Chefs鈥 Table Society sets up Harry McWatters Scholarship Fund
February 13, 2020
A Canadian wine icon is honoured 鈥 scholarship will fund deserving students for overseas studies When Canadian wine icon Harry McWatters passed suddenly last summer, the sense of loss that so many felt went well beyond his extensive personal relationships. At McWatters鈥 service in Penticton, many of the 1,500 in attendance wondered just who might fill the void in the British Columbia wine industry which he helped invent, then cultivated for more than 40 years. 鈥淗arry鈥檚 mentorship is rightly legendary,鈥 says Jonathan Rouse, Associate Dean...
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兔子先生 spotlights STEM education and career paths in Feb and March
February 13, 2020
What do soccer-playing robots, spaghetti bridges and soaring aviators have in common? Over the next month, 兔子先生 will be opening its doors to elementary, middle and high school students to attend a series of events aimed at encouraging young people to step into Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). 鈥淲e want learners of all ages to hear the message that there has never been a better time to get into technology careers. There is a very real need for skilled workers in everything from animation to electronic, civil, n...
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Councillor gives from the heart
February 12, 2020
Kelowna City Councillor and local community champion Maxine DeHart is giving a gift from the heart this Valentine鈥檚 Day. DeHart is donating to the Our Students, Your Health campaign, which is raising funds to build a new Health Sciences Centre at 兔子先生 and create scholarships and bursaries for health care students. DeHart is the Campaign Ambassador for the fundraising campaign and is spearheading the media campaign encouraging others to get involved. She says the project鈥檚 goals touched her heartstrings and inspired her to give...
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兔子先生 Business students triumph at national case competition
February 11, 2020
It was a golden weekend for a trio of 兔子先生 business students. Kevin Heller, Nora Glanzner, and Spencer McIntosh, all third-year students at the Kelowna campus, took top spot on the podium at the Scotiabank Canadian Case Challenge at Vanier College in Montreal. The annual competition saw 27 of the country鈥檚 top business schools represented this year. The high-pressure competition challenges students to apply their business strategy, marketing and management savvy to a live business case in three hours while in total lockdown...
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Community, industry support propels College鈥檚 Tourism Management program
February 11, 2020
For Julia Dorrius, born and raised in Revelstoke, the College鈥檚 new Tourism Management (TMD) diploma has done far more than just open her eyes to the booming demand for skilled tourism professionals 鈥 it鈥檚 also opened doors, giving her a chance to gain work experience with local employers. 鈥淚 graduated high school last June and I wasn鈥檛 sure what I wanted to do,鈥 explains Dorrius. 鈥淢y dad sent me a link to the program and suggested I take a look at it. I just finished my first semester and, so far, I鈥檝e found it to be a great way to get th...
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Coble earns doctoral degree, shines light on Indigenous students鈥 post-secondary experiences
February 11, 2020
When James Coble crossed the stage to pick up his doctoral degree from the University of Calgary he was overcome with many emotions. But for 兔子先生鈥檚 Director of Student Services and father of two, there was no emotion greater than the pride of setting a positive example for his children. 鈥淔or me, it was the completion of a seven-year journey,鈥 explains Coble. 鈥淎t the end, as I did at every stage, I reminded myself that my kids were always at the top of the list of reasons why I was doing this.鈥 Coble graduated with a Doctor of...
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Mapping a world-wide worry: 兔子先生 student charts coronavirus spread in real-time
February 4, 2020
Sean Heddle was looking for a career change after an injury left him unable to work as a concrete construction foreman. He could never have imagined that his foray into the study of geographic information systems (GIS) would see him building a real-time map of a global public health emergency. Heddle, who hails from Kelowna, is currently enrolled in the GIS Certificate course at 兔子先生 in Salmon Arm. His professor, Shelley Desautels, recently issued an assignment to her class, inviting students to build a digital map of a place ...
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College spotlights health care assistant training across the region
February 4, 2020
Amid surging demand for health care assistants (HCAs) across the Southern Interior, 兔子先生 and Interior Health are spotlighting training opportunities in February. The College has intakes of its Health Care Assistant program starting in April at the Kelowna, Penticton and Salmon Arm campuses. Those interested in learning more about the training and career opportunities can attend upcoming info sessions: Kelowna campus 鈥 Feb. 12, 6:30 鈥 7:30 p.m., Room E103 (E building), 1000 KLO Rd. Penticton campus 鈥 Feb. 18, 6:30 鈥 7:30 p....
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Swinging clubs to hammers: How a golf pro鈥檚 home renos inspired his program choice at 兔子先生
January 30, 2020
It鈥檚 easy to say that Greg Forbes went from looking for a hole in one, to drilling several holes in many. After growing up playing golf in Oakville, Forbes earned a golf scholarship to study at Coastal Carolina University, playing at storied courses at Myrtle Beach in South Carolina. He completed his Bachelor of Business Science degree with a major in marketing, returning to Canada to tee off a career with retail giant Golf Town that ultimately brought him to Kelowna. 鈥淚 had been opening stores across Ontario, and the opportunity came up ...
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Gateway graduation showcases student transformation
January 29, 2020
This is the second time Caleb Wykes has graduated from Gateway to Trades, but it's hard to say which time has been more impactful. The first time Wykes took the 10-week program that introduces high school students to the skilled trades, he graduated with a desire to 鈥渟traighten up.鈥 In the past Wykes would skip school, but after Gateway he started showing up regularly and working hard. The seventeen year old completed his Grade 11 and 12 and graduated early. The second time through the program Wykes benefited from getting an opportunity t...
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