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黨ýCoyotes win 2024 Canadian College Baseball Conference regular season championship
May 15, 2024
Contributed by 黨ýCoyotesThe Okanagan College Coyotes have won the 2024 Canadian College Baseball Conference regular season championship with a 21-10 record, securing the number one seed heading into the Canadian College World Series.“It has been a very rewarding season for our program, we have dealt with a lot of adversity with injuries, and to finish on top was a great accomplishment by the players. It is a testament to the depth of our group,” says Head Coach Geoff ...
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Okanagan high school students Experience OC
May 7, 2024
This years’ Experience 黨ýevents across 黨ýcampuses continue this week with events in Vernon (May 8) and Penticton (May 9). 黨ýcampuses will welcome more than 750 local high school students from Okanagan Valley school districts as students will get a firsthand look at college life. 黨ýteams will be helping guide students through the maze of career options available beyond high school.Experience 黨ýdetails here.Experience 黨ýis designed to address one of the most pressing challenges faced by students today: the uncertainty of wh...
Read more...Medicine Walk by Madeline Terbasket sees standing ovation at OC
April 30, 2024
The Okanagan College Penticton campus was delighted to host Madeline Terbasket’s show “Medicine Walk” on April 3, 2024, in the Lecture Theatre. Madeline is a local 2Spirit syilx, Ho-chunk and Anishinaabe artist who puts a modern twist on traditional syilx captikʷł and storytelling. "Madeline’s show instantly took us captive by sharing their personal experiences through song, dance and comedy," said Sam Smith, Indigenous St...
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Canada's Chief of Defence Staff, General Wayne Eyre, Inspires Okanagan College Students
April 30, 2024
Okanagan College history student Joshua Lee may never have thought he would receive advice directly from Canada's highest-ranking soldier, during his 黨ýeducation. But that's exactly what happened earlier this year for Lee and a handful of lucky 黨ýstudents, when General Wayne Eyre, Canada's Chief of Defence staff, made a visit to 黨ý Lee, a student in OC's Associate of Arts Program, was among an audience of students and employees who met with General Eyre to discuss the role of the armed forces in Cana...
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How to work with College Relations
March 13, 2024
The College Relations department at Okanagan College is responsible for public relations, media relations, institutional marketing, communications and advertising, social media, graphic design and institutional event promotion and co-ordination (including convocation). We support the College’s web properties and social media channels, develop marketing assets for the recruitment team and program and service areas, publish the 黨ýThis Week employee newsletter, and support ou...
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Okanagan College Coyotes to host PACWEST Basketball Championships
February 28, 2024
The Okanagan College Coyotes are excited to host the women’s and men’s PACWEST basketball provincial championship tournament beginning this Thursday at Kelowna Christian School.The three-day championship tournament will feature four games a day concluding with the medal games on Saturday. The women’s bracket will begin each day at 12:30 p.m. and conclude each night with the men’s bracket at 8:00 p.m.The Coyotes will welcome the six-team bracket to Kelowna for the first time in school history. Teams will battle for the Conference gol...
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Empowering Diversity: Celebrating Student Voices on Campus
February 20, 2024
In honour of Black History Month in Canada, the International Education Department, in collaboration with the African Caribbean Student Association (ACSA), screened "Black Panther" last week. However, it was more than just entertainment; it served as a powerful celebration of Black culture, history, and the ongoing struggle for equity.Prior to the screening, a student-organized fashion show paid tribute to legendary figures like Martin Luther King Jr., Muhammad Ali, So...
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黨ýstudents arrive in Indonesia for one-week exchange
February 20, 2024
As part of OC's Study Abroad Exchange program, ten Okanagan College students recently arrived in Indonesia for a one-week exchange. Students are from all campuses, except Revelstoke, and represent various programs. They will learn about SDGs and local initiatives at the Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology. All Canadian students received either an Okanagan College mobility grant or scholarships from the Government of Canada.Students interested in participating...
