ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē professor and artist receives Tanabe Prize
April 25, 2023
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē communications professor and artist Amy Modahl has been announced as a winner of this year's Tanabe Prize, alongside artist Robin Hodgson. The two artists, based in the B.C. Interior, will each receive $15,000 in recognition of their exceptional creativity and promise of future achievements. Modahl expressed her excitement and gratitude for receiving the prestigious award, stating, "I'm so honored to have been chosen to receive this award that will support my work as an artist, especially because I also received a Canada...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē profs to share their talents at Valley Voices
April 24, 2023
The following media release is shared on behalf of Valley Voices: Valley Voices to Echo Again in Vernon Published authors to participate in next Valley Voices reading series with a celebration of stories and a book launch at the Bean Scene coffee house May 10. VERNONā As witnessed by the recent packed house upstairs at Vernonās Bean Scene coffee house, the word is out about a new reading series in the Okanagan. Valley Voices launched in Vernon April 19 during National Poetry Month with an enthusiastic crowd listening to award-wi...
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New ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē student housing, childcare centre on target to open in 2024 in Vernon
April 21, 2023
When she decided to attend ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē, student-parent Sarina Parsons was faced with the challenge of finding childcare while balancing her course schedule. She says it added stress at a time where she wished she could have been more focused on her learning. In just over a year, students like Sarina will have access to childcare and on-campus living options at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Vernon campus, when doors open at a new mass-timber student housing building currently under construction. The 100-bed student housing project and Sunflo...
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New ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē student housing centre on target to open in 2024 in Salmon Arm
April 21, 2023
Finding affordable housing isnāt just a challenge in the big city ā it can be difficult in smaller, more rural communities as well. For students like Dylan Taylor, who are also focused on completing post-secondary education and entering the workforce, access to housing is transformational. āThere are many pressures on students already right now, so having a way to access a place to live on-campus takes away a huge amount of stress and makes it possible to focus on my education,ā says Taylor, an Arts student at the Salmon Arm c...
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Meet Milanne Desfosses
April 20, 2023
Q: What is your name? A: Milanne Desfosses Q: What are your pronouns? A: She/her/hers Q: Where is your hometown and where are you located now? A: Iām from Fort St. John, B.C., and now I live in Calgary. Q: What did you take at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē? When did you graduate? A: I completed a Bachelor of Business Administration program, with a specialty in finance in 2019. Q: What got you interested in Business? A: I wasnāt always sure Iād go to college. Throughout my school years, I studie...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē alum finds golden opportunity for unique jewelry business
April 17, 2023
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē alum Erum Ahmad polished up a business idea that lets her creativity shine. Now she is building that interest into a business that allows her to tap into her culture and draw from her Pakistani roots. Erum, who completed her Bachelor of Business Administration from ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē in 2021, has been busy since graduating. Along with starting ERUM, her jewelry business, she works as an accountant and is studying for her CPA certification. In addition, she is head of finance with Bollywood Bang, a local fundraiser event benefiting the Vernon Jubilee H...
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Bridging the way to success: Emil Anderson Construction gives $75,000 to modernize ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Civil Engineering Technology Program
April 17, 2023
If you walk past ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Kelowna campus on a weekday afternoon, youāre sure to see Civil Engineering Technology students spread out across the grounds, gathering environmental data using surveying equipment. This skill is essential to their education and will one day help them shape our built environments. Thanks to a generous $75,000 gift from Emil Anderson Construction, students will have increased access to state-of-the-art surveying equipment to train on by fall of 2023. āWe are proud to support ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Civil Engi...
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Enactus ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Unusually Good Food Co. expands to 19 cities
April 14, 2023
Student entrepreneurs from ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē (ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē) are taking their fight against food waste and food insecurity to more businesses throughout Western Canada, as their social enterprise the Unusually Good Food Co. is expanding. With the goal of donating one-million servings of apple chips to children, the Unusually Good Food Co. has formed a partnership with Loblaw Companies Limited, expanding to 19 cities in Western Canada with its line of apple juice. āThis is so exciting for our social enterprise to be able to partner with such a well-kn...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē English professorās book on Dickens receives critical acclaim
April 12, 2023
When it comes to studying at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē, you never know when class discussion will spark ground-breaking academic work. ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē English Professor Terry Scarborough is pausing these days to enjoy the accolades from a high-profile review of his book, Bite the Hand that Reads: Dickens, Animals and Sanitary Reform, a concept that sprung from classroom discussion in English 231: Studies in Popular Narrative. He regularly attends the Victorian Popular Fiction Associationās conference at the University of London and decided to explore the topic...
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Food for Thought: ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās applied research expo unites innovators across timely topics
April 11, 2023
Are you hungry for knowledge and innovation in the field of applied research? Do you want to learn from experts and peers who are tackling some of the most pressing challenges and opportunities in our society? If so, you wonāt want to miss the 7th annual ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Research Innovation Partnerships Expo, or āRIPEā, on May 2. RIPE, hosted by ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Learning and Applied Research department, is a free virtual event for community members, industry, educators, researchers and students to network and learn about the impact of applied research...
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