Articles tagged "Penticton"
Meet Brendon Gray, SBT graduate
January 19, 2022
Q: What is your name? A: Brendon Gray Q: Where is your hometown and where are you located now? A: I鈥檓 a second generation born and raised Kelowna resident. Q: What program did you take at OC? A: Electrical Apprenticeship and Sustainable Building Technology (SBT). Q: What is your current position? A: Principal at Egnite Sustainability and Registered Energy Advisor. Q: Why did you choose your program at OC? How does it relate to what you鈥檙e doing now? A: ...
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New year brings new career by starting studies in January
November 15, 2021
The coming year brings new career training opportunities for Shaylyn Douglas. Douglas will be returning to the classroom in January with her sights set on training to advance her career in health care at 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College. In addition to beginning the Practical Nursing Diploma program at the Penticton campus, Douglas received a financial boost to aid her studies when she won the $5,000 OC Tuition Giveaway Contest. 鈥淚 wasn鈥檛 sure what career path I wanted to pursue until I had the opportunity to interact with patients in the physician鈥檚 ...
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TOTA award remembers George Hanson, supports OC viticulture student
November 8, 2021
Winemaker George Hanson, who passed away in February, was widely acknowledged for his efforts to grow the B.C. wine scene. A new award funded by the Thompson 新加坡六合彩官方网站 Tourism Association (TOTA) will commemorate his legacy, while helping a viticulture student at 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College to cultivate their future in the industry Hanson so dearly loved. TOTA has donated $1,500 to create the George Hanson Memorial Bursary, which will be open to students in the College鈥檚 Viticulture Certificate program starting in January. 鈥淲e are very pleased to be ...
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新加坡六合彩官方网站 College professors pen in-depth book on history of Canadian corrections
October 22, 2021
Discourse about the lived experiences of those behind bars is about to break free across the country, with a special virtual book launch event next week. 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College Sociology Professor Melissa Munn and History Professor Chris Clarkson joined forces to co-author Disruptive Prisoners: Resistance, Reform and the New Deal, published this fall by University of Toronto Press. The book is a collective biography that reconstitutes the histories of Canada鈥檚 federal prison system in the mid-20th century 鈥 constructed after years of extensive...
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Edible garden project at OC鈥檚 Penticton campus to feed students, community members
June 29, 2021
A partnership between 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College's Penticton campus and the Medical Arts Research Group is helping to root out food insecurity amongst students and local families. An edible garden program is being established on the north end of the Penticton campus, with the aim to provide fresh vegetables to OC students and food bank patrons in the community. Medical Arts Research Group donated the wood and fence material for the project. Raised garden beds were built in May by students in the Women in Trades Training program, and installed outsi...
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Meet Kurt Albrechtsen, Kinesiology student
March 4, 2021
Q: What鈥檚 your hometown? A: I鈥檓 from Williams Lake, located in the Cariboo region. Q: How did you end up at 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College? A: I originally made my choice to come to OC by the recommendation of a friend who had attended previously and had a wonderful experience here. Q: How did you choose your program? A: After playing rugby and soccer all through my life, and having experienced injuries from both, as well as other activities like mountain biking and boxing, I found t...
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Meet Aleena Isobe, Criminal Social Justice student
February 9, 2021
Q: What鈥檚 your hometown? A: Vernon, B.C. I grew up here and I鈥檝e always been so grateful for the natural beauty that surrounds us. Q: How did you end up at 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College? A: I had always planned to do a couple years of college before going to university so I had time to adjust to the differences between high school and post-secondary, so I chose a local college that had courses that interested me. Q: How did you choose your program? A: I鈥檝e always been fascinated by...
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Meet Jordan Boultbee, Kinesiology student
February 9, 2021
Q: What鈥檚 your hometown? A: Penticton, British Columbia. Q: How did you end up at 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College? A: I first began at 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College, back in 2013 the year following my graduation. I was playing junior hockey for the Penticton Vees, but wanted to keep my mind sharp, so I enrolled in a few college-level courses. I returned to 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College around 2015 in the Trades program, before finally realizing my passion and enrolling in the Human Kinetics program in 2018. Q: Ho...
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Meet Ty Sideroff, Kinesiology student
February 9, 2021
Q: What鈥檚 your hometown? A: I was born and raised in Summerland. Q: How did you end up at 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College? A: Exiting high school, I was unsure of what I wanted to do. I felt that the 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College in Penticton was a low-risk, high-reward option. Staying local was important to me, but it was also hard to argue with small class sizes, hands-on labs and affordable tuition. Q: How did you choose your program? A: I鈥檝e always been fascinated by the human body and how it w...
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Meet Brian Rippy, SBT Professor
December 9, 2020
Q: What is your education and background? A: Undergrad in Civil Engineering and Bio Resources, and a Master's in Sustainable Design. Q: What is your area of interest? A: Beautiful, healthy and regenerative buildings. Q: When did you know you had found your discipline? A: When I discovered the impact that the built environment has on our planet, social fabric, health and wellness. Q: Why did you choose to work at 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College? A: It presented an opportunity to d...
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Jim Pattison Centre of Excellence
December 2, 2020
Students at the Penticton campus experience education and training in one of the most sustainable educational buildings in Canada: the Jim Pattison Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Building Technologies and Renewable Energy Conservation. They are learning in one of the world's greenest buildings; a structure that is as much a lesson in itself as it is a place to learn. It is a building that incorporates made-in-B.C. innovation as much as it serves to promote it. In 2015, ...
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Pizza over procrastination: OC students power through deadlines together during annual event
November 19, 2020
Long Night Against Procrastination is back 鈥 even with the pizza 鈥 and all from the comfort of home. An 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College rite of passage, Long Night Against Procrastination has helped countless students kick procrastination to the curb and get assignments in on time. In recent years, the popular Penticton event had spread to multiple campuses, as students converged on campus for a late-night cram session, surrounded by faculty, librarians and Success Centre coordinators who would help with final assignments, papers and projects due at the...
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Mature student hits the books after writing a book
November 17, 2020
YouTuber and mental health advocate Mare McHale turns to 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College for transfer studies Every challenge presents opportunity. For Penticton student Mare McHale, returning to school last September was yet another twist in 2020 that she hadn鈥檛 planned, but also an opportunity to invest in her future. 鈥淪o much has changed this year, but having time at home means reflecting on where our family could be after the pandemic passes. In that lens, going back to class just made sense,鈥 she explains. 鈥淲hen I was taking those first steps of a...
Read more...Meet Priscillia Lefebvre, Sociology Professor
October 19, 2020
What is your area of interest, research and/or creative work? I have a PhD in Sociology with a specialization in Political Economy from Carleton University. My research examines mental health within the context of the neoliberal restructuring of work and cuts to public funding around health care, social assistance and post-secondary education. I examine experiences of stress, worry and struggle within the political context of e...
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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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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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