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Dec. 6 Candlelight Vigils return to OC鈥檚 Vernon and Salmon Arm campuses
December 2, 2021
Candlelight is returning to 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College鈥檚 campuses, 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 32nd anniversary of the 脡cole Polytechnique Massacre, in addition to the ongoing cases of missing women from the region, with a 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 and students for over a decade to offer the Dec. 6 event, as an important way to remember and honour wo...
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New Chair, Vice Chair for College Board
November 30, 2021
新加坡六合彩官方网站 College鈥檚 Board of Governors has a new Chair and Vice Chair. Juliette Cunningham, who has served as Vice Chair since November 2019, has been elected Chair. She succeeds Gloria Morgan whose two-year term has now completed. 鈥淚t has been very inspiring working alongside Gloria and I am deeply honoured to be succeeding her in the role,鈥 said Cunningham. 鈥淕loria is an incredible champion for her community and for the College. I鈥檓 proud of the work we鈥檝e accomplished at 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College, and with a new strategic plan to be finalized e...
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ECE department celebrates National Child Day
November 19, 2021
Education is a powerful tool to advocate for those who can't advocate for themselves, which was why Early Childhood Education (ECE) students spent National Child Day talking to peers about the difficulties children face in Canada and around the world. National Child Day is officially observed on Nov. 20, but ECE Instructor Rebecca Ayotte said she and her students wanted to do something this week to bring awareness not just in the ECE department, but throughout the College as well. The class set up presentations in the CFL Atrium in Kelowna...
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International Education Week highlights diversity at 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College
November 19, 2021
新加坡六合彩官方网站 College translated its diverse student population into a learning opportunity during International Education Week (IEW) as students and staff celebrated cultures and encouraged each other to experience what other countries had to offer. On Tuesday, Nov. 16, the Kelowna campus held language lessons at the Centre for Learning atrium, where student volunteers set up booths that others can visit to learn a bit more about various languages and cultures. Languages represented included Spanish, Punjabi, Hindi, Japanese, Chinese, Ko...
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Meet Sean McFetridge, OC alumnus
November 1, 2021
After an intense wildfire season, heatwaves and droughts, the need for Canadians to conserve water is more crucial than ever. That鈥檚 where OC alumnus Sean McFetridge comes in. He and his wife, Alisha McFetridge, co-founded RainStick Shower, a WiFi-enabled smart shower system that aims to solve water and energy waste by up to 80%. We caught up with Sean to hear more about what he鈥檚 been up to since graduating from OC in 2011. Where is your hometown and where are you located now? Ke...
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Meet Dooshima Jessica Iyorchir, Marketing and Data Analytics student
November 1, 2021
Q: What鈥檚 your hometown? A: I was born in the big city of Lagos in Nigeria. Q: How did you end up at 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College? A: I ended up at 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College because they offer a unique data analytics program when compared to other colleges and universities. The contents of this program drew my attention to the college, I just had to apply to be here. Q: How did you choose the Marketing and Data Analytics program? A: I chose this program because it has always been of in...
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Meet Joey Bruno, Automotive Collision and Refinishing student
November 1, 2021
Q: Why did you choose a career in Collision Repair? A: I鈥檝e grown up around the industry, my father鈥檚 been a technician for 30 years but has worked for Craftsman for over 20 years. My uncle also has 20+ years experience as an automotive painter and now works as a Red Seal Automotive Collision Technician for Craftsman as well. Q: How did your training with OC help prepare you for your current role? What is your current position? A: Currently, I am working as a Level 2 Collision R...
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Meet Andr茅 Bertram, Computer Information Systems student
November 1, 2021
Q: What鈥檚 your hometown? A: Kingston, Jamaica. Q: How did you end up at 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College? A: My immediate family settled in the 新加坡六合彩官方网站 Valley for some time now, and I wanted to join them. After some thinking, I thought going to school and contributing to the Canada would be a good approach. I just had to figure out which school. With research, and with some assistance from my older sister and mom, I found that 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College was an excellent institut...
