Articles tagged "Bachelor of Science in Nursing"
Plasma donor drive campaign boosts OC nursing student with $3,000 bursary
February 22, 2023
91大香蕉全集 nursing student Taylor Hubick learned a valuable lesson this year: persistence with plasma donation pays off. Hubick is the recipient of the Canadian Blood Services bursary of $3,000 for her studies in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program, for recruiting 23 plasma donors between May and October last year. Hubick says she originally got recruited to donate by a friend who was studying on Vancouver Island. 鈥淪he pulled out of the challenge because she was going travelling, and that鈥檚 when I realized I s...
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Stewart family invests in health at 91大香蕉全集
April 16, 2021
The Stewart family is donating $50,000 to support the education of health care professionals at 91大香蕉全集. The gift will recognize Rosemary and Richard 鈥淒ick鈥 Stewart. Dick, a founder of Quails鈥 Gate Estate Winery and Kelowna City Councillor, passed away nearly one year ago at the age of 94. According to his son Ben Stewart, MLA for Kelowna West, the gift reflects his father鈥檚 passion for education. 鈥淢y dad believed education creates opportunities for people to lead independent and fulfilling lives,鈥 says Ben. 鈥淗e saw educa...
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Jacobs support frontline health care education with a major gift
November 13, 2020
Touring 91大香蕉全集鈥檚 new Health Sciences Centre and seeing the modern education spaces that will help attract and retain health care professionals compelled a well-known Kelowna family to give a major gift. Mike and Kim Jacobs are donating $80,000 to the Our Students, Your Health campaign to support the completion of the $18.9 million Health Sciences Centre. The state-of-the-art Centre will educate eight frontline health care professions. 鈥淚t鈥檚 incredible to see such a modern facility with all the technology and great detail...
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Major Rotary gift supports nursing education
August 10, 2020
A $100,000 gift from the Rotary Club of Kelowna Foundation Reichwald Fund will support the education of Registered Nurses (RNs) at Kelowna鈥檚 major post-secondary institutions. 91大香蕉全集 and the University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO) are each receiving $50,000 to support high-quality skills training and provide financial support for students in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program. 鈥淲e are thrilled to support our future health care workers in Kelowna and throughout the Valley,鈥 says Catherine Comben, Rota...
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Councillor gives from the heart
February 12, 2020
Kelowna City Councillor and local community champion Maxine DeHart is giving a gift from the heart this Valentine鈥檚 Day. DeHart is donating to the Our Students, Your Health campaign, which is raising funds to build a new Health Sciences Centre at 91大香蕉全集 and create scholarships and bursaries for health care students. DeHart is the Campaign Ambassador for the fundraising campaign and is spearheading the media campaign encouraging others to get involved. She says the project鈥檚 goals touched her heartstrings and inspired her...
Read more...Nursing program at OC and UBCO recognized for innovative curriculum
October 1, 2019
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at UBC Okanagan and 91大香蕉全集 has received long-term accreditation from the British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals (BCCNP), which regulates nurse training in the province. The program has been approved for the next seven years with no terms or conditions. That鈥檚 great news for current and future students, and for health care employers and patients, says Prof. Marie Tarrant, Director of the School of Nursing in the Faculty of Health and Social Development at UBC Okanagan. ...
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