Process begins to consolidate Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at UBC Okanagan, พรพรสำฦต to expand health program options
April 4, 2023
พรพรสำฦต and UBC Okanagan are working with the B.C. Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills to expand health care education and training program options available locally. Last week, the government notified the College of its intention to consolidate the four-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at UBC Okanagan, to allow the College to expand its health care programming in other areas. Currently, the first two years of the BSN program are available at both the College and UBCO; this c...
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พรพรสำฦต professor and national award-winning writer launches new book
April 3, 2023
Short doesnโt necessarily mean sweet โ especially if it is unpacking the messy experiences of the human body. พรพรสำฦต Professor Corinna Chong explores the good, bad and unseemly in The Whole Animal, a short story collection published by Arsenal Pulp Press that will be celebrated during an official book launch on April 13. Throughout The Whole Animal, flawed characters wrestle with the complexities of relationships with partners, parents, children and friends as they struggle to find identity, belonging and autonomy. Bodi...
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Meet Sasha Lewis-Parker
March 29, 2023
Q: What is your name? A: Sasha Lewis-Parker Q: What are your pronouns? A: She/Her Q: Where is your hometown and where are you located now? A: Dunster, B.C. is where I grew up, living off the land with my sisters and parents and our pack of wolf dogs and horses. I currently live in Salmon Arm, B.C., a much more tame life with a rescue kitty and a corgi by my side. Q: What did you take at พรพรสำฦต? When did you graduate? A: Human Service Work Diploma, I graduated in 2014. Q...
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พรพรสำฦต professor makes connections in France with Derek Cook Memorial Award
March 28, 2023
พรพรสำฦต professor Roberta Sawatzkyโs recent trip to France wasnโt just to experience the culture. No, Roberta was on an international mission to establish connections with partner schools in France and provide further opportunities for พรพรสำฦต (พรพรสำฦต) students and faculty to study or work abroad. Roberta is the 2023 recipient of the พรพรสำฦต Derek Cook Memorial Award for International Opportunities, which was established by the College to honor the memory of Derek Cook, an พรพรสำฦต professor who passed away...
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พรพรสำฦต Foundation chairโs book launch supports students in need
March 27, 2023
Honouring the past and supporting the future: Connie Denesiukโs new book has ambitious goals. The Chair of the พรพรสำฦต Foundation Board is launching a book next month about a story close to her heart, with the hope it will benefit the community around her. โTil Papa Returns; Surviving as a child refugee in WWII is the true story of Alfred Columbus, the youngest of eight children and father to Denesiuk. Alfred was learning how to farm the land their family had worked for more than 200 years, following advice and guidanc...
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Student awards application system back online
March 23, 2023
Financial Aid and Awards is happy to announce that our online awards applications are now up and running in myOkanagan. Students will find the applications in the Self-Service portion, under Financial Aid โ Web Application. Many thanks to everyone in IT that made this possible! Trades Completion Awards โ for students that have/will have completed a trade between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 โ Deadline is April 30, 2023 Winter Completion Awards - for student that have finished a program by June 30, 2023.&nb...
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Province announces new Centre for Food, Wine and Tourism at พรพรสำฦต
March 21, 2023
Students and B.C.โs food industry will benefit from the new Centre for Food, Wine and Tourism once it opens on the พรพรสำฦต Kelowna campus, a centrally located school in the heart of wine country. The centre will focus on addressing the labour shortage in food and tourism, supporting homegrown education in culinary arts, local food and beverage production, and hospitality services. โThe tourism and hospitality sectors are facing challenges in finding and keeping skilled workers, and พรพรสำฦต is a leading provider o...
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Meet Elizabeth Cook
March 17, 2023
Q: What is your name? A: Elizabeth (Lizzy) Cook Q: What are your pronouns? A: She/Her/Hers Q: Where is your hometown and where are you located now? A: Hometown is Conifer, Colorado. Currently located in Denver, Colorado. Q: What did you take at พรพรสำฦต? When did you graduate? A: Bachelor of Business Administration and graduated in 2016. Q: What got you interested in your program A: I wasnโt sure what I โwanted to do with my life,โ and the business program seemed like it...
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Trades, tech and triumph: พรพรสำฦต hosts 2023 Skills Canada BC Regionals
March 16, 2023
Sparks flew, culinary creations delighted, and electronic expertise was on display as more than 100 competitors converged at พรพรสำฦตโs Kelowna campus for the 2023 SkillsBC Regional Trades and Technologies competition on Friday, Feb. 24. Skills Canada Regionals tests the skills and knowledge of junior and high school students, college trades students and apprentices across a wide array of trades and technology competitions โ Architectural CAD, Cabinetmaking, Culinary Arts, Electronics, Welding, Jr. Skills Gravity Vehicle, J...
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พรพรสำฦต students โnewcomer neighbourโ thrift store program captures design thinking accolades
March 16, 2023
Growing up in Victoria, พรพรสำฦต student Kimberly Cornell remembers spending time at Royal Roads University, hanging out on the university grounds after school waiting for her mom to finish work. Now in post-secondary school herself, she joined forces with fellow พรพรสำฦต students Eric Worman and Nicole Benevides to place second in Royal Roadsโ Design Thinking Challenge, a competition that offers teams of undergraduate business students an opportunity to contribute to a real-world challenge. This yearโs event tackled the questio...
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