Update: ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē cyber-security incident
January 11, 2023
This message was shared with ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students and staff Wednesday (Jan. 11) morning. Dear ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē community, I am writing to update you on the network outage that has impacted our ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē community this week and continues to have impacts today. On Monday morning, at about 6:15 a.m. our IT Services team interrupted a cyber-security incident. This incident, which involved an unrecognized external agent, was identified by our teamās routine and proactive surveillance. IT Services responded quickly by shutting down and disablin...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē launches sponsored trades training opportunity to help open doors, create job-ready workers in Salmon Arm
January 6, 2023
Students with limited or no previous experience in trades can access training that will lead to employment and future careers in construction, thanks to a program that starts at the end of January at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Salmon Arm campus. ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē will be offering an intake of the Construction Craft Worker program starting on Jan. 30 at the Collegeās Salmon Arm Trades Centre. āThis new program is supporting students to gain the skills they need now, helping them get good jobs in industries where communities need them,ā said Selina...
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Salmon Arm Campus is More than You Thinkā¦.
December 13, 2022
Katie Thielman joins a lengthy list of locals who have made ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Salmon Arm Campus her first-choice destination to begin her post-secondary education after high school. She is now one semester in ā with no regrets. Thielman describes ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē (ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē) as āa college full of safety nets so you donāt just survive but thriveā in your studies and in life. She explains this means professors are available, know your name, and are willing to go the extra mile to help you succeed. Katie also noted the many support serv...
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Meet Emily Schatz, ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Electronics Engineering alum
December 13, 2022
Q: What years did you attend ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē? A: 2015-2017 Q: How did you end up at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē? A: I chose ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē specifically for the technologist program. Q: How did you choose your program? A: I wanted to become an engineer. I had heard that a common problem engineers face is not understanding how to design products for the people who are building them. I wanted to gain hands-on experience so I could be a well-rounded design engineer. The ELEN at Okanagan Col...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Foundation distributes over $450,000 in student awards in under two weeks
December 6, 2022
The holiday spirit came early for ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students who were the recipients of 426 bursary, scholarship and awards this past month, which totalled over $450,000. Students also had the chance to meet the donors who support the bursaries, scholarships and awards at receptions held at each of ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Vernon, Kelowna and Penticton campuses in November. Each event included an Indigenous welcome, student and donor speakers and most significantly, time for all invited guests to connect and celebrate a shared commitment to ongo...
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Candlelight Vigils return to ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Vernon and Salmon Arm campuses
December 6, 2022
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Vernon and Salmon Arm campuses will once again be aglow with candlelight on Dec. 6, as a symbolic commitment to end violence against women. Communities in the Okanagan and Shuswap are marking the 33rd anniversary of the Ćcole Polytechnique Massacre, in addition to the ongoing cases of missing women from the region, with a Candlelight Vigil on Tuesday, Dec. 6 co-hosted by a network of organizations and volunteers. The event is a collaboration by ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē, ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Studentsā Union (ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½ĒSU), Vernon Studentsā ...
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Meet Aaron Edis, Electronics Engineering alumnus
December 2, 2022
Q: Whatās your hometown? Where are you now? A: Burnaby and Kelowna. I now live in Salmon Arm, B.C. Q: What years did you attend ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē? A: 2008 to 2010 Q: How did you end up at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē? A: I was living in Kelowna at the time and I was interested in Electrical/Electronics, perhaps an engineering degree. I figured the college was the place to start since I could be a technologist after 2 years of school and then had the option to start working if I chose. That, and ...
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Partnership helping to fill staffing gaps in hospitality and tourism industry
December 1, 2022
Like many industries, the hospitality and tourism sector has been hard hit by staff shortages over the past few years with a declining youth population and an aging workforce combining to create significant challenges. But a new program designed in partnership by ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē (ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē) and the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA) will help to reduce those shortages. The first of four new cohorts of students enrolled in the Hospitality Professional Program this fall, a flexible program open to students anywhere in the Thompson-Oka...
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Meet Jedidiah Forrest, ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Electronics Engineering alum
November 29, 2022
Q: What years did you attend ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē? A: 2014-2016 Q: How did you end up at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē? A: Engineering technology programs caught my eye. Needed a career path change. Q: How did you choose your program? A: I applied to all three engineering programs and Electronic Engineering Technology responded first. Q: What did you like most about the program? A: The immersion was incredible. Every day is a science whirlwind, and labs were fantastically engaging. The staff is made of ca...
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Lived experience lands in Therapist Assistant classroom
November 29, 2022
Students in the Therapist Assistant Diploma (TAD) program took a deep dive into the lived experiences of those with spinal cord injury, thanks to a community partnership. Guest speakers from the Praxis Spinal Cord Institute attended the class last week. Praxis is a Canadian-based, non-profit that leads global collaboration in spinal cord injury research, innovation, and care. James Hektner, PLEX Community Liaison and Shannon Rockall, OT Clinical Liaison with Praxis Spinal Cord Institute, presented up-to-date statistics, research and best p...
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