Colleen is a graduate of the Integrated Environmental Planning Program and has been working in the non-profit sector. As an alum herself, she has many connections to other graduates and understands the value of keeping connections with your cohort beyond the time at the college. In her work as the executive director of Kootenay Carshare Cooperative, she developed the communications management
Instructor, Human Services I have been a social worker for 25 years. I worked for 23 years with the Ministry of Children and Family Development as a front-line child protection social worker, a supervisor of an integrated service team, and as a director with the Ministry’s Provincial Practice Branch. I began teaching at Selkirk College in 2018. I earned my Bachelor of Social Work Degree from the
Instructor, Chemistry Jason spent his early years in Kuwait and Goa. His family immigrated to Mississauga, Ontario, where he completed high school. He enjoyed the next decade at University of Waterloo, studying biochemistry, volunteering for the campus first aid team and practicing Taekwondo. He earned his PhD for his thesis titled “Exploring Ligand Structure and Thermodynamics of the Malachite
Instructor, Mathematics, Integrated Environmental Planning, Business Administration, Postgraduate Accounting, Postgraduate Business Management My fascination with puzzles and problem solving led me to study mathematics at university, first at the University of British Columbia (BSc) and then at the University of Waterloo (MMath, PhD). After graduate school, I taught mathematics at the University
Alison began her career with Selkirk College in 1991, working with adults upgrading their education in Nakusp and then Nelson, and now supports upgrading and SOAR (Steps to Opportunities, Academics & Readiness) programs in communities throughout the college region. She is inspired every day by the courage, tenacity and appreciation for learning that is apparent in both learners and instructors
Instructor, Geology Geology began for me as an interesting elective in first year science at UBC in Vancouver. By second year I was ready to dive in head first. I finished a B.Sc (Hons.) in Geological Sciences in 2005, and went on to complete a M.Sc. in Structural Geology at UBC in 2008. My first job in geology took me to Canada’s arctic in search of diamonds. I was fortunate enough to be working
Historical Resources Being On the Land: Histories at the Confluence , Symposium on the People of the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers Closing the Circle: Descendants of Alex Christian—the White Grizzly , Murial Walton & Myler Wilkinson From Our Side We Will be Good Neighbour(s) to Them : Doukhobor-Sinixt Relations at the Confluence of the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers in the Early Twentieth Century
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Instructor, Business Communications, Academic English Literature Karlie acknowledges each students’ learning journey is unique and important. She values students’ viewpoints and challenges students to consider different perspectives for discovery while providing a learner-centred teaching philosophy and environment. As a Selkirk College University Arts and Sciences alum, Karlie understands the