Learning & ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē
College launches Applied Bachelor of Arts degree
November 23, 2020
New four-year degree focuses on community research and evaluation Who will be the future change-makers in our communities? Who will help organizations tackle the most pressing social issues we are faced with as a society? The answer might just be the graduates of a new program unlike any before it in the region. ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē has received provincial approval for its first new degree program in more than 15 years ā and its focus couldnāt be timelier. The Applied Bachelor of Arts: Community Research and Evaluation is a four-year baccala...
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Meet Mariah Perry
November 19, 2020
Tell us your full name! Mariah Perry What did you study at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē? I took the Practical Nursing Diploma program in Kelowna and graduated in June of 2019. What did you enjoy most about your program? There were so many things I loved about the Practical Nursing program. I loved how fast it was. It took just less than two years to complete and it was very reassuring knowing that once I graduated there were so many job opportunities out there that I could start right away. I was ver...
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Mature student hits the books after writing a book
November 17, 2020
YouTuber and mental health advocate Mare McHale turns to ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē for transfer studies Every challenge presents opportunity. For Penticton student Mare McHale, returning to school last September was yet another twist in 2020 that she hadnāt planned, but also an opportunity to invest in her future. āSo much has changed this year, but having time at home means reflecting on where our family could be after the pandemic passes. In that lens, going back to class just made sense,ā she explains. āWhen I was taking those first steps of a...
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Jacobs support frontline health care education with a major gift
November 13, 2020
Touring ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās new Health Sciences Centre and seeing the modern education spaces that will help attract and retain health care professionals compelled a well-known Kelowna family to give a major gift. Mike and Kim Jacobs are donating $80,000 to the Our Students, Your Health campaign to support the completion of the $18.9 million Health Sciences Centre. The state-of-the-art Centre will educate eight frontline health care professions. āItās incredible to see such a modern facility with all the technology and great detail put int...
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Celebrating diversity with virtual Diwali and International Education Week
November 10, 2020
Cooking, dancing, photography and crafts: world cultures will be in the spotlight starting Friday, as ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē celebrates its diverse cultural makeup. ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students are invited to take part in the Virtual Celebration of Diwali on Nov. 13, followed by online International Education Week activities from Nov. 16 to 20. International Education Week is an annual celebration of the importance of international education and exchange programs. Celebrated by over 100 countries, ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē community members and students share intercultural experienc...
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College offers additional training for in-demand healthcare roles
November 5, 2020
Future students can explore these and other programs at Virtual Open House on Sunday, Nov. 8 If you think hand washing and keeping surfaces sanitized is a lot of work, talk to a medical device reprocessing technician. For individuals in this crucial role, it is a full-time job ā one that keeps our hospitals and health care system functioning. ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē is responding to the critical need for healthcare professionals with several additional program offerings this winter. One of these programs being explored is a January intake of ...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Mechanical Engineering students making Halloween safer with 3D printing
October 29, 2020
With Halloween quickly approaching, three ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Mechanical Engineering students are manufacturing a safe way for people to still partake in trick-or-treating. Enter Trick-or-Treat Bowls. An innovative solution, the tools are 3D printed with a small tray-like bowl and attach to any standard broom handle. The idea is that candy can be placed in the bowl and extended to the treat-seeker, providing a socially distanced way to trick-or-treat. āWith Halloween coming up, we wanted to provide something that could be fun for the kids wh...
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Student has clear vision to graduate as Health Care Assistant
October 27, 2020
Fifty-two-year-old Jacquie Thom can feel victorious as she graduates as a Health Care Assistant (HCA) from ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē this month. Thom is legally blind and was born with an eye condition called coloboma. She describes her vision as blurry and like seeing through a tunnel. Yet despite her vision impairment, she was inspired to pursue a career caring for the elderly after taking care of her parents when they were palliative. āSupporting my parents showed me that it is such an honour to help someone through that period of time just bef...
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Athabasca University President to replace Hamilton at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē
October 22, 2020
Dr. Neil Fassina, an experienced and respected leader in post-secondary education, is going to be taking over the helm of ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē when current President Jim Hamilton retires in 2021. āAfter a search that drew candidates from around the world, ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Board of Governors has selected a Canadian educator who has balanced classroom experience with leadership experience to lead ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē into the next stage of its evolution and growth,ā announced Gloria Morgan, Chair of ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Board of Governors. āDr. Fass...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Water Engineering Technology students recognized
October 21, 2020
Three ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students were honoured recently by Environmental Operators Certification Program (EĀŅĀ×ŗ£½ĒP) with the organizationās annual Outstanding Student Awards. Presented to students who have displayed distinctive leadership and meritorious service in the water and wastewater industry, the award, which includes a cash prize, was disbursed in early October to Ruben Kubbenga, Daniel Soroka and Peter Wilson. All three students are enrolled in the Water Engineering Technology Diploma program at the Collegeās Kelowna campus and have se...
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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 to the ...
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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. āWe used ...
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 context of e...
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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 gravitated to...
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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 experience? ...
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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 Kamloops B...
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