UNBC Experiences Trump Bump
Prince George, B.C. – He may be controversial, but it appears UNBC has benefitted from Donald Trump’s run for the White House.
Though the university cautions there could be many factors at play, including new strategies UNBC has deployed in California and a small sample size, new numbers show there’s been a significant increase in both prospective U.S. students and actual applicants from the U.S. at UNBC.
Prospect data:
- From Sept. 15, 2014 – February 9, 2016, UNBC received 132 U.S.- address prospects sign up to UNBC 4U, the school’s prospective student website.
- From Feb.9, 2016 – Feb .9, 2017, UNBC received 389 U.S.- address prospect signups to UNBC4U.
- A 195 per cent increase in prospects.
Applicant data:
- For the September 2016 semester at this time last year, UNBC received 20 applications from U.S. -addresses for undergraduate, graduate, and PhD combined (13,7 & 0, respectively).
- For the September 2017 semester, so far, UNBC has received 70 applications from U.S. – addresses for undergraduate, graduate, and PhD combined (48, 19, & 3, respectively).
- A 250 per cent increase in applications.
UNBC president Dr. Daniel Weeks says the bump in prospects and applicants is something he’s been hearing from his peers.
“Yes, we are getting a greater number of calls, looking at it, also from potential staff and faculty looking to be more mobile around the world,” he says.
“So, there is some upside to that I guess. I’ve been talking with my colleagues around Canada and most universities – the interest being expressed, particularly from potential students from the U.S. is up considerably right across the country.”
Comments
Does it ever get old pushing the anti-trump tabloid articles, along with the rest of the mainstream media? It sure gets tiring reading it.
Get used to it, the incompetence of Donald Trump and his administration team will ensure there is almost daily news coverage, Heck, Donald Trump’s own National Security Advisor just resigned over inappropriate contact and discussion with Russia’s Ambassador to the US over US imposed sanctions!
New levels of WTF incompetence are being reached by Donald Trump and his troop of clowns every day!
Who cares about anti trump tabloids, gives UNBC recognition and more of a variety for students, bring ’em on! Good for PG.
We need more conspiracy theorists and rioters at UNBC?
Nice that we can welcome the smartest and brightest US students, intelligence leans left, so who is surprised they want to flee an Alt Right dictatorship?
Hope they revoke their citizenship and become Canadian citizens as well, the USA’s lose would be our gain.
I hope if they do become Canadians , that , they keep their U.S. Citizen status . That way they can keep their right to vote in the U.S. . The world needs more democracy, not less .
Most of these left-leaning US students are hardly the smartest and brightest. Most of them are butt-hurt liberals with emotional problems that cannot stomach the loss to a democratic elected president.
Calling Trump an Alt-Right dictator is just spewing hate and ignorance.
If UNBC should see an influx of US students and hires additional faculty, we will see whether the university will become a left-wing institution or adheres to its present values.
What more snowflakes?
Hope none of the applicants are escapes from the Berkeley riot against free speech.
There was ac typo in your comment seamutt, here let me fix it; “Hope none of the applicants are escapees (sic) from the Berkeley riot against “hate” speech.
What hate speech? Hey you are just as much informed about Berkeley as you are about mine claims. Someday you may learn to become just a little knowledgeable about the subject you are going to comment on before commenting.
You scared of Milo, a Caucasian gay jewish republican, oh the nightmare that must bring to the liberal left.
This hate speech taken from your very own Alt Right, intolerant, hate filled, Breitbart website!
On Tuesday, September 27th, MILO will deliver a speech at the University of Central Florida in a speech titled “10 Things I “Hate” About Islam.”
ht tp://www.breitbart.com/milo/2016/09/26/milo-ucf-10-reasons-hate-islam/
Hey BH YOU DIDN’T read your link did you. If you did then what’s your issue against women and gays? Milo being gay, is that an issue with you?
Hey how are your mining claims doing?
You really should put some research into your comments, before commenting.
I agree seamutt!
Berkley, once known as ground zero for free speech, now bans free speech! What a pathetic joke that place has become!
Typical left-wing bunch, they support our rights to our own opinion, except when our opinion differs from their own!
For any of you lefties that want to watch something interesting, watch the video “Why I Left the Left”! Just google “prageru why I left the left”.
BeingHuman, I hope that you watch it!
Republicans ban free speech! “As she read Martin Luther King’s daughter’s letter, Elizabeth Warren was stopped, scolded and formally silenced by Republican senators. The reason? She had apparently violated Senate Rule 19, which bars the impugning of motives and conduct of a colleague.
These senatorial snowflakes, it seems, were more interested in silencing speech they disliked than rebutting it.
Never mind that Rule 19 is rarely invoked, or that it seems particularly wrongheaded to shut down criticism of a senator when the subject of debate is precisely that senator’s character, conduct and suitability for another office. Whatever Republicans thought they were achieving, the primary consequences were to energize the left and make King’s once-obscure letter go viral.”
So what is worse, a bunch of students at some university rejecting hate speech, or elected right wing politicians / law-makers violating another politician’s right to free-speech?
So what do you think of the Berkeley riots against free speech, the pink pussy hat riots. Why are left fascists so violent?
Feminist censorship invading UNBC?
Remember all those A list celebrities threatening to move to Canada if Trump got elected? Not one has followed through to my knowledge.
And I would be willing to bet the vast majority of US students looking into UNBC couldn’t find Prince George on a map if their lives depended on it.
Not true . What is true is that you post before you do your research .
President Trump has done wonders considering all the haters and democrats. When the republics get done , the democrats will be one small party.
Wow! I can’t believe all the negative comments coming from the right on this good news story. Let’s drop the politics on this one and admit that no matter their political leanings, more student (from anywhere) moving to Prince George is a good thing. They bring with them money for rent, food, entertainment, etc. This will be good for Prince George’s economy!
Get a grip, BeingHuman!. First bashing the “right” and then yodeling “Let’s drop the politics …”! This is not being human, it is being two-faced. (Can’t have both, as Ben Meisner used to say.}
But again, my rebuttal to your previous post:
Most of these left-leaning US students are hardly the smartest and brightest. Most of them are butt-hurt liberals with emotional problems that cannot stomach the loss to a democratic elected president.
Calling Trump an Alt-Right dictator is just spewing hate and ignorance.
If UNBC should see an influx of US students and hires additional faculty, we will see whether the university will become a left-wing institution or adheres to its present values.
Already very much a left wing dogma instution. Rember the snowflake uproar when a conservation was appointed into their left elitist ranks.
Rally. Jut wat kine of lafty stufff ar the kads lernin att that skool anyhoo ??
Conservative elected
“Calling Trump an Alt-Right dictator is just spewing hate and ignorance.” I call them as I see them; Mr. Small hands campaigned and got elected on hate, fear, and division. I predict he will either be impeached, or assassinated, with a year… I am hoping for impeachment, rather than the latter, of course.
This is not being human, not even two-faced. It’s vile, even scary. Welcome to extreme feminism.
Welcome to extreme feminism ? Don’t you like strong women on a level playing field ? Strong women don’t make men weak . Strong women like strong well adjusted , strong , men . I suggest you never holiday in Scandinavia . You couldn’t handle it .
Right, Ataloss. I cancelled my trip to Malmo, Sweden. That city is in the dark now. “Strong” women, dressed in pussy hats and vagina costumes, were too busy playing the field and forgot to pay heed to the power company.
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