Students
New ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē student housing coming to Kelowna
June 27, 2022
Student housing spaces at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Kelowna campus will more than double as construction starts on the first on-campus student housing to be added in more than 30 years. āTogether with ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē, we are investing in student housing that will benefit generations of learners who can focus on their studies without worrying about where they will live,ā said Anne Kang, Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Training. āWe are working hard to deliver 8,000 new student housing spaces on campus throughout B.C. by 2028, an...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students shine at national competitions
June 21, 2022
Two ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students who captured gold at provincial competitions made it to the podium at the Skills Canada National Competition in Vancouver. Skills Canada features more than 300 competitors from all regions of the country competing in more than 35 skills trade and technology categories. It is the only national, multi-trade and technology competition for students and apprentices, which also provides hands-on work experience related to skilled trades and technology careers. Owen Davis, a student i...
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Artistic students design future careers in animation
June 7, 2022
Grads of ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Animation Diploma program are finding their skills have never been in higher demand. First- and second-year students showed samples of their artwork and demo reels to industry partners at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās annual Animation Industry Night on May 17. āLots of the work was very professional,ā says James Wood, Chair of ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Animation Department. āOur program is short, but intense. The instructors make sure the students have a realistic understanding of what they need do to succeed in a competitive and d...
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How sweet it is: Culinary Arts students celebrate Commencement in person
June 6, 2022
This year, ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Culinary Arts students can savour success together, during the first in-person Summer Commencement ceremony held in two years. ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Trades and Apprenticeship students completing foundation, diploma and apprenticeship level programs will cross the stage Thursday, June 9 at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē. Trades and Apprenticeship programs were among those especially challenged by the impacts of the pandemic. Food services on campus were greatly reduced, which meant that unlike other years, the Culinary Arts students cou...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē celebrates Convocation in person next week
May 30, 2022
Keegan Pereira will be taking part in a momentous occasion next week, as he and his ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē peers cross the stage at the first in-person Convocation ceremonies to be held at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē since the pandemic began. Growing up in the region, Pereira has always known ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē will provide him with the educational opportunities he needed, especially when the Bachelor of Computer Information Systems Degree called to him. āI heard amazing things about the program,ā he says about why he chose ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē. āThe widespread opportunity b...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Business students embrace international study again
May 30, 2022
Business students from ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē are once again able to travel to JyvƤskylƤ, Finland to experience an international summer school at the JAMK University of Applied Sciences. Finlandās education system is widely regarded as one of the best in the world. ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Business Professor Blair Baldwin, who has taught Services Design at JAMK for several summers, says working in Finland has helped him innovate and create new teaching methodologies.āJAMK employs experiential learning across its curriculum,ā he says. āThey stress cri...
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Enactus ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē tops the field, sets sights on national championships
May 27, 2022
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students will once again be competing for the Canadian title after qualifying for the Enactus National Exposition with a first-place finish in their league during the semi-final round. Enactus teams at post-secondary institutions across Canada competed virtually earlier this month, and ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē scooped up top position in the TD Entrepreneurship Challenge, and runner-up in the Scotiabank Climate Action Challenge for the Unusually Good Food Co. project. It also included national runner-up in Shaw and RBC acc...
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Car crash couldnāt keep ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē apprentice from winning B.C. gold
May 16, 2022
It takes a lot to throw Joey Bruno off his game. The third-year apprentice in the Auto Body and Collision Technician training at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē was on his way to a Skills Provincials competition on April 22 when the car he was riding in rear-ended another vehicle. āI knew our car was a write-off, but I also knew I could fix it,ā said Bruno. By sheer coincidence, he was heading to the Skills Automotive Collision Repair provincial competition, where he set to compete. Bruno arrived late and tried to put the ca...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē student to attend prestigious astroparticle physics summer school
May 5, 2022
The sky is the limit for ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē physics student Divyesh Dagia, who is set to attend the Canadian Astroparticle Physics Summer School (CAPSS) this May. The intensive week-long session is designed for astronomy, physics and engineering undergraduates and will introduce them to the current topics in the field of astroparticle physics at Queenās University in Kingston, Ont., and virtually at SNOLAB. Only 20 students from across Canada are invited to attend the session each year. Dagia, who will complete an Associate of Scien...
