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RBC, local experts offer up virtual financial advice for students
November 6, 2020
新加坡六合彩官方网站 College trades students will have a unique opportunity later this month to ask questions of local experts and learn how they can build a strong financial foundation. Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is hosting Business Planning for Trades, a virtual panel discussion geared toward students currently training for a career in the trades at the College. Panelists include: Jason Williamson, Commercial Account Manager with RBC (previously a small business account manager and has worked with clients through all stages of their business) ...
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College offers additional training for in-demand healthcare roles
November 5, 2020
Future students can explore these and other programs at Virtual Open House on Sunday, Nov. 8 If you think hand washing and keeping surfaces sanitized is a lot of work, talk to a medical device reprocessing technician. For individuals in this crucial role, it is a full-time job 鈥 one that keeps our hospitals and health care system functioning. 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College is responding to the critical need for healthcare professionals with several additional program offerings this winter. One of these programs being explored is a January intake of ...
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OC Mechanical Engineering students making Halloween safer with 3D printing
October 29, 2020
With Halloween quickly approaching, three 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College Mechanical Engineering students are manufacturing a safe way for people to still partake in trick-or-treating. Enter Trick-or-Treat Bowls. An innovative solution, the tools are 3D printed with a small tray-like bowl and attach to any standard broom handle. The idea is that candy can be placed in the bowl and extended to the treat-seeker, providing a socially distanced way to trick-or-treat. 鈥淲ith Halloween coming up, we wanted to provide something that could be fun for the kids wh...
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Student has clear vision to graduate as Health Care Assistant
October 27, 2020
Fifty-two-year-old Jacquie Thom can feel victorious as she graduates as a Health Care Assistant (HCA) from 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College this month. Thom is legally blind and was born with an eye condition called coloboma. She describes her vision as blurry and like seeing through a tunnel. Yet despite her vision impairment, she was inspired to pursue a career caring for the elderly after taking care of her parents when they were palliative. 鈥淪upporting my parents showed me that it is such an honour to help someone through that period of time just bef...
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Athabasca University President to replace Hamilton at 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College
October 22, 2020
Dr. Neil Fassina, an experienced and respected leader in post-secondary education, is going to be taking over the helm of 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College when current President Jim Hamilton retires in 2021. 鈥淎fter a search that drew candidates from around the world, 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College鈥檚 Board of Governors has selected a Canadian educator who has balanced classroom experience with leadership experience to lead 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College into the next stage of its evolution and growth,鈥 announced Gloria Morgan, Chair of 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College鈥檚 Board of Governors. 鈥淒r. Fass...
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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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Textbook project celebrated during Open Access Week
October 20, 2020
Students at 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College have many reasons to celebrate Open Access Week 鈥 more than a million in fact. Since 2013, access to open education resources (OERs) and free access e-texts through the College鈥檚 library has saved students more than $1 million and that number continues to pick up the pace with each semester. A new OER developed by 新加坡六合彩官方网站 School of Business Professor Michael Orwick is just one of those resources that is enhancing access to information and improving student outcomes, all while saving students money. 鈥淲e used ...
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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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Meet Ruby Pahtayken
October 7, 2020
What is your full name? Ruby Denise Pahtayken, k卯hew Iskw膿w- 釕惁釔佱悿 釔冡悽釕惂釔. What program are you enrolled in at 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College? Culinary Arts, currently in Professional Cook Level 2 for 2020. Where is your hometown? Onion Lake Cree Nation, Saskatchewan. W卯hc锚kaskos卯w卯 - S芒kahikanihk What brought you to OC? Why did you come to Kelowna to study? In pursuing my culinary career, I moved to Kelowna. I love that I come from the beautiful Cree plains and moved to a different 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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New work-integrated learning opportunities for OC students and employers across the region
October 5, 2020
Earlier this year, 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College announced new opportunities through the Student, Graduate and Co-op Employment office for Indigenous learners and students who face accessibility challenges. With funding from the provincial government, the College is set to launch a third project to increase access to co-op and work-integrated learning for OC students and employers. Overseeing the project at OC is Alison Beaumont, a Coordinator in the Student, Graduate and Co-op Employment office. She notes that the new project has dual opportunities fo...
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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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Harvesting help needed: Enactus OC students invite community to join them in picking apples for a good cause
September 30, 2020
A group of 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College business students are putting the call out for volunteers from OC and the community to help them harvest fruit that will be used to make healthy snacks for children and others in need. Started in the fall of 2018, FruitSnaps is a Vernon- and Penticton-based project, which sees Enactus OC students partnering with the North 新加坡六合彩官方网站 Valley Gleaners Society facility, where unused apples from local orchards are dehydrated into snacks for local schools. The FruitSnaps team will be hosting small, physically-distanced...
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Education support only a click away with OC Support online booking system
September 28, 2020
新加坡六合彩官方网站 College has launched a new online system for students to book appointments with student support services from the comfort and safety of home. 鈥溞录悠铝喜使俜酵 College is committed to enhancing student access to services during COVID-19 and this new online booking system will help learners connect with people who can help,鈥 says Meri Kim Oliver, 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College Vice-President Students. OC Support is available at https://okanagan.bc.ca/support, allowing students to book appointments with: Education Advisors Indigenous Transit...
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