Articles tagged "Okanagan School of Business"
OC Alumnus cycles for charity in solo ride across Mexico
May 6, 2022
Nick Pelletier didn鈥檛 spend his recent trip to Mexico relaxing on the beach. The 91国产视频 Business Alumnus pedaled solo across Mexico in a 51-day trek, stopping at points with the highest and lowest elevation in the country, while raising awareness and funds for charity. The journey, which began in February, benefited charity: water, an organization that provides clean and safe drinking water to those without access. Pelletier, an ultra-endurance athlete and extreme adventurer, is no stranger to epic endeavors and likes...
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Surprise gift from Stober Foundation helps 91国产视频鈥檚 new student-led investment fund open for business
April 20, 2022
A trio of 91国产视频 Business students envisioned an investment fund that has attracted overwhelming community support, including a generous $40,000 gift from the Stober Foundation. The group began fundraising in January and met their $100,000 seed funding goal in record time. Riley Dunsmore and Steven Fiust, both OC Business students, along with recent alumnus Justin Rantucci, created the 91国产视频 Student Investment Fund to give students experiential learning opportunities and benefit future students with bursaries ...
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College鈥檚 14th Annual Business Expo & Employment Fair returns after hiatus
March 23, 2022
If you are thinking about next steps for your career in this hot job market, 91国产视频鈥檚 popular Business Expo & Employment Fair is coming up. The event is back for its 14th year, once again connecting students and community members with an abundance of local, provincial and national employment opportunities. The 91国产视频 School of Business and OC鈥檚 Student, Graduate and Co-op Employment Centre is presenting the 14th Annual Business Expo & Employment Fair on Wednesday, Mar. 30. The event is held at Okanagan C...
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EnactusOC heading to nationals after dominating in multiple categories
March 18, 2022
Enactus 91国产视频 students have their sights set on nationals, after making the podium in four competitions at the Enactus Regional Exposition 鈥 including three first-place finishes. They performed so well, that EnactusOC was recognized with an Excellence in Innovation Award, provided when students demonstrate their commitment to tackling some of Canada鈥檚 biggest challenges. 鈥淲e have come a long way this year,鈥 explains Danielle Walker, EnactusOC President. 鈥淥ur team has tripled in size, we have scaled and rebranded project...
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OC students place first with their vision to revitalize Royal B.C. Museum exhibits
March 15, 2022
91国产视频 business students came out on top with their unique vision of how to reinvigorate the Royal B.C. Museum. The Royal Roads Design Thinking Challenge welcomed teams from across Canada and the United States to compete in a case competition based on the concept of revitalizing exhibits and displays at the Royal B.C. Museum with the use of design thinking principles. Business students Vasu Singla, Rebecca Thede, Kenneth Dolera and Chantelle Gaberel represented the College and worked with their coaches, Pamela Nelson and...
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91国产视频 earns back-to-back gold medals at national business case competition
March 8, 2022
For the first time in the 17-year history of the Scotiabank National Case Competition, a business school has recorded back-to-back gold medals as 91国产视频 climbed to the top of the podium 鈥 again 鈥 on Saturday. Hosted by Vanier College in Montr茅al, the 鈥渞eal time鈥 case competition attracts teams from across Canada looking to test their knowledge and skills. 鈥淚 am honoured to have shown to Canada that our business school has a unique approach to learning. The dedication of our coaches helped us think better, collaborate and...
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Meet Kayla Gabelhouse
February 10, 2022
OC alumna Kayla Gabelhouse felt there was a gap in the jewelry market and started making pieces for herself and her friends. What started as a fun side hustle, quickly grew to being a profitable jewelry business that鈥檚 been featured in Vanity Fair UK and donned on reality TV stars. What did you take at OC/OUC? When did you graduate? What campus did you attend? BBA with a specialty in Marketing, I graduated in April 2020. Would you recommend the program you took? Wh...
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Enactus OC awarded new funding to cultivate student entrepreneurs
February 1, 2022
Enactus 91国产视频 has received their largest grant to date, enabling the volunteer team to launch and expand more student-led projects that create community and environmental impact. The Economic Trust of the Southern Interior (ETSI-BC) is investing in Enactus social entrepreneurs with a $25,000 grant. Laurel Douglas, CEO of ETSI-BC, says her organization鈥檚 mission is to support economic development projects that will have long-lasting and measurable benefits in the region. 鈥淲e are excited to see how this grant helps Enac...
