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Collegial effort cooks up a recipe book for student support
December 16, 2020
After compiling recipes into a delectable read, the What We Cooked: A Compilation of Recipes During COVID Times cookbook is available for purchase. The idea for the book started when a team of College library staff members noticed their online daily conversations constantly reverted to food. With a hunger to support the community in a time of isolation and invite others to connect on a relatable subject, What We Cooked was born. All proceeds raised from book sales will go towards the 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College Students鈥 Union and the Vernon Stude...
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Season鈥檚 Eatings fundraiser surpasses fundraising goal
December 10, 2020
An evening celebrating festive cooking virtually is resulting in a very real-world impact for 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College health care students. Season鈥檚 Eatings, a virtual cooking class and wine tasting fundraiser hosted by the 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College Foundation, raised $315,000 on the evening of Dec. 3, surpassing its $250,000 goal. The virtual cooking and wine tasting class featured 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College Culinary and Pastry Arts instructors and their students who walked participants through how to cook a gourmet dinner consisting of mouth-watering stuffed tur...
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Enactus鈥 FruitSnaps transitions into social enterprise
December 8, 2020
The award-winning Enactus initiative FruitSnaps is now running as a social enterprise after the student-run team recently launched apple juice boxes. The direct result of an abundant number of apples over the fall semester, the five-litre boxes of fresh apple juice are now available locally and online for purchase. All proceeds go back into the program and help to keep it sustainable. OC alumni, staff and community members were among the first people who showed up to help the Enactus team pick the approximately 13,000 pounds of apples that...
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Inaugural Student Chef Dinner and Pie Fundraiser winter highlights for Culinary Arts program
December 4, 2020
新加坡六合彩官方网站 College鈥檚 Culinary Arts program is serving up good cheer during the last month of 2020, with two new events that will showcase student creations and support the community simultaneously. On Dec. 10, Infusions Restaurant at the Kelowna campus will open its doors to welcome a limited number of guests for the inaugural Student Chef Dinner, a seven-course tasting experience. The evening gives students an opportunity to showcase their skills and the very best of 新加坡六合彩官方网站 region cuisine. 鈥淭he Student Chef Dinner is a fantastic opportu...
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OC Vernon student donates artwork in memory of instructor
December 2, 2020
An 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College student has donated a beautiful piece of artwork which she hopes will inspire others as much as the instructor who inspired her. While it might not be uncommon to find a periodic table adorning the hallways of a post-secondary institution, 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College鈥檚 Vernon campus is now home to one unlike any other in the world. The unique piece of artwork is in honour of former instructor Donna Leigh Goodman, who taught Adult Basic Education (also known as Adult Upgrading) programs including science and mathematics courses f...
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OC joins Vernon and Salmon Arm communities to hold vigil against violence against women
December 1, 2020
Many activities stopped as a result of the 2020 pandemic. Violence against women, however, is not one of them. This is why communities in the 新加坡六合彩官方网站 and Shuswap are paying special attention to the 31st anniversary of the 脡cole Polytechnique Massacre, in addition to the ongoing cases of missing women from the region, with a Virtual Candlelight Vigil on Dec. 6 co-hosted by a network of organizations and volunteers. 鈥淭he SAFE Society has been partnering with 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College Students鈥 Union and Indigenous Services for over a decade to offe...
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Thorpe and Friends Scholarship recognizes three South 新加坡六合彩官方网站 students
November 25, 2020
Isaac Halverson was visiting a friend when he learned he was a recipient of this year鈥檚 Rick and Yasmin Thorpe and Friends Scholarship Fund, but this did not stop him from running around the house screaming in excitement after reading the news. 鈥淚t was incredible. I鈥檝e heard about the award before, and I know friends who鈥檝e received it,鈥 says Halverson, who previously attended Princess Margaret Secondary School in Penticton. Halverson is now in his first year at 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College taking engineering. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a lot of money, and it means a lot...
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Culinary Arts students help take a bite out of food insecurity, one apple at a time
November 24, 2020
As the 新加坡六合彩官方网站 days start to get shorter and orchardists wrap up their harvest for the year, Culinary Arts students at the College鈥檚 Kelowna campus are busy transforming apples into healthy snacks for the community. Earlier in the fall semester, the 新加坡六合彩官方网站 Fruit Tree Project (OFTP) approached the College鈥檚 Culinary Arts team with an idea: could culinary classes somehow help process apple donations into snacks, going into backpacks for local students in need? The answer was a resounding yes. With some creative thought on how to best me...
