The values that were instilled in Valerie while growing up in Saskatchewan, and attending the University of Regina, are the foundation of her successful career. As a recipient of both the Order of Canada and the Saskatchewan Order of Merit, Valerie is recognized as an industry leader, and has established, transformed, and re-energized cultural organizations […]
This Spring’s recipients include a decorated paralympian, an environmental and transgendered advocate and Saskatchewan’s Chief Medical Officer.
Earlier this year, in the aftermath of a fierce winter blizzard that shut down much of Saskatchewan, Parliamentary Poet Laureate, Louise Bernice Halfe, reflected on how such events fuel her poetic inspiration. “The storm that just travelled across the prairie provinces revealed a whole lot of mystery to me,” she said from her home outside […]
Concentric circles In my first Degrees message to alumni as President and Vice-Chancellor of your alma mater, I want to speak about how important alumni are to the University of Regina and, at the same time, how important the University should be to you. Our alumni connect us to the wider world, both in our […]
“Join us online” You see those words on the front cover of this issue of Degrees magazine but what do they mean? After 33 years, we have decided to move away from the printed version of Degrees magazine. We will now tell the remarkable stories of our University of Regina alumni community via the website […]
Kelsey (O’Byrne) Zipchen BEd’10, BA’17 has a unique job. She’s a teacher on film and television sets across Canada, tutoring young actors who are missing school. Zipchen taught in Regina and Saskatoon before her husband, actor and host Tanner Zipchen, found work in Toronto. While spending time with him on location, she learned about on-set teaching. She went on to earn a California Certified Studio Teacher designation in an intense four-year journey that included a course in child welfare and labour laws, more than a dozen state and subject exams, and additional university classes through UCLA.
When Dr. Jeff Keshen arrives to begin his term as eighth president of the University of Regina on July 1, he will hit the ground running. Keshen will be taking the administrative reins of a university just three years away from its 50th anniversary and one year into a new strategic plan. This means celebrating […]
The Honourable Gene Makowsky was appointed Minister of Advanced Education in November 2020, following his re-election as MLA for Regina Gardiner Park in the October 2020 provincial general election. In addition to the province’s two universities and their federated colleges, the Ministry’s portfolio includes Saskatchewan Polytechnic, eight regional colleges, three institutions delivering Indigenous educational programs […]
Kerry Benjoe’s journey hasn’t always run a straight course. Only three years ago, she was homeless and caring for a young daughter. Two years ago, she faced the difficult decision to have her left leg amputated below the knee, the tragic result of spousal abuse. But Benjoe did what Benjoe has always done – she […]
We at the University of Regina offer our sincere apologies for an egregious error in the printing of our Fall/Winter 2020 issue of Degrees, the University magazine. In referring to a transgender person, we inadvertently used their birthname in lieu of the name that they use. This process is known by many in the 2SLGBTQ+ […]