Articles tagged "Okanagan School of Business"
Enactus ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē: real-world heroes take the podium with award-winning innovations
March 20, 2025
Enactus ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē. If you think the name sounds a bit like a team of superheroes, you wouldnāt be far off.From creating eco-friendly fire logs, to empowering youth with climate change education, to supporting survivors of intimate partner violence, ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students in the business club Enactus ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē are tackling some of the most pressing issues of the day and developing real-world solutions that inspire, educate, and make a difference in their communities.The team, consisting of 27 students from ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās School of Business, as well as Sc...
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Students work experience supports local social enterprises and non-profit organizations
January 9, 2025
Not all learning happens in the classroom at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē. As business student Greta Friesen and her colleagues in the ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē School of Business found out, getting real-world experience through partnerships with local non-profit and social purpose organizations will have lasting impacts on their career journeys.Friesen was among a group of students who worked with Kelowna-based Chickpeace Refillery, a zero-waste company that provides package-free products such as food and soaps to customers.The students joined forces with ...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students lead the charge with EnactusĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās project on renewable energy education
October 28, 2024
For ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students Reece LeGuilloux and Kayla Warner, their involvement with the student business club Enactus ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē (EnactusĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē) is about more than just extracurricular activities, itās about making a real difference.The two second-year business students recently achieved a major milestone when the EnactusĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē project, āRevive,ā was awarded $4,300 in funding by 100 Women Who Care in the South Okanagan/Similkameen area. This funding will help expand their renewable energy education program to middle schools a...
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Madison Padgett: Thriving in ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē's School of Business
September 3, 2024
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē student Madison Padgett knows full well the reason her and her business school colleagues work so hard to attend and compete at business competitions as part of their ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē education.As Madison works towards her Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) with a specialization in Marketing and a concentration in Communications, her journey at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē is nothing short of inspiring.Madison chose ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē for her post-secondary education because it stood out as one of the highest-rated business schools in Western Canada....
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē School of Business Earns Prestigious 10-Year Re-accreditation
August 13, 2024
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās School of Business (ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½ĒSB) has achieved a major milestone, earning a 10-year re-accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē (ACBSP). The prestigious recognition was awarded to ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē on June 29, 2024, in Miami, Florida and represents the schoolās dedication to excellence in business education and its commitment to continuous improvement.Since first receiving accreditation in 2014, the ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½ĒSB has worked tirelessly to enhance its curriculum and programs, ensuring students recei...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Alumni Success Story: Ben Deagazio
August 12, 2024
Ben Deagazio, a recent graduate from ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Business diploma program, has turned his dream into a thriving business called One Wash Okanagan. But Benās journey from student to successful business owner wasnāt easy and is a testament to his own determination, combined with the support he received from ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē.Ben started with a bold idea and a lot of determination to build up a mobile washing business, despite financial challenges and skepticism from some people close to him, Ben believed in his vision. He starte...
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New Associate Dean joins the School of Business
July 31, 2024
After an extensive search, ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē is pleased to welcome Dr. Christine Sjolander as our Associate Dean, Business Administration.Christine comes to ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē with a breadth of experience in post-secondary education, most recently serving as Vice-Chair, Academic at Capilano University for the School of Business. Christine has completed a Doctor of Education from Simon Fraser University as well as a Master's and Bachelor's Degree from Alfred University.As a strong proponent of student-centered teaching and learning, she is looking forward to worki...
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Enactus ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē shines at regional competitionāÆāÆ
April 4, 2024
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē School of Business students representing Enactus ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē (EnactusĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē) achieved four podium finishes at a recent Enactus Canada Regional Exposition. āÆ āÆ For Rebekah Dingwall, an ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē student and the EnactusĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē President, the competition was an opportunity to showcase her skills and make a positive impact on her community. āÆāÆ "I'm deeply grateful for the opportunity to work alongside such a remarkable team of students, faculty, alumni and community partners,ā said Dingwall. āThe success of our team at t...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students advance in finance research challenge
March 13, 2024
A student trio from the ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē (ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē) School of Business are on their way to the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Institute Research Challenge Sub-Regionals. This follows a win at a local level competition hosted by CFA Societies of British Columbia in Vancouver last month. āAs a CFA affiliated institution, ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē is honoured to support our students in competitions like the CFA Institute Research Challenge,ā said Joe Baker, Dean, School of Business. āWeāre excited to see how far our students can go using the ...
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Meet Jessica Skerlec
December 8, 2023
What is your name? Jessica Skerlec What are your pronouns? She/her Where is your hometown and where are you located now? Raised in Kelowna and still currently living in Kelowna. What did you take at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē? What campus did you attend? I took my Bachelorās of Business Administration at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē, specializing in Human Resources Management at the Kelowna Campus. What is your current position? Negotiator for the National Collective Bar...
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Unusually Good Food Company back to Canadian Nationals
May 1, 2023
A year after winning the Canadian nationals and placing in the top four at the Enactus World Cup, ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students are back on the national stage this week, presenting aggressive expansion plans for their social enterprise the Unusually Good Food Company to top Canadian business leaders. Enactus ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē will compete against students from other Canadian business schools this week at the Enactus Canada Nationals in Montreal, presenting an update on Unusually Good Food, the business that has taken off, producing apple juice, apple...
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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, ...
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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 J...
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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...
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Same studies, but worlds apart: ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē student enriched by study abroad
April 4, 2023
For one ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē student, studying abroad turned into an opportunity to learn new ways of preserving old traditions in one of the most fast-paced countries in the world. Jillian Seronik, a fourth-year Bachelor of Business Administration student from Kelowna, travelled to Nisshin, Japan, last term as part of ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās mobility program. She had always wanted to do post-secondary studies abroad but her dream of international studies was put on hold by the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, she signed up for mobility updates ...
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Meet Elizabeth Cook
March 17, 2023
Q: What is your name? A: Elizabeth (Lizzy) Cook Q: What are your pronouns? A: She/Her/Hers Q: Where is your hometown and where are you located now? A: Hometown is Conifer, Colorado. Currently located in Denver, Colorado. Q: What did you take at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē? When did you graduate? A: Bachelor of Business Administration and graduated in 2016. Q: What got you interested in your program A: I wasnāt sure what I āwanted to do with my life,ā and the business program seemed like it...
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