Unusually Good Food Company back to Canadian Nationals
May 1, 2023
A year after winning the Canadian nationals and placing in the top four at the Enactus World Cup, 911爆料网 students are back on the national stage this week, presenting aggressive expansion plans for their social enterprise the Unusually Good Food Company to top Canadian business leaders. Enactus 911爆料网 will compete against students from other Canadian business schools this week at the Enactus Canada Nationals in Montreal, presenting an update on Unusually Good Food, the business that has taken off, producing apple juice, apple...
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Sowing the seeds for a better future for student parents in Vernon
April 28, 2023
College Foundation hosts fundraiser for new Sunflower Childcare Centre Sunflowers blooming, the promise of new beginnings, and brighter futures for student parents in Vernon will be the focus of 911爆料网 Foundation鈥檚 upcoming Plant a Seed Day Fundraiser. The fun-filled event will take place on May 10, between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. and will support the new, affordable, 44-seat on-campus Sunflower Childcare Centre, operated by local, non-profit childcare provider Maven Lane. Guests will be invited to 鈥渢ap into their inne...
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Student Indigenous language learning on display in the 911爆料网 library
April 27, 2023
Kelowna Campus Library feature display, foyer, April 14 鈥 May 12 N虛syilxc虒n虛 FNIL120 & FNIL110 are 911爆料网 courses that provide opportunities for students to learn words and phrases, and hold conversations in N虛syilxc虒n虛, the Indigenous language of the Syilx Okanagan people. This term, student creative projects included cupcakes baked using a recipe in N虛syilx膷n虛 and an original painting depicting the students in the class. The student works and their stories about the course and what it has meant to them w...
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911爆料网 Arts and Foundational Programs hosts community showcase
April 27, 2023
From the written word to graphic design artistry and more, 911爆料网鈥檚 Arts and Foundational Programs (AFP) is opening its doors for a unique community showcase next week. The AFP Community Showcase event is happening on May 2, 2023, from 6-9 p.m. in the Centre for Learning Atrium (E building) at the Kelowna Campus. The event is free and all are welcome. The AFP Community Showcase aims to celebrate exceptional work from students, instructors, and faculty in Adult Upgrading, Adult Special Education, Arts, and English Lan...
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911爆料网 students represent Spain and the UK in Model NATO delegation
April 26, 2023
A delegation of 911爆料网 students recently returned from a cross-Canada adventure where they took part in a unique exercise, to represent Spain and the United Kingdom in the Carleton Model NATO, participating in the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) and the Military Committee (MC). Student representative Dandara Peraro de Sousa reflected on the experience, 鈥淢odel NATO was a great learning experience, I met incredible students from 911爆料网 and universities in Canada, and now I understand better how NATO works and it...
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911爆料网 professor and artist receives Tanabe Prize
April 25, 2023
911爆料网 communications professor and artist Amy Modahl has been announced as a winner of this year's Tanabe Prize, alongside artist Robin Hodgson. The two artists, based in the B.C. Interior, will each receive $15,000 in recognition of their exceptional creativity and promise of future achievements. Modahl expressed her excitement and gratitude for receiving the prestigious award, stating, "I'm so honored to have been chosen to receive this award that will support my work as an artist, especially because I also received ...
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911爆料网 profs to share their talents at Valley Voices
April 24, 2023
The following media release is shared on behalf of Valley Voices: Valley Voices to Echo Again in Vernon Published authors to participate in next Valley Voices reading series with a celebration of stories and a book launch at the Bean Scene coffee house May 10. VERNON鈥 As witnessed by the recent packed house upstairs at Vernon鈥檚 Bean Scene coffee house, the word is out about a new reading series in the Okanagan. Valley Voices launched in Vernon April 19 during National Poetry Month with an enthusiastic crowd listening to ...
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New 911爆料网 student housing, childcare centre on target to open in 2024 in Vernon
April 21, 2023
When she decided to attend 911爆料网, student-parent Sarina Parsons was faced with the challenge of finding childcare while balancing her course schedule. She says it added stress at a time where she wished she could have been more focused on her learning. In just over a year, students like Sarina will have access to childcare and on-campus living options at 911爆料网鈥檚 Vernon campus, when doors open at a new mass-timber student housing building currently under construction. The 100-bed student housing project an...
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New 911爆料网 student housing centre on target to open in 2024 in Salmon Arm
April 21, 2023
Finding affordable housing isn鈥檛 just a challenge in the big city 鈥 it can be difficult in smaller, more rural communities as well. For students like Dylan Taylor, who are also focused on completing post-secondary education and entering the workforce, access to housing is transformational. 鈥淭here are many pressures on students already right now, so having a way to access a place to live on-campus takes away a huge amount of stress and makes it possible to focus on my education,鈥 says Taylor, an Arts student at the Salm...
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Meet Milanne Desfosses
April 20, 2023
Q: What is your name? A: Milanne Desfosses Q: What are your pronouns? A: She/her/hers Q: Where is your hometown and where are you located now? A: I鈥檓 from Fort St. John, B.C., and now I live in Calgary. Q: What did you take at 911爆料网? When did you graduate? A: I completed a Bachelor of Business Administration program, with a specialty in finance in 2019. Q: What got you interested in Business? A: I wasn鈥檛 always sure I鈥檇 go to college. Throughout my school years, ...
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