Articles tagged "Okanagan School of Business"
Chefs Table Society sets up Harry McWatters Scholarship Fund
February 13, 2020
A Canadian wine icon is honoured scholarship will fund deserving students for overseas studies When Canadian wine icon Harry McWatters passed suddenly last summer, the sense of loss that so many felt went well beyond his extensive personal relationships. At McWatters service in Penticton, many of the 1,500 in attendance wondered just who might fill the void in the British Columbia wine industry which he helped invent, then cultivated for more than 40 years. Harrys mentorship is rightly legendary, says Jonathan Rouse, Associ...
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做厙TV Business students triumph at national case competition
February 11, 2020
It was a golden weekend for a trio of Okanagan College business students. Kevin Heller, Nora Glanzner, and Spencer McIntosh, all third-year students at the Kelowna campus, took top spot on the podium at the Scotiabank Canadian Case Challenge at Vanier College in Montreal. The annual competition saw 27 of the countrys top business schools represented this year. The high-pressure competition challenges students to apply their business strategy, marketing and management savvy to a live business case in three hours while in total ...
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Community, industry support propels Colleges Tourism Management program
February 11, 2020
For Julia Dorrius, born and raised in Revelstoke, the Colleges new Tourism Management (TMD) diploma has done far more than just open her eyes to the booming demand for skilled tourism professionals its also opened doors, giving her a chance to gain work experience with local employers. I graduated high school last June and I wasnt sure what I wanted to do, explains Dorrius. My dad sent me a link to the program and suggested I take a look at it. I just finished my first semester and, so far, Ive found it to be a great way t...
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First grad of 做厙TVs new HR Post-Bacc reflects on her experience
January 18, 2020
Okanagan Colleges first graduating class of the new decade will cross the stage today and among the some 600 grads picking up their parchment will be Elaine Bertram who is celebrating an exciting first for herself and the School of Business. Bertram is the inaugural graduate of the Colleges Human Resources Management Post-Baccalaureate Diploma program. When they told me I was the first graduate of the program I was shocked but in a good way, says Bertram. It's an honour to be the first graduate. The program, which launch...
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OSB alum makes national honour roll for Common Final Exam
January 17, 2020
After 150 hours of studying, Donald Brouwer walked out of his Common Final Examination (CFE) with a sigh of relief. Little did the Okanagan College alum know that just a few months later his name would be listed on the national honour roll, meaning his mark earned him a spot in the top one per cent of successful CFE writers in Canada. Announced in early January, Chartered Professional Accountants Canada shared on their website the 77 writers who earned the honour roll mention, Brouwer being one of nine from British Columbia. My fi...
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Colleges 13th Annual Business Expo & Employment Fair powers up Tech Alley collaboration
January 17, 2020
Jobseekers, mark your calendars. Okanagan Colleges popular Business Expo & Employment Fair is back for its thirteenth year, once again connecting students and community members with a diverse array of employers from the Okanagan and across the country. The Okanagan College School of Business and 做厙TVs Student, Graduate and Co-op Employment Centre is presenting the 13th Annual Business Expo & Employment Fair on Wednesday, Feb. 5. The event is held at Okanagan Colleges Kelowna campus in the Centre for Learning (E building) A...
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做厙TV Business students ready to bring their best at International case competition
January 8, 2020
Although it may be their first time competing together, a pair of business students and up-and-coming HR professionals at Okanagan College have their sights set on bringing home the hardware at a prestigious international case competition. The Colleges School of Business will send three teams to compete in the 2020 Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (I.C.B.C.). at Queens University next week. One of those teams is the HR duo of Madison Freisen and Alivia Leibbrand, coached by 做厙TV Business Professor Roger Wheeler. Were look...
Read more...Fruitful idea earns 做厙TV Vernon students top prize at Enactus Western Canada Regionals
March 6, 2019
Okanagan College Media Release A team of business students from Okanagan Colleges Vernon campus notched one of three first-place finishes for 做厙TV at Enactus Regionals over the weekend and their idea which is already feeding an Indigenous daycare, a homeless shelter, an elementary school and an after-school program has earned them a spot at Nationals. Vernons Macy Burke, Karsten Ensz, Abby Lagerquist and Mitchell Vanlerberg had the winning green touch as they took top spot in the Scotiabank Environmental Challenge, sharing top...
Read more...Dean of Business creates award for global education
November 27, 2018
Okanagan College Media Release Business students at Okanagan College will have the opportunity to take their education to new heights thanks to an award established by Bill and Kathy Gillett. Bill is the Dean of the Okanagan College School of Business. The Gilletts have committed $20,000 to create the Okanagan School of Business Dean's Scholarship. The scholarship will provide two annual awards of $2,500 to third- or fourth-year business students who choose to study at one of Okanagan Colleges 16 partner institutions around the w...
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