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Business students bring home medals from Canada鈥檚 oldest business school competition
January 24, 2023
Students from the School of Business at 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 (香港六合彩开奖结果查询) were front and centre at the prestigious Queen's University Inter-Collegiate Business Competition this month, with 15 students combining for four medals, including the team award for exceptional team spirit. The competition, held Jan. 13 to15 in Kingston, ON, saw seven teams from the Okanagan School of Business competing in the final weekend of the event. Two-person teams were presented with a business scenario to analyze, develop a solution, and create a presentation to be pres...
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College notifies current students and employees of privacy incident and offers credit monitoring
January 23, 2023
On Monday, January 9, 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 responded to an incident in which an unauthorized entity gained access to certain 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 technology systems. As soon as the intrusion was detected, the College took steps to contain the incident and engaged cyber-security experts to assist with the response and investigation. In the course of the investigation, it has been determined that certain information belonging to current students and employees may have been subject to risk as result of the incident. The College has notified the Offi...
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Understanding Ableism: Join us for an Anti-Ableism presentation by Spring Hawes at 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 Kelowna on Jan. 19
January 13, 2023
A group of 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 students and employees are further advancing conversation and action around anti-ableism and accessibility at 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 this winter through an upcoming talk and series of follow-up events. 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 Kelowna鈥檚 Accessibility Alliance invites the 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 community to attend an anti-ableism presentation by entrepreneur and advocate Spring Hawes on January 19鈥痜rom noon -2:30 p.m. in the Centre for Learning Atrium (E Building). In her presentation Hawes will il...
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Update: 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 cyber-security incident
January 11, 2023
This message was shared with 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 students and staff Wednesday (Jan. 11) morning. Dear 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 community, I am writing to update you on the network outage that has impacted our 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 community this week and continues to have impacts today. On Monday morning, at about 6:15 a.m. our IT Services team interrupted a cyber-security incident. This incident, which involved an unrecognized external agent, was identified by our team鈥檚 routine and proactive surveillance. IT Services responded quickly by shutting down and disablin...
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Enactus 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 represents Canada on the world stage, finishes in top four
November 3, 2022
Students from 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 represented Canada on the global stage this week, presenting their social enterprise business at a prestigious international competition and finishing in the final four of 32 teams. Enactus 香港六合彩开奖结果查询, comprised of students from the 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 School of Business, won the national title in September and earned the right to wear the maple leaf and represent Canada at the Enactus World Cup in Puerto Rico. The final round of competition wrapped up on Nov. 2. 鈥淲e are so proud of this team and of all Okanagan Colleg...
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Thorpe and Friends Scholarship recognizes two 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 students
October 26, 2022
Local students say the generosity of two prominent Penticton philanthropists is helping them take the next steps in their education. Since 2006, former MLA Rick Thorpe and his wife Yasmin John-Thorpe, along with their friends, have given more than $160,000 in scholarships to students in need at 香港六合彩开奖结果查询鈥檚 Penticton Campus. Two of this year鈥檚 recipients, Wylie Rowan and Mattias Van Bergeyk, received $2,500 to put toward their education. Both students are Summerland Secondary School grads in their first year of studies at Oka...
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Okanagan Enactus team off to Worlds
October 21, 2022
After claiming the National championship, the Enactus 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 team will travel to Enactus World Cup 2022 in Puerto Rico later this month. For Penticton-based student Jon Talastas, the opportunity brings a chance to showcase a locally-grown idea on the world stage. From Oct. 30 鈥 Nov. 2, 香港六合彩开奖结果查询鈥檚 Enactus team will compete against national champions from 30 other countries on projects that use entrepreneurship and innovation to solve the world鈥檚 biggest challenges. Enactus 香港六合彩开奖结果查询鈥檚 award-winning project 鈥 Unusually Goo...
