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Nipissing
University, based in North Bay, is a university with a
strong undergraduate focus and a national reputation for
excellence in teacher education.
Operating
as an independent University since 1992 (though the history
of the school goes back to 1947) Nipissing has one satellite
campus, based in Bracebridge, called the Muskoka campus.
This campus has been in operation since 1996, developed with
the purpose of increasing the educational options and
opportunities for students living in Muskoka and the
surrounding area.
Over
100 full-time and part-time students attend the muskoka
campus, choosing from 15 courses currently offered,
(Fall/Winter 2001 / 2002). The campus offers a Liberal Arts
degree, and is working on offering two new specialized
degrees (Child and Family Studies and Cultural Studies). The
courses offered cover a broad range of disciplines,
including English, environmental sciences, history, child
and family studies, cultural studies, geography and more.
“The
Muskoka campus has allowed students an opportunity to take a
degree that they might otherwise not have had,” explains
Jan Lucy, campus administrator. “We’ve graduated over 30
students since we opened, which is a good number considering
it takes 3 to 4 years to get your degree,” continues Jan.
Tiffany
Morgan is one of these. “I probably would not have been
able to attend University if it hadn’t been for
Nipissing’s Muskoka campus”, she says.
“The
personal level is great, too,” Tiffany comments, referring
to both the small class sizes, (which is also true of
Nipissing University in general) and how approachable the
professors are. Graduating this spring with her BA in
Liberal Arts, she is planning to attend Nipissing’s main
campus in North Bay this fall to take her one-year Bachelor
of Education program.
Over
half the 2000 spring graduation class (Arts and science)
continued their studies in either a professional school (e.g
Nipissing's own Faculty of Education) or in graduate
programs at other universities.
According
to a recent survey by the government of Ontario, Nipissing
graduates are getting jobs. The university ranked first of
17 universities in Ontario, with a graduate employment rate
of more than 98 percent within two years of graduation.
The
Muskoka campus has its own Nipissing University Student
Union representative, and students have access to a number
of organized events, such as poetry readings and a lecture
series offered in collaboration with the Canadian University
Women's Federation (CUWF - muskoka). Social events include
an annual Christmas formal.
Located
in a joint facility with Georgian College, at 440 Ecclestone
Drive, in Bracebridge, the muskoka campus has three
classrooms, two offices, a student computer room and a
student lunchroom. Contact: Jan Lucy, campus administrator,
705-645.2921 or visit the website at www.nipissingu.ca
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