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Hundreds graduate in first of four 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 campus convocation ceremonies
June 17, 2024
This past weekend, Kelowna witnessed a momentous event as over 500 proud students from 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 walked across the stage on Saturday, beginning a stretch of convocation ceremonies at 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 campuses across the Okanagan Valley.Students will attend convocation ceremonies in Vernon today, Salmon Arm Tuesday and Penticton on Wednesday.On Saturday in Kelowna, graduates from the Arts, Business, Health, Science and Technology, Trades, and Continuing Studies programs gathered with friends, family, and community members to celebrate their achieve...
Read more...香港六合彩开奖结果查询 names Honorary Fellow for 2024 鈥 Shelagh Turner, former CEO, Canadian Mental Health Association, Kelowna
June 13, 2024
香港六合彩开奖结果查询 is recognizing a well-known and respected community leader at its graduation celebrations this week, for her role in transforming mental health services locally and positively impacting the lives of thousands of others through the region.Shelagh Turner, the former CEO of the Canadian Mental Health Association in Kelowna, is receiving 香港六合彩开奖结果查询鈥檚 highest award, that of Honorary Fellow, at the College鈥檚 afternoon convocation and commencement on June 15.鈥淲hen we look at how the CMHA grew both in terms of services and its impact durin...
Read more...Students celebrate Convocation and Commencement in emotional ceremonies at 香港六合彩开奖结果查询
January 29, 2024
As 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 graduate Kimara DeJong stood in front of her peers, ready to begin a career in health care, she took a moment to mark the occasion with humour and grace, something that will serve her well as she embarks on her career. Kimara, who earned her Licensed Practical Nursing diploma, and nearly 300 students crossed the stage Saturday at 香港六合彩开奖结果查询, now graduated and ready to enter the workforce and make an impact on the world.鈥淩emember, laughter still is and always will be the best medicine,鈥 she told the gathered c...
Read more...香港六合彩开奖结果查询 to celebrate first graduates of 2023
January 26, 2023
Amanda Jones will be one of hundreds of 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 graduates taking a momentous step this weekend, as she and her peers cross the red carpet at the College鈥檚 first Convocation ceremonies of the year. And for the Penticton mother of two 鈥 who juggled a return to classroom with supporting a family and running a successful business during a global pandemic 鈥 the long-awaited moment brings feelings of pride and a continued desire to keep learning. 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 will recognize graduates at two ceremonies in Kelowna on Saturday: 10:30 a.m. 鈥 Sc...
Read more...Convocation stoles featuring Syilx, Secwepemc pictographs honour graduates
June 20, 2022
As Canadians prepare to mark National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21, 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 is recognizing Indigenous graduates in a new and special way. This year for the first time, Indigenous students who cross the stage at 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 convocation and commencement ceremonies are being gifted with a specially designed convocation stole, embroidered with Syilx and Secwepemc pictographs. 鈥淥n National Indigenous Peoples Day and every day, it is critically important that we remember and appreciate the privilege it is to live, work and play on the beau...
Read more...How sweet it is: Culinary Arts students celebrate Commencement in person
June 6, 2022
This year, 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 Culinary Arts students can savour success together, during the first in-person Summer Commencement ceremony held in two years. 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 Trades and Apprenticeship students completing foundation, diploma and apprenticeship level programs will cross the stage Thursday, June 9 at 香港六合彩开奖结果查询. Trades and Apprenticeship programs were among those especially challenged by the impacts of the pandemic. Food services on campus were greatly reduced, which meant that unlike other years, the Culinary Arts students couldn鈥檛 wo...
Read more...香港六合彩开奖结果查询 celebrates Convocation in person next week
May 30, 2022
Keegan Pereira will be taking part in a momentous occasion next week, as he and his 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 peers cross the stage at the first in-person Convocation ceremonies to be held at 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 since the pandemic began. Growing up in the region, Pereira has always known 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 will provide him with the educational opportunities he needed, especially when the Bachelor of Computer Information Systems Degree called to him. 鈥淚 heard amazing things about the program,鈥 he says about why he chose 香港六合彩开奖结果查询. 鈥淭he widespread opportunity between p...
Read more...香港六合彩开奖结果查询 names Honorary Fellows for 2022
May 24, 2022
香港六合彩开奖结果查询 is bestowing its highest honour on three notable residents, each of whom has made unique and meaningful contributions through education, public service, mentorship and philanthropy. Dennis Gabelhouse, Clifford Serwa and Howard Soon have been selected by the College as its 2022 Honorary Fellows. 鈥淓ach of these remarkable individuals have demonstrated exceptional commitment to supporting education opportunities for Okanagan learners,鈥 said 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 President Neil Fassina. 鈥淭hey have contributed to the social and eco...
