Student advising: the path to academic success
Colleen MacPherson
May 15, 2012, 10:07 am
Guided by the recommendations of a 2010 external review and with the concerted efforts of many people across campus, the U of S is closing in on its goal of providing students with the best academic advising possible.
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Bringing back the rodeo club
Kris Foster
May 15, 2012, 9:59 am
The thing about the student experience at the U of S is that you can always find extracurricular opportunities to pursue, even if it involves a horse named Rootbeer Kazanova and barrel racing.
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Bringing a new perspective
By Kris Foster
May 11, 2012, 9:11 am
Jared Brown is the newly elected University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union (USSU) president, and he is also the first Aboriginal student to step into that position.
Learning to learn at the U of S
College of Arts and Science
May 10, 2012, 2:16 pm
Thinking about attending the University of Saskatchewan, but not sure you have the skills and time to succeed? Ann Remy, director of the university’s College of Arts and Science Transition Program, says this is a dilemma many mature students and recent high school graduates struggle with. They would like to pursue various goals through an education at the U of S, but are leery of enrolling after struggling in high school or simply being away from an educational setting for a while.
Architect Douglas Cardinal unveils plans for new student centre
By OCN
May 10, 2012, 1:12 pm
The University of Saskatchewan unveiled new design plans for the long-anticipated Gordon Oakes-Red Bear Student Centre at a special event May 9.
Working on campus popular option for students
By OCN
May 8, 2012, 3:58 pm
Shari Thompson can tell when the economy is humming – all she has to do is look at the number of job postings on the U of S Student Employment and Career Centre website.
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A vision for student enrolment
Kris Foster
May 8, 2012, 3:55 pm
Since October, a university committee has been working to develop a new Strategic Enrolment Management (SEM) plan that will guide the long-term vision for undergraduate and graduate student enrolment—including numbers and composition—at the U of S.
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i3 Idea Challenge finalists present videos of their businesses
By Nicole Kehrig
May 4, 2012, 10:52 am
Eleven teams of aspiring entrepreneurs at the University of Saskatchewan are now one step closer to winning cash and support to start their own businesses.
Pharmacy student project addresses HIV, overall population health
Heather Dawson
May 3, 2012, 7:49 am
Six students from the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition at the U of S who developed a pilot project to reduce the prevalence of HIV in Saskatchewan were rewarded for their efforts with top place in the recent Pharmasave-Rubicon Annual Innovation in Pharmacy Student Business Plan Competition.
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Business students head to Israel
By OCN
April 26, 2012, 1:08 pm
A group of 16 students from the University of Saskatchewan’s Edwards School of Business, Dean Daphne Taras and Saskatchewan businesspeople leave for Israel and Jordan April 30, and will spend almost two weeks in the region exploring similarities and differences in business, entrepreneurship and culture.
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JSGS students offering pro bono work through The Policy Shop
By Jennifer Robertson
April 24, 2012, 1:15 pm
Individuals from the University of Saskatchewan Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy Students’ Association are helping not-for-profit and charity organizations in the province by providing free research, analytic and strategic services.
Students pursue interests through learning communities
By OCN
April 19, 2012, 9:46 am
The opportunity to engage with their peers and at the same time support the priorities of their university is proving to be very popular with U of S undergraduate students.
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U of S Board of Governors announces 2012-13 tuition rates
By OCN
April 16, 2012, 1:48 pm
The University of Saskatchewan’s Board of Governors has approved tuition increases that average 4.4 per cent across a variety of programs for the 2012-13 academic year. Tuition will constitute approximately 22.5 per cent of the university’s operating budget, and support core academic programs and services as well as improvements in teaching, learning, and the student experience.
Unique partnership creates UN internships for U of S students
Tara Donovan
April 16, 2012, 10:55 am
University of Saskatchewan students will be the first in the world to participate in a unique partnership between the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Universities of Canada (UCAN).
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Moot victory
By OCN
March 22, 2012, 11:04 am
For the second year in a row, the University of Saskatchewan College of Law’s Western Canada Moot team has won the Sopinka Cup, a competition that aims to the art of oral advocacy.
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