Irving Oil and UNBSJ Team Up To Offer Degrees

Irving Oil and UNBSJ teaming up to deliever secondary education for Irving Oil employees.

The two recently launched an executive MBA program, which allows employees to earn their master's degree while remaining fully employed.

Director of Human Resource Management with Irving Oil Tracy Chapman tells CHSJ News they had more than 130 applicants.

Student JC Besner says it's a great way to learn more about his industry.

The course takes 2 years to complete and it is equivilant to the one year MBA program at UNBSJ.

Canaport LNG Awards Medical School Scholarship

A 38 year old father of two from Harvey Station has been chosen for a scholarship to attend the Saint John medical school.
Sheldon Wood has a Bachelor of Computer Science Degree from U-N-B and worked as an I-T consultant for 15 years.
Canaport L-N-G is creating the 4 year scholarship that will provide Wood with 35 thousand dollars a year for full tuition, books, equipment and living expenses.
Wood tells says he wants to remain in the province after graduation and is looking at becoming a family doctor.