Experience ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē takes post-secondary explorations virtual
February 5, 2021
Experience ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē, from the safety of home. The Collegeās premiere participation event for prospective students is making the leap to the online world, with virtual Experience ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē sessions launching next month. Starting Feb. 16, College professors will welcome prospective students, parents and employers in for program overviews or a glimpse of what a post-secondary classroom is like. Participants will get a first-hand look at the topics covered in these programs, including sustainability, Indigenous and technological issues facing the world t...
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Meet Lucas Griffin
February 2, 2021
What did you take at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē/OUC? When did you graduate? I took my Bachelor of Business Administration degree and graduated with distinction in 2000 from OUC. Where are you from and where are you now? I was born and raised in West Kelowna and still live there! My wife, family and I have travelled all over the world, and the more we travel, the more we realize that the Okanagan is an amazing place to live! Who was your biggest influence during your time at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē? The p...
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Giving to the health of the community
January 29, 2021
A retired Kelowna couple are donating $30,000 to ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Health Sciences Centre to support the health of the community. Jim Hodgson and Joy Bianco are supporting the Our Students and Your Health Campaign with a gift they say recognizes their passion for the Okanagan. āKelowna is a beautiful place. Weāve seen so many changes here for the positive, and itās feels good to support the community,ā says Bianco, who was born in Kelowna but spent her formative years in Vancouver. Bianco adds education has always been central to her f...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Business students shine at international competition
January 28, 2021
While COVID-19 travel restrictions cheated two ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē business administration students out of an opportunity to visit Kingston, Ont. in mid-winter, the duo now have an international quality achievement that will serve to enhance their post-graduation resumes. As the ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Accounting team, Kayla Berlinski and Zina Park earned a third-place finish at the Queenās University Intercollegiate Business Competition (ICBC), which draws post-secondary business student teams from around the world. Organizers describe the event as āCanadaās lar...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē health care grad launches her own business
January 21, 2021
A desire to better understand her motherās struggle with dementia, and support her through it, inspired Susan Kyle to go back to school. This Saturday, Kyle will be among the more than 2,000 ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students receiving their credentials during ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās first-ever virtual convocation ceremony. āCongratulations to all of our graduating students from the Revelstoke and Salmon Arm campuses,ā says Joan Ragsdale, Regional Dean for Shuswap-Revelstoke. āOver the past year, youāve demonstrated resilience, determination and tremendous flexibil...
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College Esthetics grad lets creativity shine
January 20, 2021
Grads celebrate educational achievements with virtual ceremony Jan. 23. Aja Zenuik knew she had an artistic eye and wanted to apply her creativity to an industry that would keep her skills in demand in the Okanagan and beyond. She found that opportunity through the Esthetics and Nail Technology certificate program at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē. On Jan. 23, she will join more than 2,000 ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students being recognized during the Collegeās first-ever online convocation ceremony which celebrates the efforts of students graduating from June 2020 to this ...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē partners with Durham and NorQuest Colleges to offer Medical Cannabis Essentials for Health Professionals
January 20, 2021
New course for health care providers explores rapidly-evolving medical cannabis use in Canada ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē is partnering with Durham College (DC) in Oshawa, ON and NorQuest College in Edmonton, Alta. to deliver a two-day Medical Cannabis Essentials for Health Professionals course. Facilitated live online over the weekend of Feb. 6 and 7, this unique introductory course is aimed at new and experienced health care professionals across Canada seeking to better understand medical cannabis in the context of client-centered care. āSince ad...
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From Colleges to Communities: Lawson Foundation supports early childhood education project at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē and partner PSEs
January 19, 2021
A major investment by the Lawson Foundation will support researchers from ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē and three partnering institutions in their innovative approach to advancing outdoor early learning and teaching across Canada. ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē has received a grant of $750,000 for a collaborative project with Bow Valley College, New Brunswick Community College and Saskatchewan Polytechnic called Outdoor Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education: From Colleges to Communities. This goal of the three-year project is to demonstrate a model of outdoor peda...
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Order up: ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē debuts new take-away cookbook menu
January 19, 2021
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās restaurant, Infusions, is offering a unique way to get a taste of its popular collaborative cookbook, What We Cooked: A Compilation of Recipes During COVID Times, with a special take-away menu featuring dinners for two from the cookbook. Following the success of the sold-out cookbook ā now in itās second print run ā the Collegeās Culinary and Pastry Arts program selected five delicious dinner and five delectable dessert recipes from the cookbook to bring to life at Infusions with a special take-away initiative from Jan. ...
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Empowering Employment: College to host virtual employment fair in Feb
January 18, 2021
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē is powering up a new virtual employment fair next month to help connect students, alumni, job seekers in the community and employers from across the region. Empowering Employment is a virtual career fair to be held on Thursday, Feb. 4 from 10 a.m. ā 3 p.m. Anyone interested in attending as a job seeker or showcasing their business as an exhibitor can learn more at www.okanagan.bc.ca/empowering. Exhibitor space, although virtual, is still limited and so interested organizations should plan to register soon to ensure their s...
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