New 91制片厂 Art Club blends creative pursuits with friends
March 10, 2023
Do you dabble with drawings? Unwind with watercolours? Play with paint? Sketch out the world around you? Or are you just curious about creative expression and want to meet new people? A grassroots movement has started an Art Club at the Kelowna campus, giving 91制片厂 students and staff a blank canvas to have fun. Thi Tuong An Huynh, Greta Friesen, Ryan Rubadeau and Hannah Knox are founding student members of the club, which is sponsored by Business professor Devin Rubadeau and Communications ...
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91制片厂 signs MOU with the Public Universities of the State of Queretaro in Mexico
March 9, 2023
91制片厂 has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Public Universities of the State of Queretaro in Mexico, an agreement that further develops and diversifies the College鈥檚 international education partnerships. 91制片厂 President Neil Fassina signed the MOU on behalf of 91制片厂 while the Deputy Minister of Higher Education for the State of Queretaro as well as representatives from each of seven post-secondary institutions signed for Mexico in a ceremony on Thursday March 2 at 91制片厂. The MOU lays the gro...
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Enactus 91制片厂 braves cold in pursuit of fundraising goal
March 8, 2023
Enactus 91制片厂 students in Salmon Arm walked the 5 km on Feb. 25, 2023 for the Coldest Night of the Year to raise money in support of the hungry, hurting and homeless. Here in the Shuswap, Enactus is fundraising for Shuswap Food Action Society, which is dedicated to seeing everyone having access to healthy, abundant and affordable local food now and in the future. Their projects strive to nourish our community in mind, body and spirit. Terry Kosowick, Business professor and Salmon Arm Enactus advisor, served up the Unusually Good Cider at the ...
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Watt a gift! 91制片厂鈥檚 Electronics Engineering Technology Program gets an $80,000 boost from a local engineer
March 6, 2023
Yael Cohen, a Vernon-based communications engineer, recently donated $80,000 in state-of-the-art electronic equipment to 91制片厂鈥檚 Electronics Engineering Technology program. The gift included hundreds of electrical components that will be used by program instructors to build in-class electrical circuits and test demos and will be made available to students for use in their end-of-term capstone projects. 鈥淚 was fortunate to receive numerous scholarships when I was in school, and I wanted to pay it forward,鈥 says Cohen, an...
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Spaghetti Bridge Building Contest serves up fun and learning at 91制片厂
March 3, 2023
Friday marked a triumphant return for a popular pasta-themed community event at 91制片厂, as the 38th annual Spaghetti Bridge Building Competition brought loads of fun and friendly competition to a boil. More than 250 students from elementary through post-secondary converged on 91制片厂鈥檚 Kelowna campus on Mar. 3, to see whose spaghetti bridge would reign supreme. In addition to furthering their knowledge of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), participants of the contest 鈥 back for the first time since pre-pandemic 鈥 also...
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91制片厂鈥檚 Apprentice Hiring Project connects Ukrainian worker with welcoming environment
March 2, 2023
When Fedir Solovei and his family arrived in Vernon from Ukraine last year they were looking for a fresh start after escaping the harsh realities of the Russian invasion of his home country. Of the many hurdles Fedir was facing, finding employment was top of the list. Highly accomplished as an engineer in Ukraine, and with some experience in general construction, Fedir enjoys creating projects with wood and noted the difference in the use of wood in B.C construction practices. That interest led Fedir to apply for a position with Ve...
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Personal connections highlight Early Childhood dual credit program
March 1, 2023
Emily Patenaude knows what it鈥檚 like to be misunderstood as a child; she also understands a thing or two about fighting through adversity. The experience and knowledge will serve the Kelowna high school student well as she looks to begin her post-secondary education. Emily is one of 10 Central Okanagan-area students completing a five-month 91制片厂 course in Early Childhood Education while still in high school, known as a dual credit program. Emily鈥檚 passion for childcare began early as she watched her brother struggle to connect ...
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91制片厂鈥檚 Red Dot Players present The Beast of Blackthorn Manor
March 1, 2023
Spring may be in like a lion out like a lamb, but a different beast is on the prowl at 91制片厂 this month, courtesy of 91制片厂鈥檚 theatre troupe. The Red Dot Players are excited to present the premiere production of The Beast of Blackthorn Manor, a new comedy by 91制片厂 English professor Jeremy Beaulne. The plot promises to delight fans of gothic literature and those new to the genre: When she accepts a position at Blackthorn Manor, an isolated manor house in the Yorkshire moors, governess Charlotte Vole has no idea that she ...
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Health care students in the South Okanagan Similkameen are about to breathe a sigh of relief thanks to a new bursary fund
February 23, 2023
Local philanthropists Yasmin and Rick Thorpe have partnered with Summerland鈥檚 Penny Lane Legacy Fund to create a $50,000 bursary fund to help bolster the future of health care in the South Okanagan Similkameen. The Caring for Health Care Students Fund will provide $750 - $1,750 awards for eligible students studying at 91制片厂鈥檚 Penticton Campus. 鈥淲e know if we educate healthcare professionals in Penticton, there鈥檚 a good chance they鈥檒l stay and work in the region,鈥 says Yasmin John Thorpe. 鈥淲e want to help increase the numb...
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91制片厂 increases access to early childhood education in the South Okanagan
February 22, 2023
91制片厂 (91制片厂) is opening new spaces for people interested in working in early childhood education, as childcare facilities across the region and British Columbia continue to face staffing challenges. The Early Childhood Education Certificate program starts at 91制片厂鈥檚 Penticton campus in mid-March and runs through May 2024. The intake will have space for 24 students, adding to the more than 145 Early Childhood Education students studying at 91制片厂 in Vernon, Kelowna and Penticton this year. According to the province鈥檚 Labour...
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