This report is a modified summary of Kwantlen Polytechnic University's media coverage for the week of August 25, 2014, inclusive of Monday, September 1. For more KPU news, visit: kpu.ca/newsroom.
KPU COMMUNITY
Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts will receive an honorary degree from KPU at the university's fall convocation in October.
KPU's esteemed university chorus has put out a casting call to community singers. The group has collaborated with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the Vancouver Opera Orchestra.
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KPU PROGRAMS
As the province looks to overhaul post-secondary education to meet industry's growing demand for skilled trade workers, several KPU Tech programs are already qualified to do so.
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The university has launched a brand new roster of continuing and professional studies. Based out of KPU's Richmond, Surrey and Langley campuses, with certain courses available entirely online, over 65 classes are being offered this fall in business, design, health, science and horticulture, and trades and technology.
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