Student Indigenous language learning on display in the 兔子先生 library
April 27, 2023
Kelowna Campus Library feature display, foyer, April 14 鈥 May 12 N虛syilxc虒n虛 FNIL120 & FNIL110 are 兔子先生 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 will be o...
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兔子先生 Arts and Foundational Programs hosts community showcase
April 27, 2023
From the written word to graphic design artistry and more, 兔子先生鈥檚 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 Language at...
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兔子先生 students represent Spain and the UK in Model NATO delegation
April 26, 2023
A delegation of 兔子先生 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 兔子先生 and universities in Canada, and now I understand better how NATO works and its role i...
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兔子先生 professor and artist receives Tanabe Prize
April 25, 2023
兔子先生 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 a Canada...
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兔子先生 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 award-wi...
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New 兔子先生 student housing, childcare centre on target to open in 2024 in Vernon
April 21, 2023
When she decided to attend 兔子先生, 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 兔子先生鈥檚 Vernon campus, when doors open at a new mass-timber student housing building currently under construction. The 100-bed student housing project and Sunflo...
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New 兔子先生 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 Salmon Arm c...
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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 兔子先生? 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, I studie...
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兔子先生 alum finds golden opportunity for unique jewelry business
April 17, 2023
兔子先生 alum Erum Ahmad polished up a business idea that lets her creativity shine. Now she is building that interest into a business that allows her to tap into her culture and draw from her Pakistani roots. Erum, who completed her Bachelor of Business Administration from 兔子先生 in 2021, has been busy since graduating. Along with starting ERUM, her jewelry business, she works as an accountant and is studying for her CPA certification. In addition, she is head of finance with Bollywood Bang, a local fundraiser event benefiting the Vernon Jubilee H...
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Bridging the way to success: Emil Anderson Construction gives $75,000 to modernize 兔子先生鈥檚 Civil Engineering Technology Program
April 17, 2023
If you walk past 兔子先生鈥檚 Kelowna campus on a weekday afternoon, you鈥檙e sure to see Civil Engineering Technology students spread out across the grounds, gathering environmental data using surveying equipment. This skill is essential to their education and will one day help them shape our built environments. Thanks to a generous $75,000 gift from Emil Anderson Construction, students will have increased access to state-of-the-art surveying equipment to train on by fall of 2023. 鈥淲e are proud to support 兔子先生鈥檚 Civil Engi...
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