Partners in the North

Dean, Dr. Norman Halden at the ThoroughTec Cybermine underground mining simulator operating a load-haul-dumper at the Northern Manitoba Mining Academy. Photo Credits: Rob Penner.

Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources

Partners in the North

March 3, 2015 —
Over the ten-year history of the Riddell Faculty, numerous working relationships with organizations, communities, and institutions in Canada’s North have been developed. Two important partnerships, with the University College of the North (UCN) and the Northern Manitoba Mining Academy (NMMA), seek to provide greater access to training and educational opportunities for northern Manitobans.

Arctic Research, community engagement, Earth Sciences, Environment and Geography, Environment Earth and Resources

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Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources

First University College of the North transfer students graduate

February 3, 2015 —
Two recent graduates Michel Leclaire (B. Env. Sc. (Hons.) May 2013) and Nick Kosmenko (B. Env. Sc. (Hons.) May 2013) were the first students to have completed their degrees as part of a University College of the North (UCN) transfer agreement with the Riddell Faculty and the University of Manitoba. This initiative is open to graduates of the two Year Natural Resource Management Technology Diploma from University College of the North who may apply for admission into the Bachelor of Environmental Science program in the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth and Resources. Successful applicants will be granted 60 credit hours of transfer credit on admission towards the completion of the 120 credit hour Bachelor of Environmental Science degree.

Environment and Geography, Environment Earth and Resources

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