Whitehorse – Today Stephen Mooney started at Yukon  College as the Director of the Yukon Cold Climate Innovation Center (YCCIC). After seven years of commuting to Texas, in software development & implementations for Fortune 500 companies, Mooney relocated back to his hometown to work for Northwestel. He had been there since 2003 taking on roles in Business Development, Marketing, Wireless and most recently Manager, Customer Solutions Experts and Network Facilities Group.

 Mooney comes with a degree in Industrial Engineering from the Technical University of Nova Scotia, where he won several national design and engineering awards. He has also been certified as a Project Management Professional.

Whitehorse – The Applied Arts Division at Yukon College is considering offering a second graduate cohort program, Master of Education in Multidisciplinary Leadership with a possible start date of January, 2011.  Applicants require a four year undergraduate degree. This can be in any discipline. This is a three-year part-time program, offered weekends through the fall and winter semester and more intensive courses in the spring/summer semester.  As this program is run as a cohort, each course will be offered in sequence.

Please note that our ability to offer this program is dependent on student numbers.   

The Multidisciplinary Leadership specialization is designed to prepare graduates to take on roles of responsibility or leadership in a number of educational or community environments.

Whitehorse – Decision makers now have the opportunity to learn strategies for integrating climate change considerations into their work while earning a certificate in Decision Making for Climate Change. Participants in this new course, offered by the Northern Climate ExChange (NCE), Yukon Research Center of Excellence, will be trained on tools and strategies for addressing climate change in their work.

Whitehorse – Two Yukon College students, Kayla Mintz and Kyle Cashin, have been selected as official staff for the upcoming United Nations Association of Canada Model Arctic Council being held in Whitehorse, October 27-30, 2010.  In conjunction with the UN International Year of Youth: Dialogue and Mutual Understanding, the Model Arctic Council is hosting a simulated UN council where high school students from across northern Canada and 7 other arctic countries gather to dialogue on northern issues. Mintz’ role will be the Official Press of the Model Arctic Council and Cashin will fulfill the responsibility of Delegate Resource Person.

Whitehorse – Yukon College’s Yukon Research Centre of Excellence will be hosting a 10th anniversary for the Northern Climate Exchange (NCE) on Friday, October 1. The NCE celebrates with a presentation of its past, its present, and its future accomplishments followed by a birthday cake.

The presentation begins with speakers Aynslie Ogden and Bob VanDijken who were at the NCE’s inception. Next, John Streicker and Joy Waters will present the important role that NCE plays in our current circumstances. Finally, the institute’s future development will be explained by Chris Hawkins, the new Vice President of Research.

Whitehorse, Yukon – The St. Elias Icefield is one of the largest non-polar icefield in the world and is home to the Kaskawulsh Glacier, a 70 km long glacier located in Kluane National   Park. The study explores the seasonal variations in the surface velocity of the Kaskawulsh Glacier using a combination of surface ice motion measurements (dGPS) and new satellite image analysis techniques. Velocity variations have been linked to seasonal and daily changes in air temperature and melt-water inputs. Results from the remote sensing techniques will be validated by the surface measurements to an accuracy of a few centimeters, so that slight speed up events can be documented.

Whitehorse – Yukon College’s Continuing Education Department has just completed a strategic restructuring that will further build upon its success in delivering high quality training in the Yukon. The Fall 2010 CE Calendar was released in late August with many new courses being offered. The course subjects range from self-interest to professional development.

Whitehorse, Yukon – Students at Yukon College will have a tour around the city of Whitehorse thanks to the generous contribution of City of Whitehorse Transit. The City of Whitehorse Transit is providing a city bus and driver for the day for the City Tour component of the Yukon College Orientation Program. The activity is to introduce new students who are from rural and international areas to the city bus system as well as the popular spots in the city.

The City of Whitehorse Transit met with the Yukon College Student Union last year to collaboratively design a scheduled route that would attract more users to the transit system. The City Tour is another endeavor by the City to show it supports transit users.

Whitehorse – On Monday, September 13, Yukon College Students will officially open the bouldering wall in the Yukon College gymnasium. Since 2008, the Student Union, along with the collaborative support of Director Colleen Wirth and the Student Services department, has been working to build financial support for the wall design and installation. The inauguration will celebrate this accomplishment.

Whitehorse –Yukon College kicks off the Fall semester on Tuesday, September 7 with a day of activities that will orient students in the right direction towards academic success. Orientation Day is the start of the two week “Finding Your Way” Student Services campaign which informs new and returning students about programs and services available to college students. The activities are centered on informing and preparing students for the academic year ahead.