Articles tagged "Water Engineering"
Community collaboration studies microplastics in 新加坡六合彩官方网站 Lake
March 21, 2022
In what they hope will be a watershed moment for raising awareness of microplastics and their impact on both our local freshwater and downstream environments, several community partners and 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College (OC) students have teamed up to determine if there are microplastics in 新加坡六合彩官方网站 Lake and municipal wastewater. Kelowna residents Gregg Howald, Ryan Cope, and Jan Vozenilek all witnessed plastic pollution鈥檚 devastating global reach, and impact on the marine wildlife while at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. From their shared exper...
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Award-winning Water Engineering Technology grad breaks barriers for women
January 6, 2022
An 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College student鈥檚 passion for protecting the environment not only earned her a prestigious award, but is also serving as an encouragement for other women. Meghan McCreight, who grew up in Coldstream, first started her 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College journey in Salmon Arm where she did the first year of her Associate of Science. There, one of her professors told her about the Water Engineering Technology (WET) program at the Kelowna campus. 鈥淢y family is very outdoorsy, skiers, campers, always kind of outside, and I grew up in nature,鈥 McCr...
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新加坡六合彩官方网站 College Water Engineering Technology students recognized
October 21, 2020
Three 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College students were honoured recently by Environmental Operators Certification Program (EOCP) 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 have se...
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New OC grad proud of setting an example for her children
January 16, 2020
It was being a role model for her children that motivated Katie Reynders to return to school as a mature student. She wanted to show them it鈥檚 never too late to follow your dreams. 鈥淭here were days I wanted to give up, but I knew I had two little people not only counting on me, but looking up to me,鈥 says Reynders. 鈥淚 think it鈥檚 really important that they got to see me go back to school while also raising them. As parents we constantly question if what we are doing is good for our kids and there was a lot of guilt when I wasn鈥檛 able to d...
Read more...新加坡六合彩官方网站 College鈥檚 technology programs awarded new national accreditation
October 29, 2018
Four engineering technology programs at 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College have earned a new national accreditation designed to help create streamlined pathways toward professional certification for graduates.TAC Oct 2018 Richard Stamper, Executive Director of Technology Accreditation Canada (TAC), visited the Kelowna campus recently to present certificates recognizing national program accreditation for the College鈥檚 Civil Engineering Technology, Electronic Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology and Water Engineering Technology programs. ...
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