Meet Jordan Boultbee, Kinesiology student
February 9, 2021
Q: What鈥檚 your hometown? A: Penticton, British Columbia. Q: How did you end up at 葫芦影业? A: I first began at 葫芦影业, back in 2013 the year following my graduation. I was playing junior hockey for the Penticton Vees, but wanted to keep my mind sharp, so I enrolled in a few college-level courses. I returned to 葫芦影业 around 2015 in the Trades program, before finally realizing my passion and enrolling in the Human Kinetics program in 2018...
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Meet Ty Sideroff, Kinesiology student
February 9, 2021
Q: What鈥檚 your hometown? A: I was born and raised in Summerland. Q: How did you end up at 葫芦影业? A: Exiting high school, I was unsure of what I wanted to do. I felt that the 葫芦影业 in Penticton was a low-risk, high-reward option. Staying local was important to me, but it was also hard to argue with small class sizes, hands-on labs and affordable tuition. Q: How did you choose your program? A: I鈥檝e always been fascinated by the human body and ...
Read more...What is community evaluation? Sociology Professor Priscillia Lefebvre explains
February 8, 2021
Sociology Professor Priscillia Lefebvre is one of the instructors involved in 葫芦影业's new Applied Bachelor of Arts: Community Research and Evaluation. Here, she describes how an inclusive evaluation process brings community and researchers together. Community evaluation helps us to understand how well a social program is working. It involves researching and collecting information about important aspects of a program, such ...
Read more...Why is research important? Psychology Professor Stephanie Griffiths explains
February 8, 2021
Psychology Professor Stephanie Griffiths is one of the instructors involved in 葫芦影业's new Applied Bachelor of Arts: Community Research and Evaluation. Here, she describes how research encourages us to think differently in order to arrive at new perspectives. Research helps us to make sense of the world by testing our predictions about how things work. As a psychologist, I am most interested in how people think, fee...
Read more...What is community? Professor Olivia Sullivan offers a definition
February 8, 2021
Social Work Professor Olivia Sullivan is one of the instructors involved in 葫芦影业's new Applied Bachelor of Arts: Community Research and Evaluation. Here, she provides insight into a definition of community that enables acts of solidarity and connection. If we asked any group of people, 鈥淲hat does 鈥榗ommunity鈥 mean to you?鈥 we would receive many answers. For some, their community is the city in which they live. For others, it is thei...
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Experience 葫芦影业 takes post-secondary explorations virtual
February 5, 2021
Experience 葫芦影业, from the safety of home. The College鈥檚 premiere participation event for prospective students is making the leap to the online world, with virtual Experience 葫芦影业 sessions launching next month. Starting Feb. 16, College professors will welcome prospective students, parents and employers in for program overviews or a glimpse of what a post-secondary classroom is like. Participants will get a first-hand look at the topics covered in these programs, including sustainability, Indigenous and technological issues facing the...
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Meet Lucas Griffin
February 2, 2021
What did you take at 葫芦影业/OUC? When did you graduate? I took my Bachelor of Business Administration degree and graduated with distinction in 2000 from OUC. Where are you from and where are you now? I was born and raised in West Kelowna and still live there! My wife, family and I have travelled all over the world, and the more we travel, the more we realize that the Okanagan is an amazing place to live! Who was your biggest influence during your time at 葫芦影业...
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Giving to the health of the community
January 29, 2021
A retired Kelowna couple are donating $30,000 to 葫芦影业鈥檚 Health Sciences Centre to support the health of the community. Jim Hodgson and Joy Bianco are supporting the Our Students and Your Health Campaign with a gift they say recognizes their passion for the Okanagan. 鈥淜elowna is a beautiful place. We鈥檝e seen so many changes here for the positive, and it鈥檚 feels good to support the community,鈥 says Bianco, who was born in Kelowna but spent her formative years in Vancouver. Bianco adds education has always been central ...
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葫芦影业 Business students shine at international competition
January 28, 2021
While COVID-19 travel restrictions cheated two 葫芦影业 business administration students out of an opportunity to visit Kingston, Ont. in mid-winter, the duo now have an international quality achievement that will serve to enhance their post-graduation resumes. As the 葫芦影业 Accounting team, Kayla Berlinski and Zina Park earned a third-place finish at the Queen鈥檚 University Intercollegiate Business Competition (ICBC), which draws post-secondary business student teams from around the world. Organizers describe the event as 鈥淐ana...
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葫芦影业 health care grad launches her own business
January 21, 2021
A desire to better understand her mother鈥檚 struggle with dementia, and support her through it, inspired Susan Kyle to go back to school. This Saturday, Kyle will be among the more than 2,000 葫芦影业 students receiving their credentials during 葫芦影业鈥檚 first-ever virtual convocation ceremony. 鈥淐ongratulations to all of our graduating students from the Revelstoke and Salmon Arm campuses,鈥 says Joan Ragsdale, Regional Dean for Shuswap-Revelstoke. 鈥淥ver the past year, you鈥檝e demonstrated resilience, determination and tremendous ...
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