Articles tagged "Health Sciences Centre"
Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Sales Help Fund the Future of Healthcare in the Okanagan
June 29, 2022
The Royal Canadian Legion has donated $80,000 from its Poppy Fund to support ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās new multidisciplinary Health Sciences Centre. The Centre, which is located at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Kelowna campus, is a state-of-the-art training facility for health and social care students. It opened its doors in 2021. āWe took a building tour and were extremely impressed with the advanced level of training being provided. We believe in the power of education, and weāre proud to invest in the next generation of health care providers,ā says Da...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē to graduate hundreds of new Health Care Assistants through innovative provincial program
February 24, 2022
When 29-year-old Shanise Scherk graduates this month as a Health Care Assistant (HCA), she is excited to start caring for seniors and other clients living in their homes. While working full time since high school, Scherk had always dreamed of having a career in health care. So, when she learned about a new ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē program that offered paid training and work experience to become an HCA, she jumped at the chance to follow that dream. āIt was such an incredible opportunity to receive an education and get hired right away,ā says Sche...
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Generous gift will advance ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē health-care education
January 19, 2022
A local family foundation is investing in the future of health-care education with a generous gift to ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē. The Merrifield Family Foundation is donating $100,000 to the Our Students, Your Health campaign for a modern Health Sciences Centre on the Collegeās Kelowna campus. The gift will support technology upgrades and new equipment for eight professions ranging from Pharmacy Technician Assistants and nurses to Therapist Assistants. Lane Merrifield, a well-known entrepreneur, says he values the College's focus on applied learni...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Health Sciences Centre receives LEED gold certification
December 23, 2021
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās leadership as a champion of sustainability continues after receiving another LEED certification for the new Health Sciences Centre (HSC), which officially opened at the Kelowna campus in October. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is the most widely used green building rating system that certifies the level of sustainability-related features incorporated in a buildingās design. The HSC building joins several other buildings at three ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē campuses that have already received certification: th...
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The Okanagan Sikh Temple and Cultural Society gives boost to health care students
December 22, 2021
A $25,000 gift from the Okanagan Sikh Temple and Cultural Society will empower health care students as they pursue their education at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē. The Sikh Community began collecting donations from their congregation to support the College's $5-million Our Students, Your Health campaign and was able to raise the funds in six months. Amarjit Singh Lalli, President of the Okanagan Gurduara, says their community believes in the importance of acquiring knowledge and passing it on to future generations, which made it easy to get behind th...
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Soaring Indigenous sculpture unveiled in ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē's new Health Sciences Centre
November 3, 2021
A nine metre (30 foot), hand-cut metal sculpture by local Indigenous artist Clint George is now installed and proudly on display in ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē's new Health Sciences Centre. The sculpture represents the Four Food Chiefs, and depicts the Syilx Okanagan oral history (or captikŹ·É¬) on how food was given. James Coble, Director of Student Services and Indigenization Task Force Chair at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē, says the sculpture demonstrates the Collegeās commitment to creating welcoming spaces for Indigenous students. āThe opportunity to create...
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RBC invests in ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē's future
October 27, 2021
A $75,000 gift from the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) will support the growth of ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē now and into the future. RBC in British Columbia is contributing $35,000 to the Our Students, Your Health campaign for the new Health Sciences Centre on the Kelowna campus while $40,000 will support future investment in the campus. According to Courtney Hesse, RBCās Regional Vice President for the Okanagan and Kootenays, supporting the College aligns strongly with RBC's focus on empowering youth for the jobs of tomorrow. āĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē plays...
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B.C. students have more opportunities to train for in-demand health-care jobs
October 1, 2021
The following news release has been shared on behalf of the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training and ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē. KELOWNA - British Columbians looking for rewarding health-care careers now have access to a state-of-the-art learning environment with ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē's new Health Sciences Centre, which opened to students this semester. "If COVID-19 has taught us anything, it's how essential health-care workers are to our province," said Adrian Dix, Minister of Health. "We know B.C. needs more health-care professionals, an...
