Articles tagged "Salmon Arm"
New ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē student housing centre on target to open in 2024 in Salmon Arm
April 21, 2023
Finding affordable housing isnāt just a challenge in the big city ā it can be difficult in smaller, more rural communities as well. For students like Dylan Taylor, who are also focused on completing post-secondary education and entering the workforce, access to housing is transformational. āThere are many pressures on students already right now, so having a way to access a place to live on-campus takes away a huge amount of stress and makes it possible to focus on my education,ā says Taylor, an Arts student at the Salmon Arm c...
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Meet Sasha Lewis-Parker
March 29, 2023
Q: What is your name? A: Sasha Lewis-Parker Q: What are your pronouns? A: She/Her Q: Where is your hometown and where are you located now? A: Dunster, B.C. is where I grew up, living off the land with my sisters and parents and our pack of wolf dogs and horses. I currently live in Salmon Arm, B.C., a much more tame life with a rescue kitty and a corgi by my side. Q: What did you take at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē? When did you graduate? A: Human Service Work Diploma, I graduated in 2014. Q: What g...
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Acclaimed musician brings Songwriting 101 to ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Salmon Arm and Revelstoke
February 16, 2023
Have you ever had a song that you couldnāt get out of your head? An award-winning local musician is presenting a day-long introduction to the craft and joy of songwriting at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē in Salmon Arm and Revelstoke. Joanne Stacey has spent most of her life working in the music business as a performer, musician, recording artist, and songwriter. On Feb. 25 in Salmon Arm and again on March 11 in Revelstoke, Stacey will be pouring that lifetime of music industry experience and songwriting expertise into a new course: Songwriting 101. ā...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē launches sponsored trades training opportunity to help open doors, create job-ready workers in Salmon Arm
January 6, 2023
Students with limited or no previous experience in trades can access training that will lead to employment and future careers in construction, thanks to a program that starts at the end of January at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Salmon Arm campus. ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē will be offering an intake of the Construction Craft Worker program starting on Jan. 30 at the Collegeās Salmon Arm Trades Centre. āThis new program is supporting students to gain the skills they need now, helping them get good jobs in industries where communities need them,ā said Selina...
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Salmon Arm Campus is More than You Thinkā¦.
December 13, 2022
Katie Thielman joins a lengthy list of locals who have made ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Salmon Arm Campus her first-choice destination to begin her post-secondary education after high school. She is now one semester in ā with no regrets. Thielman describes ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē (ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē) as āa college full of safety nets so you donāt just survive but thriveā in your studies and in life. She explains this means professors are available, know your name, and are willing to go the extra mile to help you succeed. Katie also noted the many support serv...
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Candlelight Vigils return to ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Vernon and Salmon Arm campuses
December 6, 2022
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Vernon and Salmon Arm campuses will once again be aglow with candlelight on Dec. 6, as a symbolic commitment to end violence against women. Communities in the Okanagan and Shuswap are marking the 33rd anniversary of the Ćcole Polytechnique Massacre, in addition to the ongoing cases of missing women from the region, with a Candlelight Vigil on Tuesday, Dec. 6 co-hosted by a network of organizations and volunteers. The event is a collaboration by ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē, ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Studentsā Union (ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½ĒSU), Vernon Studentsā ...
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Partnership helping to fill staffing gaps in hospitality and tourism industry
December 1, 2022
Like many industries, the hospitality and tourism sector has been hard hit by staff shortages over the past few years with a declining youth population and an aging workforce combining to create significant challenges. But a new program designed in partnership by ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē (ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē) and the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA) will help to reduce those shortages. The first of four new cohorts of students enrolled in the Hospitality Professional Program this fall, a flexible program open to students anywhere in the Thompson-Oka...
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Alumni engagement poll
November 21, 2022
The ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Alumni Association invites alumni to participate in a quick poll. It will help assess the current state of alumni engagement at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē and establish a baseline for future tracking. ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½ĒAA is hoping to engage current ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē employees who are also alumni, who may not receive messages. The survey should take approximately 2-4 minutes. To ensure confidentiality, your responses to this survey will be anonymized and combined with those of other respondents. Complete the survey by Tuesday, Dec. 6. To participate, please...
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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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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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A tale of three plumbers: a career path for all generations
April 13, 2022
Plumbing and Piping Foundation program coming to ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Salmon Arm campus A trio of plumbers at Aspire Plumbing and Heating may have different years under their belts, but their passion for the career holds strong with each generation. Dallas Stewart, Gary Whitlock, and Allen Minderlein are all at various stages of their careers but have all relied on post-secondary training at some point to advance their careers in the plumbing industry. Stewart, the youngest at 23, has just finished the Plumbing and Piping Foundation program at Okanaga...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē employees shine in Salmon Arm Top 20 Under 40
February 16, 2022
ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē instructor Shelley Desautels and Marketing Assistant Kristine Wickner usually have a full agenda, but itās never too full that they canāt tackle another challenge. Desautels and Wickner, who both work at the Salmon Arm campus, were recently nominated as one of the cityās Top 20 Under 40, highlighting their contributions within the community. Wickner was nominated to the list in fall 2021, when the Salmon Arm Economic Development Society and the Salmon Arm Chamber of Commerce f...
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Meet Claire Hall, Associate of Science student
February 1, 2022
Q: Whatās your hometown? A: Iām from Salmon Arm. Q: How did you end up at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē? A: I talked to some of my friends who were going to ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē and they had all had really great experiences. So, I decided to stay in town and go to ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē for the first part of my degree. Q: How did you choose your program? A: I started in the Associate of Arts Program at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē and wasnāt exactly sure what I wanted to do. I had always been interested in psychology, but I was particularl...
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Dec. 6 Candlelight Vigils return to ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Vernon and Salmon Arm campuses
December 2, 2021
Candlelight is returning to ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās campuses, as a symbolic commitment to end violence against women. Communities in the Okanagan and Shuswap are marking the 32nd anniversary of the Ćcole Polytechnique Massacre, in addition to the ongoing cases of missing women from the region, with a Candlelight Vigil on Dec. 6 co-hosted by a network of organizations and volunteers. āThe SAFE Society has been partnering with ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē and students for over a decade to offer the Dec. 6 event, as an important way to remember and honour wo...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē professors pen in-depth book on history of Canadian corrections
October 22, 2021
Discourse about the lived experiences of those behind bars is about to break free across the country, with a special virtual book launch event next week. ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Sociology Professor Melissa Munn and History Professor Chris Clarkson joined forces to co-author Disruptive Prisoners: Resistance, Reform and the New Deal, published this fall by University of Toronto Press. The book is a collective biography that reconstitutes the histories of Canadaās federal prison system in the mid-20th century ā constructed after years of extensive...
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Incoming ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Salmon Arm student wins a $40,000 scholarship
August 31, 2021
Salmon Arm student Savannah Lamb has 40,000 reasons to be excited to begin her educational journey at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē this fall. Thanks to an external $40,000 scholarship from the Beedie Luminaries foundation, Lamb will begin the Associate of Arts program at the Collegeās Salmon Arm campus in the fall, worry-free. āWhen I found out about receiving this scholarship, I was so surprised and it took me a while to process it,ā says Lamb. āAfter it sunk in, I shared the news with my family, and we had the chance to celebrate together.ā Lamb a...
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