Thursday, September 27, 2007

Sept 24- 27th

The long flat road to Moose Jaw took me to 3 career fairs in Assiniboia, Swift Current and Maple Creek. I was very grateful to have the company of Alethea from St. Mary’s University College to make the seven hour road trip tolerable. It sure is different from the mountain terrain of the Kootneys.

I spoke with many students interested in our health programs, in particular Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Medical Radiologic Technology and Medical Laboratory Technology. It was encouraging to speak with students excited to attend SAIT.

During the breaks I ate at several fantastic restaurants and I now understand how new recruiters typically gain 15 pounds in the first season.

Monday, September 24, 2007

East Kootenays


Sept 17 - 21
Allison and Jay continued on with our adventure through the eastern Kootneys. We visited eight different schools over 5 days. We visited some amazing schools and saw the most beautiful scenery.

There were a lot of great questions about SAIT’s Hospitality programs such as: Professional Cooking, Baking and Pastery Arts and Hospitality Management. We learned that this region takes their hospitality very seriously.

We were lucky to stay in some truly fantastic hotels, including the allegedly haunted Hume Hotel in Nelson. Jay claims to have heard “scratching” one night in his hotel room, but that may have been just a result of over eating at some of Nelson’s fabulous restaurants.

SAIT was very well known in this area and many students mentioned they had friends or relatives already attending SAIT. It was really great to hear about all the success stories from these students.