Former 鈥楾op Chef鈥 takes the reins at 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College鈥檚 Infusions restaurant
January 17, 2023
Fans of Canada鈥檚 Top Chef will recognize the name of the new Executive Chef at Infusions. Ruth Wigman, whose 20-year career has taken her coast to coast, brings a fresh and exciting perspective to the restaurant at 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College staffed by Culinary Arts students. Wigman, who was a contestant on the Food Network鈥檚 Canada鈥檚 Top Chef program in 2014, most recently worked as the executive sous-chef at the Fairmont Vancouver Airport for over three years. Before that, she worked at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge and the Fairmount Southampton ...
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Women of Steel鈩: Forging Forward Program comes to 新加坡六合彩官方网站 in partnership with 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College and CWB Welding Foundation
January 16, 2023
新加坡六合彩官方网站 College is launching a new program designed specifically to encourage women to consider a career in welding this winter/spring. The Women of Steel鈩: Forging Forward Program, supported by the CWB Welding Foundation, is being offered in just 14 locations across Canada. As one of the host sites, students who choose OC will not only gain skills related to welding, but will also have opportunities that foster education, personal growth, confidence, and experiential learning. 鈥淲e continue to look for new opportunities that will...
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Understanding Ableism: Join us for an Anti-Ableism presentation by Spring Hawes at OC Kelowna on Jan. 19
January 13, 2023
A group of 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College students and employees are further advancing conversation and action around anti-ableism and accessibility at OC this winter through an upcoming talk and series of follow-up events. 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College Kelowna鈥檚 Accessibility Alliance invites the OC community to attend an anti-ableism presentation by entrepreneur and advocate Spring Hawes on January 19鈥痜rom noon -2:30 p.m. in the Centre for Learning Atrium (E Building). In her presentation Hawes will il...
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Update: 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College cyber-security incident
January 11, 2023
This message was shared with 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College students and staff Wednesday (Jan. 11) morning. Dear 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College community, I am writing to update you on the network outage that has impacted our OC community this week and continues to have impacts today. On Monday morning, at about 6:15 a.m. our IT Services team interrupted a cyber-security incident. This incident, which involved an unrecognized external agent, was identified by our team鈥檚 routine and proactive surveillance. IT Services responded quickly by shutting down and disablin...
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新加坡六合彩官方网站 College launches sponsored trades training opportunity to help open doors, create job-ready workers in Salmon Arm
January 6, 2023
Students with limited or no previous experience in trades can access training that will lead to employment and future careers in construction, thanks to a program that starts at the end of January at 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College鈥檚 Salmon Arm campus. 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College will be offering an intake of the Construction Craft Worker program starting on Jan. 30 at the College鈥檚 Salmon Arm Trades Centre. 鈥淭his new program is supporting students to gain the skills they need now, helping them get good jobs in industries where communities need them,鈥 said Selina...
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Salmon Arm Campus is More than You Think鈥.
December 13, 2022
Katie Thielman joins a lengthy list of locals who have made 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College鈥檚 Salmon Arm Campus her first-choice destination to begin her post-secondary education after high school. She is now one semester in 鈥 with no regrets. Thielman describes 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College (OC) as 鈥渁 college full of safety nets so you don鈥檛 just survive but thrive鈥 in your studies and in life. She explains this means professors are available, know your name, and are willing to go the extra mile to help you succeed. Katie also noted the many support serv...
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Meet Emily Schatz, OC Electronics Engineering alum
December 13, 2022
Q: What years did you attend OC? A: 2015-2017 Q: How did you end up at 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College? A: I chose 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College 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 新加坡六合彩官方网站 Col...
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新加坡六合彩官方网站 College Foundation distributes over $450,000 in student awards in under two weeks
December 6, 2022
The holiday spirit came early for 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College students who were the recipients of 426 bursary, scholarship and awards this past month, which totalled over $450,000. Students also had the chance to meet the donors who support the bursaries, scholarships and awards at receptions held at each of 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College鈥檚 Vernon, Kelowna and Penticton campuses in November. Each event included an Indigenous welcome, student and donor speakers and most significantly, time for all invited guests to connect and celebrate a shared commitment to ongo...
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Candlelight Vigils return to OC鈥檚 Vernon and Salmon Arm campuses
December 6, 2022
新加坡六合彩官方网站 College鈥檚 Vernon and Salmon Arm campuses will once again be aglow with candlelight on Dec. 6, as a symbolic commitment to end violence against women. Communities in the 新加坡六合彩官方网站 and Shuswap are marking the 33rd anniversary of the 脡cole Polytechnique Massacre, in addition to the ongoing cases of missing women from the region, with a Candlelight Vigil on Tuesday, Dec. 6 co-hosted by a network of organizations and volunteers. The event is a collaboration by 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College, 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College Students鈥 Union (新加坡六合彩官方网站), Vernon Students鈥 ...
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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 OC? A: 2008 to 2010 Q: How did you end up at 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College? 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. That, and ...
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