.
EXECUTIVE TEAM
PRESIDENT & CEO Dr. Jodi L. Abbott
VICE PRESIDENT, TEACHING & LEARNING Norma Schneider
VICE PRESIDENT, TRANSFORMATION & CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Patrick Machacek
VICE PRESIDENT, COLLEGE SERVICES & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Jill Matthew
ESTABLISHED
1965 Originally opened as Alberta Vocational Centre-Edmonton
1990 Renamed to Alberta Vocational College
1998 Officially became board governed
1999 Renamed NorQuest College
WE ARE YOUR community college and Alberta’s largest, serving 8,500 students annually in full-time, part-time, distance learning and regional programs. As a regional steward, we provide access to adult education in Edmonton and the surrounding region for 23 communities. Our services stretch from Drayton Valley in the southwest to Thorhild in the northeast to Camrose in the southeast, with six regional campuses in addition to our Edmonton campuses.
NorQuest College uniquely delivers to the increasing demands of our economy, uniquely shapes the future of our province and uniquely maximizes opportunities others don’t see.
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STUDENT DIVERSITY
66% age 25 and over
34% age 24 and under
9% self-identified Aboriginal, Métis or Inuit ancestry
80% female 20% male
600 specialized supports and access to students with learning and physical challenges
73% from Edmonton region
22% from across Alberta and Canada
5% visa and offshore students
NORQUEST BY THE NUMBERS
95% of graduates find employment or continue their education
37 post-secondary career credentials and foundational programs
8,500+ full-time, part-time and continuing education students each year
1,200+ graduates each year
5,000 full-time equivalent students projected to be enrolled by 2020
NORQUEST’S STEWARDSHIP REGION
¢ Edmonton District
¢ South District
¢ Northwest District
¢ Northeast District
1 Edmonton Downtown Campus
2 Edmonton Westmount Campus
3 Wetaskiwin Campus
4 Stony Plain Campus
5 Camrose Campus
6 Drayton Valley Campus
7 Westlock Campus
8 Whitecourt Campus
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64%
4.5%
20%
7%
1%
0.5%
3%
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
For the NorQuest College audited consolidated financial statements, please visit our website and download our Annual Report.
Consolidated statement of operations year ended June 30, 2012
($’000) 2012 ACTUAL 2011 ACTUAL RESTATED
EXCESS/(DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUE OVER EXPENSE
4,305 1,114
REVENUES
Government of Alberta grants 49,541 47,193
Federal and other government grants 3,714 4,069
Student tuition and fees 15,294 15,342
Sales of services and products 5,198 4,112
Donations and contributions 1,047 752
Investment income 315 338
Amortization of deferred capital contributions 2,426 2,301
TOTAL REVENUES 77,535 74,107
2012 REVENUES
EXPENSES
2012 EXPENSES
68%
14.5%
1.5%
6%
2.5%
0.5%
7%
Salaries and benefits 49,814 50,189
Materials, supplies and services 10,723 10,567
Utilities 1,075 1,085
Maintenance and repairs 4,246 4,554
Cost of goods sold 1,921 1,304
Scholarships and awards 456 402
Amortization of capital assets 4,995 4,892
TOTAL EXPENSES 73,230 72,993
THERE ARE PEOPLE who do things for recognition, and then there are people who live truly selfless lives. This is often done by contributing to community with a passion that most times goes unnoticed by the masses.
Humility in the face of recognition is a great character trait, and NorQuest College 2013 honorary diploma recipient Steven LePoole possesses that trait.
“I was very surprised to be this year’s recipient,” says the 70-year-old retired president of Edmonton chemical distribution company Diversity Technologies, who is also a former member of the NorQuest College board of governors (2004-2010). “I don’t consider myself worthy of such recognition. But, of course, I was delighted to accept it. NorQuest College is very close to my heart.”
LePoole immigrated to Canada from the Netherlands when he was 11 years old. This helps in his appreciation for the College, where over half of the student population in 2012-2013 were born outside of Canada.
“I am an immigrant like many NorQuest students are, but I have only a small understanding of what the current generation of immigrants have to deal with when they come to Canada,” he says. “They have a very steep learning curve and I am happy to help with that learning curve.”
In his quest to help, LePoole has become a NorQuest mentor, taking part in the Youth in Transition mentorship program on a regular basis. This is where young people, many of whom are new Canadians with modest levels of education, interact with community representatives to build confidence and awareness.
“We meet with the students five or six times a year over a pizza, or we go with them to a hockey game or cultural event, or we bring in guest speakers. It’s just a way to show them we care and if it helps with even a little thing, like knowing how to apply for a job, then it is worth it.”
“ NorQuest College is
very close to my heart.”
STEVEN LEPOOLE
Honorary diploma recipient is committed to
HELPING THE NEXT GENERATION
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HONORARY DIPLOMA RECIPIENT
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