University
of Alberta BScN After Degree Program
Currently, there is a shortage
of nurses in Canada. It has been predicted by the Canadian
Nurses' Association that, as a result of the combined
effects of an aging nursing workforce and a rapidly
aging population, this shortage will reach 113,000 nurses
by 2011. In response to these changing needs, the Faculty
of Nursing has introduced a BScN After Degree Program.
The Faculty of Nursing recognizes that students who
already hold a degree have developed critical thinking
and analytical skills. These skills, combined with career
and life experience and, in many cases, additional education,
make these individuals excellent candidates for this
program. The BScN After Degree Program can be completed
in two calendar years. Courses completed in a previous
degree will be considered for credit if they are equivalent
to courses in Nursing.
The BScN After Degree Program
- Camrose takes in 25 students each September. It is
not limited to students from Augustana; graduates of
any degree-granting institution may apply. This program
is in addition to the one offered in Edmonton.
There is a rural focus to this
program. To accommodate all students in hospitals for
their clinical placements, these placements may require
travel and can take place in a 150 km radius from Camrose.
Placements will be in the East Central Health Region
and the David Thompson Health Region (students in this
program do not do placements in Capital Health Region/Edmonton).
Upon graduating, students will have the skills to be
able to practice in either a rural or urban area and
in variety of settings including acute and community.
The program is open to both rural and urban students.
Applicants may apply to both
the Camrose and Edmonton programs, however you will
be charged application fees for both programs. As a
condition of admission, if you start the After Degree
Program in Camrose, you will not be permitted to transfer
to the After Degree Program in Edmonton.
The application deadline is February
1 for September entry each year. Follow the online application
process. Admission requirements are the same as to the
program in Edmonton.
Rural
Development
Agriculture Societies
such as the Camrose Regional Exhibition have always
been centers for of marketing, learning and training
for rural people. They have provided a mechanism for
primary producers to meet and compare their products
be they livestock, forages or grains. Fairs and exhibitions
have also allowed agri-businesses the opportunity to
display the latest technology and allowed them to promote
new agricultural methods.
The Growing Rural
Tourism Conference is an initiative of the Camrose Regional
Exhibition, Tourism, Parks Recreation & Culture,
Alberta Agriculture Food and Travel Alberta. The tenth
annual conference will be hosted by the Camrose Regional
Exhibition on April 12 - 14, 2010.
Tourism is Alberta's fourth largest industry, ranking
behind the Petro-Chemical Industry, Forestry and Agriculture.
It is estimated that there are currently 110,000 full-time,
part-time and seasonal jobs in this industry, and by
the year 2005, Tourism has the potential to be a $6
billion a year industry employing 150,000 Albertans.
While this is a very positive position for the industry,
the benefits generated by the industry have been traditionally
accrued by locations on the eastern slopes of the Rocky
Mountains, and by the major cities of Alberta. Few of
these benefits have been realized by the rural communities
that populate the rest of Alberta - until now!
Rural communities in Alberta and across Canada have
begun looking towards tourism as a viable industry to
diversify their local economies. The Growing Rural Tourism
Conference brings together groups who have embraced
innovative Tourism strategies and partnerships, and
those looking at how they might bring new sources of
revenue and employment to their own communities.
Renowned Rural Tourism experts and participants from
a broad cross-section will share successes, challenges,
and ideas for future growth. Comments from last year's
participants indicated that the conference was a powerful
tool in initiating strategic tourism planning
