Articles tagged "Kelowna"
Local company partners with ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē for Dragonsā Den viewing party
October 24, 2022
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē and Kelowna company Second Slumber have partnered to host a fundraiser and viewing party when Second Slumber appears on the popular CBC TV show Dragonsā Den on Nov. 3. Earlier this year, Second Slumber pitched its innovative business model to Dragonsā Den, looking for a funding partner to scale up its business, which re-purposes and re-sells lightly used mattresses, providing them at affordable rates and keeping them out of landfills. The company features former ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē professor Rick Maddison and several ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē stud...
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Fall Open House and Info Sessions return at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē
October 14, 2022
High school students, parents and people of all ages considering post-secondary education ā mark your calendars. ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē is opening its doors this fall for a series of Open Houses and Spotlight Sessions across the region, the first of which is happening at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Salmon Arm campus on Tuesday, Oct. 18. Events will then follow: Open House and Spotlight Sessions in Penticton on Wednesday, Oct. 26 First Year FAQs in Vernon on Oct. 26 and Open House and Spotlight Sessions on Wednesday, Nov. 2 Open House in Kelowna on Saturday, Nov....
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Meet Chef Rob Walker
October 12, 2022
Q: What is your name? A: Chef Robert Walker Q: What did you take at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē/OUC? What years did you attend? What campus did you attend? A: I graduate from the Culinary Arts Certificate program at Okanagan University College in 2001. Q: Why did you choose your program at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē? A: I grew up in the Kootenays not really knowing what I wanted to do with my life. But I always loved food. In the back of my head was this question, āHow do I become a chef?ā I had my eye on the Okanagan Valle...
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Real Adulting 101
October 11, 2022
Students at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē (ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē) have a new opportunity to learn skills they will need to take into adulthood with a unique new partnership between ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē and Kelowna company Real Adulting 101. āWe shouldāve learned about this in high school. How many times have you said this while sitting down to do your taxes, or after the incredibly overwhelming process of buying your first home?ā said entrepreneur and founder, Brittany Clough, who developed Real Adulting 101. Real Adulting 101 and ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē have joined forces to offer the Real Adu...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Red Dot Players return with series of funny folk tales
October 6, 2022
For the first time ever, the Red Dot Players, ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās community theatre troupe, will present a fall production this year, delving into the world of fables and folk tales. The Red Dot Players will present Folk Tales: Grimm & Otherwise this fall, the first time the community theatre company has produced a show in the fall, in addition to its regular spring-time feature. āThis production has been bouncing around in my head for many years,ā said Mike Minions, the showās director and producer, and recently retired Okanagan Coll...
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Prepare to be scared: ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē hosts outdoor Fear Film Fest
October 3, 2022
Eat, drink and be scary with ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Fear Film Fest, a series of outdoor film screenings in the Kelowna campus courtyard from Oct. 4 to 6. Hosted by the Communications Department, the open-air screenings were popular events with students before the pandemic, and are returning this year with the goal to make your hair stand on end. āWeāre reviving a long-standing department tradition of hosting community building events as a way to increase student engagement. We hope the timing of this film fest will also give students a chance...
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Meet Joey Rood
September 28, 2022
What is your name? Joey Rood What are your pronouns? He / Him / His Where is your hometown and where are you located now? Kelowna is my hometown. I am located in Sioux Lookout, Ont., for my job now. What did you take at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē? When did you graduate? I completed the Commercial Aviation Diploma in 2019. What got you interested in aviation? Iāve been interested in aviation since I was a kid. When I was 13, I went on a helicopter tour. From there, I joined the Air Cadet prog...
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Kelowna mayoral candidates invited to public debate hosted by ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē, UBC Okanagan
September 20, 2022
Mayoral candidates in Kelowna will speak specifically to issues that matter to university and college students at an on-campus debate at the end of September. ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē and UBC Okanagan have teamed up to host the event, which will be moderated by CBC Radio host Sarah Penton at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās lecture theatre on K.L.O. Road. āWe are thrilled to be welcoming the candidates, students and the community onto our campus, to hear from the individuals running to be the next mayor of Kelowna,ā says Dr. Neil Fassina, president, ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē. āPos...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē alumni Emily McKay made a lot of connections while studying at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās School of Business
September 20, 2022
Those connections led her to where she is today, as a social entrepreneur with a fashion business aimed at sustainability in an industry that produces greenhouse gases at twice the rate of the airline industry. āI went to ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē because I was interested in the marketing world and possibly one day owning my own business,ā says McKay. āLooking back, I made so many amazing connections at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē that led me in the direction of all of my most critical work experiences and special life experiences. It led me to my study abroa...
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Hoopla Fundraiser for ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Coyotes to be hosted by Sportsnetās Brad Fay
September 7, 2022
After a two-year hiatus, the Kelowna College Basketball Society is bringing back its much-anticipated and popular Hoopla event, raising awareness and support for the ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Coyotes basketball teams. The evening fundraiser takes place on September 28th from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., at the Centre for Learning on ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās K.L.O. Road campus. Tickets for Hoopla are $50 and can be purchased https://occoyotes.eventbrite.com. āWe are looking forward to connecting with the community in-person for the first time since 2019, as we cele...
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The Market at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē serving up locally produced food to fuel back-to-school
September 7, 2022
Move over, cafeteria lunch trays: locally produced foods and goods are sliding into the spotlight at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē this September. The Market at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē launched Sept. 6 in the former cafeteria space in Kelowna, and will be a source of healthy, local food that supports the holistic health and well-being of the campus community. Offering local, fresh food on campus celebrates the incredible diversity of Okanagan food and agriculture and furthers ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās commitment to Feed BC. āSustainability is vital for all aspects of student l...
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New āStep into Steel Toesā course invites women to try carpentry
August 29, 2022
Home renovations on your to-do list? Curious about power tools and considering a project? ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē is launching a new trades exploratory program this fall ā exclusively for women. āMore and more women are expressing an interest in learning skills related to carpentry, electrical, plumbing, automotive and sheet metal projects,ā says Teresa Kisilevich, associate dean, Trades and Apprenticeship at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē. āStep into Steel Toes is designed to make it easier for women of all ages to feel comfortable trying out various tools...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē pilots tuition-free work-integrated learning for Early Childhood Education
July 26, 2022
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē is offering tuition-free Early Childhood Education (ECE) training with an innovative approach ā providing students the opportunity to become certified during work-integrated learning (WIL) experiences as they provide education and care for young children. āĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē is keenly aware of how many trained ECEs are in demand across the sector. This pilot project, with support from the Government of B.C., will increase access to education for people seeking certification, going a long way to meeting that need,ā says Yvonn...
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Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Sales Help Fund the Future of Healthcare in the Okanagan
June 29, 2022
The Royal Canadian Legion has donated $80,000 from its Poppy Fund to support ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās new multidisciplinary Health Sciences Centre. The Centre, which is located at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Kelowna campus, is a state-of-the-art training facility for health and social care students. It opened its doors in 2021. āWe took a building tour and were extremely impressed with the advanced level of training being provided. We believe in the power of education, and weāre proud to invest in the next generation of health care providers,ā says Da...
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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, and to dat...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē welcomes new Dean, Health and Social Development
June 8, 2022
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē is welcoming a provincial and national leader in health care to its academic team. Carly Hall will be joining ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē as Dean, Health and Social Development, which offers nine programs training the next generation of healthcare and social development professionals. āCarly brings extensive experience leading curriculum development provincially and leading professional bodies nationally as the health care sector experiences rapid change. We are confident she will quickly become a valued leader to ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē ...
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