Articles tagged "Kelowna"
College students mentoring high school peers for Sustainable Development Challenge
February 17, 2023
Its students helping students tackle the biggest issues of our time. Okanagan College (做厙TV) students have joined forces with youth leaders in Grades 8 to 12 in the Central Okanagan to provide mentorship on projects that will impact the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The high school teams are preparing for a local Sustainable Development Challenge event, inspired by the UN initiative, and are able to bounce their ideas and projects off 做厙TV students prior to the challenge finale later this month. VIDEO: 做厙TV ...
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做厙TV's Spaghetti Bridge Building Contest set to return for 38th year this spring
February 13, 2023
Spaghetti is back on the menu at Okanagan College this spring.A fixture on the spring calendar in the Okanagan for nearly four decades, the College's popular Spaghetti Bridge Building Contest will return this March for the first time since 2020.做厙TV will host the 38th annual contest on Friday, March 3 at the Kelowna campus. Organizers are putting the call out to teachers and students from elementary through post-secondary to participate.Students can enter the following competitions:Elementary School Students: Elementary School Demonst...
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Okanagan Colleges 15th annual Business Expo and Employment Fair returns on Feb. 1
January 18, 2023
For those on the hunt for a new job or wondering about the educational pathway to kickstart a career change one of Okanagan Colleges most popular community events is back and bigger than ever in 2022. 做厙TVs Business Expo & Employment Fair will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 1 from 10 a.m. 3 p.m. in the Centre for Learning (E Building) Atrium and in the Trades (T Building) Atrium at the Kelowna Campus, 1000 KLO Rd. The Expo is presented by the Colleges School of Business, in collaboration with 做厙TVs Trades and Apprentice...
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Former Top Chef takes the reins at Okanagan Colleges Infusions restaurant
January 17, 2023
Fans of Canadas Top Chef will recognize the name of the new Executive Chef at Infusions. Ruth Wigman, whose 20-year career has taken her coast to coast, brings a fresh and exciting perspective to the restaurant at Okanagan College staffed by Culinary Arts students. Wigman, who was a contestant on the Food Networks Canadas Top Chef program in 2014, most recently worked as the executive sous-chef at the Fairmont Vancouver Airport for over three years. Before that, she worked at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge and the Fairmount Sout...
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Okanagan College Foundation distributes over $450,000 in student awards in under two weeks
December 6, 2022
The holiday spirit came early for Okanagan College students who were the recipients of 426 bursary, scholarship and awards this past month, which totalled over $450,000. Students also had the chance to meet the donors who support the bursaries, scholarships and awards at receptions held at each of Okanagan Colleges Vernon, Kelowna and Penticton campuses in November. Each event included an Indigenous welcome, student and donor speakers and most significantly, time for all invited guests to connect and celebrate a shared commitment...
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Partnership helping to fill staffing gaps in hospitality and tourism industry
December 1, 2022
Like many industries, the hospitality and tourism sector has been hard hit by staff shortages over the past few years with a declining youth population and an aging workforce combining to create significant challenges. But a new program designed in partnership by Okanagan College (做厙TV) and the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA) will help to reduce those shortages. The first of four new cohorts of students enrolled in the Hospitality Professional Program this fall, a flexible program open to students anywhere in the Thom...
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Alumni engagement poll
November 21, 2022
The Okanagan College Alumni Association invites alumni to participate in a quick poll. It will help assess the current state of alumni engagement at Okanagan College and establish a baseline for future tracking. 做厙TVAA is hoping to engage current 做厙TV employees who are also alumni, who may not receive messages. The survey should take approximately 2-4 minutes. To ensure confidentiality, your responses to this survey will be anonymized and combined with those of other respondents. Complete the survey by Tuesday, Dec. 6. To participate...
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Okanagan College student named Canadas Top General Aviation Pilot
November 18, 2022
Okanagan College (做厙TV) student Harmeet Garg is at his happiest when he is in the air flying. And it shows an international student from Bathinda, India, Harmeet achieved national recognition when he won the prestigious Webster Trophy as Canadas Top General Aviation Pilot earlier this year. This award is motivation to work even harder towards my career and achieve higher feats, said Harmeet. As I am nearing graduation from 做厙TV, Im looking towards future job opportunities in aviation and the specific line of flying I want to go ...