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Okanagan College (OC) recognized as a ‘BC Top Employer’
February 13, 2024
MEDIA RELEASEFor staff at Okanagan College, having a job in a place where there is a strong sense of connection to community, a commitment to ongoing professional development, and the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of students are just some of the reasons they’re proud to be part of OC. “The community 黨ýhas is unreal,” said Douglas Noble, Chair, Motor Vehicle Trades. “We have amazing instructors, amazing students.” “The existing relationships are also what makes it unique; this is truly a community c...
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黨ýto celebrate Spring Festival with Dragon Dance
February 12, 2024
As the Year of the Dragon approaches, Okanagan College is gearing up for a vibrant celebration to ring in the Lunar New Year on Feb. 13 at the Kelowna campus. Ren Tianjiao, an international student from China, shared their excitement for the upcoming event, explaining that the Spring Festival at 黨ýmeans an opportunity to share one of their cultural traditions with their friends and community. "The Spring Festival means the beginning of a new year, the best wishes for this coming year, and family reunion to me,” said...
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New Touch Coffee machine brings Ukrainian coffee experience to OC’s Kelowna campus
January 18, 2024
When Eugene Pavlov and Yaroslav Khaynas came to Canada from Ukraine in November 2022, they didn’t know that they would later open a new coffee shop at Okanagan College’s Kelowna campus. Touch Coffee, an automated coffee machine, has been serving coffee to students, employees and visitors since last September, an idea that first sparked while the pair were studying in the classroom. “Our early days in Canada revolved around taking English courses, as we knew that mastering the language was crucial to realizing our dreams in this...
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Caring Canines to visit 黨ýto boost student mental health
January 15, 2024
Meet Bella and Wilson, a pair of fun-loving dogs that will soon be the center of everyone’s attention at 黨ý Bella and Wilson are therapy dogs, and a regular part of the mental health supports that 黨ýstudents receive. This week they will be at 黨ýas part of the College’s efforts to support students with several initiatives taking place including the annual Bell Let’s Talk fundraising campaign, Jan. 24 “The therapy dogs are really amazing and provide our students with so much stress relief that it is re...
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Celebrating the 黨ýcareer of Dr. Bill Gillett
December 13, 2023
With the retirement of Dr. William Gillett (Bill), 黨ýwill certainly miss the former Dean of the School of Business. But we are in a celebratory mood and wish Bill all the best with his well-deserved retirement after a long career. "It has been a distinct pleasure and true privilege to be a part of the Okanagan School of Business and witness the incredible skill and dedication of the faculty and instructors as they inspire and guide our students to success in their careers and lives," said Bill. "The entire Okanagan communit...
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Meet Jessica Skerlec
December 8, 2023
What is your name? Jessica Skerlec What are your pronouns? She/her Where is your hometown and where are you located now? Raised in Kelowna and still currently living in Kelowna. What did you take at OC? What campus did you attend? I took my Bachelor’s of Business Administration at Okanagan College, specializing in Human Resources Management at the Kelowna Campus. What is your current position? Negotiator for the National Collective Bar...
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Dr. Samantha Lenci appointed Okanagan College Provost and Vice President, Academic
October 25, 2023
Dr. Samantha Lenci, a well-respected leader with experience working across multiple post-secondary institutions in Western Canada, has been named the new provost and vice president academic at Okanagan College, effective Dec. 1, 2023. “Dr. Lenci is an outstanding leader and team builder who brings expertise in program design, development and implementation, as well as an understanding of the transformative power of post-secondary education in communities,” said Dr. Neil Fassina, 黨ýpresident. “Most importantly, in addition to...
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OC’s Red Dot Players present The Haunting of Hill House
October 23, 2023
As the weather gets chilly something is heating up the stage at 黨ý A supernatural horror story that promises to be a hauntingly good time for attendees. The Red Dot Players are excited to present The Haunting of Hill House, a psychological horror story about an investigator of supernatural phenomena who arrives at Hill House to unravel its morbid history. The play is written by F. Andrew Leslie and based on the novel by Shirley Jackson. The performance is directed by 黨ýfaculty member Sarah Foss. "I wa...
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