Tanas Sylliboy and Terrance Bernard graduate from CBU Nursing Program.

Tanas Sylliboy and Terrance Bernard graduate from CBU Nursing Program.

On May 9, 2015, Terrance Bernard and Athanasius (Tanas) Sylliboy made history during CBU’s spring convocation. The two Eskasoni men became the first Aboriginal male students to graduate from CBU’s Bachelor of Science, Nursing program. “My desire is that I will be a role model and have a positive influence on others in my community,” says Terrance. Two high school students that Terrance has mentored have already applied to the nursing program.

While they share the prestige of this outstanding accomplishment, their reasons fo ...

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