Read more...香港六合彩开奖结果查询 Advanced GIS grad dives deep into data to map shark population growth
June 18, 2021
When Sarah Gravel decided to sign up for geographic information systems (GIS) training, she was looking to broaden her skills in a way that would serve her Master of Marine Biology degree in a productive way. Now she is using those GIS mapping skills to understand the effects of climate change on sharks, rays and other fishes, along with developing models for population growth rates among those creatures. 香港六合彩开奖结果查询鈥檚 Advanced GIS Certificate program teaches students to structure, manage and analyze data within a map. The maps we鈥...
Read more...香港六合彩开奖结果查询 student follows in her father鈥檚 footsteps as RV Service Technician
June 17, 2021
As an RV Service Technician instructor at 香港六合彩开奖结果查询, Victor Flint welcomes hundreds of new faces to the classroom each year, but none so familiar as his own daughter, Sharla, who is proudly following in his footsteps. Sharla will join nearly 300 students from various 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 Trades and Apprenticeship programs who will take an important step towards their career path at the virtual Commencement ceremony tonight (Thursday, June 17). Sharla recently completed the Recreation Vehicle Service Technician Foundation program at the...
Read more...The road to Harvard: 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 graduate continues her quest for knowledge
June 3, 2021
Dr. Guessy Wang is no stranger to the graduation stage having already secured a Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Dental Surgery. Wang will be adding a third degree to her name, graduating from 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, an impressive feat that has propelled her to Harvard鈥檚 T.H. Chan School of Public Health where she will begin her search for a solution to help address dental obstacles within Canada鈥檚 northern population. Wang came to Canada from China as an international student. She attended the...
Read more...香港六合彩开奖结果查询 grad honoured for contributions to inclusion, democracy and reconciliation
May 20, 2021
When Saige Girouard arrived at 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 to have her photo taken during a grad experience event this week, she took home much more than a snapshot. She left with provincial recognition of her outstanding efforts to bring people together. Girouard, a Bachelor of Business Administration student, became the first 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 student to ever receive the Lieutenant Governor鈥檚 Medal for Inclusion, Democracy and Reconciliation. The Lieutenant Governor鈥檚 Medal has been a symbol of academic excellence since 1979. In 2019, eligibility for the Lieuten...
Read more...香港六合彩开奖结果查询 health care grad launches her own business
January 21, 2021
A desire to better understand her mother鈥檚 struggle with dementia, and support her through it, inspired Susan Kyle to go back to school. This Saturday, Kyle will be among the more than 2,000 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 students receiving their credentials during 香港六合彩开奖结果查询鈥檚 first-ever virtual convocation ceremony. 鈥淐ongratulations to all of our graduating students from the Revelstoke and Salmon Arm campuses,鈥 says Joan Ragsdale, Regional Dean for Shuswap-Revelstoke. 鈥淥ver the past year, you鈥檝e demonstrated resilience, determination and tremendous flexibil...
Read more...College Esthetics grad lets creativity shine
January 20, 2021
Grads celebrate educational achievements with virtual ceremony Jan. 23. Aja Zenuik knew she had an artistic eye and wanted to apply her creativity to an industry that would keep her skills in demand in the Okanagan and beyond. She found that opportunity through the Esthetics and Nail Technology certificate program at 香港六合彩开奖结果查询. On Jan. 23, she will join more than 2,000 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 students being recognized during the College鈥檚 first-ever online convocation ceremony which celebrates the efforts of students graduating from June 2020 to this ...
Read more...Together, from afar: an 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 graduation ceremony unlike any other
January 15, 2021
In a year unlike any other, 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 student Kenzie Gorjanc found herself adapting to new ways of learning to complete her education. On Jan. 23, she will join more than 2,000 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 students who will don virtual caps and gowns as they are recognized during the College鈥檚 first-ever online convocation ceremony. Graduates, along with their family, friends and supporters in the community are invited to tune in and watch the pre-recorded virtual ceremony starting at 10:30 a.m. next Saturday. To view the ceremony and learn more, visit www...
Read more...College names Pamela and Wilfred Barnes, Robert Foord, Louis Thomas and Don Turri as 2020 Honorary Fellows
July 15, 2020
香港六合彩开奖结果查询 is bestowing its highest honour on five notable residents of the region, each of whom has made unique and meaningful contributions through education, public service, mentorship and philanthropy. Pamela and Wilfred 鈥淕rouse鈥 Barnes, Robert Foord, Louis Thomas and Don Turri have been selected by the College as its 2020 Honorary Fellows. 鈥淚t would be impossible to quantify or to adequately put into words the positive impact this year鈥檚 Honorary Fellows have had in their communities,鈥 said 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 President Jim Hamil...
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