Articles tagged "COVID"
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 91精品黑料吃瓜. On Jan. 23, she will join more than 2,000 91精品黑料吃瓜 students being recognized during the College鈥檚 first-ever online convocation ceremony which celebrates the efforts of students graduating from June 2020 ...
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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 91精品黑料吃瓜 this week in recognizing the newest soon-to-be grads from its Animation diploma program.At the 91精品黑料吃瓜 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 w...
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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: 91精品黑料吃瓜 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 91精品黑料吃瓜. 鈥淲hile our physical offices are ...
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College responds with free professional development offerings during COVID-19
April 17, 2020
With organizations of all sizes in our communities facing uncertainty and disruption or adaptation to the way they conduct business in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, 91精品黑料吃瓜 is stepping up with resources to help individuals and employers tap into professional development offerings. The College鈥檚 Continuing Studies and Corporate Training department has published a new online Professional Development Resource page on its website to help people tap into free 91精品黑料吃瓜 courses, webinars and panels. It will also point them in the ...
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Taking care of your mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
April 15, 2020
There have been many rapid changes to protect all of us from the spread of COVID-19. If you are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or even depressed as a result, know that you are not alone and that help is available. In times of transition and uncertainty, taking good care of ourselves is more important than ever and 91精品黑料吃瓜 Counselling Services has some tips and resources to share. Essential strategies for wellness: Look after your basic needs. Eat well, drink lots of water, get enough sleep and get some exercise. When we ...
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College Culinary Arts program drops off donation to food bank
March 24, 2020
See a need, fill a need. This is exactly what 91精品黑料吃瓜鈥檚 Culinary Arts department did earlier this week as culinary classes came to an unexpected halt in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tallying the vast amount of ingredients that would have been utilized in student labs and cafeteria plates, instructors gathered as much as they could and delivered it to the Central Okanagan Community Food Bank. Initiated by Ross Derrick, interim Culinary Arts instructor and chef at Cod Fathers Market and Kelsey Oudendag, Culinary...
Read more...College cancels remaining face-to-face classes while it completes the move to alternative delivery
March 18, 2020
Effective Thursday, 91精品黑料吃瓜 is cancelling any remaining face-to-face classes while it completes the move to alternative delivery as part of its response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. More than 90 per cent of academic classes have already been transitioned to an alternative form of delivery this week. Classes still being delivered in a face-to-face format will be cancelled for Thursday and Friday in order to provide instructors and professors more time to complete plans to move fully to alternative forms of delive...
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