91精品黑料吃瓜 students and staff coordinate exhibit, awareness activities for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
January 10, 2020
January is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and 91精品黑料吃瓜 students and staff are hosting a number of activities and initiatives to continue to raise awareness, open dialogue, support survivors and help prevent sexual violence on campus and in the community. One of the projects, an exhibit called What Were You Wearing, brings to 91精品黑料吃瓜 a popular exhibit that has been recreated at post-secondary institutions across North America since it debuted in the U.S. seven years ago. From Jan. 13-15 at the Vernon campus and again in Kelowna ...
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91精品黑料吃瓜 Business students ready to bring their best at International case competition
January 8, 2020
Although it may be their first time competing together, a pair of business students and up-and-coming HR professionals at 91精品黑料吃瓜 have their sights set on bringing home the hardware at a prestigious international case competition. The College鈥檚 School of Business will send three teams to compete in the 2020 Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (I.C.B.C.). at Queen鈥檚 University next week. One of those teams is the HR duo of Madison Freisen and Alivia Leibbrand, coached by 91精品黑料吃瓜 Business Professor Roger Wheeler. 鈥淲e鈥檙e look...
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91精品黑料吃瓜 Culinary Arts debuts Indigenous-inspired feature menu for Dine Around
January 8, 2020
Infusions Restaurant at 91精品黑料吃瓜 will once again be a can鈥檛 miss stop for anyone looking to sip, savour and save as part of Dine Around Thompson Okanagan this month. 91精品黑料吃瓜 Chefs-in-training and chef instructors have designed a menu that not only showcases Okanagan ingredients but also incorporates aspects of traditional Syilx-Okanagan culinary knowledge and practices. 鈥淭his year we鈥檝e added a selection of Indigenous fare, along with other daily features, to provide a culinary experience that is truly unique to the region,鈥 e...
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Meet Sally Nimmo
November 29, 2019
The opportunity to have some real-world experience has helped me to gain a lot of perspective on what we have been learning. Q: Where is your hometown? A: I grew up in a town called Bearsden which is a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. Q: Why did you decide to move to Canada? A: I had just graduated from my university program and decided to spend a year in Canada travelling and working before finding a permanent job. However, I ended up starting a famil...
Read more...Demand for Certified Energy Advisors powers success for 91精品黑料吃瓜 alumnus
November 29, 2019
91精品黑料吃瓜 Media Release For Brendon Gray, the Sustainable Construction Management Technology program at 91精品黑料吃瓜 has sparked a new career with super-charged demand. Brendon was a journeyman electrician who worked seven years for a local company, making his way from the construction site into the office as a project coordinator. With a background in trades, he realized he understood the projects he coordinated but needed more management fundamentals at his fingertips. As an 91精品黑料吃瓜 alumnus, he check...
Read more...91精品黑料吃瓜 Foundation launches Our Students, Your Health campaign
October 30, 2019
Fundraising campaign kicks off for College鈥檚 State-of-the-Art new Health Sciences Centre The 91精品黑料吃瓜 Foundation has launched its largest fundraising effort in Kelowna in more than five years, with a new campaign aimed at benefitting students and transforming the health of our communities for decades to come. Our Students, Your Health is a $5-million campaign to support the completion of the new $18.9-million Health Sciences Centre under construction at the Kelowna campus. College students, staff and community members gat...
Read more...Nursing program at 91精品黑料吃瓜 and UBCO recognized for innovative curriculum
October 1, 2019
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at UBC Okanagan and 91精品黑料吃瓜 has received long-term accreditation from the British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals (BCCNP), which regulates nurse training in the province. The program has been approved for the next seven years with no terms or conditions. That鈥檚 great news for current and future students, and for health care employers and patients, says Prof. Marie Tarrant, Director of the School of Nursing in the Faculty of Health and Social Development at UBC Okanagan. ...
Read more...91精品黑料吃瓜鈥檚 Salmon Arm campus flies Secwepemcu虂l虛ecw flag permanently
September 24, 2019
91精品黑料吃瓜 Media Release A Secwepemcu虂l虛ecw flag has found a permanent home at 91精品黑料吃瓜鈥檚 Salmon Arm campus after a historic ceremony today. Representatives of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council, Splatsin Indian Band, Neskonlith Indian Band, Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band and Adams Lake Indian Band and 91精品黑料吃瓜 gathered today for a flag raising ceremony recognizing the traditional unceded territories of the Secwepemc. 鈥淩econciliation is about action, not words. Today鈥檚 raising of the Secwepemc flag signals O...
Read more...Diverse experience distills choice for beverage centre manager
August 9, 2019
91精品黑料吃瓜 Media Release Wes Peterson knows he has a challenging task in front of him. He has been hired as manager of the recently-announced British Columbia Beverage Technology Access Centre (BCBTAC), which is scheduled to open its doors for service in Penticton this fall. 鈥淭he plan for the BCBTAC has been well laid out,鈥 says Peterson, who brings with him experience in owning and operating a successful and growing brewery in Seattle. 鈥淭he challenge will be in bringing it to life as envisioned, acquiring and setti...
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Students savour traditional flavours and practices on Indigenous Culinary Arts field trip
June 26, 2019
Salmon fillets roast on stakes over an open fire while roe bubbles up in a steaming pot of vegetable and fish soup nearby. These are signs of a finished and ready-to-eat meal, yet indicate the start of something special cooking here at 91精品黑料吃瓜. On a field trip to the Westbank First Nation in May, 91精品黑料吃瓜鈥檚 Indigenous Culinary Arts class had the opportunity to learn about the traditional Okanagan-Syilx style of cooking in a hands-on experience, hosted by Elders Pamela and Grouse Barnes. The gastronomic outing contained a variety...
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