Meet Cemone Bredeson, Plumbing and Pipefitting instructor
November 25, 2020
Q: What is your education and background? A: I completed my trades training at BCIT to obtain my Red Seal certificate in the steamfitting and pipefitting trade. I鈥檝e got a B Gas ticket for the Province of British Columbia. I鈥檓 also Red Seal-certified in Plumbing and am currently working on obtaining my Provincial Instructors Diploma at VCC. Q: What is your area of interest? A: I am intrigued by how the brain works to process information. I want to know more about how ...
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Culinary Arts students help take a bite out of food insecurity, one apple at a time
November 24, 2020
As the Okanagan days start to get shorter and orchardists wrap up their harvest for the year, Culinary Arts students at the College鈥檚 Kelowna campus are busy transforming apples into healthy snacks for the community. Earlier in the fall semester, the Okanagan Fruit Tree Project (OFTP) approached the College鈥檚 Culinary Arts team with an idea: could culinary classes somehow help process apple donations into snacks, going into backpacks for local students in need? The answer was a resounding yes. With some creative thought on how to best me...
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Revelstoke, Vernon student access improves with special Health Care Assistant program intake
November 23, 2020
Training for one of B.C.鈥檚 most in-demand professions is coming to Revelstoke and Vernon this January, in a special intake designed to make the most of 香港六合彩开奖结果查询鈥檚 blended learning opportunities. 鈥淭he need for health care assistants across B.C. has never been greater. Join the frontlines and be a health-care hero for our most vulnerable citizens while also building a career for yourself,鈥 said Sandra Hohmann, Recruiter, Interior Health. The intake will feature 香港六合彩开奖结果查询鈥檚 signature hands-on learning in labs, allowing students to build the...
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College launches Applied Bachelor of Arts degree
November 23, 2020
New four-year degree focuses on community research and evaluation Who will be the future change-makers in our communities? Who will help organizations tackle the most pressing social issues we are faced with as a society? The answer might just be the graduates of a new program unlike any before it in the region. 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 has received provincial approval for its first new degree program in more than 15 years 鈥 and its focus couldn鈥檛 be timelier. The Applied Bachelor of Arts: Community Research and Evaluation is a four-year baccala...
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Meet Mariah Perry
November 19, 2020
Tell us your full name! Mariah Perry What did you study at 香港六合彩开奖结果查询? I took the Practical Nursing Diploma program in Kelowna and graduated in June of 2019. What did you enjoy most about your program? There were so many things I loved about the Practical Nursing program. I loved how fast it was. It took just less than two years to complete and it was very reassuring knowing that once I graduated there were so many job opportunities out there that I could start right away. I was ver...
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Pizza over procrastination: 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 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 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 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 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 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...
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香港六合彩开奖结果查询 Foundation and Jane Hoffman Realty present Season鈥檚 Eatings, a virtual cooking class fundraiser
November 17, 2020
On Dec. 3, fire up your oven and your laptop to join a festive, virtual cooking class and wine tasting fundraiser. The 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 Foundation and Coldwell Banker Jane Hoffman Realty are presenting 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 Cooks: Season鈥檚 Eatings, with ticket sales benefitting the Our Students, Your Health campaign to complete a new Health Sciences Centre on the College鈥檚 Kelowna campus. 鈥淪eason鈥檚 Eatings is an opportunity to come together virtually, enjoy good wine and cook alongside the College鈥檚 award-winning chefs,鈥 says 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 Foundation Exe...
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Jacobs support frontline health care education with a major gift
November 13, 2020
Touring 香港六合彩开奖结果查询鈥檚 new Health Sciences Centre and seeing the modern education spaces that will help attract and retain health care professionals compelled a well-known Kelowna family to give a major gift. Mike and Kim Jacobs are donating $80,000 to the Our Students, Your Health campaign to support the completion of the $18.9 million Health Sciences Centre. The state-of-the-art Centre will educate eight frontline health care professions. 鈥淚t鈥檚 incredible to see such a modern facility with all the technology and great detail put int...
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Celebrating diversity with virtual Diwali and International Education Week
November 10, 2020
Cooking, dancing, photography and crafts: world cultures will be in the spotlight starting Friday, as 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 celebrates its diverse cultural makeup. 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 students are invited to take part in the Virtual Celebration of Diwali on Nov. 13, followed by online International Education Week activities from Nov. 16 to 20. International Education Week is an annual celebration of the importance of international education and exchange programs. Celebrated by over 100 countries, 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 community members and students share intercultural experienc...
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