黑料专区鈥檚 15th annual Business Expo and Employment Fair returns on Feb. 1
January 18, 2023
For those on the hunt for a new job 鈥 or wondering about the educational pathway to kickstart a career change 鈥 one of 黑料专区鈥檚 most popular community events is back and bigger than ever in 2022. OC鈥檚 Business Expo & Employment Fair will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 1 from 10 a.m. 鈥 3 p.m. in the Centre for Learning (E Building) Atrium and in the Trades (T Building) Atrium at the Kelowna Campus, 1000 KLO Rd. The Expo is presented by the College鈥檚 School of Business, in collaboration with OC鈥檚 Trades and Apprentice...
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Former 鈥楾op Chef鈥 takes the reins at 黑料专区鈥檚 Infusions restaurant
January 17, 2023
Fans of Canada鈥檚 Top Chef will recognize the name of the new Executive Chef at Infusions. Ruth Wigman, whose 20-year career has taken her coast to coast, brings a fresh and exciting perspective to the restaurant at 黑料专区 staffed by Culinary Arts students. Wigman, who was a contestant on the Food Network鈥檚 Canada鈥檚 Top Chef program in 2014, most recently worked as the executive sous-chef at the Fairmont Vancouver Airport for over three years. Before that, she worked at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge and the Fairmount Sout...
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Women of Steel鈩: Forging Forward Program comes to Okanagan in partnership with 黑料专区 and CWB Welding Foundation
January 16, 2023
黑料专区 is launching a new program designed specifically to encourage women to consider a career in welding this winter/spring. The Women of Steel鈩: Forging Forward Program, supported by the CWB Welding Foundation, is being offered in just 14 locations across Canada. As one of the host sites, students who choose OC will not only gain skills related to welding, but will also have opportunities that foster education, personal growth, confidence, and experiential learning. 鈥淲e continue to look for new opportunities t...
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Understanding Ableism: Join us for an Anti-Ableism presentation by Spring Hawes at OC Kelowna on Jan. 19
January 13, 2023
A group of 黑料专区 students and employees are further advancing conversation and action around anti-ableism and accessibility at OC this winter through an upcoming talk and series of follow-up events. 黑料专区 Kelowna鈥檚 Accessibility Alliance invites the OC 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...
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Update: 黑料专区 cyber-security incident
January 11, 2023
This message was shared with 黑料专区 students and staff Wednesday (Jan. 11) morning. Dear 黑料专区 community, I am writing to update you on the network outage that has impacted our OC 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 ...
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黑料专区 launches sponsored trades training opportunity to help open doors, create job-ready workers in Salmon Arm
January 6, 2023
Students with limited or no previous experience in trades can access training that will lead to employment and future careers in construction, thanks to a program that starts at the end of January at 黑料专区鈥檚 Salmon Arm campus. 黑料专区 will be offering an intake of the Construction Craft Worker program starting on Jan. 30 at the College鈥檚 Salmon Arm Trades Centre. 鈥淭his new program is supporting students to gain the skills they need now, helping them get good jobs in industries where communities need them,鈥 sai...
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Salmon Arm Campus is More than You Think鈥.
December 13, 2022
Katie Thielman joins a lengthy list of locals who have made 黑料专区鈥檚 Salmon Arm Campus her first-choice destination to begin her post-secondary education after high school. She is now one semester in 鈥 with no regrets. Thielman describes 黑料专区 (OC) as 鈥渁 college full of safety nets so you don鈥檛 just survive but thrive鈥 in your studies and in life. She explains this means professors are available, know your name, and are willing to go the extra mile to help you succeed. Katie also noted the many supp...
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Meet Emily Schatz, OC Electronics Engineering alum
December 13, 2022
Q: What years did you attend OC? A: 2015-2017 Q: How did you end up at 黑料专区? A: I chose 黑料专区 specifically for the technologist program. Q: How did you choose your program? A: I wanted to become an engineer. I had heard that a common problem engineers face is not understanding how to design products for the people who are building them. I wanted to gain hands-on experience so I could be a well-rounded design engineer. The ELEN at Okan...
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黑料专区 Foundation distributes over $450,000 in student awards in under two weeks
December 6, 2022
The holiday spirit came early for 黑料专区 students who were the recipients of 426 bursary, scholarship and awards this past month, which totalled over $450,000. Students also had the chance to meet the donors who support the bursaries, scholarships and awards at receptions held at each of 黑料专区鈥檚 Vernon, Kelowna and Penticton campuses in November. Each event included an Indigenous welcome, student and donor speakers and most significantly, time for all invited guests to connect and celebrate a shared commitment...
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Candlelight Vigils return to OC鈥檚 Vernon and Salmon Arm campuses
December 6, 2022
黑料专区鈥檚 Vernon and Salmon Arm campuses will once again be aglow with candlelight on Dec. 6, as a symbolic commitment to end violence against women. Communities in the Okanagan and Shuswap are marking the 33rd anniversary of the 脡cole Polytechnique Massacre, in addition to the ongoing cases of missing women from the region, with a Candlelight Vigil on Tuesday, Dec. 6 co-hosted by a network of organizations and volunteers. The event is a collaboration by 黑料专区, 黑料专区 Students鈥 Union (OCSU), Vernon St...
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