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College launches Applied Bachelor of Arts degree
November 23, 2020
New four-year degree focuses on community research and evaluation Who will be the future change-makers in our communities? Who will help organizations tackle the most pressing social issues we are faced with as a society? The answer might just be the graduates of a new program unlike any before it in the region. 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College has received provincial approval for its first new degree program in more than 15 years 鈥 and its focus couldn鈥檛 be timelier. The Applied Bachelor of Arts: Community Research and Evaluation is a four-year baccala...
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OC Foundation and Jane Hoffman Realty present Season鈥檚 Eatings, a virtual cooking class fundraiser
November 17, 2020
On Dec. 3, fire up your oven and your laptop to join a festive, virtual cooking class and wine tasting fundraiser. The 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College Foundation and Coldwell Banker Jane Hoffman Realty are presenting OC Cooks: Season鈥檚 Eatings, with ticket sales benefitting the Our Students, Your Health campaign to complete a new Health Sciences Centre on the College鈥檚 Kelowna campus. 鈥淪eason鈥檚 Eatings is an opportunity to come together virtually, enjoy good wine and cook alongside the College鈥檚 award-winning chefs,鈥 says 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College Foundation Exe...
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Jacobs support frontline health care education with a major gift
November 13, 2020
Touring 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College鈥檚 new Health Sciences Centre and seeing the modern education spaces that will help attract and retain health care professionals compelled a well-known Kelowna family to give a major gift. Mike and Kim Jacobs are donating $80,000 to the Our Students, Your Health campaign to support the completion of the $18.9 million Health Sciences Centre. The state-of-the-art Centre will educate eight frontline health care professions. 鈥淚t鈥檚 incredible to see such a modern facility with all the technology and great detail put int...
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College hosting region-wide virtual open house
October 16, 2020
Participants eligible for $5,000 tuition giveaway While the pandemic means prospective students can鈥檛 stop by to explore campuses physically this fall, 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College is pulling out all the stops to host an interactive virtual open house to ensure students can still get questions answered. On Sunday, Nov. 8, from 11 a.m. 鈥 2:30 p.m., future students, parents, high school counsellors and anyone looking to learn more about the College and its programs will have a chance to experience OC from the comfort of home. All those interested can...
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TD invests in health care equipment for students
October 15, 2020
A gift from TD Bank will ensure students entering health care professions are practising on state-of-the-art equipment. TD is donating $15,000 to 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College鈥檚 Our Students, Your Health campaign towards a new Health Sciences Centre on the Kelowna campus. The gift will support new equipment for the nursing lab, which will be used by future Practical Nurses, Registered Nurses and Health Care Assistants. 鈥淧art of creating better health outcomes for patients is to provide aspiring health care professionals with the right training, tools,...
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Students thankful for new laptops
October 9, 2020
A donation from Staples Kelowna is helping 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College students succeed in an online learning environment. In September, Staples donated laptops to eight students who do not have access to the technology needed to successfully participate and complete their programs online. Bree Edler was one of the recipients to receive a new Asus computer. 鈥淚鈥檓 in shock. I鈥檝e never received anything like this before so I feel very fortunate,鈥 says Edler. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Edler was a travel agent. With international travel ground t...
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Co-op Q&A with Salmon Arm Economic Development Society鈥檚 Lana Fitt
October 5, 2020
Meet Lana Fitt, the Salmon Arm Economic Development Society鈥檚 Economic Development Manager. In partnership with the College鈥檚 Salmon Arm campus, SAEDS hired three OC students over the summer of 2020, aiding a new initiative called the Digital Transitions Program. 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College sat down with Fitt to hear her perspective as Manager and having students take part in Co-op education with SAEDS as well as the launch of the Digital Transitions Program in Salmon Arm.. 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College...
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Geologist donates more than 100k to students
October 5, 2020
From the origins of the 新加坡六合彩官方网站 Valley to the complexities of the Mount Boucherie volcano, a geologist has turned his passion for local geology into a major monetary deposit for students. Murray Roed is the author and co-author of five best-selling geology books on the 新加坡六合彩官方网站. For the last 25 years, he and the other book contributors have given 100 per cent of the proceeds to students at 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College and the University of British Columbia 新加坡六合彩官方网站 (UBCO). With the latest donation of $5,000, the authors have given more than $100,000...
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