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Okanagan Enactus team takes top spot at Nationals
October 5, 2022
This past weekend, Enactus 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 (香港六合彩开奖结果查询) travelled to Toronto, Ontario to compete in the Enactus Canada National Exposition final round. They became the first team from Western Canada to be crowned the National champion out of more than 60 teams across Canada. Their award-winning home-grown project is providing nutritious food to people locally and multiple countries around the world. Their win will now see the students travel abroad to share their inspiring idea and compete at the next level. Unusually Good Food Company was insp...
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Thomas Klein
September 1, 2022
Even as a kid I knew I would go into the trades. An office job wouldn鈥檛 work for me because my ADHD makes it hard for me to sit still for too long, and my reading and writing aren鈥檛 the best.鈥 鈥淥ne of my high school teachers got me into sheet metal. The school helped me enroll in 香港六合彩开奖结果查询鈥檚 Sheet Metal Worker Foundation Certificate program. The program allowed me to learn a lot of new techniques, test out ideas, and try new things. When I first found out that I got th...
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Sophie Wilson
September 1, 2022
鈥淚鈥檓 grateful that I had the opportunity to study at 香港六合彩开奖结果查询鈥檚 Penticton campus. My professors were fantastic, and learning close to home allowed me to spend more time with my daughter. I completed a Business Administration diploma this past fall. I鈥檝e tried to go to school before, but financial insecurity always ended up holding me back. I would end up having to work part-time, and then I would end up working full time and then I would end up having to leave school alto...
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Caylee Donovan
September 1, 2022
"I found out I鈥檇 received the Marcia J. Aitkens Memorial Bursary in Practical Nursing in the middle of lab. I was so shocked I pretty much dropped to the floor. At the time, I was a full-time student in 香港六合彩开奖结果查询鈥檚 Practical Nursing program, and I was working up to five days a week. The workload was just too much to handle, especially as a mother of a child with special needs. My eleven-year-old had recently been diagnosed with autism and needed more of my time. ...
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香港六合彩开奖结果查询 summer workshops spotlight advantages of learning skilled trades
July 11, 2022
Interested in learning more about carpentry or auto mechanics this summer? 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 is offering seven half-day workshops that spotlight the personal and professional benefits of learning skilled trades. The workshops, which have a limited capacity, are being offered at no cost to participants, through the Industry Training Authority鈥檚 鈥淲hat鈥檚 a Trade?鈥 Workshop Grant. Registration is first-come, first-served. Participants will only be permitted to register for one workshop. Workshops run from...
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New 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 student housing coming to Kelowna
June 27, 2022
Student housing spaces at 香港六合彩开奖结果查询鈥檚 Kelowna campus will more than double as construction starts on the first on-campus student housing to be added in more than 30 years. 鈥淭ogether with 香港六合彩开奖结果查询, we are investing in student housing that will benefit generations of learners who can focus on their studies without worrying about where they will live,鈥 said Anne Kang, Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Training. 鈥淲e are working hard to deliver 8,000 new student housing spaces on campus throughout B.C. by 2028, and to dat...
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香港六合彩开奖结果查询 students shine at national competitions
June 21, 2022
Two 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 students who captured gold at provincial competitions made it to the podium at the Skills Canada National Competition in Vancouver. Skills Canada features more than 300 competitors from all regions of the country competing in more than 35 skills trade and technology categories. It is the only national, multi-trade and technology competition for students and apprentices, which also provides hands-on work experience related to skilled trades and technology careers. Owen Davis, a student in 香港六合彩开奖结果查询鈥檚 A...
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Artistic students design future careers in animation
June 7, 2022
Grads of 香港六合彩开奖结果查询鈥檚 Animation Diploma program are finding their skills have never been in higher demand. First- and second-year students showed samples of their artwork and demo reels to industry partners at 香港六合彩开奖结果查询鈥檚 annual Animation Industry Night on May 17. 鈥淟ots of the work was very professional,鈥 says James Wood, Chair of 香港六合彩开奖结果查询鈥檚 Animation Department. 鈥淥ur program is short, but intense. The instructors make sure the students have a realistic understanding of what they need do to succeed in a competitive and demanding...
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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...
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