OC Speaker Series: Unpacking the climate cost of the 2026 FIFA World Cup
February 9, 2026
What does the world’s biggest sporting event have to do with climate change? On Monday, February 23, Okanagan College’s Salmon Arm campus invites students, staff and community members to explore that question at a thought-provoking speaker series event from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.English professor and researcher Dr. Tim Walters will present a discussion on the climate impact of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.“This is a timely and urgent look at the environmental realities behind what is expected to be the biggest sporting event in history –...
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OC Speaker Series: Unpacking the climate cost of the 2026 FIFA World Cup
February 9, 2026
What does the world’s biggest sporting event have to do with climate change?On Monday, February 23, Okanagan College’s Salmon Arm campus invites students, staff and community members to explore that question at a thought-provoking speaker series event from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.English professor and researcher Dr. Tim Walters will present a discussion on the climate impact of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.“This is a timely and urgent look at the environmental realities behind what is expected to be the biggest sporting event in history – and w...
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Skills Regionals competitions to take place at Okanagan College
February 6, 2026
Later this month, it might look like OC’s Kelowna campus has been taken over by middle and high school students.The 2026 Skills B.C. Regional Trades and Technologies competitions are expected to see more than 200 middle and high school students at Okanagan College on Feb. 20, competing in a wide variety of competitions, ranging from cabinetmaking to automotive services, and welding to culinary – with many more in between.Expanded sessions for this year include animation, pu...
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Supporting those who care for us: A donor’s legacy in the South Okanagan
January 29, 2026
When former nurse Teri McGrath describes her support for Practical Nursing students at Okanagan College’s Penticton campus, she speaks with warm conviction. McGrath has become a quiet but extraordinary force behind the success of local nursing students, supporting their education through her Hands On Nursing Bursary. Teri McGrath Each year, she provides second-year students with a heartfelt gift that goes directly toward their tuition. It’s a gesture that says, ‘I see your effort, I believ...
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Okanagan College Careers Expo returns Feb. 4, connecting students to real career opportunities
January 28, 2026
Okanagan College (OC) will bring students, alumni and employers together for its annual Careers Expo and Employment Fair on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, at the Kelowna campus — creating direct connections between learning and employment at a critical moment for the region’s workforce.The first time Clayon Williams attended Okanagan College’s Careers Expo, he wasn’t sure what to expect.“My first Careers Expo, I was shy and nervous,” said Williams, an OC alumnus and graduate from the Communications, Culture and Journalism program. “T...
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Okanagan College secures funding to advance research on student concussion recovery
January 27, 2026
Okanagan College (OC) is celebrating a major research milestone with the announcement that Dr. Colin Wallace, who teaches in the Department of Kinesiology at OC, has been awarded the College’s first-ever grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to continue his research around traumatic brain injuries.Funded by CIHR’s Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health, the Planning and Dissemination Grant will support the development and mobilization of a return-to-learn pathway for post-secondary students rec...
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Okanagan College students celebrate winter Convocation and Commencement ceremonies
January 24, 2026
It is a big day for more than 200 Okanagan College students and their families as another wave of college-trained students prepare to enter the workforce. The students were honoured in front of family and friends at Okanagan College’s winter Convocation and Commencement ceremonies, being led in by traditional Syilx drummers and singers at the ceremony, held at the Kelowna campus.The day was doubly special for graduate Shyla Mitchell, who celebrated the completion of her program and her son, Archer’s, sixth birthday, two big mileston...
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Building Careers from the Ground Up: Highstreet’s Impact on Trades Education
January 22, 2026
The skilled trades are making headlines. As experienced workers retire and infrastructure demands grow, the industry is evolving rapidly. Advances in technology, such as AI, robotics, and drones, are transforming traditional roles into efficient, data-driven careers, particularly in green energy, construction, and advanced manufacturing. Skilled trades offer stable, well-paying career paths that combine hands-on expertise with digital innovation, and they are essential to our future.Thanks to the generosity of Highstreet Ventures, a...
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OC expertise on the world stage: Dr. Rosalind Warner at CUGH Virtual Global Health Week
January 16, 2026
Okanagan College Political Science professor Dr. Rosalind Warner brought a local lens to a global stage last month as a featured speaker in the Consortium of Universities for Global Health’s (CUGH) 2025 Virtual Global Health Week. Her presentation, part of the session “VW6: Human Security in Global Health – Governing Risk, Building Resilience,” explored how rethinking security from the perspective of people rather than states can help build more resilient, equitable health ...
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Okanagan College planning for new restaurant and café in Centre for Food, Wine and Tourism
January 16, 2026
With construction of the Okanagan College Centre for Food, Wine and Tourism progressing on-budget and on-schedule, planning is underway for an exciting new student-led restaurant and café that will open inside the Kelowna facility in Fall 2027.Okanagan College is working with Ned Bell, a prominent B.C. chef and advocate for sustainable food systems, to create a new vision and implementation plan for an eatery on the Kelowna campus that will be open to students and the public.Culinary students will participate in restaurant operation...
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