Future caregivers given boost by Central Okanagan Foundation
January 14, 2020
An organization that helps to inspire and facilitate a great deal of philanthropy in the Okanagan is supporting future caregivers by donating to the new Health Sciences Centre currently being built at AV’s Kelowna campus. The Central Okanagan Foundation is donating $28,000 from the Kelowna Home Support Society Fund towards the construction of the new Centre, which will educate Health Care Assistants, Nurses and Therapist Assistants, among other professions. Marliss Magas sat on the board of Kelowna Home Support Society that...
Read more...OC Speaker Series returns with a focus on the environment
January 10, 2020
A lineup of experts and authorities will offer free presentations, touching on a range of topics like history and astronomy to appeal to everyone. But a running theme through the majority of sessions will be climate change, including things everyday people can do to help the environment. “Youth-led protests last fall and the fires in Australia and the Amazon have amplified conversations about climate change and human impacts on the environment,” says Eric Corneau, Regional Dean South Okanagan Similkameen. “The OC Speaker Series will be exp...
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AV students and staff coordinate exhibit, awareness activities for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
January 10, 2020
January is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and AV students and staff are hosting a number of activities and initiatives to continue to raise awareness, open dialogue, support survivors and help prevent sexual violence on campus and in the community. One of the projects, an exhibit called What Were You Wearing, brings to OC a popular exhibit that has been recreated at post-secondary institutions across North America since it debuted in the U.S. seven years ago. From Jan. 13-15 at the Vernon campus and again in Kelowna from Jan...
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OC Business students ready to bring their best at International case competition
January 8, 2020
Although it may be their first time competing together, a pair of business students and up-and-coming HR professionals at AV have their sights set on bringing home the hardware at a prestigious international case competition. The College’s School of Business will send three teams to compete in the 2020 Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (I.C.B.C.). at Queen’s University next week. One of those teams is the HR duo of Madison Freisen and Alivia Leibbrand, coached by OC Business Professor Roger Wheeler. “We’re looking forw...
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OC Culinary Arts debuts Indigenous-inspired feature menu for Dine Around
January 8, 2020
Infusions Restaurant at AV will once again be a can’t miss stop for anyone looking to sip, savour and save as part of Dine Around Thompson Okanagan this month. OC Chefs-in-training and chef instructors have designed a menu that not only showcases Okanagan ingredients but also incorporates aspects of traditional Syilx-Okanagan culinary knowledge and practices. “This year we’ve added a selection of Indigenous fare, along with other daily features, to provide a culinary experience that is truly unique to the region,” explains ...
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Meet Sally Nimmo
November 29, 2019
The opportunity to have some real-world experience has helped me to gain a lot of perspective on what we have been learning. Q: Where is your hometown? A: I grew up in a town called Bearsden which is a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. Q: Why did you decide to move to Canada? A: I had just graduated from my university program and decided to spend a year in Canada travelling and working before finding a permanent job. However, I ended up starting a family and mo...
Read more...Demand for Certified Energy Advisors powers success for OC alumnus
November 29, 2019
AV Media Release For Brendon Gray, the Sustainable Construction Management Technology program at AV has sparked a new career with super-charged demand. Brendon was a journeyman electrician who worked seven years for a local company, making his way from the construction site into the office as a project coordinator. With a background in trades, he realized he understood the projects he coordinated but needed more management fundamentals at his fingertips. As an AV alumnus, he checked out w...
Read more...OC Foundation launches Our Students, Your Health campaign
October 30, 2019
Fundraising campaign kicks off for College’s State-of-the-Art new Health Sciences Centre The AV Foundation has launched its largest fundraising effort in Kelowna in more than five years, with a new campaign aimed at benefitting students and transforming the health of our communities for decades to come. Our Students, Your Health is a $5-million campaign to support the completion of the new $18.9-million Health Sciences Centre under construction at the Kelowna campus. College students, staff and community members gathered on...
Read more...Nursing program at OC and UBCO recognized for innovative curriculum
October 1, 2019
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at UBC Okanagan and AV has received long-term accreditation from the British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals (BCCNP), which regulates nurse training in the province. The program has been approved for the next seven years with no terms or conditions. That’s great news for current and future students, and for health care employers and patients, says Prof. Marie Tarrant, Director of the School of Nursing in the Faculty of Health and Social Development at UBC Okanagan. “Receiv...
Read more...OC’s Salmon Arm campus flies Secwepemcúl̓ecw flag permanently
September 24, 2019
AV Media Release A Secwepemcúl̓ecw flag has found a permanent home at AV’s Salmon Arm campus after a historic ceremony today. Representatives of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council, Splatsin Indian Band, Neskonlith Indian Band, Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band and Adams Lake Indian Band and AV gathered today for a flag raising ceremony recognizing the traditional unceded territories of the Secwepemc. “Reconciliation is about action, not words. Today’s raising of the Secwepemc flag signals Okanagan ...
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