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WCSA Top Rookie

Janelle Wiebe , a first year

Faculty of Education , Secondary Physical Education student and a rookie on the University of Regina Women ’ s Cougars Softball team , helped the University of Regina Cougars to an 11-7 season record and a Silver Medal at the 2013 Western Collegiate Softball Association ( WCSA ) League Championship .
University of Regina has won this award in the programs 8-year history . She was also named a WCSA Second Team Allstar at Centre Field . Janelle hails from Nipawin , Saskatchewan .
In October 2013 , Janelle was named and awarded the WCSA Top Rookie . This is the first time that a student from the

Student Awards Reception

The Student Awards Reception , to acknowledge the outstanding academic achievement of Faculty of Education students for 2013 was held March 11 , 2014 .
Organizers : Dr . Val Mulholland , Associate Dean ; Kristina Lee , Assistant to the Associate Dean ; and Wendy Campbell , Program Assistant
Student award recipients enjoying lunch together
Upcoming Exhibit at the Mann Art Gallery in Prince Albert
Beading Between Generations Special Exhibit Mann Art Gallery in Prince Albert June 17 - 30
The exhibit features profiles and works of eight beaders from Saskatchewan who came together to laugh , learn , and create as part of a SSHRC study on intergenerational learning in Indigenous textile communities , led by Dr . Cindy Hanson , along with student Dakota Fayant-McLeod
The beaders range in age from 24 to 93 years and use contemporary and more traditional designs in their works . They represent Métis , Cree , and Saulteaux backgrounds . Another part of the study involved Mapuche weavers in Chile .
The exhibit will have an opening on National Aboriginal Day , Saturday , June 21 . Admission is free . Hosted by the Faculty of Education at the U of R .