http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story--24-.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:02 PDT Updated every 10 minutes - FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY Copyright: (C) Castanet.net http://www.castanet.net/rss/ http://www.castanet.net/images/castanet-small.gif http://www.castanet.net/ http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-92404-24-.htm#92404 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:02:07 PDT 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 deca... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-92389-24-.htm#92389 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:01:58 PDT 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 she ha... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-92335-24-.htm#92335 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:20:52 PDT 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 to... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-92206-24-.htm#92206 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:32:51 PDT 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 School ... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-92143-24-.htm#92143 Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT 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 earnest -... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-92080-24-.htm#92080 Wed, 15 May 2013 10:09:54 PDT 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 th... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-91727-24-.htm#91727 Thu, 09 May 2013 10:11:54 PDT 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 spent... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-91782-24-.htm#91782 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT 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 Univ... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-91726-24-.htm#91726 Wed, 08 May 2013 15:34:12 PDT 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 Okan... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-91693-24-.htm#91693 Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 PDT 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 and...