Stories
Our students, staff and alumni are involved in dynamic activities in the College of Arts & Science, across the University of Saskatchewan, and beyond. We are proud of their achievements and celebrate their contributions—at school, at home, and across the Homeland of the Métis and our Treaty 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 & 10 Territories!
Supporting queerness in academic, research spaces
Queer, Métis USask PhD student focusing research to help local 2SLGBTQIA+ communities
USask arts and science student champions compassion, reconciliation
Métis student Brett Hildebrandt aspires to be a compassionate physician in the context of reconciliation
USask honours 2024 teaching award winners
Six College of Arts and Science faculty have been recognized for their excellence in teaching at USask
Indigenous student embraces new role at USask
On Campus News
Nitanis Bear credits ISAP learning communities for establishing connections and retention at USask
Seven Arts and Science recipients honoured at USask Indigenous Student Achievement Awards
Arts and Science Indigenous students recognized for academic excellence, community engagement, leadership, research and resiliency
How to find your place as an Indigenous university student
Advice from USask leadership award winner Eileen Lennie-Koshman
Giving Day supports USask Comprehensive Campaign as new school year begins
One of the initiatives USask Giving Day will focus on is Indigenous Student Achievement Pathways (ISAP) – a program that directly enriches the academic experiences of future Indigenous leaders
'Be part of the community': Celebrating Indigenous grad student success
Joseph Neapetung (BSc'19), USask physiology and pharmacology graduate and current PhD student in the College of Medicine, gives advice for new Indigenous grad students
'Your community is backing you': Bringing Indigenous knowledge into research
Ayicia Nabigon is an Anishaabe Master of Science student in the McLoughlin Lab of Population Ecology
Reclaiming Indigenous voices through found poetry
The Fried Bannock Project is a found poetry creation project hosted by ISAP from March 6-10 in celebration of Indigenous Achievement Week 2023
New USask STEM+ program connects Indigenous students with mentors, career experiences
ISAP STEM+ focuses on building mentorship and work experiences developed specifically for Indigenous students in STEM
Sinclair named USask Storyteller-in-Residence
Métis drama professor Bruce Sinclair begins his 12-week residency at the University Library this monthIn the news
We’re making headlines — read about the Indigenous Student Achievement Pathways and hear from ISAP students, faculty, and alumni featured in news stories around the world:
- Indigenous STEM Access Programs: Leading Post-Secondary Inclusion - The Conference Board of Canada, 20 pages, December 9, 2020
- Rain didn’t dampen annual graduation powwow celebrations — Eagle Feather News
- Back to School (Being Indigenous) — Eagle Feather News
- A College Built for Canadian Settlers Envisions an Indigenous Future — New York Times
- Universities, colleges asked to imagine a ‘reconciled education system’ — Univeristy Affairs
- U of S College of Arts & Science Improving Retention A.S.A.P. — Eagle Feather News
- Through a compassionate lens: Tasha Hubbard highlights systemic injustices — Saskatoon StarPhoenix
- Celebrating International Women’s Day in Saskatoon — Global News
- Indigenous people: ‘We’re not extracurricular — The Globe and Mail
- Indigenizing U of S: ‘There’s not a better time to do what our institution is doing now’ — Saskatoon StarPhoenix
- Canadian Universities Strive to Include Indigenous Cultures
- Freshmen don’t have to go it alone — The Globe and Mail
- Alyson Bear ASAP Class of 2013, Juris Doctorate Class of 2020: Power of knowledge through education is moving our people forward - Eaglefeather News
ISAP Student Experience
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Do you have another ISAP Story to suggest or request? Send your ideas to tmc@artsandscience.usask.ca with the subject line ‘ISAP Stories’