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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 ...
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Long Night long on benefits for ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students
April 1, 2021
If there is power in numbers when fighting procrastination, then ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē was fully plugged in last week. Long Night Against Procrastination, held Thursday March 25th, was organized by Penticton Librarian Eva Gavaris, in concert with several ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē instructors and staff members who volunteered their time to slay the beast of procrastination. More than 230 students registered for access, and at the peak, Gavaris said there were approximately 100 students in a variety of break-out rooms. āOver the past year,...
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College Pastry Arts students craft creative Easter confections
April 1, 2021
While no official sightings of the Easter Bunny have been reported on campus, ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Pastry Arts students hopped into action this week, serving up smiles ahead of the holiday. Students pulled out all the stops to prepare an eggs-travaganza of chocolate eggs, bunnies, bon bons, sponge candy and other confections for the ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē community. āThe students outdid themselves once again,ā notes Culinary and Pastry Arts Manager Cari Jahns. āWhen everyone saw the tables of treats assembled, the array of different it...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Indigenous Community Support Worker grad reflects on making a difference
March 31, 2021
Upcoming info sessions spotlight learning and career opportunities for studentsShannon Peltier was inspired to train to provide support to Indigenous youth and families by her Nohkom (grandmother). She found that opportunity through the Indigenous Community Support Worker Certificate program at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē.The Indigenous Community Support Worker (ACSW) program is just one of the College's Continuing Studies certificate programs on display during info sessions this spring. The virtual sessions are designed to provide students wi...
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Knuever Legacy Fund makes major investment in Vernon students
March 30, 2021
A new awards fund at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē will more than double the value of annual support available for students attending the Vernon campus. Kurt and Jutta Knuever have donated $210,000 to create the K&J Knuever Legacy Awards, which will provide up to $70,000 annually in tuition and living support to students entering trades programs or the Health Care Assistant program over the next three years. The awards reflect the value the Knuever family place on education, especially hands-on skills training that can add value to an indi...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē business students take trio of first-place finishes at Enactus Western Canada Regionals
March 30, 2021
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē business students enjoyed a fruitful victory at the Enactus Western Canada Regionals, earning three first-place finishes and ensuring their ticket to the National Competition in May. The Regional competition took place last week in a virtual format with teams from a multitude of post-secondary institutions submitting their student-created and student-run initiatives that seek to positively impact communities in a social, economic or environmental way. The award-winning ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Enactus initiative FruitSnaps was entered...
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Going back to school in COVID-times: How ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē supports mature students in our communities
March 29, 2021
In my years as a post-secondary administrator, Iāve had a front row seat to innumerable examples of how education truly does transforms lives, which in turn benefits and transforms our communities. As ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Regional Dean for the Shuswap-Revelstoke, by far some of the most inspiring and remarkable stories Iāve been fortunate to witness over the years have been those of our mature students. Working parents, who have summoned the courage and the will to go back into the classroom, level up their skills, maybe make a 180-...
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Long connection inspires major gift by Friesen family
March 22, 2021
A decades-long connection to ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē and a desire to give back to community is inspiring a $150,000 donation by the Friesen family to the ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Foundation. The family gift will support the Our Students, Your Health campaign to complete and equip the Collegeās new Health Sciences Centre on the Kelowna campus. The gift reflects a strong connection to the College. Dianne Friesen worked at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē in the mid-1970s. In 1984, her husband Rod started Voyager RV and their son Jason who is running the business ...
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Meet Ayden Clark, Business Administration student
March 19, 2021
Q: Whatās your hometown? A: Salmon Arm, Iāve lived here for most of my life. Q: How did you end up at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē? A: Honestly it was a number of different things that had me deciding on ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē. The biggest contributor was the location, the Shuswap is a beautiful area and I have family here in Salmon Arm. Q: How did you choose your program? A: Nearing the completion of high school, I wasnāt 100% sure what I wanted to do afterwards. In the end I de...
Read more...Nighttime noshing and homework help: ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students gear up for Long Night Against Procrastination
March 18, 2021
The power of pizza among peers is greater than procrastination. With end-of-term deadlines in sight, organizers of the popular ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Long Night Against Procrastination are ready to offer up snacks, prizes and solidarity to students facing winter term finals. Long Night Against Procrastination started at the Penticton campus in 2015, with students converging on campus for late-night cram sessions with help from faculty, librarians and Success Centre coordinators. The annual event helped students meet end-of-term deadli...
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Meet Janet McLeish, Criminal and Social Justice student
March 15, 2021
Q: Whatās your hometown? A: Portmore, Jamaica W.I. Q: How did you end up at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē? A: I wanted to explore the possibility for a career change or merging of my previous career experiences with a new career path. I went to an ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē recruitment activity in Kingston, Jamaica, then applied for the program and was successful. Q: How did you choose the Criminal and Social Justice program? A: I worked in the human services prior to coming to Canada and beli...
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College culinary program supports students facing food insecurity
March 15, 2021
When Mariko Nagata picks up a free lunch at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē she likens it to a warm hug. The mother of two was laid off during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic giving her a chance to return to school and enrol in the Culinary and Pastry Arts program. Now, she's helping cook healthy meals that not only support her during her studies but a range of fellow students who are facing food insecurity. āIt's nice to be able to access this help and the food is always so beautifully presented,ā says Nagata. āI think it makes a differenc...
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Retired nurse donates $50k to Health Sciences Centre
March 11, 2021
Many things have changed since Delphine Stone went to nursing school more than 60 years ago, but sheās sure one element still holds true: the positive role education plays in oneās life. In honour of the value of education, Stone is donating $50,000 to the Our Students, Your Health campaign for a new Health Sciences Centre on the Kelowna campus. āEducation really changed my life,ā recalls Stone, who was the youngest of 11 children and grew up on a farm near Battleford, Saskatchewan. Stone remembers receiving a $100 award from ...
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Enactus ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās CANsave program celebrates remarkable reach, new financial literacy resources for youth with diverse needs
March 9, 2021
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Enactus team is marking a memorable milestone this month, having mentored more than 50,000 Canadian children through its CANsave financial literacy program ā and the programās latest focus may be its most inspiring yet. Developed entirely by ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students, CANsave teaches youth important financial literacy skills like saving for tomorrow, differences between good and bad debt, and the importance of saving to help others in need. CANsave launched in 2016 with a focus on teaching students in Gr...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē automotive program receives donation from Ford of Canada and Orchard Ford
March 8, 2021
Contribution of a 2020 Ford F-150 will allow students to gain valuable hands-on experience Automotive trades students at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē are getting a big boost for their education with the arrival of a shiny new training tool on which they can hone their skills. Ford of Canada and Orchard Ford are donating a 2020 Ford F-150 to the College to be used by students in its automotive service training programs. The vehicle has arrived at the Kelowna campus and will be put to good use in the shop immediately, notes Dean of Trades Steve...
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Student housing initiative announcement
March 5, 2021
To the ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē community, Earlier today, B.C. Premier John Horgan, Vernon-Monashee MLA Harwinder Sandhu, and ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē President Jim Hamilton ā joined by Business Administration student Evan Smith ā announced an important student housing initiative that will see 376 more beds added to the Collegeās housing stock. The project involves buildings in Kelowna (216 beds), Vernon (100 beds) and Salmon Arm (60 beds) and will cost a total of $67.5 million, with the province contribution $36.3 million in grants, another $30.2 million in l...
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