Learning & ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē
Meet Ayla Kilic, Political Science Professor
October 20, 2020
What is your education and area of interest? I have a BA in Political Science, MBA in Human Resources Management, Istanbul University-Turkey; MA and a PhD in Political Science and International Relations, Bosporus University, Istanbul (Turkey). My primary research and teaching foci are global politics, global political economy, global governance, human security, ethnic politics, gender politics and religion and politics. My broader area of expertise is West Asia. Next...
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Textbook project celebrated during Open Access Week
October 20, 2020
Students at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē have many reasons to celebrate Open Access Week ā more than a million in fact. Since 2013, access to open education resources (OERs) and free access e-texts through the Collegeās library has saved students more than $1 million and that number continues to pick up the pace with each semester. A new OER developed by Okanagan School of Business Professor Michael Orwick is just one of those resources that is enhancing access to information and improving student outcomes, all while saving students money. ā...
Read more...Meet Priscillia Lefebvre, Sociology Professor
October 19, 2020
What is your area of interest, research and/or creative work? I have a PhD in Sociology with a specialization in Political Economy from Carleton University. My research examines mental health within the context of the neoliberal restructuring of work and cuts to public funding around health care, social assistance and post-secondary education. I examine experiences of stress, worry and struggle within the political cont...
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Meet Chris Newitt, Psychology Professor
October 19, 2020
What is your area of interest? I have a PhD in Developmental Psychology from the University of British Columbia (Vancouver). My research interests are in social and moral decision making and the scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education. How did you know you had found your discipline? I found Psychology in second year. Initially I was interested in ground water sciences, but I took Psychology as an elective and things changed for me. I gravi...
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Meet Kerry Gilbert, Creative Writing Professor
October 19, 2020
When did you know you had found your discipline? When I took my first Creative Writing class with John Lent, at what was then Okanagan University College, I knew that I had found my āzing.ā Why did you choose to work at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē? I told John Lent, when I was a first year student, that I wanted to come back to take his job when he retired. What do you like the most about the work you do? I love to see student excitement and growth. Favourite teaching expe...
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Meet Ed Henczel, Communications Professor
October 19, 2020
What is your area of interest, research and/or creative work? Iām a communications professor with a masters of journalism. I focus my research/teaching on mass and social media and how itās used to influence public perception When did you know you had found your discipline? I was working for a news organization in Kamloops. I started the day doing a tour of the local prison, then I interviewed the mayor (a former journalist) and spent the evening covering a Ka...
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Meet Michael Saad, Communications Professor
October 19, 2020
What is your areas of interest? I teach in the Communications Department. I have a Master of Arts in Communication from the University of Ottawa. My area of interest is identity development and relationship dynamics through digital space. I seek to understand how our ātechnoselfā is increasingly influencing our real-world decisions. When did you know you had found your discipline? After teaching my very first course. To see the students improve their skills and reach new...
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College hosting region-wide virtual open house
October 16, 2020
Participants eligible for $5,000 tuition giveaway While the pandemic means prospective students canāt stop by to explore campuses physically this fall, ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē is pulling out all the stops to host an interactive virtual open house to ensure students can still get questions answered. On Sunday, Nov. 8, from 11 a.m. ā 2:30 p.m., future students, parents, high school counsellors and anyone looking to learn more about the College and its programs will have a chance to experience ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē from the comfort of home. All those intere...
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TD invests in health care equipment for students
October 15, 2020
A gift from TD Bank will ensure students entering health care professions are practising on state-of-the-art equipment. TD is donating $15,000 to ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Our Students, Your Health campaign towards a new Health Sciences Centre on the Kelowna campus. The gift will support new equipment for the nursing lab, which will be used by future Practical Nurses, Registered Nurses and Health Care Assistants. āPart of creating better health outcomes for patients is to provide aspiring health care professionals with the right training...
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Students thankful for new laptops
October 9, 2020
A donation from Staples Kelowna is helping ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students succeed in an online learning environment. In September, Staples donated laptops to eight students who do not have access to the technology needed to successfully participate and complete their programs online. Bree Edler was one of the recipients to receive a new Asus computer. āIām in shock. Iāve never received anything like this before so I feel very fortunate,ā says Edler. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Edler was a travel agent. With international travel ...
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Geologist donates more than 100k to students
October 5, 2020
From the origins of the Okanagan Valley to the complexities of the Mount Boucherie volcano, a geologist has turned his passion for local geology into a major monetary deposit for students. Murray Roed is the author and co-author of five best-selling geology books on the Okanagan. For the last 25 years, he and the other book contributors have given 100 per cent of the proceeds to students at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē and the University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO). With the latest donation of $5,000, the authors have given more than ...
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Meet Mary Hanlon, Sociology Professor
October 1, 2020
Q: What is your education? A: I have a PhD in Sociology from the University of Edinburgh, a Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies from Athabasca University, a Bachelor of Arts in International Development Studies and Spanish from Dalhousie University, and a Diploma in Textile Arts from Capilano University, back when it was a college. Q: What is your area of interest? A: I am interested in the global fashion and apparel industry, and in understanding how and ...
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New ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē business program creates more real-world learning for budding entrepreneurs
September 24, 2020
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās School of Business is launching a new program that will teach entrepreneurship and business in a way most business owners would say is key to learning ā by doing. The Experiential Entrepreneurship program will offer an entrepreneurship specialty to the Collegeās Bachelor of Business Administration degree. Modelled after a long-running and highly successful program at the Collegeās partner school in Finland, JAMK University of Applied Sciences, the Experiential Entrepreneurship program will see business students ...
Read more...Health Care Assistants thankful for bursary support
September 14, 2020
Twenty-three-year-old Shoshanna Fremont works the night shift as a Care Aide at a local long-term care home, a shift she loves as it gives her an opportunity to provide precious one-on-one time with residents who are up during the night. āWhen you get them a glass of water and take the time to hold their hand, especially when they canāt have many visitors, their entire mood changes,ā says Fremont. āWhen I go home I take comfort that I took care of people today, I made them smile, or helped in whatever way I could.ā Fremont is o...
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College Perianesthesia Nursing grad juggles family and school, puts her skills to work on the frontline
September 8, 2020
For Kayley Herman, the last couple of years have been busy ones as she navigated going back to school at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē for advanced perianesthesia (PAR) training and welcoming a new baby. Herman, who worked as a PAR nurse in Saskatchewan before moving to B.C., needed to gain proper certification for PAR work in the province. She applied for and received educational funding through Interior Health to complete that training at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē. āMy journey with the training was unique because I completed the theory portion of the course while...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē brings new counselling initiative online to support students
September 3, 2020
For students navigating stepping into a new semester amid a time of uncertainty and anxiety around COVID, ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Counselling Services team is creating a new opportunity to connect and build resilience. GROW @ ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē is the Collegeās newest counselling initiative, an online drop-in group to learn practical tools and strategies to become a more proactive student. Designed directly for ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students by ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē counsellors, the six workshops offered throughout the fall semester focus on setting students up for success amid a semester...
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