Student has clear vision to graduate as Health Care Assistant
October 27, 2020
Fifty-two-year-old Jacquie Thom can feel victorious as she graduates as a Health Care Assistant (HCA) from 果酱视频 this month. Thom is legally blind and was born with an eye condition called coloboma. She describes her vision as blurry and like seeing through a tunnel. Yet despite her vision impairment, she was inspired to pursue a career caring for the elderly after taking care of her parents when they were palliative. 鈥淪upporting my parents showed me that it is such an honour to help someone through that period of time ...
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Athabasca University President to replace Hamilton at 果酱视频
October 22, 2020
Dr. Neil Fassina, an experienced and respected leader in post-secondary education, is going to be taking over the helm of 果酱视频 when current President Jim Hamilton retires in 2021. 鈥淎fter a search that drew candidates from around the world, 果酱视频鈥檚 Board of Governors has selected a Canadian educator who has balanced classroom experience with leadership experience to lead 果酱视频 into the next stage of its evolution and growth,鈥 announced Gloria Morgan, Chair of 果酱视频鈥檚 Board of Governors. 鈥...
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果酱视频 Water Engineering Technology students recognized
October 21, 2020
Three 果酱视频 students were honoured recently by Environmental Operators Certification Program (E果酱视频P) with the organization鈥檚 annual Outstanding Student Awards. Presented to students who have displayed distinctive leadership and meritorious service in the water and wastewater industry, the award, which includes a cash prize, was disbursed in early October to Ruben Kubbenga, Daniel Soroka and Peter Wilson. All three students are enrolled in the Water Engineering Technology Diploma program at the College鈥檚 Kelowna campus and...
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Meet Ayla Kilic, Political Science Professor
October 20, 2020
What is your education and area of interest? I have a BA in Political Science, MBA in Human Resources Management, Istanbul University-Turkey; MA and a PhD in Political Science and International Relations, Bosporus University, Istanbul (Turkey). My primary research and teaching foci are global politics, global political economy, global governance, human security, ethnic politics, gender politics and religion and politics. My broader area of expertise is West Asia. Next...
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Textbook project celebrated during Open Access Week
October 20, 2020
Students at 果酱视频 have many reasons to celebrate Open Access Week 鈥 more than a million in fact. Since 2013, access to open education resources (OERs) and free access e-texts through the College鈥檚 library has saved students more than $1 million and that number continues to pick up the pace with each semester. A new OER developed by Okanagan School of Business Professor Michael Orwick is just one of those resources that is enhancing access to information and improving student outcomes, all while saving students money. 鈥...
Read more...Meet Priscillia Lefebvre, Sociology Professor
October 19, 2020
What is your area of interest, research and/or creative work? I have a PhD in Sociology with a specialization in Political Economy from Carleton University. My research examines mental health within the context of the neoliberal restructuring of work and cuts to public funding around health care, social assistance and post-secondary education. I examine experiences of stress, worry and struggle within the political cont...
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Meet Chris Newitt, Psychology Professor
October 19, 2020
What is your area of interest? I have a PhD in Developmental Psychology from the University of British Columbia (Vancouver). My research interests are in social and moral decision making and the scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education. How did you know you had found your discipline? I found Psychology in second year. Initially I was interested in ground water sciences, but I took Psychology as an elective and things changed for me. I gravi...
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Meet Kerry Gilbert, Creative Writing Professor
October 19, 2020
When did you know you had found your discipline? When I took my first Creative Writing class with John Lent, at what was then Okanagan University College, I knew that I had found my 鈥榸ing.鈥 Why did you choose to work at 果酱视频? I told John Lent, when I was a first year student, that I wanted to come back to take his job when he retired. What do you like the most about the work you do? I love to see student excitement and growth. Favourite teaching expe...
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Meet Ed Henczel, Communications Professor
October 19, 2020
What is your area of interest, research and/or creative work? I鈥檓 a communications professor with a masters of journalism. I focus my research/teaching on mass and social media and how it鈥檚 used to influence public perception When did you know you had found your discipline? I was working for a news organization in Kamloops. I started the day doing a tour of the local prison, then I interviewed the mayor (a former journalist) and spent the evening covering a Ka...
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Meet Michael Saad, Communications Professor
October 19, 2020
What is your areas of interest? I teach in the Communications Department. I have a Master of Arts in Communication from the University of Ottawa. My area of interest is identity development and relationship dynamics through digital space. I seek to understand how our 鈥榯echnoself鈥 is increasingly influencing our real-world decisions. When did you know you had found your discipline? After teaching my very first course. To see the students improve their skills and reach new...
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