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#1241 Tony

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Posted 03 December 2024 - 09:47 AM

A wide range of post high school options are required to meet both the needs of individuals and society.

There are many non degree paths offering a comfortable quality of life and income potential for those who do not acquire a University degree.

 

A degree is not as strong a guarantee of a good job as it used to be when a much smaller percent of high school students went on to University.

 

Recently (2020-21)  Three-quarters  (75%) of young Canadians attain post secondary qualifications. In 2021, 30% of 25- to 34-year-olds had a bachelor’s degree, 24% had a college diploma, 12% had earned a Master’s or doctorate, and 9% had a trade certificate. 

 

In general, the more years of education a young person has attained the lower the unemployment rate. Also in general, the more years of education a person has the higher their income.


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#1242 Victoria Watcher

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Posted 11 January 2025 - 09:50 AM

VIU trans basketball player issue makes Fox US News:


https://www.foxnews....-breaking-rules

#1243 Victoria Watcher

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Posted 21 January 2025 - 09:27 AM

More than a third of Maritime university students report disabilities

Mental health concerns make up more than half of all reported disabilities


https://www.cbc.ca/n...ities-1.7432868



A growing number of university students across the country are reporting disabilities — and receiving academic accommodations — with Maritime institutions leading the way.

Academic accommodations can include extra time for exams and assignments, note-taking assistance, a quiet space to write tests and reduced course loads.

According to the Canadian University Survey Consortium, 29 per cent of Maritime university students reported a disability in 2019. That number jumped to 37 per cent in 2022.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 21 January 2025 - 09:28 AM.


#1244 Victoria Watcher

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Posted 21 January 2025 - 09:35 AM

Every person in that article is nuts. And I’ve diagnosed “woke mind virus” so they can put that on their disability form.
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Posted 21 January 2025 - 12:02 PM

His accommodation requests are informal, but he said they make a big difference to his learning.

For instance, he often wears glasses with a blue-light filter because bright light bothers him. If he still finds the light too much, he will ask his professors to dim them so he "can focus easier."

"Those momentary assistances — they go far," Harrison said.



#1246 Victoria Watcher

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Posted 21 January 2025 - 12:07 PM

Academic accommodations can include extra time for exams and assignments, note-taking assistance, a quiet space to write tests and reduced course loads.

 

According to the Canadian University Survey Consortium, 29 per cent of Maritime university students reported a disability in 2019. That number jumped to 37 per cent in 2022.

 

That's higher than universities outside the Maritime provinces, where 24 per cent of students reported having a disability in 2019, climbing to 30 per cent in 2022. 

 

 

 

 

 

Mental health issues, particularly anxiety and depression, make up more than half of all reported disabilities.

 

These figures come as no surprise to Amanda Manning, manager of accessibility services at St. Thomas University in Fredericton. She said the number of students reporting a disability tripled between 2013 and 2023 at STU.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

She suspects the rise could be attributed to a number of factors, including reduced stigma, especially related to learning disabilities and mental health. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For example, a professor might provide course material in multiple ways and offer students different assignment options, so they can choose how they want to express what they know.

 

More flexible learning spaces are also part of the universal design for learning, and professors would be encouraged to make materials more accessible for students as well. This way, they can focus more on what is being taught and less on taking notes.

 


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Posted 21 January 2025 - 03:21 PM

I'm reading Atlas Shrugged right now. Add that one to the Venn Diagram of where we are at.... 



#1248 LJ

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Posted 21 January 2025 - 09:06 PM

We are raising a generation of wimps, can't imagine a future where they are in charge. Thank god for MAID.


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#1249 Mike K.

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Posted 21 January 2025 - 10:33 PM

I'm reading Atlas Shrugged right now. Add that one to the Venn Diagram of where we are at....


I made it about 2/3s through and gave up.

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#1250 Victoria Watcher

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Posted 22 January 2025 - 01:49 AM

We are raising a generation of wimps, can't imagine a future where they are in charge. Thank god for MAID.

 

They already are in charge.

 

In charge of most of UVic, in charge of homelessness, in charge of hiring in all government positions.

 

Read a typical UVic job opening:

 

https://www.uvic.ca/...yc_280_185.php 



#1251 Sparky

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Posted 22 January 2025 - 07:00 AM

^ Link failed.

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Posted 22 January 2025 - 09:10 AM

Here: https://www.uvic.ca/...syc_280_185.php



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Posted 22 January 2025 - 09:14 AM

I don't see anything particularly concerning about that posting. In fact, inherent biases for this particular posting could be left wing, but could be right wing as well.

 

"This position will require the teaching of courses in lifespan development, infancy and childhood, and adolescence at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Expertise in qualitative methodology, interest in conducting or supporting meaningful collaborative research with Indigenous communities, or conducting research from a developmental perspective in the areas of health or environmental psychology are considered an asset."


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#1254 Barrister

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Posted 22 January 2025 - 09:34 AM

Well, I think the University should close down and give the land back to the first nations. All th profs should immediately leave North America (unless indigenous).

