ºù«Ӱҵ students celebrate Convocation and Commencement ceremonies
October 18, 2025
Two hundred students took steps toward entering the workforce in front of family and friends at ºù«Ӱҵ today, as the College held its fall Convocation and Commencement ceremonies.Graduate Dawson Perry provided the student address, where he talked about the community of learning he found at ºù«Ӱҵ in the Bachelor of Business Administration program.“Group projects got a lot easier for me once I realized that the group was more important than the project. People are at the core of everything that we do, and if you get the chance ...
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ELEVATE delights guests and fuels the next generation of culinary talent
October 16, 2025
ºù«Ӱҵ (ºù«Ӱҵ) hosted a night of mentorship, creativity and inspiration as alumni, instructors, and students joined forces with some of the region’s most celebrated chefs for Elevate: An Okanagan Experience.The Oct. 4 event transformed the Kelowna campus into a vibrant piazza alive with flavour, artistry, and community spirit, all in support of ºù«Ӱҵ’s future Centre for Food, Wine and Tourism.The evening showcased the best of Okanagan’s culinary scene, with locally renowned chefs — many of them College alumni or former instructo...
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ºù«Ӱҵ recognizes grads at convocation and commencement ceremonies
October 16, 2025
Members of the media are invited to attend Fall Convocation and Commencement ceremonies at ºù«Ӱҵ’s campus in Kelowna as 200 students will attend graduation ceremonies before joining the workforce. Kelowna:Saturday, Oct. 18, 202510:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.Centre for Learning Atrium, ºù«Ӱҵ Kelowna Campus1000 K.L.O. Rd, Kelowna Who:Students from programs in Arts, Business, Health and Social Development, Science and Technology, Trades and Continuing Studies will be joined by friends, family...
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Red Dot Players roll back the years with toe-tapping Chautauqua 1925
October 8, 2025
Pack your curiosity and warm up your singalong voice: the Red Dot Players are inviting audiences to step back exactly a century for Chautauqua 1925, an old-time musical revue written and directed by retired ºù«Ӱҵ Education Technology Coordinator, Mike Minions.Performances will light up the ºù«Ӱҵ Theatre in Kelowna from October 23–26.Part history lesson, part front-porch jam session, Chautauqua 1925 recreates the magic of the travelling chautauquas that [4] criss-crossed North America in the earl...
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The future is calling — and ºù«Ӱҵ is making it easier to answer. Apply for free this October.
October 6, 2025
This month, ºù«Ӱҵ (ºù«Ӱҵ) is rolling out the welcome mat for Free Application Nights across each of its four campuses. Future students have the chance to go on tours, meet the people behind the programs and support systems at the College, ask all the questions — and apply for free. Yes free. Because ºù«Ӱҵ wants to make it as easy as possible to apply to programs at campuses in Penticton, Kelowna, Salmon Arm and Vernon or online. Plus, attendees who apply during the events will also be entered into a dra...
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Justice Institute of British Columbia begins EMR and Paramedic training at ºù«Ӱҵ's Vernon campus
October 1, 2025
Paramedic and emergency medical responder students are fully immersed in their Justice Institute of BC (JIBC) programs this fall, located at ºù«Ӱҵ’s Vernon campus, beginning their training to enter the workforce and support the health care system. JIBC students led a simulation as part of a welcome event at the campus Oct. 1.Thanks to a new five-year lease agreement with ºù«Ӱҵ, JIBC is expanding access to its Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) and Primary Care Paramedic (PCP) training in the Interior ...
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