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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 ...
Read more...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...
Read more...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...
Read more...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...
Read more...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...
Read more...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...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 interested can...
Read more...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, tools,...
Read more...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 ground t...
Read more...Meet Ruby Pahtayken
October 7, 2020
What is your full name? Ruby Denise Pahtayken, kĆ®hew IskwÄw- įį¦įį¤ įį¢į«į§į¤. What program are you enrolled in at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē? Culinary Arts, currently in Professional Cook Level 2 for 2020. Where is your hometown? Onion Lake Cree Nation, Saskatchewan. WĆ®hcĆŖkaskosĆ®wĆ® - SĆ¢kahikanihk What brought you to ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē? Why did you come to Kelowna to study? In pursuing my culinary career, I moved to Kelowna. I love that I come from the beautiful Cree plains and moved to a different t...
Read more...Co-op Q&A with Salmon Arm Economic Development Societyās Lana Fitt
October 5, 2020
Meet Lana Fitt, the Salmon Arm Economic Development Societyās Economic Development Manager. In partnership with the Collegeās Salmon Arm campus, SAEDS hired three ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students over the summer of 2020, aiding a new initiative called the Digital Transitions Program. ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē sat down with Fitt to hear her perspective as Manager and having students take part in Co-op education with SAEDS as well as the launch of the Digital Transitions Program in Salmon Arm.. ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē...
Read more...New work-integrated learning opportunities for ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students and employers across the region
October 5, 2020
Earlier this year, ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē announced new opportunities through the Student, Graduate and Co-op Employment office for Indigenous learners and students who face accessibility challenges. With funding from the provincial government, the College is set to launch a third project to increase access to co-op and work-integrated learning for ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students and employers. Overseeing the project at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē is Alison Beaumont, a Coordinator in the Student, Graduate and Co-op Employment office. She notes that the new project has dual opportunities fo...
Read more...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 $100,000...
Read more...Harvesting help needed: Enactus ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students invite community to join them in picking apples for a good cause
September 30, 2020
A group of ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē business students are putting the call out for volunteers from ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē and the community to help them harvest fruit that will be used to make healthy snacks for children and others in need. Started in the fall of 2018, FruitSnaps is a Vernon- and Penticton-based project, which sees Enactus ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students partnering with the North Okanagan Valley Gleaners Society facility, where unused apples from local orchards are dehydrated into snacks for local schools. The FruitSnaps team will be hosting small, physically-distanced...
Read more...Education support only a click away with ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Support online booking system
September 28, 2020
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē has launched a new online system for students to book appointments with student support services from the comfort and safety of home. āĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē is committed to enhancing student access to services during COVID-19 and this new online booking system will help learners connect with people who can help,ā says Meri Kim Oliver, ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Vice-President Students. ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Support is available at https://okanagan.bc.ca/support, allowing students to book appointments with: Education Advisors Indigenous Transit...
Read more...North Okanagan Talent Hackathon Looks for Out-of-the-box Thinkers
September 25, 2020
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students, employees and alumni: check out this opportunity to collaborate, demonstrate your skills and connect with other business and technology minds in the community as part of the North Okanagan Hackathon. ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē is a sponsor of this event and encourages ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē students to take advantage of this unique virtual networking opportunity! The following media release is shared on behalf of Accelerate Okanagan: On October 29th, 2020, the Accelerate Okanagan team will be hosting the first North Okanagan Hackathon virtually from The V...
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