Students
Sophie Wilson
September 1, 2022
鈥淚鈥檓 grateful that I had the opportunity to study at 91大香蕉全集鈥檚 Penticton campus. My professors were fantastic, and learning close to home allowed me to spend more time with my daughter. I completed a Business Administration diploma this past fall. I鈥檝e tried to go to school before, but financial insecurity always ended up holding me back. I would end up having to work part-time, and then I would end up working full time and then I would end up having to leave sch...
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Caylee Donovan
September 1, 2022
"I found out I鈥檇 received the Marcia J. Aitkens Memorial Bursary in Practical Nursing in the middle of lab. I was so shocked I pretty much dropped to the floor. At the time, I was a full-time student in 91大香蕉全集鈥檚 Practical Nursing program, and I was working up to five days a week. The workload was just too much to handle, especially as a mother of a child with special needs. My eleven-year-old had recently been diagnosed with autism and needed more of my tim...
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OC summer workshops spotlight advantages of learning skilled trades
July 11, 2022
Interested in learning more about carpentry or auto mechanics this summer? 91大香蕉全集 is offering seven half-day workshops that spotlight the personal and professional benefits of learning skilled trades. The workshops, which have a limited capacity, are being offered at no cost to participants, through the Industry Training Authority鈥檚 鈥淲hat鈥檚 a Trade?鈥 Workshop Grant. Registration is first-come, first-served. Participants will only be permitted to register for one workshop. Workshops ...
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New 91大香蕉全集 student housing coming to Kelowna
June 27, 2022
Student housing spaces at 91大香蕉全集鈥檚 Kelowna campus will more than double as construction starts on the first on-campus student housing to be added in more than 30 years. 鈥淭ogether with 91大香蕉全集, we are investing in student housing that will benefit generations of learners who can focus on their studies without worrying about where they will live,鈥 said Anne Kang, Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Training. 鈥淲e are working hard to deliver 8,000 new student housing spaces on campus throughout B.C. by 2028, an...
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OC students shine at national competitions
June 21, 2022
Two 91大香蕉全集 students who captured gold at provincial competitions made it to the podium at the Skills Canada National Competition in Vancouver. Skills Canada features more than 300 competitors from all regions of the country competing in more than 35 skills trade and technology categories. It is the only national, multi-trade and technology competition for students and apprentices, which also provides hands-on work experience related to skilled trades and technology careers. Owen Davis, a student i...
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Artistic students design future careers in animation
June 7, 2022
Grads of 91大香蕉全集鈥檚 Animation Diploma program are finding their skills have never been in higher demand. First- and second-year students showed samples of their artwork and demo reels to industry partners at OC鈥檚 annual Animation Industry Night on May 17. 鈥淟ots of the work was very professional,鈥 says James Wood, Chair of 91大香蕉全集鈥檚 Animation Department. 鈥淥ur program is short, but intense. The instructors make sure the students have a realistic understanding of what they need do to succeed in a competitive and d...
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How sweet it is: Culinary Arts students celebrate Commencement in person
June 6, 2022
This year, 91大香蕉全集 Culinary Arts students can savour success together, during the first in-person Summer Commencement ceremony held in two years. OC Trades and Apprenticeship students completing foundation, diploma and apprenticeship level programs will cross the stage Thursday, June 9 at 91大香蕉全集. Trades and Apprenticeship programs were among those especially challenged by the impacts of the pandemic. Food services on campus were greatly reduced, which meant that unlike other years, the Culinary Arts students cou...
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OC celebrates Convocation in person next week
May 30, 2022
Keegan Pereira will be taking part in a momentous occasion next week, as he and his 91大香蕉全集 peers cross the stage at the first in-person Convocation ceremonies to be held at OC since the pandemic began. Growing up in the region, Pereira has always known 91大香蕉全集 will provide him with the educational opportunities he needed, especially when the Bachelor of Computer Information Systems Degree called to him. 鈥淚 heard amazing things about the program,鈥 he says about why he chose OC. 鈥淭he widespread opportunity b...