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Gift from dentalcorp to support critical skills shortage
August 27, 2021
With shortages of Certified Dental Assistants (CDAs) across Canada, dentalcorp is investing in a local solution with a gift to the Our Students, Your Health campaign. Canada's leading and fastest-growing network of dental practices, dentalcorp is giving $35,000 in support of a new dental clinic inside ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē's Health Sciences Centre. The modern clinic will educate CDAs for the Okanagan and beyond. āItās important to our network and our industry as a whole to foster innovative, best-in-class professional development, among our ne...
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Skogieās 50th anniversary adds shine to student experience
July 28, 2021
Skogieās car washes are celebrating 50 years of business by making the ride for ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students a little easier. For every year the family-run business has been in operation, Skogieās is donating $1,000 to ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē ā for a total of $50,000 in honour of their half-century anniversary. āWe've hired a lot of ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students over the years,ā says David Skoglund, who founded the company in 1971. āWe want to support young people and help them get ahead and we also wanted to give back to our community.ā The gift wil...
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Alumnus gives dose of support to Pharmacy Technician students
July 16, 2021
The CEO of Catalyst Healthcare is giving Pharmacy Technician students a dose of support with a gift to the Our Students, Your Health campaign. Shane Bishop, founder and CEO of Catalyst Healthcare, is donating $30,000 in support of ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Health Sciences Centre on the Kelowna campus. Bishop spent his first two years of post-secondary at the College, and the gift is his way of paying it forward to the organization and its students. āĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē provides access to future careers and I wanted to be part of supporting studen...
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Oral surgeons give to thank Certified Dental Assistants
July 6, 2021
A local oral surgery group with offices in Kelowna and Vernon is investing in the education of Certified Dental Assistants (CDAs) with a gift to ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Our Students, Your Health campaign. Dr. Richard Bell, Dr. Russell Naito and Dr. Tom White of Okanagan Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Associates are donating $30,000 to support a state-of-the-art dental clinic in the Collegeās new Health Sciences Centre. The surgeons say the gift is a way to recognize and celebrate the work of their current staff and past employees. āWe want to...
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College's modern dental clinic gets a boost from 123Dentist
June 28, 2021
123Dentist, Canadaās largest majority dentist-owned network of dental practices, is giving $30,000 to support ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās state-of-the-art dental space located in the new $18.9-million Health Sciences Centre. The new clinic is a major upgrade for Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) students, who can now learn in private operatories comparable to todayās dental practices along with smart cameras and monitors for teaching and instruction. Ali Bozorgzad, Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of 123Dentist, says his organization was in...
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Stewart family invests in health at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē
April 16, 2021
The Stewart family is donating $50,000 to support the education of health care professionals at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē. The gift will recognize Rosemary and Richard āDickā Stewart. Dick, a founder of Quailsā Gate Estate Winery and Kelowna City Councillor, passed away nearly one year ago at the age of 94. According to his son Ben Stewart, MLA for Kelowna West, the gift reflects his fatherās passion for education. āMy dad believed education creates opportunities for people to lead independent and fulfilling lives,ā says Ben. āHe saw education as ...
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Alumni Association honours essential workers; provides support to next generation
April 12, 2021
For 18 years, the ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Alumni Association (ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½ĒAA) has honoured ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē graduates whose extraordinary contributions have positively impacted those close to home and around the world. In a year like no other and for the first time in the awardsā history, the ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½ĒAA is celebrating multiple recipients of this prestigious award: essential workers. āThis year we decided to do things a little differently and honour all alumni who have been working hard in our community to keep us all safe,ā says ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½ĒAA Vice President Nick Melemenis. āThis pande...
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Students invest in Health Sciences Centre
April 7, 2021
Itās an investment in future students and community health, and one the ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Studentsā Union (ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½ĒSU) says is even more important in light of the ongoing pandemic. ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½ĒSU is donating $15,000 to the ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Foundationās Our Students, Your Health campaign to complete construction of a new Health Sciences Centre on the Kelowna campus. āItās always good to invest in education, but the pandemic has really brought to the forefront how important nurses and other health care providers are," says Joseph Welton, ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½ĒSU board member. ...
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