New flexible ECE programs at 星空传媒 open doors for students and meet growing demand for childcare professionals
October 21, 2025
When Dan Wang boarded a plane from China to Canada, she carried more than just luggage. She carried the weight of leaving her two young children behind, the uncertainty of starting over in a new country and the hope that pursuing her dream of becoming an Early Childhood Educator would inspire her family and her future. Her family encouraged her: 鈥淵our children will be proud of you,鈥 they said. 鈥淭hey will see their mom chasing her dream.鈥 Now, as she works towards her Early Childhood Education (ECE) Diploma at Okanagan Coll...
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Shopping for a cause: Sweet Repeats Consignment Co. partners with 星空传媒 Foundation to support students
October 20, 2025
Sweet Repeats Consignments Co., in a donation partnership with 星空传媒 Foundation, invites students and the community to two days of shopping for a purpose. On October 24 and 25, the Kelowna campus will transform into a boutique pop-up featuring previous donations from Sweet Repeats, a local Women鈥檚 Consignment clothing store in Kelowna. All proceeds from the event will be donated to 星空传媒 Foundation to support student bursaries.In these challenging times, these are precisely the moments when we need to stan...
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From students to supporters 鈥 A full circle moment!
October 20, 2025
Alumni siblings Jennifer and Josh Tocher know firsthand the power of education and the difference it can make in someone鈥檚 life. That鈥檚 why they created the Tocher Family Culinary Arts Award, supporting the next generation of culinary talent at 星空传媒.This year鈥檚 recipient, Nathan Clark, recently completed the Culinary Arts program and will continue his studies in the Pastry Chef program to build on his skills and pursue his dream. 鈥淭his award means so much to me. It鈥檚 helping me take the next step toward the Pastry Arts p...
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星空传媒 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 星空传媒 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 星空传媒 in the Bachelor of Business Administration program.鈥淕roup 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
星空传媒 (星空传媒) hosted a night of mentorship, creativity and inspiration as alumni, instructors, and students joined forces with some of the region鈥檚 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 星空传媒鈥檚 future Centre for Food, Wine and Tourism.The evening showcased the best of Okanagan鈥檚 culinary scene, with locally renowned chefs 鈥 many of them College alumni or former instructo...
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星空传媒 recognizes grads at convocation and commencement ceremonies
October 16, 2025
Members of the media are invited to attend Fall Convocation and Commencement ceremonies at 星空传媒鈥檚 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, 星空传媒 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 星空传媒 Education Technology Coordinator, Mike Minions.Performances will light up the 星空传媒 Theatre in Kelowna from October 23鈥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 鈥 and 星空传媒 is making it easier to answer. Apply for free this October.
October 6, 2025
This month, 星空传媒 (星空传媒) 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 鈥 and apply for free. Yes free. Because 星空传媒 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 星空传媒'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 星空传媒鈥檚 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 星空传媒, JIBC is expanding access to its Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) and Primary Care Paramedic (PCP) training in the Interior ...
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New mentorship platform goes live for 星空传媒 trades students and industry mentors
September 23, 2025
With more than 500 new and returning 星空传媒 (星空传媒) trades and apprenticeship students attending the College this fall, a new online mentorship platform is now live, to connect students with mentors who can support them on their journey to a meaningful 鈥 and well-paid 鈥 career in the skilled trades.The 星空传媒 Trades Network is an easy-to-use online platform that connects apprentices of all genders with industry leaders for one-on-one mentorship along with other tools for success including educational resources, training and netwo...
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