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College announces plans for Winter semester
August 18, 2020
Students can expect classes in the new year to look a lot like they will this fall at 香港六合彩开奖结果查询. As 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 prepares to welcome back thousands of students to a blend of online and hybrid courses in September, the College announced today that Winter 2021 courses will follow the same format. 鈥淲e have determined that Winter Semester 2021 will look much like Fall Semester 2020, with most of our courses provided in an online format,鈥 explains Andrew Hay, Interim Provost and Vice President Academic. 鈥淔or courses that require experiential ha...
Read more...College working with students, employers and communities to enhance co-op opportunities for Indigenous learners
June 18, 2020
How can 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 enhance support for Indigenous students stepping into co-op work terms with employers? And in turn, how can 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 better assist employers looking to hire students and set them up for success during their time in the workforce? These are just two of many questions inspiring Jewell Gillies as she consults with students, employers, other post-secondary institutions and Indigenous community members in the region and beyond as part of a 15-month long research project. 鈥淭his project delves into many aspects of co-operative...
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College spotlights new Common First-Year Engineering and other tech programs via virtual info session
June 15, 2020
Future engineers and technologists take note: 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 is opening up a new pathway to engineering next year, and in the meantime is opening students鈥 eyes to other technologies careers in high demand. The College will welcome its first intake of students to its new Common First-Year Engineering (CFYE) program in Fall of 2021. The one-year CFYE certificate provides a comprehensive applied science foundation and sets students up to transfer into second-year university engineering studies. Students will complete courses in a variety ...
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Contest winner inspired to help others
May 26, 2020
When Brittani Sali answered the phone and learned she was the winner of a $5,000 tuition giveaway contest, she thought she might be dreaming. The 22-year old was just waking up, and she hadn鈥檛 been expecting the call from local radio announcer B Mack. Lucky for Sali, winning the tuition giveaway towards any health program at 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 wasn鈥檛 a dream. The 22-year old was among one of 80 people who entered the contest, which was sponsored by the Payton and Dillon Budd Memorial Fund, in partnership with Virgin Radio and the Okanagan C...
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Drawing together: College and industry gather virtually to celebrate animation students
May 21, 2020
If there was ever a time to get animated, this was it 鈥 albeit with a virtual twist.While COVID-19 may have altered the format for the ceremony, it couldn鈥檛 dampen the excitement as studios from across the valley joined 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 this week in recognizing the newest soon-to-be grads from its Animation diploma program.At the 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 Animation department鈥檚 second-annual Industry Night on May 13, a group of second-year students on their way to graduation and first-year students who have now crossed the half-way mark of their program were cele...
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Therapist Assistant students grasp value of collaboration on project designed to help quadriplegics
May 7, 2020
A final term project for Therapist Assistant Diploma (TAD) students turned out to be a gripping example of learning. When second-year students Tenley Csolle and Zoe Dack were paired up to work together on their TAD capstone (or final term) project, the duo quickly agreed they wanted to develop something that would help quadriplegics. 鈥淚 was looking at how to help an artist or someone who wanted to paint and hold a paint brush. I like to draw and paint. I was thinking: if I had a spinal cord injury, how could I improve the technology that...
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College offers virtual info sessions, online summer sessions, $5K tuition giveaway to help ease stress for potential students
May 4, 2020
Physically distant but with a personal touch: 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 is here to help. That鈥檚 the message for students and parents who have found the COVID-19 pandemic has an extra layer of anxiety around what life will mean after high school. 鈥淧icking a post-secondary path can be challenging at the best of times, without the added stresses of COVID-19 in the mix, so we want to ensure students know that we鈥檙e here to help,鈥 says Andrew Hay, interim Provost and Vice President Academic at 香港六合彩开奖结果查询. 鈥淲hile our physical offices are closed f...
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香港六合彩开奖结果查询 Audio Engineering and Music Production alums send new music and gratitude out into the world
April 27, 2020
From local creators to international headliners, musicians around the world are rallying to provide sweet sounds of hope amid troubled times during the COVID-19 pandemic. And if a common thread runs throughout these live shows, between the trends and among the shares, it鈥檚 an increased awareness for the value music brings to our lives. 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 students Noah Potenteau and Logan Larocque are among those brightening the digital space with their talents. The pair recently completed the Audio Engineering and Music Product...