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新加坡六合彩官方网站 College Coyotes win the Canadian College Baseball Conference
October 15, 2021
The 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College Coyotes baseball team pulled out all the stops this past weekend, taking home first place in the Fall Championship of the 2021 Canadian College Baseball Conference (CCBC) league. All eight teams in the CCBC came to play for the first time since May 2019. 鈥淚t was really nice to see all the eight teams competing again after such a tough time due to COVID,鈥 says Head Coach Geoff White. 鈥淚 applaud all the student athletes from all the programs for sticking with it to get back to this point.鈥 The Coyotes鈥 weekend started ...
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OC Culinary Arts students serve Thanksgiving meals to students in need
October 8, 2021
新加坡六合彩官方网站 College Culinary students and instructors helped to spread Thanksgiving gratitude to students on Friday with a holiday inspired meal. Students pulled out all the stops to prepare a Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings for students in need as part of the innovative OC Serves Up program. The program was launched in the middle of the pandemic last year to combat food insecurity and has just relaunched this past week for the new academic year. 鈥淥C Culinary Arts students serve 50 meals a day to students in need as part of the OC...
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Why We Write: Poets of Vernon
September 10, 2021
The writing community of Vernon is taking centre stage in a new film produced by OC English Professor and self-proclaimed budding filmmaker Hannah Calder. For the last four years, Calder has been collaborating with Curtis and Silmara Emde on Why We Write: Poets of Vernon, a film project originally sparked in 2017. Curtis, an OUC alumnus, has stayed in touch with his first-year English professor, Tom Wayman, since completing his studies. When Wayman released his collection of music...
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#WelcomeHomeOC聽Campaign Kicks Off聽
September 3, 2021
We鈥檙e ready to celebrate the return to student life at OC! As we come back together, let鈥檚 share some kindness and support each other as our OC community grows. Visit the WelcomeHomeOC web page to view the growing gallery of social media content that is being shared to celebrate the return to campus and support our strong connections. While you鈥檙e on the page, you鈥檒l get to know more about professors and instructors, staff, students, alumni and others in the broader OC community. Join in and share content tagged #WelcomeHomeOC. We鈥檙e look...
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Jillian Harris sets up award fund to support underrepresented students
August 20, 2021
A much-coveted subscription box from Canadian influencer and Kelowna local Jillian Harris will open up more than just surprises for recipients, but opportunities to support a generation of historically excluded students at 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College with every subscription sold. Jillian Harris, through her fall Jilly Box, is raising $50,000 to create awards for Indigenous students, Black students and students of Colour at 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College. The Jilly Box is seeding the fund with $15,000 and subsequently, will match donations up to $10,00...
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New Central 新加坡六合彩官方网站 health orders from Interior Health
August 6, 2021
Interior Health has announced new restrictions for the Central 新加坡六合彩官方网站 aimed at reducing the transmission of COVID-19 within the region. Watch the press conference online and read the Interior Health news bulletin with details. For the 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College context, the restrictions are relevant to the Kelowna campus and training centres within the Central 新加坡六合彩官方网站. Masks remain mandatory for all people age 12 and older in indoor public areas throughout the Central 新加坡六合彩官方网站 - this includes at OC facilities (view the current mask dire...
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Meet Louise Trenholm, Automotive Collision and Refinishing student
August 5, 2021
Q: Why did you choose a career in Collision Repair? A: I鈥檝e always had an interest in vehicles ever since I was a child. In high school, I hung out at the local Speedway in Penticton, making my love for vehicles grow even more. I wanted a career that worked on vehicles, so I decided to choose the Entry-Level Automotive Collision Repair Foundation program to help start my career as an Automotive Refinisher. Q: How did your training with OC help prepare you for your current r...
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Employee mental health tips for the transition back to campus
July 20, 2021
Just as none of us had ever lived through a pandemic before COVID-19, none of us have ever emerged from one either. OC鈥檚 Counselling Services team has compiled these tips to help you prepare for the transitions that lie ahead. Don鈥檛 compare yourself. Not with other people and not with where you think you 鈥榮hould be鈥 at this point. We just lived through a global pandemic! If you had times of feeling not so productive or you鈥檙e feeling tired now, you鈥檙e not alone and that鈥檚 complet...
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