EDISJ training: LGBTQ2+ Inclusion in the Workplace
November 1, 2022
Improve cross-functional team connections and trust as it relates to LGBTQ2+ inclusivity and awareness. Canada has made leaps and bounds towards creating a more LGBTQ2+ inclusive place to live, learn, work and play, but there is still more work to be done. As an individual and within an organization, you hold the power to abolish workplace discrimination and exclusion, leading to much needed change. Ensuring safety, inclusion and a better future for those identifying as LGBTQ2+ starts with you. In this training, you ...
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Thorpe and Friends Scholarship recognizes two พรพรสำฦต 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 พรพรสำฦตโs Penticton Campus. Two of this yearโs 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 studie...
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Local company partners with พรพรสำฦต for Dragonsโ Den viewing party
October 24, 2022
พรพรสำฦต and Kelowna company Second Slumber have partnered to host a fundraiser and viewing party when Second Slumber appears on the popular CBC TV show Dragonsโ Den on Nov. 3. Earlier this year, Second Slumber pitched its innovative business model to Dragonsโ Den, looking for a funding partner to scale up its business, which re-purposes and re-sells lightly used mattresses, providing them at affordable rates and keeping them out of landfills. The company features former พรพรสำฦต professor Rick Maddison and several...
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Okanagan Enactus team off to Worlds
October 21, 2022
After claiming the National championship, the Enactus พรพรสำฦต 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 โ Nov. 2, พรพรสำฦตโs Enactus team will compete against national champions from 30 other countries on projects that use entrepreneurship and innovation to solve the worldโs biggest challenges. Enactus พรพรสำฦตโs award-winning project โ Unusu...
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October 18, 2022
A local business leader has been appointed to พรพรสำฦตโs Board of Governors. Dustyn Baulkham, a Kelowna-based entrepreneur, has been appointed for a one-year term to the Board. โพรพรสำฦต is pleased to welcome Dustyn to our Board of Governors,โ says Juliette Cunningham, board chair. โHe brings experience and skills to the table that will be valuable as we continue in our พรพรสำฦต Mission to transform lives and communities.โ Baulkham is the founder and CEO of Rebellious Unicorns, an events, broadcasting, and media produ...
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Throat-singing duo PIQSIQ to perform at พรพรสำฦต's Penticton campus
October 18, 2022
พรพรสำฦต joins forces with Route97 Culture to present fast-rising throat singing duo โ PIQSIQ in Penticton Live music will return to พรพรสำฦต's Penticton campus this November 4, 2022, for students and music fans alike. In collaboration with the Route97 Culture Road Trip series, พรพรสำฦต will co-present the debut of PIQSIQ in the region, who will perform a special concert inside the LEED Platinum-certified building known as the Centre of Excellence in Room 113. You can buy tickets for the show here. With a s...
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TD gives $85,000 to help kids and newcomers access พรพรสำฦตโs Indigenous Garden
October 18, 2022
Hawthorn, wolf willow, and sage are among the traditional plants growing in the garden on the hillside at พรพรสำฦตโs Vernon campus, which this year was visited by more than 250 local school children, thanks to generous support from TD Bank Group. TDโs gift, made earlier in 2022, is funding tours of the K'nmaฤบka Senqรขฤบten - Kalamalka Indigenous garden for children and newcomers to Canada. The garden is located on พรพรสำฦตโs Vernon campus. พรพรสำฦต has already received a portion of the funding; the remainder...
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พรพรสำฦต welcomes new Associate Director, Indigenization
October 17, 2022
พรพรสำฦต is pleased to welcome Rhea Dupuis, xฬสทnรกmxฬสทnษm, as the Collegeโs first Associate Director, Indigenization. Rhea, from the Syilx Okanagan Nation and a member of the Penticton Indian Band, brings more than 20 years experience to พรพรสำฦต, working in both public and Indigenous education systems, as well as with mental health and wellness organizations. Rheaโs traditional name is xฬสทnรกmxฬสทnษm, a Syilx name which means Hummingbird. โI am both thrilled and grateful that Rhea has chosen to share her wisdom, skills and experie...
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พรพรสำฦต alum honoured for contributions to inclusion, democracy and reconciliation
October 17, 2022
Sorting through her mail on a recent trip to the mailbox, พรพรสำฦต (พรพรสำฦต) alum Danielle Walker received a surprise - the Lieutenant Governorโs Medal for Inclusion, Democracy and Reconciliation. โThe award was completely out of the blue,โ says Walker. โI knew I had been nominated, but the timing was such a surprise. I just took it in for a minute at the mailbox and cried.โ The award recognizes post-secondary students who make outstanding contributions in support of inclusion, democracy and reconciliation and is the culminatio...
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Fall Open House and Info Sessions return at พรพรสำฦต
October 14, 2022
High school students, parents and people of all ages considering post-secondary education โ mark your calendars. พรพรสำฦต is opening its doors this fall for a series of Open Houses and Spotlight Sessions across the region, the first of which is happening at พรพรสำฦตโs Salmon Arm campus on Tuesday, Oct. 18. Events will then follow: Open House and Spotlight Sessions in Penticton on Wednesday, Oct. 26 First Year FAQs in Vernon on Oct. 26 and Open House and Spotlight Sessions on Wednesday, Nov. 2 Open House in Kelowna on Saturd...
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