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8TuesdayFebruary172015NewightsscheduledeveryMondaytoHayRiverHighLevelandEdmontonstartingFebruary16AURORACollegeWeekWewouldliketocongratulatethestaffandstudentsduringAURORACollegeWeekVisitourwebsitewww.nwal.caTel867872-2216Fax867872-2214ForCharterReservationsCalltoll-free1-877-872-2216emailchartersnwal.caTheTownofFortSmithcelebratesAuroraCollegeWeekFeb.16-19WishingeverysuccesstoallAuroraCollegestudents.MayyourgoalsbeachievedFortSmithisproudtobehometoAuroraCollegeThebachaCampusAuroraCollegepreparingforbusyyearaheadpresidentByDALICARMICHAELEveryyeartheterritoryshomeforpost-sec-ondaryeducationhostsAuroraCollegeWeekACWachanceforstudentstoexploretheiracademiccommunitywhilereectingonthehardworkbeingdonebystaffandstudentsalike.TomarktheoccasionAuroraCollegepresidentJaneArychuksharedsomeoftheschoolsupcominginitiativesandpastac-complishmentswithTheJournal.Long-distancemobilelearningkeytosuccessTokickoffACWtheBusinessAdministra-tionprogramunitedtheschoolsmaincam-pusesinFortSmithInuvikandYellowknifethroughthelaunchofitsrecentlyinstalledvideoconferencingtechnology.BusinessAdminisgettingreadytorolloutanewrstyearfortheirprogramfornextSeptem-berusingtechnologynewtousArychuksaid.AnopenhouseheldFeb.16broughttogethercollegecommunitymembersfromYellowknifeFortSmithandInuviktodemonstratehowtheprogramwouldoperate.Withthisinitiativestu-dentsspanningtheNWTwillhaveopportuni-tiestopartnerupwiththeirpeersthroughoutthefar-spreadregionsandteacherswillhavethechancetosharetheirexpertisetoawiderrangeofpupilsinaneasy-accessformat.SeveraldepartmentshavealsointroducedshortportableclassestogetadultsfromLutselKetoTuktoyaktukinterestedinlearningandbrushingupontheirskills.Thisincludesamajorachievementfortheschoolthisyearthetour-ingNorthernAdultBasicEducationprogram.Wevehadgreatsuccesswithourliteracyandessentialskillscoursesincommuni-tiesArychuksaid.Wevedone51deliver-iesofthesecoursesincommunitiesincludingsuchthingsasstartingyourownbusinessmarketingandofceadministration.Rightnowwerepilotinganearlychildhoodcarecourse.Theseareliteracyandessentialskillsthatdontleadtoacerticateordiplomabuttheydoleadtosomeskillsaroundajobandalsobuildtheessentialskills-literacyandnumeracy-thatpeoplewillneedtostartinthesecareers.InthenextfewweekstheInuvikcampuswillbesendingamobiletradesunituptheicehighwaytoTuktoyaktukwhereoverthecourseofseveralmonthsemergingworkerscandiptheirtoesinthetrades.Whatwerehopingisitllbeabridgeorajumpingoffthattheycanstartinthecareeratmaybealower-leveljobandtakeaninter-estandmovetheirwayupArychuksaid.PreppingclassesforthefutureDuringACWtheYellowknifecampuswillholdanopenhousetotestthewatersonanewtwo-yearBachelorofEducationProgramforstudentswithexistingbachelordegreesinartsandsciences.Potentialfutureteachersandcurrented-ucationadministratorsareinvitedtostopbytheNorthSlavefoyeronThursdayfrom5p.m.to8p.m.togivetheirinputandex-presstheirinterestinthecourse.Along-standingtraditionofeducationAuroraCollegeisalsocelebratingtwomajoranniversariesoverthecourseoftheacademicyear.Lastfallamonth-longstringofpresentationsandactivitiesacknowledgedthe50thanniversaryoftheAuroraResearchInstituteARIinInuvik.InearlyAprilAurorawillalsoholdaseriesofeventstocelebratethe20thanniversaryofitsnursingprogramapopularstreamthathasevolvedfromadiplomatoadegreepro-gramovertime.WhileAurorasaccomplishmentsandtheacademicsuccessofitsstudentsremaintoppriorityArychukhopesstudentswillalsoembraceAWCasachancetoletloose.Itreallychangeditsfocustojustacknowl-edgethestudentsandfunactivitiesforstu-dentsthatwillbreakupthewinterastheygearintomidtermsandassignmentsAry-chuksaid.Itsjustatimetohavealittlebitofabreatherandalsobuildsomecamarade-rieandteamspirit.AuroraCollegeWeekwillbeaplatformtolaunchnewprogrammingfortheschoolsayspresidentJaneArychuk.EDUCATIONAURORACOLLEGEWEEK