Degrees : vol. 23, no. 02 Fall/Winter 2011

Abstract

2011 Alumni Crowning Achievement Awards -- This year’s ACAA recipients came literally from all over North America to take part in this year’s special centennial ceremony. Meet them up close and personal. No ordinary Joe -- Joe Fafard has established himself as one of Saskatchewan’s most well respected and popular artists. He is also inextricably linked to the University of Regina. Harvest of plenty – the struggles of farm women -- Amber Fletcher is a University of Regina doctoral candidate studying how changes in farm policy impact the lives of farm women. Anderson comes full circle -- Early in his career, Doyle Anderson was an assistant professor at the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College’s Saskatoon campus. Now, after spending time outside the country, Anderson has come full circle. He’s back in Saskatchewan this time as president of First Nations University of Canada, the successor of the institution he taught at all those years ago. Mr. Yeates goes to Ottawa -- U of R alumnus Neil Yeates is Canada’s highest ranking immigration bureaucrat at a crucial time. What does reassessment look like for Citizenship and Immigration Canada and what are the potential impacts on the country and those new Canadians seeking to relocate to the true north, strong and free? departments -- Feed Back; President’s Note; Around Campus; Spot Light; Focal Point; Alumni President’s Message; Class Notes; 360 Degrees;