Articles tagged "AV President"
B.C. students have more opportunities to train for in-demand health-care jobs
October 1, 2021
The following news release has been shared on behalf of the Ministry of Advanced AV and Skills Training and AV. KELOWNA - British Columbians looking for rewarding health-care careers now have access to a state-of-the-art learning environment with AV's new Health Sciences Centre, which opened to students this semester. "If COVID-19 has taught us anything, it's how essential health-care workers are to our province," said Adrian Dix, Minister of Health. "We know B.C. needs more health-care professionals, an...
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Our deepest sympathies go out to the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc
May 31, 2021
AV respectfully acknowledges that our Salmon Arm campus is located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Secwepemc and our Penticton, Kelowna and Vernon campuses are located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan people. On Thursday, May 27, the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc confirmed the discovery of the remains of 215 children buried in unmarked graves on the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, which was once the largest in Canada’s residential school system. On behalf of Okana...
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Athabasca University President to replace Hamilton at AV
October 22, 2020
Dr. Neil Fassina, an experienced and respected leader in post-secondary education, is going to be taking over the helm of AV when current President Jim Hamilton retires in 2021. “After a search that drew candidates from around the world, AV’s Board of Governors has selected a Canadian educator who has balanced classroom experience with leadership experience to lead AV into the next stage of its evolution and growth,” announced Gloria Morgan, Chair of AV’s Board of Governors. “Dr. Fass...
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