Problem solved.



#1255 Victoria Watcher

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Posted 25 January 2025 - 05:32 AM

The province says it’s willing to commit an additional $20 million in funding for a Vancouver Island University student-­housing project that’s running two years behind schedule.

 

Construction was supposed to begin in the spring of 2023 on a new student-housing complex on the Nanaimo campus, with the building set to be ready for students this fall, but the design was only finalized last summer.

 

VIU is now projecting that the 10-storey student residence, with an additional 266 beds, won’t open until the summer of 2027.

 

The Nanaimo campus ­currently has 536 on-campus beds.

 

VIU’s latest student residence was initially planned as a ­nine-storey building, with the province providing the bulk of funding — $87 million.

 

The province announced this week that it’s willing to fund up to a total of $103 million on the student housing project.

 

 

 

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Anne Kang, minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills, said VIU’s new housing tower is part of the provincial government’s commitment to build 12,000 student housing units across B.C.

 

That includes a 423-bed, six-storey student residence at Camosun College’s Lansdowne campus in Saanich that was announced last summer.

 

The project — Camosun ­College’s first student residence building — is expected to ­welcome its first occupants in the fall of 2027.

 

The province has committed $151.7 million in funding for that project, with the remaining $3 million fronted by Camosun College.

 

Other projects underway on the Island include 217 beds of student housing at North Island College at a cost of $77.9 million, with the province contributing $75.9 million.

 

 

 

 

https://www.timescol...-tower-10129622

 

 

 

 

 

Why do taxpayers have to foot all the bills?  Why can't they run at a profit?  You know, charge the students living there the going rate.


Edited by Victoria Watcher, 25 January 2025 - 05:33 AM.


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Posted 30 January 2025 - 05:16 AM

The University of Victoria has named Victoria-based ­entrepreneurs Andrew ­Wilkinson and Chris Sparling as its ­Distinguished Entrepreneurs of the Year.

 

Wilkinson and Sparling are co-founders of Tiny, a holding company consisting of more than 40 businesses.

 

They will officially become recipients of the UVic Peter B. Gustavson School of ­Business 2025 Distinguished ­Entrepreneur of the Year Award on June 10, during the award gala at ­Victoria Conference ­Centre.

 

Mia Maki, an associate dean at Gustavson, said the two ­“represent a new model of ­entrepreneurship.”

 

“They’ve shown you can build a world-class company from ­Victoria while actively supporting our local ­business ecosystem,” said Maki. “They’ve created opportunities for our graduates and continue ­investing in our community’s growth.”

 

Tiny’s businesses include ­Letterboxd, a social network for film lovers, and AeroPress ­coffee press.

 

Wilkinson and Sparling’s partnership has its roots in 2009 at MetaLab, Wilkinson’s first business, where they learned by trial and error and “started everything from productivity apps to skincare brands,” said Wilkinson.

 

 

https://www.timescol...e-year-10153283


Edited by Victoria Watcher, 30 January 2025 - 05:16 AM.


#1257 Blair M.

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Posted 30 January 2025 - 05:40 AM

Interesting that the AeroPress coffee maker is essentially "locally" owned - I did not know that.

I'm a long time user of AeroPress both at home and for camping. 

 

After trying them all, Moka Pot, percolator, french press, pour over, etc - for my personal taste the AeroPress makes the strongest, smoothest and tastiest cup of coffee you can get your hands on.

They certainly can't go wrong investing in a coffee maker that objectively makes one of the best cups of coffee you can drink.

https://aeropress.com/


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#1258 Mike K.

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Posted 30 January 2025 - 07:05 AM

Oh wow! I had no idea.

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#1259 Szeven

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Posted 30 January 2025 - 08:54 AM

They've labeled the headline photo incorrectly and identified Andrew as Chris.

#1260 Victoria Watcher

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Posted 06 February 2025 - 10:50 AM

After a study set out to find how many Canadian university jobs mentioned “diversity” as a condition of hiring, it determined that the answer was almost all of them.

 

Researchers with the Aristotle Foundation examined 489 job postings issued by 10 Canadian universities. Of those, just 12 didn’t contain some element saying that candidates would be prioritized based on their race, gender or sexual identity.

 

“In other words, 98 per cent of academic postings … directly or indirectly discriminated against non-minorities,” concluded the study.

 

“Only two per cent of vacancy postings did not contain any form of DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) ideology.”

 

Although Canadian universities have long prioritized diversity among their faculty and staff, since at least 2017 the policy has become explicit, with identity quotas put in place for everything from student admissions to hiring to grant awards.

 

As an example, every single applicant to the University of Toronto — even if it’s just for a job as a maintenance technician — is asked to complete a “diversity survey” laying out their race as well as their “ethnocultural identities, gender identity, visible and invisible disabilities, and sexual orientation.”

 

In some cases, universities will actively restrict a position to a specific identity group, such as a 2024 computer science position at the University of Waterloo that was open only to candidates “of a racialized minority.”

 

 

https://nationalpost...content=comment


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