Articles tagged "Alumni"
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 started by pur...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē international alum empowering women in technology
November 16, 2023
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē alum Fernanda Alves is using her education to foster diversity in the tech industry. A former ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē international student from Brazil and alum of the Computer Information System Diploma, Alves was the organizer of the 2023 Women in Technology Panel which brought together women from diverse fields and positions to share their experiences navigating the tech industry. Fernanda received recognition at the President's Reception for Student Ambassadors. āOrganizing the Women in Tech Panel was one of the be...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē marks 60 years of alumni and employee success
November 1, 2023
Sixty years is worth celebrating ā thatās what brought out over 100 alumni, staff and ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē supporters last month, as ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē marked its 60th anniversary and the impact of tens of thousands of graduates since post-secondary came to the region. The Collegeās story began in 1963, when the B.C. Vocational Institute was first established. Since that time more than 60,000 graduates have passed through ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās campuses in Salmon Arm, Vernon, Penticton and Kelowna, and sites in Revelstoke and Oliver. ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās alumni have made huge impa...
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Nominations open for 2023 ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē alumni recognition
May 5, 2023
Maybe youāve heard of the six degrees of ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē? Thatās the notion that people are six or fewer social connections away from someone who attended or worked at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē. Chances are, if you live in B.C., you probably have a friend or acquaintance that connects you to ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē in under six degrees. Donāt believe us? Start asking ā and let us know what you uncover. The ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Alumni Association (ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½ĒAA) wants to highlight alumni connections across the region as it launches a call for nominations of outstanding alumni for recognition i...
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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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Meet Sasha Lewis-Parker
March 29, 2023
Q: What is your name? A: Sasha Lewis-Parker Q: What are your pronouns? A: She/Her Q: Where is your hometown and where are you located now? A: Dunster, B.C. is where I grew up, living off the land with my sisters and parents and our pack of wolf dogs and horses. I currently live in Salmon Arm, B.C., a much more tame life with a rescue kitty and a corgi by my side. Q: What did you take at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē? When did you graduate? A: Human Service Work Diploma, I graduated in 2014. Q: What g...
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Watt a gift! ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Electronics Engineering Technology Program gets an $80,000 boost from a local engineer
March 6, 2023
Yael Cohen, a Vernon-based communications engineer, recently donated $80,000 in state-of-the-art electronic equipment to ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Electronics Engineering Technology program. The gift included hundreds of electrical components that will be used by program instructors to build in-class electrical circuits and test demos and will be made available to students for use in their end-of-term capstone projects. āI was fortunate to receive numerous scholarships when I was in school, and I wanted to pay it forward,ā says Cohen, an...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē alumni team up to launch new EP as annual music concert set to take place
January 20, 2023
As a kid, Jessica Bourelle dreamed of being a musician, singing along to songs she heard on the radio or ones that she had written herself. She had the heart of a poet, loved writing and dreamed of a career in music. But like a lot of creative forces, Jessica wondered if her songs were good enough. Enter ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Audio Engineering and Music Production program, a certificate course that prepares individuals to work in a variety of different music production careers. It was in the program that Jessicaās confidenc...
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