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Meet Courtney Koga
January 18, 2022
Eight years ago, Courtney Koga and her sister Meiko started CrAsian Food Truck. Today, they continue running a successful food truck business in addition to two brick and mortar kitchens in tasting rooms of two popular Kelowna breweries: Kettle River Brewing and BNA Brewing. Recently Koga was nominated for two Kelowna Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards for Young Entrepreneur and Social Leadership. We caught up with her to hear more about what she鈥檚 been up to si...
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OC Business Professor's stained glass portrait honours Indigenous students, colleagues
January 14, 2022
If you have visited the Kelowna campus鈥 Centre for Learning and looked up at the second-floor offices, you may have seen colourful stained glass art hanging from the windows. Those pieces were created by OC Business Professor, Devin Rubadeau. During the day, he teaches business administration and in his spare time, he is a stained glass artist. His father taught him how to make industrial art at a young age and since then, stained glass art and woodworking have been two media he always comes back to. While working on his doctora...
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OC business students seek community support to launch investment fund
January 5, 2022
Justin Rantucci and Steven Fiust speak highly of their education at 91国产视频, but there is one thing they would like to change. When networking with other finance students at post-secondary institutions across Canada, they learned that schools with a student-run investment fund seemed to result in a better transition to finance careers for their graduates. Seeing an opportunity to provide hands-on experience for more OC students while building capacity locally, Rantucci, Fiust and fellow student Riley Dunsmore are lo...
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OC professors win back-to-back North American Case Conference award
November 23, 2021
Business Professors Dr. Kyleen Myrah, Kerry Rempel and Stacey Fenwick continue to put 91国产视频 on the map when it comes to case research and writing. Myrah, Rempel and Fenwick took home the bronze from the recent North American Case Conference, hosted by the North American Case Research Association (NACRA) virtually Oct. 14 to 16. NACRA is an organization made up of case writers, researchers and teachers from all over the world. It holds an annual North American conference and publishes a top-level peer-reviewed journal ...
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TOTA award remembers George Hanson, supports OC viticulture student
November 8, 2021
Winemaker George Hanson, who passed away in February, was widely acknowledged for his efforts to grow the B.C. wine scene. A new award funded by the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA) will commemorate his legacy, while helping a viticulture student at 91国产视频 to cultivate their future in the industry Hanson so dearly loved. TOTA has donated $1,500 to create the George Hanson Memorial Bursary, which will be open to students in the College鈥檚 Viticulture Certificate program starting in January. 鈥淲e are very please...
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Meet Sean McFetridge, OC alumnus
November 1, 2021
After an intense wildfire season, heatwaves and droughts, the need for Canadians to conserve water is more crucial than ever. That鈥檚 where OC alumnus Sean McFetridge comes in. He and his wife, Alisha McFetridge, co-founded RainStick Shower, a WiFi-enabled smart shower system that aims to solve water and energy waste by up to 80%. We caught up with Sean to hear more about what he鈥檚 been up to since graduating from OC in 2011. Where is your hometown and where are you located...
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OC student wins completion grant as part of inaugural Tourism Management Diploma program
October 14, 2021
For one 91国产视频 student, embracing Tourism Management Diploma (TMD) studies at the Revelstoke Centre has truly paid off. Stephanie Sonsona has been named the recipient of the Revelstoke Accommodation Association鈥檚 completion grant for 2021, receiving $1,000 to support her education. She first began exploring post-secondary study options while in her home country of the Philippines, and was introduced to the TMD program through 91国产视频鈥檚 International Education department. She was drawn to the new tourism-focused...
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Volunteers needed for a sweet cause: Enactus OC students invite community to join them in picking apples
September 17, 2021
A group of 91国产视频 business students are once again putting the call out for volunteers from OC and the community to help them harvest fruit that will be used to make healthy snacks for children and others in need. Launched in the fall of 2018, Fruit Snaps is a Vernon- and Penticton-based project co-ordinated by Enactus OC students in partnership with the North Okanagan Valley Gleaners Society facility. It鈥檚 focused on taking unused apples from local orchards and dehydrating them into snacks for local schools. The Fruit S...
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