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How sweet it is: Culinary Arts students celebrate Commencement in person
June 6, 2022
This year, °ĶĄč·čĀķŠć Culinary Arts students can savour success together, during the first in-person Summer Commencement ceremony held in two years. °ĶĄč·čĀķŠćTrades and Apprenticeship students completing foundation, diploma and apprenticeship level programs will cross the stage Thursday, June 9 at °ĶĄč·čĀķŠć. 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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°ĶĄč·čĀķŠćcelebrates Convocation in person next week
May 30, 2022
Keegan Pereira will be taking part in a momentous occasion next week, as he and his °ĶĄč·čĀķŠć peers cross the stage at the first in-person Convocation ceremonies to be held at °ĶĄč·čĀķŠćsince the pandemic began. Growing up in the region, Pereira has always known °ĶĄč·čĀķŠć will provide him with the educational opportunities he needed, especially when the Bachelor of Computer Information Systems Degree called to him. āI heard amazing things about the program,ā he says about why he chose OC. āThe widespread opportunity b...
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°ĶĄč·čĀķŠćBusiness students embrace international study again
May 30, 2022
Business students from °ĶĄč·čĀķŠć are once again able to travel to JyvƤskylƤ, Finland to experience an international summer school at the JAMK University of Applied Sciences. Finlandās education system is widely regarded as one of the best in the world. °ĶĄč·čĀķŠćBusiness 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.āJAMK employs experiential learning across its curriculum,ā he says. āThey stress cri...
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Enactus °ĶĄč·čĀķŠć tops the field, sets sights on national championships
May 27, 2022
°ĶĄč·čĀķŠć 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 °ĶĄč·čĀķŠć 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 couldnāt keep °ĶĄč·čĀķŠćapprentice 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 °ĶĄč·čĀķŠć was on his way to a Skills Provincials competition on April 22 when the car he was riding in rear-ended another vehicle. āI knew our car was a write-off, but I also knew I could fix it,ā 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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°ĶĄč·čĀķŠćstudent to attend prestigious astroparticle physics summer school
May 5, 2022
The sky is the limit for °ĶĄč·čĀķŠć 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 Queenās 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 °ĶĄč·čĀķŠćās new student-led investment fund open for business
April 20, 2022
A trio of °ĶĄč·čĀķŠć 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 °ĶĄč·čĀķŠćBusiness students, along with recent alumnus Justin Rantucci, created the °ĶĄč·čĀķŠć Student Investment Fund to give students experiential learning opportunities and benefit future students with bursaries ...
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°ĶĄč·čĀķŠćāSticks Upā for Indigenous Student Awards
April 13, 2022
°ĶĄč·čĀķŠćIndigenous Services and the °ĶĄč·čĀķŠćFoundation have teamed up for the annual āSticks Upā campaign. They are excited to launch this fundraiser for the NHLās 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs. All of the proceeds from this event will benefit the °ĶĄč·čĀķŠćāSticks Upā for Indigenous Students Award. Yvonne Oppenheimer and Erica Seymour were the inaugural recipients of the °ĶĄč·čĀķŠćāSticks Upā 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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°ĶĄč·čĀķŠćstudent 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 °ĶĄč·čĀķŠć, and preparing to face the B.C.ās 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. āMy 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,ā Bruno says. The Mission resident start...
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Enactus°ĶĄč·čĀķŠćheading to nationals after dominating in multiple categories
March 18, 2022
Enactus °ĶĄč·čĀķŠć students have their sights set on nationals, after making the podium in four competitions at the Enactus Regional Exposition ā including three first-place finishes. They performed so well, that Enactus°ĶĄč·čĀķŠćwas recognized with an Excellence in Innovation Award, provided when students demonstrate their commitment to tackling some of Canadaās biggest challenges. āWe have come a long way this year,ā explains Danielle Walker, Enactus°ĶĄč·čĀķŠćPresident. āOur team has tripled in size, we have scaled and rebranded project...
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Student becomes the master at °ĶĄč·čĀķŠćStudent Chef Dinner Series
March 17, 2022
°ĶĄč·čĀķŠćās Culinary Arts program served up a tasty opportunity for students to bring their culinary learnings to the table alongside an experienced °ĶĄč·čĀķŠćalumnus on Friday. The Collegeās restaurant, Infusions, hosted guests for a meal that was part of the Student Chef Dinner Series, which gives students an opportunity to showcase their skills and the very best of Okanagan region cuisine while working with experienced chefs. Chef Chris Van Hooydonk of Backyard Farmās Chef Table in Oliver, B.C., returned to the °ĶĄč·čĀķŠćkitchen for t...
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°ĶĄč·čĀķŠćstudents place first with their vision to revitalize Royal B.C. Museum exhibits
March 15, 2022
°ĶĄč·čĀķŠć business students came out on top with their unique vision of how to reinvigorate the Royal B.C. Museum. The Royal Roads Design Thinking Challenge welcomed teams from across Canada and the United States to compete in a case competition based on the concept of revitalizing exhibits and displays at the Royal B.C. Museum with the use of design thinking principles. Business students Vasu Singla, Rebecca Thede, Kenneth Dolera and Chantelle Gaberel represented the College and worked with their coaches, Pamela Nelson and...
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°ĶĄč·čĀķŠć earns back-to-back gold medals at national business case competition
March 8, 2022
For the first time in the 17-year history of the Scotiabank National Case Competition, a business school has recorded back-to-back gold medals as °ĶĄč·čĀķŠć climbed to the top of the podium ā again ā on Saturday. Hosted by Vanier College in MontrĆ©al, the āreal timeā case competition attracts teams from across Canada looking to test their knowledge and skills. āI am honoured to have shown to Canada that our business school has a unique approach to learning. The dedication of our coaches helped us think better, collaborate and...
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Meet Haley Chapman, Pharmacy Technician Student
February 28, 2022
Q: What is your name? A: Haley Chapman. Q: What program and year of study are you in at °ĶĄč·čĀķŠć? A: I am in enrolled in the Pharmacy Technician Certificate Program and am about to enter my third month of classes. Q: Which campus do you primarily study at? A: The Kelowna Campus. Q: What drew you to that program? A: I have been working as a Pharmacy Assistant for five years now and I wanted to further my knowledge and capabilities within the Pharmacy...
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The heart of °ĶĄč·čĀķŠćās Culinary Arts program reopens on Valentineās Day
February 9, 2022
°ĶĄč·čĀķŠćās on-campus restaurant, Infusions, is gearing up to reopen for in-person dining after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19 restrictions. Culinary and Pastry Arts students are excited to welcome back fellow students, staff and the community to enjoy their culinary creations beginning on Feb. 14. āIām looking forward to having the community experience the food that we have been learning to create over the last four months,ā said Culinary Arts student Chase Holman. āThereās nothing like seeing someoneās reaction when th...
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Enactus °ĶĄč·čĀķŠćawarded new funding to cultivate student entrepreneurs
February 1, 2022
Enactus °ĶĄč·čĀķŠć has received their largest grant to date, enabling the volunteer team to launch and expand more student-led projects that create community and environmental impact. The Economic Trust of the Southern Interior (ETSI-BC) is investing in Enactus social entrepreneurs with a $25,000 grant. Laurel Douglas, CEO of ETSI-BC, says her organizationās mission is to support economic development projects that will have long-lasting and measurable benefits in the region. āWe are excited to see how this grant helps Enac...
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