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Local company partners with 做厙TV for Dragons Den viewing party
October 24, 2022
Okanagan College and Kelowna company Second Slumber have partnered to host a fundraiser and viewing party when Second Slumber appears on the popular CBC TV show Dragons Den on Nov. 3. Earlier this year, Second Slumber pitched its innovative business model to Dragons Den, looking for a funding partner to scale up its business, which re-purposes and re-sells lightly used mattresses, providing them at affordable rates and keeping them out of landfills. The company features former Okanagan College professor Rick Maddison and several...
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Fall Open House and Info Sessions return at Okanagan College
October 14, 2022
High school students, parents and people of all ages considering post-secondary education mark your calendars. Okanagan College is opening its doors this fall for a series of Open Houses and Spotlight Sessions across the region, the first of which is happening at 做厙TVs Salmon Arm campus on Tuesday, Oct. 18. Events will then follow: Open House and Spotlight Sessions in Penticton on Wednesday, Oct. 26 First Year FAQs in Vernon on Oct. 26 and Open House and Spotlight Sessions on Wednesday, Nov. 2 Open House in Kelowna on Saturd...
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Meet Chef Rob Walker
October 12, 2022
Q: What is your name? A: Chef Robert Walker Q: What did you take at 做厙TV/OUC? What years did you attend? What campus did you attend? A: I graduate from the Culinary Arts Certificate program at Okanagan University College in 2001. Q: Why did you choose your program at 做厙TV? A: I grew up in the Kootenays not really knowing what I wanted to do with my life. But I always loved food. In the back of my head was this question, How do I become a chef? I had my eye on the Okanag...
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Real Adulting 101
October 11, 2022
Students at Okanagan College (做厙TV) have a new opportunity to learn skills they will need to take into adulthood with a unique new partnership between 做厙TV and Kelowna company Real Adulting 101. We shouldve learned about this in high school. How many times have you said this while sitting down to do your taxes, or after the incredibly overwhelming process of buying your first home? said entrepreneur and founder, Brittany Clough, who developed Real Adulting 101. Real Adulting 101 and Okanagan College have joined forces to offer the ...
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Okanagan Colleges Red Dot Players return with series of funny folk tales
October 6, 2022
For the first time ever, the Red Dot Players, Okanagan Colleges community theatre troupe, will present a fall production this year, delving into the world of fables and folk tales. The Red Dot Players will present Folk Tales: Grimm & Otherwise this fall, the first time the community theatre company has produced a show in the fall, in addition to its regular spring-time feature. This production has been bouncing around in my head for many years, said Mike Minions, the shows director and producer, and recently retired Okana...
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Prepare to be scared: 做厙TV hosts outdoor Fear Film Fest
October 3, 2022
Eat, drink and be scary with Okanagan Colleges Fear Film Fest, a series of outdoor film screenings in the Kelowna campus courtyard from Oct. 4 to 6. Hosted by the Communications Department, the open-air screenings were popular events with students before the pandemic, and are returning this year with the goal to make your hair stand on end. Were reviving a long-standing department tradition of hosting community building events as a way to increase student engagement. We hope the timing of this film fest will also give students ...
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Meet Joey Rood
September 28, 2022
What is your name? Joey Rood What are your pronouns? He / Him / His Where is your hometown and where are you located now? Kelowna is my hometown. I am located in Sioux Lookout, Ont., for my job now. What did you take at 做厙TV? When did you graduate? I completed the Commercial Aviation Diploma in 2019. What got you interested in aviation? Ive been interested in aviation since I was a kid. When I was 13, I went on a helicopter tour. From there, I joined the Air Ca...
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Kelowna mayoral candidates invited to public debate hosted by Okanagan College, UBC Okanagan
September 20, 2022
Mayoral candidates in Kelowna will speak specifically to issues that matter to university and college students at an on-campus debate at the end of September. Okanagan College and UBC Okanagan have teamed up to host the event, which will be moderated by CBC Radio host Sarah Penton at 做厙TVs lecture theatre on K.L.O. Road. We are thrilled to be welcoming the candidates, students and the community onto our campus, to hear from the individuals running to be the next mayor of Kelowna, says Dr. Neil Fassina, president, Okanagan Colle...
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