College and Monashee applied research projects seeks participants
February 16, 2021
An applied research project by 果酱视频 and Monashee Health Collective, a local allied health professional clinic, is in need of participants to help guide the creation of a cutting-edge new tool to enhance communication between patients and health care professionals. Funded by a grant from the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), the goal of the project is to launch a prototype holistic wellness app. 鈥淲e are looking for people to participate in this research project to investigate the impact of a ne...
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果酱视频 students get primed for financial success
February 16, 2021
A local partnership with a non-profit company, Launch Financial Education Society (Launch Okanagan), is powering up to help 果酱视频 students boost their financial literacy this spring. Starting March 2, 果酱视频 students will benefit from a free financial literacy program hosted online by Launch Okanagan. The Primer for Life series is an interactive, five-week program that offers students a chance to learn about their relationship with money, consumerism, budgeting, saving and credit. A number of 果酱视频 Business s...
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A date with 果酱视频: A Valentine鈥檚 dinner surprise
February 9, 2021
Last minute Valentine鈥檚 day plans aren鈥檛 always the most memorable, but 果酱视频鈥檚 restaurant, Infusions, has a solution for you this Saturday that offers an unforgettable dining twist 鈥 everything is a surprise. What do we know about this surprise evening? Infusions Restaurant is opening its doors this Saturday, Feb. 13, to offer diners a Valentine鈥檚 culinary adventure to remember, where they won鈥檛 know what dish is coming out next. Diners will sit down for a five-course dinner menu created by 果酱视频 Pastry Arts chef Danny C...
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Meet Aleena Isobe, Criminal Social Justice student
February 9, 2021
Q: What鈥檚 your hometown? A: Vernon, B.C. I grew up here and I鈥檝e always been so grateful for the natural beauty that surrounds us. Q: How did you end up at 果酱视频? A: I had always planned to do a couple years of college before going to university so I had time to adjust to the differences between high school and post-secondary, so I chose a local college that had courses that interested me. Q: How did you choose your program? A: I鈥檝e always been fasci...
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Meet Jordan Boultbee, Kinesiology student
February 9, 2021
Q: What鈥檚 your hometown? A: Penticton, British Columbia. Q: How did you end up at 果酱视频? A: I first began at 果酱视频, back in 2013 the year following my graduation. I was playing junior hockey for the Penticton Vees, but wanted to keep my mind sharp, so I enrolled in a few college-level courses. I returned to 果酱视频 around 2015 in the Trades program, before finally realizing my passion and enrolling in the Human Kinetics program in 2018...
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Meet Ty Sideroff, Kinesiology student
February 9, 2021
Q: What鈥檚 your hometown? A: I was born and raised in Summerland. Q: How did you end up at 果酱视频? A: Exiting high school, I was unsure of what I wanted to do. I felt that the 果酱视频 in Penticton was a low-risk, high-reward option. Staying local was important to me, but it was also hard to argue with small class sizes, hands-on labs and affordable tuition. Q: How did you choose your program? A: I鈥檝e always been fascinated by the human body and ...
Read more...What is community evaluation? Sociology Professor Priscillia Lefebvre explains
February 8, 2021
Sociology Professor Priscillia Lefebvre is one of the instructors involved in 果酱视频's new Applied Bachelor of Arts: Community Research and Evaluation. Here, she describes how an inclusive evaluation process brings community and researchers together. Community evaluation helps us to understand how well a social program is working. It involves researching and collecting information about important aspects of a program, such ...
Read more...Why is research important? Psychology Professor Stephanie Griffiths explains
February 8, 2021
Psychology Professor Stephanie Griffiths is one of the instructors involved in 果酱视频's new Applied Bachelor of Arts: Community Research and Evaluation. Here, she describes how research encourages us to think differently in order to arrive at new perspectives. Research helps us to make sense of the world by testing our predictions about how things work. As a psychologist, I am most interested in how people think, fee...
Read more...What is community? Professor Olivia Sullivan offers a definition
February 8, 2021
Social Work Professor Olivia Sullivan is one of the instructors involved in 果酱视频's new Applied Bachelor of Arts: Community Research and Evaluation. Here, she provides insight into a definition of community that enables acts of solidarity and connection. If we asked any group of people, 鈥淲hat does 鈥榗ommunity鈥 mean to you?鈥 we would receive many answers. For some, their community is the city in which they live. For others, it is thei...
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Experience 果酱视频 takes post-secondary explorations virtual
February 5, 2021
Experience 果酱视频, from the safety of home. The College鈥檚 premiere participation event for prospective students is making the leap to the online world, with virtual Experience 果酱视频 sessions launching next month. Starting Feb. 16, College professors will welcome prospective students, parents and employers in for program overviews or a glimpse of what a post-secondary classroom is like. Participants will get a first-hand look at the topics covered in these programs, including sustainability, Indigenous and technological issues facing the...
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