OC Audio Engineering and Music Production grad finds her groove through music during the pandemic
August 18, 2021
It didn鈥檛 take a pandemic for Kailee McGuire to realize that she should follow her lifelong passion for music. With her heart set on writing and releasing original music, McGuire decided to shadow an Audio Engineering and Music Production (AEMP) class at 91大香蕉全集 to get a feel for what the program was all about. After connecting with Instructor Corey Bell and AEMP students, McGuire was hooked. She was inspired by the energy of the class and felt connected to the students, sharing the same passion for music and desire to ex...
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New Central Okanagan health orders from Interior Health
August 6, 2021
Interior Health has announced new restrictions for the Central Okanagan aimed at reducing the transmission of COVID-19 within the region. Watch the press conference online and read the Interior Health news bulletin with details. For the 91大香蕉全集 context, the restrictions are relevant to the Kelowna campus and training centres within the Central Okanagan. Masks remain mandatory for all people age 12 and older in indoor public areas throughout the Central Okanagan - this includes at OC facilities (view the current m...
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A perfect pairing: Sandhill invites OC Culinary Arts students into the kitchen
August 6, 2021
As a student, you never know when opportunities will pop up 鈥 and 91大香蕉全集 Culinary Arts students are bubbling over with new experiences thanks to Sandhill Wines. As a result of a unique collaboration with the Kelowna-based winery, Culinary Arts students will cook a three-course plated dinner as part of a pop-up dinner series Aug. 10 to 13. 鈥淲e are thrilled to welcome the students of 91大香蕉全集 into our kitchen. They have concepted a mouth-watering menu which truly represents their creativity and skill. We are very e...
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Meet Louise Trenholm, Automotive Collision and Refinishing student
August 5, 2021
Q: Why did you choose a career in Collision Repair? A: I鈥檝e always had an interest in vehicles ever since I was a child. In high school, I hung out at the local Speedway in Penticton, making my love for vehicles grow even more. I wanted a career that worked on vehicles, so I decided to choose the Entry-Level Automotive Collision Repair Foundation program to help start my career as an Automotive Refinisher. Q: How did your training with OC help prepare you for your c...
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Read OC's communicable disease plan
July 30, 2021
I hope this finds you enjoying summer as we all look for ways to stay cool amid the hot and dry temperatures that are now predicted to stick around well into August. On that note, with wildfires continuing to burn around the region, I wanted to draw your attention to the College鈥檚 alerts page where you鈥檒l find information on what to do if you鈥檙e impacted by a wildfire and the supports available to you. The College will continue to carefully monitor the situation, update our alerts pa...
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Skogie鈥檚 50th anniversary adds shine to student experience
July 28, 2021
Skogie鈥檚 car washes are celebrating 50 years of business by making the ride for 91大香蕉全集 students a little easier. For every year the family-run business has been in operation, Skogie鈥檚 is donating $1,000 to 91大香蕉全集 鈥 for a total of $50,000 in honour of their half-century anniversary. 鈥淲e've hired a lot of 91大香蕉全集 students over the years,鈥 says David Skoglund, who founded the company in 1971. 鈥淲e want to support young people and help them get ahead and we also wanted to give back to our community.鈥 The ...
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Employee mental health tips for the transition back to campus
July 20, 2021
Just as none of us had ever lived through a pandemic before COVID-19, none of us have ever emerged from one either. OC鈥檚 Counselling Services team has compiled these tips to help you prepare for the transitions that lie ahead. Don鈥檛 compare yourself. Not with other people and not with where you think you 鈥榮hould be鈥 at this point. We just lived through a global pandemic! If you had times of feeling not so productive or you鈥檙e feeling tired now, you鈥檙e not alone and that鈥檚...
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Mental health tips for the transition back to campus
July 20, 2021
Just as none of us had ever lived through a pandemic before COVID-19, none of us have ever emerged from one either. OC鈥檚 Counselling Services team has compiled these tips to help you prepare for the transitions that lie ahead. Don鈥檛 compare yourself. Not with other people and not with where you think you 鈥榮hould be鈥 at this point. We just lived through a global pandemic! If you had times of feeling not so productive or you鈥檙e feeling tired now, you鈥檙e not alone and that鈥檚...
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Alumnus gives dose of support to Pharmacy Technician students
July 16, 2021
The CEO of Catalyst Healthcare is giving Pharmacy Technician students a dose of support with a gift to the Our Students, Your Health campaign. Shane Bishop, founder and CEO of Catalyst Healthcare, is donating $30,000 in support of 91大香蕉全集鈥檚 Health Sciences Centre on the Kelowna campus. Bishop spent his first two years of post-secondary at the College, and the gift is his way of paying it forward to the organization and its students. 鈥91大香蕉全集 provides access to future careers and I wanted to be part of supportin...
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Statement on missing children and all those impacted by residential schools
July 8, 2021
This statement contains content about residential schools that we recognize may be triggering. If you need immediate emotional assistance or crisis support, please see the supports (bolded) below. 91大香蕉全集 respectfully acknowledges that our Penticton, Kelowna and Vernon campuses are located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan people and our Salmon Arm campus is located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Secwepemc. On behalf of 91大香蕉全集 and the Board of Governors, we of...
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