Campus Life
UBC's Okanagan campus signs exchange pact with U.K. university
Exclusive student mobility agreement highlights agreement with York Doug Owram, deputy vice chancellor and principal of UBC’s Okanagan campus Student...
College marks largest Spring Convocation in series of weekend ceremonies
Okanagan College Media Release Okanagan College is honouring more than 1,600 students who will earn credentials from a variety of academic, vocational and...
UBC hosts trio of public events for artists and Knox Mountain users
Eco-art installations, artist talk and soiree highlight celebration of nature The public is invited to a free artist talk on the current state of...
Prominent Indigenous educator recognized
Okanagan Band member Edna Terbasket wins 2012 ABCDE award Edna Terbasket Okanagan Band Member and Indigenous educator Edna Terbasket has been awarded the...
UBC professor receives $200,000 grant from SSHRC
Study explores human rights issues and Canada’s free trade with Colombia James Rochlin is getting a first-hand look at how human rights are affected by the...
College students take bronze at national Skills Canada competition
Okanagan College Media Release Two Okanagan College students returned from the two-day Skills Canada competition, held last week in Edmonton, with hard won...
Okanagan College paves way for high school students
Okanagan College Media Release Students hesitant about making the big leap into post-secondary school can get all their tough questions answered at a special...
College opens doors to public for used computer inventory
Okanagan College Media Release It will be a buyer’s paradise at Okanagan College on Saturday, May 26. More than 200 PCs, 50 monitors, and other electronics...
UBC's School of Nursing knows how to get a move on
Kelowna General Hospital Administrator Tracy MacDonald and UBC nursing student Samantha Waller and Jennifer Jabs, outside the new Centennial Building. The...
Local students entering College in Vernon to benefit from new financial awards
Okanagan College Media Release - May 18, 2012Secondary school students graduating from School Districts 22 and 83 this year will have access to $5,250 in new...
Strang Recognized for Work with SIFE
Okanagan College Media Release – May 17, 2012 Student behind Young Entrepreneur program wins national...
UBC recognizes five employees for length of service
Four of UBC’s Okanagan campus long-service award recipients are, from left: Robin Dods, 25 years; Carol McFadyen, 35 years; Barbara Brown-McKenzie, 30 years;...
Indigenous issues focus of global conference at UBC
Tirso Gonzales, assistant professor of Indigenous Studies New Horizons in the Struggle for Decolonization set for May 18 to 20 Self determination and autonomy...
New graduate programs offered at UBC's Okanagan campus
Urban Studies and Social Work Masters’ add to September 2012 curricula Two new graduate programs will be offered by the College of Graduate Studies at UBC’s...
Student wired with gold to compete in National competition
Okanagan College Media Release When 20-year-old Keith Hind competed at Skills Canada BC he was determined to keep Okanagan College’s winning streak alive....
Student wired with gold to compete in National competition
Okanagan College Media Release When 20-year-old Keith Hind competed at Skills Canada BC he was determined to keep Okanagan College’s winning streak alive....
College honours Williams with Distinguished Service Award
Okanagan College Media Release A retired Okanagan College employee who ensured the health and safety of thousands of students for more than a decade has been...
College students cooking up a storm with new equipment
Okanagan College Media Release It only took a matter of days before students in the Culinary Arts department at Okanagan College were test-driving their new...
Okanagan College named Campbell’s Let’s Can Hunger national champion for third year in a row
Okanagan College Media Release Okanagan College has been named the 2012 Let’s Can Hunger Challenge National Champion for the third year in a row by national...
UBC research will evaluate seismic performance and retrofitting of bridges
Engineering professor leads $260,000 study on highway bridges for earthquake safety Shahria Alam, assistant professor of Engineering Severe earthquakes around...