Alumni
Watt a gift! 果酱视频鈥檚 Electronics Engineering Technology Program gets an $80,000 boost from a local engineer
March 6, 2023
Yael Cohen, a Vernon-based communications engineer, recently donated $80,000 in state-of-the-art electronic equipment to 果酱视频鈥檚 Electronics Engineering Technology program. The gift included hundreds of electrical components that will be used by program instructors to build in-class electrical circuits and test demos and will be made available to students for use in their end-of-term capstone projects. 鈥淚 was fortunate to receive numerous scholarships when I was in school, and I wanted to pay it forward,鈥 says C...
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果酱视频 to celebrate first graduates of 2023
January 26, 2023
Amanda Jones will be one of hundreds of 果酱视频 graduates taking a momentous step this weekend, as she and her peers cross the red carpet at the College鈥檚 first Convocation ceremonies of the year. And for the Penticton mother of two 鈥 who juggled a return to classroom with supporting a family and running a successful business during a global pandemic 鈥 the long-awaited moment brings feelings of pride and a continued desire to keep learning. 果酱视频 will recognize graduates at two ceremonies in Kelowna on Saturday: 10:30 a...
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果酱视频 alumni team up to launch new EP as annual music concert set to take place
January 20, 2023
As a kid, Jessica Bourelle dreamed of being a musician, singing along to songs she heard on the radio or ones that she had written herself. She had the heart of a poet, loved writing and dreamed of a career in music. But like a lot of creative forces, Jessica wondered if her songs were good enough. Enter 果酱视频鈥檚 Audio Engineering and Music Production program, a certificate course that prepares individuals to work in a variety of different music production careers. It was in the program that Jessica鈥檚 c...
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Meet Emily Schatz, 果酱视频 Electronics Engineering alum
December 13, 2022
Q: What years did you attend 果酱视频? A: 2015-2017 Q: How did you end up at 果酱视频? A: I chose 果酱视频 specifically for the technologist program. Q: How did you choose your program? A: I wanted to become an engineer. I had heard that a common problem engineers face is not understanding how to design products for the people who are building them. I wanted to gain hands-on experience so I could be a well-rounded design engineer. The ELEN at Okan...
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Meet Aaron Edis, Electronics Engineering alumnus
December 2, 2022
Q: What鈥檚 your hometown? Where are you now? A: Burnaby and Kelowna. I now live in Salmon Arm, B.C. Q: What years did you attend 果酱视频? A: 2008 to 2010 Q: How did you end up at 果酱视频? A: I was living in Kelowna at the time and I was interested in Electrical/Electronics, perhaps an engineering degree. I figured the college was the place to start since I could be a technologist after 2 years of school and then had the option to start working if I chose. Th...
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Meet Jedidiah Forrest, 果酱视频 Electronics Engineering alum
November 29, 2022
Q: What years did you attend 果酱视频? A: 2014-2016 Q: How did you end up at 果酱视频? A: Engineering technology programs caught my eye. Needed a career path change. Q: How did you choose your program? A: I applied to all three engineering programs and Electronic Engineering Technology responded first. Q: What did you like most about the program? A: The immersion was incredible. Every day is a science whirlwind, and labs were fantastically engaging. The staff is ma...
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Alumni engagement poll
November 21, 2022
The 果酱视频 Alumni Association invites alumni to participate in a quick poll. It will help assess the current state of alumni engagement at 果酱视频 and establish a baseline for future tracking. 果酱视频AA is hoping to engage current 果酱视频 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...
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果酱视频 alum honoured for contributions to inclusion, democracy and reconciliation
October 17, 2022
Sorting through her mail on a recent trip to the mailbox, 果酱视频 (果酱视频) alum Danielle Walker received a surprise - the Lieutenant Governor鈥檚 Medal for Inclusion, Democracy and Reconciliation. 鈥淭he award was completely out of the blue,鈥 says Walker. 鈥淚 knew I had been nominated, but the timing was such a surprise. I just took it in for a minute at the mailbox and cried.鈥 The award recognizes post-secondary students who make outstanding contributions in support of inclusion, democracy and reconciliation and is the culminatio...
