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Text Box: Associate Professor Daryle Rigney from Adelaide, South Australia, came to visit our campus. Speaking with a strong accent, Rigney talked a little about himself and his occupations, the college he works for, and how their government is having problems with water. When he is home, Daryle works at Flinders University as a recruiter, director, and teacher. He also travels a lot to talk about problems his country has and to find information to help solve their crises. Flinders University, which is a community college in Ngarrindjeri, South Australia, offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees in psychology, education, nursing and much more. When it was founded in 1966, it served 400 students and offered less than 10 courses. Today Flinders has about 16,000 students enrolled in about 300 courses, with the majority of students being women. To help students pay for college, the Commonwealth has a program called HECS-HELP; Australian

Text Box: students can defer payment until they are earning a specified amount of money per year. If students want to pay upfront, the college gives a 20% discount on tuition and other fees. Water is a major concern in Australia. Rigney spoke about the Murray River, the main river that runs down from the north in Australia. Adelaide, home of Flinders University, is located at the southern end of this river. There are four other states that use the river for water. For the past three years, the northern states that have dams are

Text Box: causing Adelaide to receive only 30% of the water from the river, creating droughts in Adelaide. He also mentioned that Lake Albert, a large lake near Adelaide which the government has been trying to save, will probably dry up by the end of summer 2010. Rigney said that people from Adelaide have asked the government to let more water pass through the dams. So far the water usage issue is not resolved. We thank Professor Rigney for his visit to KuC and his presentations to our classes and campus.

Kuskokwim Campus UAF, Student Newsletter

Volume 1, Issue 1 October 20, 2009

Announcements

· Open Mic Night
October 30th at 7pm
Cultural Center

· Pumpkin Carving Contest
Judging—Oct 30th, 3pm
Cultural Center

· Manaq by the seawall evenings

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As a fulltime student at KuC studying Information Technology, I also work as the Continuing Education Coordinator for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Area Health Education Center (YK-AHEC). I encourage those of you interested in the Health Care System to check out your local YK-AHEC to see what it can offer you. Career Pathways offers detailed resources and information on Health Care professions. This program also works with you individually to provide specific information about your areas of interest. If you are an employee of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation, the Continuing Education Coordinator will be able provide even more services and resources. Additional programs and services include: Staff Development, Workforce Development, Partner/Programs and a variety of other programs to better serve the needs of the Yukon-Kuskokwim region. For further information please visit YKHC’s website at www.ykhc.org, email info@ykhc.org, or contact Laurinda O’Brien, Director of YK-AHEC at 907-543-6981.