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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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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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Meet Mary Hanlon, Sociology Professor
October 1, 2020
Q: What is your education? A: I have a PhD in Sociology from the University of Edinburgh, a Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies from Athabasca University, a Bachelor of Arts in International Development Studies and Spanish from Dalhousie University, and a Diploma in Textile Arts from Capilano University, back when it was a college. Q: What is your area of interest? A: I am interested in the global fashion and apparel industry, and in understanding how and why work...
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New OC business program creates more real-world learning for budding entrepreneurs
September 24, 2020
新加坡六合彩官方网站 College鈥檚 School of Business is launching a new program that will teach entrepreneurship and business in a way most business owners would say is key to learning 鈥 by doing. The Experiential Entrepreneurship program will offer an entrepreneurship specialty to the College鈥檚 Bachelor of Business Administration degree. Modelled after a long-running and highly successful program at the College鈥檚 partner school in Finland, JAMK University of Applied Sciences, the Experiential Entrepreneurship program will see business students design, ...
Read more...Health Care Assistants thankful for bursary support
September 14, 2020
Twenty-three-year-old Shoshanna Fremont works the night shift as a Care Aide at a local long-term care home, a shift she loves as it gives her an opportunity to provide precious one-on-one time with residents who are up during the night. 鈥淲hen you get them a glass of water and take the time to hold their hand, especially when they can鈥檛 have many visitors, their entire mood changes,鈥 says Fremont. 鈥淲hen I go home I take comfort that I took care of people today, I made them smile, or helped in whatever way I could.鈥 Fremont is one of ei...
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College Perianesthesia Nursing grad juggles family and school, puts her skills to work on the frontline
September 8, 2020
For Kayley Herman, the last couple of years have been busy ones as she navigated going back to school at 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College for advanced perianesthesia (PAR) training and welcoming a new baby. Herman, who worked as a PAR nurse in Saskatchewan before moving to B.C., needed to gain proper certification for PAR work in the province. She applied for and received educational funding through Interior Health to complete that training at OC. 鈥淢y journey with the training was unique because I completed the theory portion of the course while I was p...
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OC brings new counselling initiative online to support students
September 3, 2020
For students navigating stepping into a new semester amid a time of uncertainty and anxiety around COVID, 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College鈥檚 Counselling Services team is creating a new opportunity to connect and build resilience. GROW @ OC is the College鈥檚 newest counselling initiative, an online drop-in group to learn practical tools and strategies to become a more proactive student. Designed directly for OC students by OC counsellors, the six workshops offered throughout the fall semester focus on setting students up for success amid a semester during ...
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Physically distanced but still fun: College Orientation serves up info, activities and prizes
September 2, 2020
新加坡六合彩官方网站 College will welcome back students with a range of virtual and in-person physically-distanced, curbside Orientation Day activities next week 鈥 all geared toward making them feel connected and starting their post-secondary experience off on a positive note. 鈥溞录悠铝喜使俜酵 College is about people 鈥 our students, and employees coming together in a truly supportive community,鈥 said Meri Kim Oliver, OC鈥檚 Vice President Students. 鈥淎s much as COVID-19 has changed how we connect, all OC campuses are committed developing the best student experi...
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New OC course will take students on an online guided tour of BC wine history this fall
August 26, 2020
How did teetotalling berry farmers, a Kelowna grocery store owner and a provincial Premier who voted for prohibition set in motion events that would launch the wine industry we have today? Wine enthusiasts and industry members will have a chance to learn the answer to this and many other questions as part of a unique look into B.C. wine history at 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College this fall. Wine author, educator and industry professional Luke Whittall is teaching the course, B.C. Wine: An Online Guided Tour Through History, which starts on Sept. 29. 鈥淭...
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College unveils new online CS brochure, array of courses for fall
August 26, 2020
OC Occupational Health and Safety grad put her skills to workWith fall approaching and parents and students of all ages making decisions about going back to school, Noelle Eugster still considers it one of the best decisions she鈥檚 made in her life.鈥淢aking a complete career change and going back to College in my mid-40s was certainly scary, but I鈥檓 so glad I did. It was easily one of the smartest choices I鈥檝e ever made,鈥 says Eugster, who completed the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Certificate.Eugster puts her training to work on a da...
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College launches new course, resources to assist students with online learning
August 25, 2020
新加坡六合彩官方网站 College is promoting new resources to enhance student success in an online learning environment. This week the College launched a new course that introduces students to the online learning platforms and delivery methods they will encounter in their programs this fall. The course also points them toward the various resources and supports in place to help them with online learning, including how to access technology/software remotely, how to get their free copy of Microsoft Office 365, how to use the College鈥檚 learning management ...
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College announces plans for Winter semester
August 18, 2020
Students can expect classes in the new year to look a lot like they will this fall at 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College. As OC prepares to welcome back thousands of students to a blend of online and hybrid courses in September, the College announced today that Winter 2021 courses will follow the same format. 鈥淲e have determined that Winter Semester 2021 will look much like Fall Semester 2020, with most of our courses provided in an online format,鈥 explains Andrew Hay, Interim Provost and Vice President Academic. 鈥淔or courses that require experiential ha...
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Major Rotary gift supports nursing education
August 10, 2020
A $100,000 gift from the Rotary Club of Kelowna Foundation Reichwald Fund will support the education of Registered Nurses (RNs) at Kelowna鈥檚 major post-secondary institutions. 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) are each receiving $50,000 to support high-quality skills training and provide financial support for students in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program. 鈥淲e are thrilled to support our future health care workers in Kelowna and throughout the Valley,鈥 says Catherine Comben, Rotary Club ...
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Generations of care, Human Service Work students filling sought-after profession
July 28, 2020
Though still a relative newcomer to the profession, OC graduate Fawn Herrington is passionate about her work in the social services field. After navigating the end of a job as a dental assistant, she felt the need in 2014 to take an online career assessment. That pointed her in the direction of human service work, and she enrolled in 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College鈥檚 Human Service Work diploma, graduating two years later in 2016. Now 鈥 witness to her mom鈥檚 career 鈥 Fawn鈥檚 daughter Jaden Lee is set to take the same two-year program this September. 鈥淚 fe...
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New accessibility initiative launched to support OC students facing co-op barriers
July 14, 2020
Co-op has long been a staple of the 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College experience, offering students from a variety of study areas the chance to gain job experience and practical training in the workplace. But what happens when a student faces accessibility barriers in finding work? 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College鈥檚 Accessibility Initiative and survey, run by members of the College鈥檚 Student Services team, seeks to break down those barriers. The project received funding from the B.C. Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training for work integrated learning initiati...
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