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Meet Chef Rob Walker
October 12, 2022
Q: What is your name? A: Chef Robert Walker Q: What did you take at 果酱视频/OUC? What years did you attend? What campus did you attend? A: I graduate from the Culinary Arts Certificate program at Okanagan University College in 2001. Q: Why did you choose your program at 果酱视频? A: I grew up in the Kootenays not really knowing what I wanted to do with my life. But I always loved food. In the back of my head was this question, 鈥淗ow do I become a chef?鈥 I had my eye on the Okanag...
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果酱视频 alum honoured for culinary contributions in the kitchen and classroom
October 6, 2022
An award-winning local chef has earned the highest accolade bestowed by 果酱视频鈥檚 Alumni Association (果酱视频AA). And the sweetest part? The nomination came from those following in his footsteps 鈥 his students. Chef Rob Walker is the recipient of this year鈥檚 Distinguished Alumni Award from 果酱视频AA. The award recognizes Chef Walker鈥檚 outstanding contributions within his community and industry. The 果酱视频AA has been conferring the Distinguished and Young Alumni Awards since 2002 to honour the extraordinary contributions and recognize...
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Meet Joey Rood
September 28, 2022
What is your name? Joey Rood What are your pronouns? He / Him / His Where is your hometown and where are you located now? Kelowna is my hometown. I am located in Sioux Lookout, Ont., for my job now. What did you take at 果酱视频? When did you graduate? I completed the Commercial Aviation Diploma in 2019. What got you interested in aviation? I鈥檝e been interested in aviation since I was a kid. When I was 13, I went on a helicopter tour. From there, I joined the Air Ca...
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果酱视频 alumni Emily McKay made a lot of connections while studying at 果酱视频鈥檚 School of Business
September 20, 2022
Those connections led her to where she is today, as a social entrepreneur with a fashion business aimed at sustainability in an industry that produces greenhouse gases at twice the rate of the airline industry. 鈥淚 went to 果酱视频 because I was interested in the marketing world and possibly one day owning my own business,鈥 says McKay. 鈥淟ooking back, I made so many amazing connections at 果酱视频 that led me in the direction of all of my most critical work experiences and special life experiences. It led me to my stu...
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Thomas Klein
September 1, 2022
Even as a kid I knew I would go into the trades. An office job wouldn鈥檛 work for me because my ADHD makes it hard for me to sit still for too long, and my reading and writing aren鈥檛 the best.鈥 鈥淥ne of my high school teachers got me into sheet metal. The school helped me enroll in 果酱视频鈥檚 Sheet Metal Worker Foundation Certificate program. The program allowed me to learn a lot of new techniques, test out ideas, and try new things. When I first found out that ...
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Sophie Wilson
September 1, 2022
鈥淚鈥檓 grateful that I had the opportunity to study at 果酱视频鈥檚 Penticton campus. My professors were fantastic, and learning close to home allowed me to spend more time with my daughter. I completed a Business Administration diploma this past fall. I鈥檝e tried to go to school before, but financial insecurity always ended up holding me back. I would end up having to work part-time, and then I would end up working full time and then I would end up having to leave sch...
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Caylee Donovan
September 1, 2022
"I found out I鈥檇 received the Marcia J. Aitkens Memorial Bursary in Practical Nursing in the middle of lab. I was so shocked I pretty much dropped to the floor. At the time, I was a full-time student in 果酱视频鈥檚 Practical Nursing program, and I was working up to five days a week. The workload was just too much to handle, especially as a mother of a child with special needs. My eleven-year-old had recently been diagnosed with autism and needed more of my tim...
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果酱视频 alumna gives back with bursary for high school grads
June 22, 2022
果酱视频 alumna Erum Ahmad has been spending her time teaching Vernon high school students how to be smart with their money. Now, she is giving one of those students a chance to put their learnings into action by creating a bursary to fund the next steps of their educational journey. Erum, who graduated from 果酱视频 in 2021, found a passion in sharing financial literacy with high school students after experiencing a lack of financial training herself. 鈥淲hen I was in grade 10, I realized there were no classes to ...
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