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 she鈥檚 sure one element still holds true: the positive role education plays in one鈥檚 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. 鈥淓ducation really changed my life,鈥 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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果酱视频 offers up weekend Trades courses for DIYers and hobbyists
March 10, 2021
DIYers, hobbyists and makers: mark your calendars. 果酱视频 is offering up a series of safe, distanced but still hands-on courses to help you build some new skills this spring. The College鈥檚 Trades and Apprenticeship department is launching two new short courses this month. Auto Master 鈥 Women is happening on Sat., March 27. This one-day, all-female workshop introduces the basics of car maintenance. Practical lessons will include learning how to change a tire, the purpose of coolant, oil changes, and what to touch and not ...
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Enactus 果酱视频鈥檚 CANsave program celebrates remarkable reach, new financial literacy resources for youth with diverse needs
March 9, 2021
果酱视频鈥檚 Enactus team is marking a memorable milestone this month, having mentored more than 50,000 Canadian children through its CANsave financial literacy program 鈥 and the program鈥檚 latest focus may be its most inspiring yet. Developed entirely by 果酱视频 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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果酱视频 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 果酱视频 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 果酱视频 community, Earlier today, B.C. Premier John Horgan, Vernon-Monashee MLA Harwinder Sandhu, and 果酱视频 President Jim Hamilton 鈥 joined by Business Administration student Evan Smith 鈥 announced an important student housing initiative that will see 376 more beds added to the College鈥檚 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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Meet Kurt Albrechtsen, Kinesiology student
March 4, 2021
Q: What鈥檚 your hometown? A: I鈥檓 from Williams Lake, located in the Cariboo region. Q: How did you end up at 果酱视频? A: I originally made my choice to come to 果酱视频 by the recommendation of a friend who had attended previously and had a wonderful experience here. Q: How did you choose your program? A: After playing rugby and soccer all through my life, and having experienced injuries from both, as well as other activities like mountain biking and boxing, I...
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College offers summer courses and virtual information sessions to help students get ahead
March 4, 2021
Summer plans uncertain because of COVID? 果酱视频 is once again offering its summer session courses online and via flexible distance education options to help students get ahead on their studies. The College鈥檚 first summer session of online courses will run May 10-June 18 and the second summer session begins on July 5. Distance education courses start on May 10 and run through late August. Current and prospective students can now explore courses and register online at www.okanagan.bc.ca/summer. To check course availabilit...
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CFUW Kelowna celebrates 60 years of empowering women
February 26, 2021
Before there was 果酱视频 or the University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO), a small group of women met to discuss how they could contribute to their community and promote higher education for women. Today, that group, known as the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) Kelowna chapter, are celebrating 60 years of community impact and support for female students. More than $175,000 has been donated to female students at 果酱视频 over the last 30 years including eight awards for students this year alone....
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Open education efforts continue to enhance access for 果酱视频 students
February 25, 2021
Thanks to a grant from BCcampus, over the next several months 果酱视频 will be adding to its strong track record for promoting and supporting open education practices, including the creation, use and adaptation of open educational resources (OER). The $10,000 grant is empowering project lead Ro毛n Janyk, Web Services Librarian, and a group of 果酱视频 employees and student union representatives who have been meeting for the past several years, to focus their efforts on honing an open education strategy and action plan for the Col...
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Indigenous Awards drives support for 果酱视频 students
February 24, 2021
Kamloops鈥 Austin MacArthur moved to Kelowna to attend 果酱视频鈥檚 Automotive Service Technician program to unlock a lifelong dream of becoming a mechanic 鈥 a dream fueled in part by the Irving K. Barber BC Scholarship Society鈥檚 Indigenous Student awards. MacArthur is one of over 600 BC Indigenous students who shared more than $2.2 million in awards from the Society in support of post-secondary studies. The Society鈥檚 Indigenous Award program is one of six award programs and was created to assist in removing barriers to higher...
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