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International Education Week highlights diversity at Okanagan College
November 19, 2021
Okanagan 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, Chi...
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Meet Sean McFetridge, 做厙TV alumnus
November 1, 2021
After an intense wildfire season, heatwaves and droughts, the need for Canadians to conserve water is more crucial than ever. Thats where 做厙TV 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 hes been up to since graduating from 做厙TV in 2011. Where is your hometown and where are you located...
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Meet Dooshima Jessica Iyorchir, Marketing and Data Analytics student
November 1, 2021
Q: Whats your hometown? A: I was born in the big city of Lagos in Nigeria. Q: How did you end up at Okanagan College? A: I ended up at Okanagan 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 be...
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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: Ive grown up around the industry, my fathers 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 做厙TV help prepare you for your current role? What is your current position? A: Currently, I am working as a Level 2 Col...
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Meet Andr矇 Bertram, Computer Information Systems student
November 1, 2021
Q: Whats your hometown? A: Kingston, Jamaica. Q: How did you end up at Okanagan College? A: My immediate family settled in the Okanagan 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 Okanagan College was an excellent ...
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Okanagan College Coyotes win the Canadian College Baseball Conference
October 15, 2021
The Okanagan 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. It was really nice to see all the eight teams competing again after such a tough time due to COVID, says Head Coach Geoff White. I applaud all the student athletes from all the programs for sticking with it to get back to this point. The Coyotes weekend ...
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做厙TV Culinary Arts students serve Thanksgiving meals to students in need
October 8, 2021
Okanagan 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 做厙TV 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. 做厙TV Culinary Arts students serve 50 meals a day to students in need as part o...
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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 做厙TV 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 ...
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#WelcomeHome做厙TVCampaign Kicks Off
September 3, 2021
Were ready to celebrate the return to student life at 做厙TV! As we come back together, lets share some kindness and support each other as our 做厙TV community grows. Visit the WelcomeHome做厙TV 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 youre on the page, youll get to know more about professors and instructors, staff, students, alumni and others in the broader 做厙TV community. Join in and share content tagged #WelcomeHome做厙TV. We...
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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 Okanagan 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 做厙TV The Jilly Box is seeding the fund with $15,000 and subsequently, will match donations up t...
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New Central Okanagan health orders from Interior Health
August 6, 2021
Interior Health has announced new restrictions for the Central Okanagan 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 Okanagan College context, the restrictions are relevant to the Kelowna campus and training centres within the Central Okanagan. Masks remain mandatory for all people age 12 and older in indoor public areas throughout the Central Okanagan - this includes at 做厙TV facilities (view the current m...
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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: Ive 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 做厙TV help prepare you for your c...
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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. 做厙TVs Counselling Services team has compiled these tips to help you prepare for the transitions that lie ahead. Dont compare yourself. Not with other people and not with where you think you should be at this point. We just lived through a global pandemic! If you had times of feeling not so productive or youre feeling tired now, youre not alone and thats...
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Meet Bryan White, Biology Professor
July 6, 2021
Q: What is your education and background? A: I have an undergraduate degree with honours in biochemistry, a masters degree in post-secondary Education, a PhD degree in Medicine (Focus on reproduction and the signals that initiate labour), and postdoctoral research in animal reproduction and vascular (blood vessel) development. Q: What is your area of interest? A: Although I started in Biochemistry, as time went on I seemed to transition over to Anatomy and Ph...
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Our deepest sympathies go out to the Tkeml繳ps te Secw矇pemc
May 31, 2021
Okanagan College respectfully acknowledges that our Salmon Arm campus is located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Secwepemc and our Penticton, Kelowna and Vernon campuses are located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan people. On Thursday, May 27, the Tkeml繳ps te Secw矇pemc confirmed the discovery of the remains of 215 children buried in unmarked graves on the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, which was once the largest in Canadas residential school system. On behalf ...
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Animation Industry Night paints picture of 做厙TV student success
May 14, 2021
Local animation studios had the opportunity to canvas the next generation of talent from Okanagan Colleges Animation Diploma program at the third-annual Industry Night, which showcased students artwork, demo reels and professional portfolios. On May 13, Okanagan College opened its doors albeit virtually for the popular art-and-network event which brought together industry partners, community, students, faculty, mentors and supporters in celebration of the programs 2021 graduating class and first-year students who have now cr...
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