Okanagan College students celebrate winter Convocation and Commencement ceremonies
January 24, 2026
It is a big day for more than 200 Okanagan College students and their families as another wave of college-trained students prepare to enter the workforce. The students were honoured in front of family and friends at Okanagan College’s winter Convocation and Commencement ceremonies, being led in by traditional Syilx drummers and singers at the ceremony, held at the Kelowna campus.The day was doubly special for graduate Shyla Mitchell, who celebrated the completion of her program and her son, Archer’s, sixth birthday, two big mileston...
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Building Careers from the Ground Up: Highstreet’s Impact on Trades Education
January 22, 2026
The skilled trades are making headlines. As experienced workers retire and infrastructure demands grow, the industry is evolving rapidly. Advances in technology, such as AI, robotics, and drones, are transforming traditional roles into efficient, data-driven careers, particularly in green energy, construction, and advanced manufacturing. Skilled trades offer stable, well-paying career paths that combine hands-on expertise with digital innovation, and they are essential to our future.Thanks to the generosity of Highstreet Ventures, a...
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Â黨´«Ă˝expertise on the world stage: Dr. Rosalind Warner at CUGH Virtual Global Health Week
January 16, 2026
Okanagan College Political Science professor Dr. Rosalind Warner brought a local lens to a global stage last month as a featured speaker in the Consortium of Universities for Global Health’s (CUGH) 2025 Virtual Global Health Week. Her presentation, part of the session “VW6: Human Security in Global Health – Governing Risk, Building Resilience,” explored how rethinking security from the perspective of people rather than states can help build more resilient, equitable health ...
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Okanagan College planning for new restaurant and café in Centre for Food, Wine and Tourism
January 16, 2026
With construction of the Okanagan College Centre for Food, Wine and Tourism progressing on-budget and on-schedule, planning is underway for an exciting new student-led restaurant and café that will open inside the Kelowna facility in Fall 2027.Okanagan College is working with Ned Bell, a prominent B.C. chef and advocate for sustainable food systems, to create a new vision and implementation plan for an eatery on the Kelowna campus that will be open to students and the public.Culinary students will participate in restaurant operation...
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Â黨´«Ă˝students take first overall at prestigious business competition
January 14, 2026
Okanagan College (OC) business students have once again shown that when it comes to building businesses, their training is on par with the best schools in the country and across North America.The Â黨´«Ă˝School of Business is celebrating an extraordinary achievement after earning first place overall at the Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (I.C.B.C.), one of the most prestigious business case competitions in North America.Hosted annually by the Business students of Queen’s University, the competition draws top business programs from ...
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Â黨´«Ă˝Speaker Series: Exploring online conversations in Canada
January 14, 2026
Okanagan College (OC) invites the community to an upcoming Â黨´«Ă˝Speaker Series event that explores online conversations using data. The talk, Making Big Data Qualitative: Sentiment Analysis on Reddit, will take place on January 15 from 12 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. at the Penticton Campus Lecture Theatre.The session will be led by Ashley Peckford, a criminology instructor and researcher. In her talk, Peckford will share her research on online discussions in the Canadian subreddit r/Canada. Her work looks at how extreme political ideas can...
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Okanagan College exiting facility leases at Revelstoke, Oliver
January 9, 2026
Okanagan College will be moving to a different model of program delivery in two communities this year.The College has made the decision to exit its leased facilities in Revelstoke and Oliver and instead rent space for courses on an as-needed basis, as it does in other communities in the region.Currently, Â黨´«Ă˝leases the Revelstoke Centre facility from School District 19. The two organizations have reached an agreement that will see the College exit the lease as of March 31.Â黨´«Ă˝will continue to have access to use the site for pre-schedu...
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International students welcomed across Okanagan College campuses
January 7, 2026
Okanagan College proudly welcomed new international students to campus during the Winter 2026 International Orientation, held Friday, Jan. 2, across the Kelowna, Vernon and Penticton campuses. The day was filled with energy, connection and plenty of smiles as students were introduced to their new academic home.From informative sessions designed to help students navigate college life, to interactive games that encouraged connection and laughter, the orientation created a wel...
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New Okanagan College Board of Governors Chair appointed
December 22, 2025
Okanagan College (OC) is proud to announce that Dustyn Baulkham has been appointed the new Chair of the Okanagan College Board of Governors. The appointment came at the Board’s December meeting.Baulkham is an entrepreneur and founder of Rebellious Unicorns Production Company Inc., a 100 per cent 2SLGBTQ+ owned company focused on building a strong 2SLGBTQ+ community within the Okanagan and around B.C. through events and digital content.He replaces Dale Safinuk, who completed a two year term after being appointed in December of 2023.B...
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Okanagan College celebrates success at Queen’s I.C.B.C Business Competition
December 18, 2025
The School of Business at Okanagan College is celebrating an outstanding achievement after teams from all five competition streams have advanced to the final round of the Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (I.C.B.C.) hosted by Queen’s University. The prestigious competition is Canada’s oldest, largest and most prestigious undergraduate business case competition.This remarkable achievement reflects the dedication, expertise, and collaborative spirit of our students and coaches. It also highlights the strong interdisciplinary...
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