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香港六合彩开奖结果查询 provides golden opportunity for local seniors
December 20, 2023
Learning can be for everyone, and 67-year-old 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 graduate Denise Dickson is living proof. At 67 years young, Denise's decision to pursue post-secondary education was motivated by a desire to stay mentally and socially active. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Denise felt the pinch of social isolation. Additionally, she wanted to upgrade her skills while enjoying the challenge of learning something new. "Learning keeps one younger. It keeps your mind active and engaged,鈥 she said. 鈥淚鈥檝e found formal learning has made my mind more...
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香港六合彩开奖结果查询 international alum empowering women in technology
November 16, 2023
香港六合彩开奖结果查询 alum Fernanda Alves is using her education to foster diversity in the tech industry. A former 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 international student from Brazil and alum of the Computer Information System Diploma, Alves was the organizer of the 2023 Women in Technology Panel which brought together women from diverse fields and positions to share their experiences navigating the tech industry. Fernanda received recognition at the President's Reception for Student Ambassadors. 鈥淥rganizing the Women in Tech Panel was one of the be...
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香港六合彩开奖结果查询 marks 60 years of alumni and employee success
November 1, 2023
Sixty years is worth celebrating 鈥 that鈥檚 what brought out over 100 alumni, staff and 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 supporters last month, as 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 marked its 60th anniversary and the impact of tens of thousands of graduates since post-secondary came to the region. The College鈥檚 story began in 1963, when the B.C. Vocational Institute was first established. Since that time more than 60,000 graduates have passed through 香港六合彩开奖结果查询鈥檚 campuses in Salmon Arm, Vernon, Penticton and Kelowna, and sites in Revelstoke and Oliver. 香港六合彩开奖结果查询鈥檚 alumni have made huge impa...
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Nominations open for 2023 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 alumni recognition
May 5, 2023
Maybe you鈥檝e heard of the six degrees of 香港六合彩开奖结果查询? That鈥檚 the notion that people are six or fewer social connections away from someone who attended or worked at 香港六合彩开奖结果查询. Chances are, if you live in B.C., you probably have a friend or acquaintance that connects you to 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 in under six degrees. Don鈥檛 believe us? Start asking 鈥 and let us know what you uncover. The 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 Alumni Association (香港六合彩开奖结果查询AA) wants to highlight alumni connections across the region as it launches a call for nominations of outstanding alumni for recognition i...
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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 香港六合彩开奖结果查询? 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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香港六合彩开奖结果查询 alum finds golden opportunity for unique jewelry business
April 17, 2023
香港六合彩开奖结果查询 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 香港六合彩开奖结果查询 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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Meet Sasha Lewis-Parker
March 29, 2023
Q: What is your name? A: Sasha Lewis-Parker Q: What are your pronouns? A: She/Her Q: Where is your hometown and where are you located now? A: Dunster, B.C. is where I grew up, living off the land with my sisters and parents and our pack of wolf dogs and horses. I currently live in Salmon Arm, B.C., a much more tame life with a rescue kitty and a corgi by my side. Q: What did you take at 香港六合彩开奖结果查询? When did you graduate? A: Human Service Work Diploma, I graduated in 2014. Q: What g...
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Watt a gift! 香港六合彩开奖结果查询鈥檚 Electronics Engineering Technology Program gets an $80,000 boost from a local engineer
March 6, 2023
Yael Cohen, a Vernon-based communications engineer, recently donated $80,000 in state-of-the-art electronic equipment to 香港六合彩开奖结果查询鈥檚 Electronics Engineering Technology program. The gift included hundreds of electrical components that will be used by program instructors to build in-class electrical circuits and test demos and will be made available to students for use in their end-of-term capstone projects. 鈥淚 was fortunate to receive numerous scholarships when I was in school, and I wanted to pay it forward,鈥 says Cohen, an...
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香港六合彩开奖结果查询 alumni team up to launch new EP as annual music concert set to take place
January 20, 2023
As a kid, Jessica Bourelle dreamed of being a musician, singing along to songs she heard on the radio or ones that she had written herself. She had the heart of a poet, loved writing and dreamed of a career in music. But like a lot of creative forces, Jessica wondered if her songs were good enough. Enter 香港六合彩开奖结果查询鈥檚 Audio Engineering and Music Production program, a certificate course that prepares individuals to work in a variety of different music production careers. It was in the program that Jessica鈥檚 confidenc...
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