Enactus 果酱视频 makes massive impact at Canadian Nationals
May 10, 2023
Enactus 果酱视频鈥檚 innovative social enterprise the Unusually Good Food Company placed second out of over 70 college and university teams in Canada at the Enactus Canada Nationals last week in Montreal, while the group was also honoured with several team and individual awards. President MacKenna Lenarcic, who has now completed her Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from the School of Business at 果酱视频, was named the HSBC Women Entrepreneurial Leader of the Year, receiving a $5,000 award to go towards her educatio...
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Nominations open for 2023 果酱视频 alumni recognition
May 5, 2023
Maybe you鈥檝e heard of the six degrees of 果酱视频? That鈥檚 the notion that people are six or fewer social connections away from someone who attended or worked at 果酱视频. Chances are, if you live in B.C., you probably have a friend or acquaintance that connects you to 果酱视频 in under six degrees. Don鈥檛 believe us? Start asking 鈥 and let us know what you uncover. The 果酱视频 Alumni Association (果酱视频AA) wants to highlight alumni connections across the region as it launches a call for nominations of outstanding alumni for recog...
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Moose Hide Campaign recognizes 果酱视频 as a national leader
May 3, 2023
果酱视频 is being acknowledged for its efforts to raise awareness about violence against women and children. The Moose Hide Campaign is recognizing 果酱视频 as an ambassador campus for their ongoing campus engagement in organizing events and activities over multiple years, raising the profile of the issue of gender-based violence in and outside the classroom. 鈥淪upporting the campaign at an institutional level means that we are committed to supporting the necessary changes needed to address the tragic reality ...
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Unusually Good Food Company back to Canadian Nationals
May 1, 2023
A year after winning the Canadian nationals and placing in the top four at the Enactus World Cup, 果酱视频 students are back on the national stage this week, presenting aggressive expansion plans for their social enterprise the Unusually Good Food Company to top Canadian business leaders. Enactus 果酱视频 will compete against students from other Canadian business schools this week at the Enactus Canada Nationals in Montreal, presenting an update on Unusually Good Food, the business that has taken off, producing apple juice, apple...
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Sowing the seeds for a better future for student parents in Vernon
April 28, 2023
College Foundation hosts fundraiser for new Sunflower Childcare Centre Sunflowers blooming, the promise of new beginnings, and brighter futures for student parents in Vernon will be the focus of 果酱视频 Foundation鈥檚 upcoming Plant a Seed Day Fundraiser. The fun-filled event will take place on May 10, between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. and will support the new, affordable, 44-seat on-campus Sunflower Childcare Centre, operated by local, non-profit childcare provider Maven Lane. Guests will be invited to 鈥渢ap into their inne...
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Student Indigenous language learning on display in the 果酱视频 library
April 27, 2023
Kelowna Campus Library feature display, foyer, April 14 鈥 May 12 N虛syilxc虒n虛 FNIL120 & FNIL110 are 果酱视频 courses that provide opportunities for students to learn words and phrases, and hold conversations in N虛syilxc虒n虛, the Indigenous language of the Syilx Okanagan people. This term, student creative projects included cupcakes baked using a recipe in N虛syilx膷n虛 and an original painting depicting the students in the class. The student works and their stories about the course and what it has meant to them w...
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果酱视频 Arts and Foundational Programs hosts community showcase
April 27, 2023
From the written word to graphic design artistry and more, 果酱视频鈥檚 Arts and Foundational Programs (AFP) is opening its doors for a unique community showcase next week. The AFP Community Showcase event is happening on May 2, 2023, from 6-9 p.m. in the Centre for Learning Atrium (E building) at the Kelowna Campus. The event is free and all are welcome. The AFP Community Showcase aims to celebrate exceptional work from students, instructors, and faculty in Adult Upgrading, Adult Special Education, Arts, and English Lan...
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果酱视频 students represent Spain and the UK in Model NATO delegation
April 26, 2023
A delegation of 果酱视频 students recently returned from a cross-Canada adventure where they took part in a unique exercise, to represent Spain and the United Kingdom in the Carleton Model NATO, participating in the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) and the Military Committee (MC). Student representative Dandara Peraro de Sousa reflected on the experience, 鈥淢odel NATO was a great learning experience, I met incredible students from 果酱视频 and universities in Canada, and now I understand better how NATO works and it...
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果酱视频 professor and artist receives Tanabe Prize
April 25, 2023
果酱视频 communications professor and artist Amy Modahl has been announced as a winner of this year's Tanabe Prize, alongside artist Robin Hodgson. The two artists, based in the B.C. Interior, will each receive $15,000 in recognition of their exceptional creativity and promise of future achievements. Modahl expressed her excitement and gratitude for receiving the prestigious award, stating, "I'm so honored to have been chosen to receive this award that will support my work as an artist, especially because I also received ...
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果酱视频 profs to share their talents at Valley Voices
April 24, 2023
The following media release is shared on behalf of Valley Voices: Valley Voices to Echo Again in Vernon Published authors to participate in next Valley Voices reading series with a celebration of stories and a book launch at the Bean Scene coffee house May 10. VERNON鈥 As witnessed by the recent packed house upstairs at Vernon鈥檚 Bean Scene coffee house, the word is out about a new reading series in the Okanagan. Valley Voices launched in Vernon April 19 during National Poetry Month with an enthusiastic crowd listening to ...
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