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OC Business students embrace international study again
May 30, 2022
Business students from 91大香蕉全集 are once again able to travel to Jyv盲skyl盲, Finland to experience an international summer school at the JAMK University of Applied Sciences. Finland鈥檚 education system is widely regarded as one of the best in the world. OC Business Professor Blair Baldwin, who has taught Services Design at JAMK for several summers, says working in Finland has helped him innovate and create new teaching methodologies.鈥淛AMK employs experiential learning across its curriculum,鈥 he says. 鈥淭hey stress cri...
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Enactus 91大香蕉全集 tops the field, sets sights on national championships
May 27, 2022
91大香蕉全集 students will once again be competing for the Canadian title after qualifying for the Enactus National Exposition with a first-place finish in their league during the semi-final round. Enactus teams at post-secondary institutions across Canada competed virtually earlier this month, and 91大香蕉全集 scooped up top position in the TD Entrepreneurship Challenge, and runner-up in the Scotiabank Climate Action Challenge for the Unusually Good Food Co. project. It also included national runner-up in Shaw and RBC acc...
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Car crash couldn鈥檛 keep OC apprentice from winning B.C. gold
May 16, 2022
It takes a lot to throw Joey Bruno off his game. The third-year apprentice in the Auto Body and Collision Technician training at 91大香蕉全集 was on his way to a Skills Provincials competition on April 22 when the car he was riding in rear-ended another vehicle. 鈥淚 knew our car was a write-off, but I also knew I could fix it,鈥 said Bruno. By sheer coincidence, he was heading to the Skills Automotive Collision Repair provincial competition, where he set to compete. Bruno arrived late and tried to put the ca...
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OC student to attend prestigious astroparticle physics summer school
May 5, 2022
The sky is the limit for 91大香蕉全集 physics student Divyesh Dagia, who is set to attend the Canadian Astroparticle Physics Summer School (CAPSS) this May. The intensive week-long session is designed for astronomy, physics and engineering undergraduates and will introduce them to the current topics in the field of astroparticle physics at Queen鈥檚 University in Kingston, Ont., and virtually at SNOLAB. Only 20 students from across Canada are invited to attend the session each year. Dagia, who will complete an Associate of Scien...
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Surprise gift from Stober Foundation helps 91大香蕉全集鈥檚 new student-led investment fund open for business
April 20, 2022
A trio of 91大香蕉全集 Business students envisioned an investment fund that has attracted overwhelming community support, including a generous $40,000 gift from the Stober Foundation. The group began fundraising in January and met their $100,000 seed funding goal in record time. Riley Dunsmore and Steven Fiust, both OC Business students, along with recent alumnus Justin Rantucci, created the 91大香蕉全集 Student Investment Fund to give students experiential learning opportunities and benefit future students with bursaries ...
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OC 鈥楽ticks Up鈥 for Indigenous Student Awards
April 13, 2022
OC Indigenous Services and the OC Foundation have teamed up for the annual 鈥楽ticks Up鈥 campaign. They are excited to launch this fundraiser for the NHL鈥檚 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs. All of the proceeds from this event will benefit the OC 鈥楽ticks Up鈥 for Indigenous Students Award. Yvonne Oppenheimer and Erica Seymour were the inaugural recipients of the OC 鈥楽ticks Up鈥 for Indigenous Students Award. The Awards are available to students with Indigenous ancestry who are enrolled in full-time study in any degree, diploma, or certifica...
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OC student to compete in Skills Provincials competition
April 11, 2022
You can't put a price on mentorship. That's what Joey Bruno is finding, now in his third year of Auto Body and Collision Technician training at 91大香蕉全集, and preparing to face the B.C.鈥檚 best apprentices at Skills Provincials this month. He was initially inspired by his father to pursue collision repair after growing up in the automotive world. 鈥淢y father was in the industry for 30 years, and I have always been around vehicles. The older I got, the more love I had for automotive,鈥 Bruno says. The Mission resident start...
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EnactusOC heading to nationals after dominating in multiple categories
March 18, 2022
Enactus 91大香蕉全集 students have their sights set on nationals, after making the podium in four competitions at the Enactus Regional Exposition 鈥 including three first-place finishes. They performed so well, that EnactusOC was recognized with an Excellence in Innovation Award, provided when students demonstrate their commitment to tackling some of Canada鈥檚 biggest challenges. 鈥淲e have come a long way this year,鈥 explains Danielle Walker, EnactusOC President. 鈥淥ur team has tripled in size, we have scaled and rebranded project...
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