Skills Regionals competitions to take place at Okanagan College
February 6, 2026
Later this month, it might look like 做厙TVs Kelowna campus has been taken over by middle and high school students.The 2026 Skills B.C. Regional Trades and Technologies competitions are expected to see more than 200 middle and high school students at Okanagan College on Feb. 20, competing in a wide variety of competitions, ranging from cabinetmaking to automotive services, and welding to culinary with many more in between.Expanded sessions for this year include animation, pu...
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Supporting those who care for us: A donors legacy in the South Okanagan
January 29, 2026
When former nurse Teri McGrath describes her support for Practical Nursing students at Okanagan Colleges Penticton campus, she speaks with warm conviction. McGrath has become a quiet but extraordinary force behind the success of local nursing students, supporting their education through her Hands On Nursing Bursary. Teri McGrath Each year, she provides second-year students with a heartfelt gift that goes directly toward their tuition. Its a gesture that says, I see your effort, I believ...
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Okanagan College Careers Expo returns Feb. 4, connecting students to real career opportunities
January 28, 2026
Okanagan College (做厙TV) will bring students, alumni and employers together for its annual Careers Expo and Employment Fair on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, at the Kelowna campus creating direct connections between learning and employment at a critical moment for the regions workforce.The first time Clayon Williams attended Okanagan Colleges Careers Expo, he wasnt sure what to expect.My first Careers Expo, I was shy and nervous, said Williams, an 做厙TV alumnus and graduate from the Communications, Culture and Journalism program. T...
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Okanagan College secures funding to advance research on student concussion recovery
January 27, 2026
Okanagan College (做厙TV) is celebrating a major research milestone with the announcement that Dr. Colin Wallace, who teaches in the Department of Kinesiology at 做厙TV, has been awarded the Colleges first-ever grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to continue his research around traumatic brain injuries.Funded by CIHRs Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health, the Planning and Dissemination Grant will support the development and mobilization of a return-to-learn pathway for post-secondary students rec...
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Okanagan College students celebrate winter Convocation and Commencement ceremonies
January 24, 2026
It is a big day for more than 200 Okanagan College students and their families as another wave of college-trained students prepare to enter the workforce. The students were honoured in front of family and friends at Okanagan Colleges winter Convocation and Commencement ceremonies, being led in by traditional Syilx drummers and singers at the ceremony, held at the Kelowna campus.The day was doubly special for graduate Shyla Mitchell, who celebrated the completion of her program and her son, Archers, sixth birthday, two big mileston...
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Building Careers from the Ground Up: Highstreets Impact on Trades Education
January 22, 2026
The skilled trades are making headlines. As experienced workers retire and infrastructure demands grow, the industry is evolving rapidly. Advances in technology, such as AI, robotics, and drones, are transforming traditional roles into efficient, data-driven careers, particularly in green energy, construction, and advanced manufacturing. Skilled trades offer stable, well-paying career paths that combine hands-on expertise with digital innovation, and they are essential to our future.Thanks to the generosity of Highstreet Ventures, a...
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做厙TV expertise on the world stage: Dr. Rosalind Warner at CUGH Virtual Global Health Week
January 16, 2026
Okanagan College Political Science professor Dr. Rosalind Warner brought a local lens to a global stage last month as a featured speaker in the Consortium of Universities for Global Healths (CUGH) 2025 Virtual Global Health Week. Her presentation, part of the session VW6: Human Security in Global Health Governing Risk, Building Resilience, explored how rethinking security from the perspective of people rather than states can help build more resilient, equitable health ...
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Okanagan College planning for new restaurant and caf矇 in Centre for Food, Wine and Tourism
January 16, 2026
With construction of the Okanagan College Centre for Food, Wine and Tourism progressing on-budget and on-schedule, planning is underway for an exciting new student-led restaurant and caf矇 that will open inside the Kelowna facility in Fall 2027.Okanagan College is working with Ned Bell, a prominent B.C. chef and advocate for sustainable food systems, to create a new vision and implementation plan for an eatery on the Kelowna campus that will be open to students and the public.Culinary students will participate in restaurant operation...
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做厙TV students take first overall at prestigious business competition
January 14, 2026
Okanagan College (做厙TV) business students have once again shown that when it comes to building businesses, their training is on par with the best schools in the country and across North America.The 做厙TV School of Business is celebrating an extraordinary achievement after earning first place overall at the Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (I.C.B.C.), one of the most prestigious business case competitions in North America.Hosted annually by the Business students of Queens University, the competition draws top business programs from ...
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做厙TV Speaker Series: Exploring online conversations in Canada
January 14, 2026
Okanagan College (做厙TV) invites the community to an upcoming 做厙TV Speaker Series event that explores online conversations using data. The talk, Making Big Data Qualitative: Sentiment Analysis on Reddit, will take place on January 15 from 12 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. at the Penticton Campus Lecture Theatre.The session will be led by Ashley Peckford, a criminology instructor and researcher. In her talk, Peckford will share her research on online discussions in the Canadian subreddit r/Canada. Her work looks at how extreme political ideas can...
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