June 2022 Newsletter – Post Secondary News
Post Secondary News
June 27, 2022
The WSANEC School Board hosted the Post-Secondary Graduation Ceremony on June 14, 2022 at the Mary Winspear Centre. There were 22 Post-Secondary students that graduated their program. We also included two elders that received an honorary doctorate.
| Honorary Doctorate | ||
| Elliott, Charles | Honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts | UVIC |
| Underwood, Victor | Honorary Doctorate in Laws | UVIC |
| College Prep | ||
| Morris, George | Indigenous College Prep Certificate | Camosun |
| Pierre, Danielle | Indigenous College Prep Certificate | Camosun |
| Underwood, Ruth | Indigenous College Prep Certificate | Camosun |
| Underwood, Sene | Indigenous College Prep Certificate | Camosun |
| Underwood-Mosley, Molly | Indigenous College Prep Certificate | Camosun |
| ECE/W,SENCOTEN IST | ||
| George, Addie | Early Childhood Education | Pacific Rim |
| Charlie, Kristy | W,SENCOTEN IST Certificate | UVIC |
| Charlie, RaeDeen | W,SENCOTEN IST Certificate | UVIC |
| Elliott, Adelaide | W,SENCOTEN IST Certificate | UVIC |
| Elliott, Anter | W,SENCOTEN IST Certificate | UVIC |
| Jacks, Michelle | W,SENCOTEN IST Certificate | UVIC |
| Vaa, Tua | W,SENCOTEN IST Certificate | UVIC |
| Wyse, Raven | W,SENCOTEN IST Certificate | UVIC |
| Degree | ||
| Beale, Katelyn | Joint degree in Common Law with Indigenous Legal Order | UVIC |
| Charlie, Elizabeth | Bachelors of Social Work | UVIC |
| Cordova, Juanita | Bachelors of Arts in English | U of Alb |
| Jacks, Janel | Bachelors of Arts in Political Science | UFV |
| Pelkey, Marjorie | Bachelors of Arts in Visual Arts | VIU |
| Underwood, Destiny | Bachelors or Arts in Sports and Fitness | Camosun |
| Masters | ||
| Elliott, Elisha | Master in Language Revitalization | UVIC |
| Olsen, Joni | Masters in Public Administration | UVIC |
| Underwood, Shauna | Masters in Indigenous Nationhood | UVIC |
Uncle Gabe Bartleman Bursary 2022
The Uncle Gabe Bartleman Bursary was established in honor of our late uncle who believed in Education and the wellbeing of our Saanich People. The bursary was established in 2002 in memory of Gabe.
Awarded to: Kristy Charlie
Certificate in Language Revitalization – University of Victoria
Kristy entered the program because she is interested in learning the language and working in the community. She wants to contribute to many aspects including culture and education. She will carry on into the Diploma program at UVIC next year and eventually go into the Bachelor of Education.
The George and Geraldine Underwood Bursary 2022
This bursary is awarded to a full-time post-secondary student from Tsawout, Tseycum, Pauquachin, or Tsartlip. They would like to recognize the commitment and perseverance of an adult learner to post-secondary education and to modelling W̱SÁNEĆ QENÁȽ – Responsibility; ŦELÁṈET – Self Initiative; ATOL – Respect for rights and values of others; SW̱ÍW̱I – Positive attitude and willingness to work hard; ȽḴIL – Confidence.
Awarded to: Rae Anne Claxton
PhD in Linguistics – University of Alberta
Rae Ann’s ultimate goal is to be fluent in both Hul’q’umi’num and SENCOTEN both languages of my people, and to work in a position that I can advocate for language in higher education where we can have better access to funds meant for our language and our people.
Denise Sam, Post Secondary Coordinator
