Campus Life
Okanagan College business programs accredited
Okanagan College Media Release The reputation of Okanagan College’s School of Business is going to be enhanced by a recent accreditation it has received from...
Dietze joins Okanagan College as Director of Learning and Teaching
Okanagan College Media Release Dr. Beverlie Dietze will join Okanagan College in January as its new Director of Learning and Teaching. Dietze is an experienced...
Proposed land donation advances Salmon Arm’s agenda for downtown campus
Okanagan College Media Release A proposed donation of almost 20 acres of land, and commitments from Okanagan College and the City of Salmon Arm mean the...
Local students earn a spot in Super Bowl of business competitions
Okanagan College Media Release After beating out teams from the biggest universities across Canada in the preliminary round, two teams from Okanagan College...
UBC professors join China's tobacco research centre
Nursing researchers Joan Bottorff, John Oliffe, lead workshops in Hongzhou Joan Bottorff, Professor in the School of Nursing, UBC Okanagan and Director of the...
UBC teams up with Okanagan College to help Lake Country
Bob Rymarchuk and Phyllis MacPherson, chairperson of the Lake Country Food Assistance Society, stack canned goods at the Lake Country Food Bank. Community works...
UBC, Selkirk College team up to help those with serious chronic illness
Six-month study will also look at methods to ease the burden for caregivers Selkirk College nursing instructor Tammy McLean will co-lead a six-month study with...
Kelowna writer wins Canada Writes short story contest
Okanagan College Media Release Okanagan College English professor Alix Hawley is the winner of the Canada Writes BloodLines short story contest for “Pig (for...
Korean War veterans share experiences with UBC students
UBC students Lisa Santos and Michael Archambault flank Kelowna Korean War veteran George Barr. Community learning project brings generations together Local...
Okanagan College to benefit from experience of Steve Moores, new Dean of Trades and Apprenticeship
Okanagan College Media Release As articles about Canada’s shortage of skilled workers continue to dominate the headlines, the timing couldn’t be better for...
Hugo De Burgos named among Canada’s Most Influential Hispanics
Hugo De Burgos accepting his award as one of Canada’s 10 Most Influential Hispanic Canadians UBC assistant professor a role model for visible minorities...
Culinary Arts students bake up some holiday memories for charity
Okanagna College Media Release More than 72 eggs, 28 sticks of butter, 35 cups of sugar, and a lot of elbow grease, went into the 3,000 cookies whipped up by...
Kelowna student declared winner of Okanagan College writing contest
Okanagan College Media Release Mary Bevan, an Okanagan College Kelowna campus student, is the grand prize winner of the fourth annual 3-hour Short Story Writing...
Okanagan College English professor nominated for prestigious Journey Prize
Okanagan College Media Release Okanagan College English professor Jeremy Lanaway’s short story “Downturn” has been nominated by The Fiddlehead literary...
Solving B.C. skills shortage starts with parents
Okanagan College Media Release To promote skilled trades training as a first choice for secondary students, Okanagan College is partnering with Discover Trades...
Okanagan College first in the province to offer expanded heavy mechanical trades program
Okanagan College Media Release Okanagan College is the first B.C. College to respond to industry needs by offering a revised Heavy Mechanical Trades program...
Chemical complexity of plants sprouts to life in UBC science lab
Christina Turi is investigating the potential medicinal properties of common sagebrush. PhD candidate Christina Turi examines medicinal potential of BC’s...
Competing students rock their robots at 8th annual RoboCup Junior
Okanagan College Media Release Reigning champions Nelson and Hudson Schier successfully defended their title in the dance competition at the 8th annual Western...
College provides critical support to parents of individuals with autism
Okanagan College Media Release An Autism Spectrum diagnosis can be paralyzing for parents, but the Autism Spectrum Certificate at Okanagan College can help them...
College sees significant growth in trades, while overall fall enrolment remains steady
Okanagan College Media Release Okanagan College is reporting a 21 per cent increase in enrolment in trades and apprenticeship programs this fall. Overall the...