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香港六合彩开奖结果查询 student and printshop owner supports business community
March 26, 2020
People helping others is a sign of the times, especially if 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 student Bryan Carlton has anything to say about it. In addition to studying part-time for his BBA, Carlton owns Snap Printing in Kelowna. Since the pandemic landed in North America, he found his clients in education, event management and business have either reduced hours, put projects on hold or cancelled events. 鈥淚 have a few clients who let me know how slow it was and wanted to see If I can do anything to possibly help them out. I figured banners were a quick...
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RV Technician training proves to be a dream choice for 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 student
March 9, 2020
Imagine constructing a building using WhatsApp. This was Kartik Choudhury鈥檚 reality, as he made the decision to build and sell a property of land in his homeland of India. The funds he earned from the property would propel his future in a way he never could have imagined, ultimately helping him pursue a new dream as a student in the Recreation Vehicle Service Technician Foundation program at 香港六合彩开奖结果查询. Three years ago, Choudhury knew he wanted to get into trades. A businessman living in Calgary at the time, a switch in career and t...
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RBC On Campus powers up financial literacy space at 香港六合彩开奖结果查询
February 25, 2020
A new collaboration between 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 and Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) will help 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 students tap into free financial literacy support and services from RBC advisors. On Monday, RBC officially opened the new 鈥淩BC On Campus鈥 financial literacy hub outside the Library on the second-floor mezzanine level of the Centre for Learning at the Kelowna campus. The space will be open from 9 a.m. 鈥 5 p.m., Monday to Friday. Students will be able to drop in, free of charge, to speak with RBC advisors who can help students on a host of topics, fr...
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Community, industry support propels College鈥檚 Tourism Management program
February 11, 2020
For Julia Dorrius, born and raised in Revelstoke, the College鈥檚 new Tourism Management (TMD) diploma has done far more than just open her eyes to the booming demand for skilled tourism professionals 鈥 it鈥檚 also opened doors, giving her a chance to gain work experience with local employers. 鈥淚 graduated high school last June and I wasn鈥檛 sure what I wanted to do,鈥 explains Dorrius. 鈥淢y 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, I鈥檝e found it to be a great way to get th...
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香港六合彩开奖结果查询 Communications students level-up video game studies
January 27, 2020
One 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 Communications class brought multi-player action to a whole-new level this week. The Introduction to Video Game Studies (CMNS 290) class travelled to Scandia Golf and Games Tuesday night, as part of an exploration on the history of video games. The course explores video games as a cultural phenomenon. While highly popular, they are the least understood, theorized and explored form of media. Scandia posed an opportunity for the class to explore how the phenomenon began. 鈥淪candia is something of a time capsule,鈥 explai...
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Bannock taco day fundraiser returns to fuel student success at 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 Salmon Arm Campus
January 20, 2020
A popular fundraiser that provides emergency aid for students at 香港六合彩开奖结果查询鈥檚 Salmon Arm campus is this week. Community members are invited to join students and staff for a delicious lunch for a good cause. Bannock tacos will be served in the Gathering Place on campus, 2552 10th Ave NE, Salmon Arm, from 11 a.m. 鈥 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 22. The lunch is by donation. The event is led by Caroline Chartier, Indigenous Transition Planner for the campus and ingredients are supplied by the College鈥檚 Indigenous Services department. Do...
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First grad of 香港六合彩开奖结果查询鈥檚 new HR Post-Bacc reflects on her experience
January 18, 2020
香港六合彩开奖结果查询鈥檚 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 College鈥檚 Human Resources Management Post-Baccalaureate Diploma program. 鈥淲hen they told me I was the first graduate of the program I was shocked 鈥 but in a good way,鈥 says Bertram. 鈥淚t's an honour to be the first graduate.鈥 The program, which launched in th...
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College鈥檚 13th Annual Business Expo & Employment Fair powers up Tech Alley collaboration
January 17, 2020
Jobseekers, mark your calendars. 香港六合彩开奖结果查询鈥檚 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 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 School of Business and 香港六合彩开奖结果查询鈥檚 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 香港六合彩开奖结果查询鈥檚 Kelowna campus in the Centre for Learning (E building) Atrium fr...
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