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Surprise gift from Stober Foundation helps ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās new student-led investment fund open for business
April 20, 2022
A trio of ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Business students envisioned an investment fund that has attracted overwhelming community support, including a generous $40,000 gift from the Stober Foundation. The group began fundraising in January and met their $100,000 seed funding goal in record time. Riley Dunsmore and Steven Fiust, both ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Business students, along with recent alumnus Justin Rantucci, created the ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Student Investment Fund to give students experiential learning opportunities and benefit future students with bursaries ...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē āSticks Upā for Indigenous Student Awards
April 13, 2022
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Indigenous Services and the ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Foundation have teamed up for the annual āSticks Upā campaign. They are excited to launch this fundraiser for the NHLās 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs. All of the proceeds from this event will benefit the ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē āSticks Upā for Indigenous Students Award. Yvonne Oppenheimer and Erica Seymour were the inaugural recipients of the ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē āSticks Upā for Indigenous Students Award. The Awards are available to students with Indigenous ancestry who are enrolled in full-time study in any degree, diploma, or certifica...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē student to compete in Skills Provincials competition
April 11, 2022
You can't put a price on mentorship. That's what Joey Bruno is finding, now in his third year of Auto Body and Collision Technician training at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē, and preparing to face the B.C.ās best apprentices at Skills Provincials this month. He was initially inspired by his father to pursue collision repair after growing up in the automotive world. āMy father was in the industry for 30 years, and I have always been around vehicles. The older I got, the more love I had for automotive,ā Bruno says. The Mission resident start...
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EnactusĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē heading to nationals after dominating in multiple categories
March 18, 2022
Enactus ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students have their sights set on nationals, after making the podium in four competitions at the Enactus Regional Exposition ā including three first-place finishes. They performed so well, that EnactusĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē was recognized with an Excellence in Innovation Award, provided when students demonstrate their commitment to tackling some of Canadaās biggest challenges. āWe have come a long way this year,ā explains Danielle Walker, EnactusĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē President. āOur team has tripled in size, we have scaled and rebranded project...
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Student becomes the master at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Student Chef Dinner Series
March 17, 2022
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Culinary Arts program served up a tasty opportunity for students to bring their culinary learnings to the table alongside an experienced ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē alumnus on Friday. The Collegeās restaurant, Infusions, hosted guests for a meal that was part of the Student Chef Dinner Series, which gives students an opportunity to showcase their skills and the very best of Okanagan region cuisine while working with experienced chefs. Chef Chris Van Hooydonk of Backyard Farmās Chef Table in Oliver, B.C., returned to the ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē kitchen for t...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students place first with their vision to revitalize Royal B.C. Museum exhibits
March 15, 2022
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē business students came out on top with their unique vision of how to reinvigorate the Royal B.C. Museum. The Royal Roads Design Thinking Challenge welcomed teams from across Canada and the United States to compete in a case competition based on the concept of revitalizing exhibits and displays at the Royal B.C. Museum with the use of design thinking principles. Business students Vasu Singla, Rebecca Thede, Kenneth Dolera and Chantelle Gaberel represented the College and worked with their coaches, Pamela Nelson and...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē earns back-to-back gold medals at national business case competition
March 8, 2022
For the first time in the 17-year history of the Scotiabank National Case Competition, a business school has recorded back-to-back gold medals as ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē climbed to the top of the podium ā again ā on Saturday. Hosted by Vanier College in MontrĆ©al, the āreal timeā case competition attracts teams from across Canada looking to test their knowledge and skills. āI am honoured to have shown to Canada that our business school has a unique approach to learning. The dedication of our coaches helped us think better, collaborate and...
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