Kathleen Lausman to lead Campus Planning for College

Okanagan College Media Release Okanagan College has acquired a seasoned and strategic executive-level professional to lead its Campus Planning and Facilities Management department with the appointment of Kathleen Lausman as Director. Lausman has an impressive professional background with...

Okanagan College revs up funding for trades with car raffle

Okanagan College Media Release Okanagan College Foundation wants to hand over the keys of a classic car to rev up support for students in the trades. “The car came to us as a bit of a windfall,” said Okanagan College Foundation executive director Kathy Butler. “When then donor mentioned...

Okanagan College students join stargazers in new telescope project

Okanagan College Media Releae With Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield now returned to earth and the newest Star Trek movie about to hit the big screen, it seems everything astronomical is in the air. That’s no different at Okanagan College where professors from multiple disciplines are working...

Okanagan College professors to deliver top training for tech sector

Okanagan College Media Release A series of business seminars targeted to entrepreneurs in the technology sector is being offered tuition-free at Okanagan College’s Penticton campus, starting this June. Professors from both the Okanagan College Computer Science department and the Okanagan...

UBC in a class of its own for conferences and accommodations

UBC’s Conferences and Accommodation staff (from left) Suzanne Nazareno, Debbie Harding, and Maaike Ammerlaan are prepared for a busy tourist season this summer. Rental suites on campus host thousands of visitors during summer season At UBC, summer means the busy season gets underway in...

Philip, Gatzke and Lapointe named College’s Honorary Fellows

Okanagan College Media Release Okanagan College will bestow its highest honour on three local respected and innovative community leaders during a series of Convocation ceremonies in June. Ernie Philip, Alan Gatzke and Barry Lapointe will be recognized as Honorary Fellows of the College for...

Unique donation captures marine life for Okanagan College biology students

Okanagan College Media Release Biology students at the Salmon Arm campus of Okanagan College are getting a different kind of glimpse into the undersea world, thanks to a unique donation of photographs depicting endangered, and in some cases extinct, marine life. Tatjana Schmidt-Derstroff...

UBC Okanagan Heat teams make grade to stay in Canada West loop

Teams vote to approve full membership after two years of probationary play UBC’s Okanagan Heat teams are now members of the big club – for good. Today, after a process that spanned more than five years, the UBC Okanagan Heat received the votes necessary to become members of the Canada West...

Students polish up for upcoming fine woodworking exhibition

Okanagan College Media Release Okanagan College is hosting one of the knottiest events in the region on May 17 at the Kelowna campus. Knotty by Nature is an exhibition of fine work from the hands of several students who have spent the last eight months in the Studio Woodworking program at...

Conservation and habitat change hot topics for scientific gathering

Anthony Sinclair discusses the science behind life on the Serengeti at the Rotary Centre for the Arts, Monday, May 13, at 7:30 p.m. The event is part of the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution conference taking place at UBC’s Okanagan campus, May 13 to 15. Canadian Society for Ecology...

Enactus Okanagan College dominates national hunger relief challenge

Okanagan College Media Release For the fourth year in a row, Enactus Okanagan College has won the top spot at the Enactus National Exposition and has been crowned the country’s 2013 Help Hunger Disappear champion. The Okanagan College team is the only Enactus team in Canada to have won the...

UBC faculty members, tutors recognized for dedication to students

Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal Deborah Buszard presented Teaching Excellence Awards to John Wagner and Ilya Parkins of the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences. Also shown are Provost Wesley Pue and Cynthia Mathieson, Dean of the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and...

Russel Boris to lead College’s International Education department

Okanagan College Media Release Okanagan College will welcome a new face to its leadership team on July 2, 2013 with the appointment of Russel Boris as Director, International Education. Boris comes to Okanagan College from Medicine Hat College, where he has served more than 16 years in the...

Okanagan College Culinary Arts students get cheesy with Wine Festival competition

Okanagan College Media Release A marriage of savoury with sweet will be ready for the tasting at Okanagan College May 10 when Culinary Arts students put on The Cheesiest Sweet & Savoury Competition as part of the Spring Okanagan Wine Festival. The unique event takes place at Infusions...

Enactus Okanagan College students en route to National competition

Okanagan College Media Release Sixteen Okanagan College students from throughout the Okanagan College region, including Salmon Arm and Penticton, are on their way to take part in the Enactus Canada National Exposition May 6 – 8 in Toronto. Enactus Okanagan College teams will be taking part...

Trades students raise roof on new critical care clinic for birds of prey

Okanagan College Media Release A longed-for critical care facility for the South Okanagan Rehabilitation Centre for Owls (SORCO) is finally off the ground, thanks to the work of students at Okanagan College. Nine students enrolled in the Penticton Residential Construction program, spent...

Long running golf tournament aids Trades at Okanagan College

Okanagan College Media Release Golfers can turn their scorecards into meaningful support for Okanagan College students next month when one of the longest running tournaments in the region swings into action. The Okanagan College Foundation/Western Financial Group Annual Charity Golf...

Funds secure future for robotics and welding at Okanagan College

Okanagan College Media Release A generous, and anonymous, donation has helped put new equipment into the hands of students in both Mechanical Engineering Technology and Welding. The $149,500 donation made to the Okanagan College Foundation was targeted specifically for the two departments,...

Expanded piping trades program now offered in Salmon Arm

Okanagan College Media Release Okanagan College has enhanced its pre-apprenticeship program for plumbing to expand employment options and meet the rising demand for pipefitters in northern B.C. and Alberta. The new 24-week Plumbing and Piping Trades Certificate program starts August 6, and...

Poet Sonnet L'Abbé takes Canada's pulse leading to 150th birthday

UBC teacher calls out to Canadians to build a national 'crowdsourced poem' Sonnet L’Abbé is crossing the country by train to hear Canadians’ stories about Canada’s upcoming 150th birthday – and will write a crowd-sourced poem about the upcoming celebration. Given thought to Canada’s...