Campus Life

Lovig crushes 10 K record at Okanagan College race

Mar 29, 2015 / 1:02 pm

Okanagan College Media Release More than 400 runners crossed the finish line on Sunday at Okanagan College’s 13th annual Half Marathon, 10 K and Relay Race in...

Tech sector forecasts significant demand, nationally and locally

Mar 27, 2015 / 10:24 am

Okanagan College Media Release More than 6,500 skilled individuals are the driving force of the Okanagan’s billion-dollar tech industry but a recent national...

Award remembers Okanagan College student and aids another in following his dream

Mar 26, 2015 / 4:40 pm

Okanagan College Media Release A young man’s dream of becoming an aircraft mechanic and pilot ended when his life was cut short by a tragic accident. Now, the...

Trifecta finish for College’s Enactus team at regional competition

Mar 26, 2015 / 4:31 pm

Okanagan College Media Release The winning ways of Okanagan College’s business administration students continue, with podium finishes for three teams at the...

Benefit of small class-sizes and campus community draws students to College, hear more at upcoming info nights in Vernon and Kelowna

Mar 25, 2015 / 3:12 pm

Okanagan College Media Release Good things come in small packages. At Okanagan College the small class sizes at its four local campuses continue to be a...

Sentes donation continues regional auto dealers’ strong support of trades expansion at Okanagan College

Mar 25, 2015 / 12:38 pm

Okanagan College Media Release One of the valley’s most prominent automotive dealers has come forward with a major donation towards the renovation and...

Speaker to give inspiring talk about Aboriginal youth empowering change

Mar 23, 2015 / 10:33 am

Okanagan College Media Release In British Columbia, there are 64,100 Aboriginal youth aged 10- to 24-years-old. It is believed in some Aboriginal cultures and...

Galactic stars to beetle shells, the universe is explored in two upcoming Science in Society Speakers Series in Vernon

Mar 18, 2015 / 4:06 pm

Okanagan College Media Release Exploring Earth’s smallest yet most beautiful particles to the sparkling farthest reaches of space, the Science in Society...

College business students reach podium twice in western Canadian competitions

Mar 13, 2015 / 10:25 am

Okanagan College Media Release Okanagan College’s School of Business earned more hardware last weekend in the areas of accounting and human resources when two...

A lifetime of tools donated to Okanagan College

Mar 11, 2015 / 8:55 am

Okanagan College Media Release A local tradesperson’s generous donation of thousands of dollars of highly sought-after precision measurement tools will give...

Dads in Gear program kicks off in Kelowna, Abbotsford and Nanaimo

Mar 10, 2015 / 12:00 am

UBC project enables dads to reduce and quit smoking School of Nursing Professor Joan Bottorff Becoming a father is a significant transition period in a man’s...

Collaborating friends earn top-three spots in heavyweight Spaghetti Bridge contest

Mar 6, 2015 / 9:30 pm

Okaangan College Media Release It came down to a battle between three friends from Lumby at Okanagan College’s 32nd annual Spaghetti Bridge Contest held at...

BC Wine Information Society Award helps viticulture student grow her education

Mar 5, 2015 / 10:33 am

Okanagan College Media Release The pursuit of a career in the wine industry just got a little sweeter for an Okanagan College student thanks to a bursary from...

UBC welcomes Writer-in-Residence Marie Clements

Mar 5, 2015 / 12:00 am

Okanagan writers have opportunity for one-on-one critiques Marie Clements is UBC’s 2015 Writer in Residence. Playwright, screenwriter, performer, director,...

Last call for high schools to register for 25th annual math competition

Mar 4, 2015 / 11:13 am

Okanagan College Media Release Leave your calculators at home: a sharp pencil, an eraser, and your thinking cap is all Grade 8 to 12 students need to...

New Wilden Creativity Award will recognize an emerging UBC artist

Mar 4, 2015 / 12:00 am

UBC Okanagan Deputy Vice Chancellor and Principal Deborah Buszard, along with Wilden graphic designer Michael Eger and director Karin Eger-Blenk, celebrate the...

Rotary Club of Kelowna supports Okanagan College efforts to elevate trades training in the region

Mar 3, 2015 / 10:58 am

Okanagan College Media Release Tradespeople do more than just build houses, they help build communities. This is one of the key messages that a local Rotary...

Explore College education options at upcoming information session in Penticton

Mar 3, 2015 / 9:59 am

Okanagan College Media Release Making a choice of career and credential can be daunting for many people looking at their post-secondary path. Quality, cost, and...

Significant impact on water resources by land use change: UBC study

Mar 3, 2015 / 12:00 am

UBC scientists David F. Scott and Adam Wei are co-authors with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in a study that shows that changes in land cover play as...

Let’s raise a glass (of water) to our water engineering technologists

Feb 27, 2015 / 9:15 am

Okanagan College Media Release Turning on the tap this morning to brush your teeth, you probably didn’t think twice about the process of how that clean, fresh...