Okanagan College 2021 Continuing Studies Commencement

2021

OKANAGAN COLLEGE

COMMENCEMENT CONTINUING STUDIES

JUNE 22, 2021 - 6 P.M.

OKANAGAN COLLEGE Okanagan College draws on a rich heritage of post-secondary education and training in the region that can be traced to the early 1960s when the B.C. Vocational School was established in Kelowna. Growth, changes and mergers led to the development of Okanagan College and by 1968, the first university and career transfer students were registered in a full complement of academic and vocational programs.

Okanagan College began to offer third- and fourth-year university courses in co-operation with the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the University of Victoria (UVic) in 1989. By 1992 it had received its new mandate and was named Okanagan University College (OUC).

OUC offered joint degrees with UBC and UVic until 1995 when new legislation enabled university colleges to grant their own baccalaureate degrees. OUC conferred its first degrees on 123 grads at the Spring Convocation in 1998. At OUC’s last convocation ceremonies 900 degrees and diplomas were conferred.

On July 1, 2005, OUC evolved to become two new institutions, Okanagan College and UBC Okanagan. Okanagan College offers a broad array of diploma and certificate programs and three degree programs.

With campuses in Kelowna, Penticton, Vernon, and Salmon Arm (as well as several education centres), Okanagan College is the largest college in the interior. It is an institution that serves the education and training needs of the region – stretching south to Osoyoos, west to Princeton, to Mica Creek in the north, and Revelstoke in the east.

Okanagan College has become a vital and integral component of the social and economic fabric of B.C.’s interior. It serves not only this region, but also the world through its programs, services, community activities and enterprises.

Okanagan College is dedicated to providing learning opportunities for people at every stage of life and educational experience. The College offers programs that lead to a full range of credentials, from basic literacy skills to bachelor’s degrees, and that cover a broad spectrum of subject matter, career opportunities and interests. Okanagan College transforms lives and communities.

PROCESSIONAL

O CANADA Ben Klick OKANAGAN SONG Amber Cardenas Penticton Indian Band MOMENT OF SILENCE Dr. Neil Fassina President, Okanagan College OPENING REMARKS Dr. Andrew Hay Provost and Vice President Academic, Okanagan College ADDRESS Honourable Anne Kang Minister, Advanced Skills and Education Training Dr. Neil Fassina President, Okanagan College Gloria Morgan Chair, Okanagan College Board of Governors

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PROCESSIONAL

STUDENT ADDRESS Brooke Svendsen Education Assistant Certificate Jada Delaney Nursing Unit Assistant Certificate PRESENTATION OF GRADUANDS Dr. Chris Newitt Chair, Education Council CONFERRING OF CERTIFICATES Dr. Neil Fassina President, Okanagan College INTRODUCTION TO THE GRADUATING STUDENTS Danelle Greebe Director, Continuing Studies and Corporate Training CLOSING REMARKS

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GRADUATING STUDENTS Certificate in ADVANCED GIS Astorino, Elissa Brett, Sutra Fenkhuber, Jenifer Gravel, Sarah Griffith, Kelly Harvey, Clint Howard, Steven Hutchinson, Skyler King, Jake McBride, Grant Noble, Evan Tremblay, Erica Wood, Jessica Certificate in AUDIO ENGINEERING AND MUSIC PRODUCTION Allison, Kevin Bach, Clayton Bajwa, Gagandeep Benko, Lucas Burton, Hayden Diemand, Julia Duggan, Kailee Ellis, Chaianne Fitzpatrick, Zachary Gouldhawke, Mackenzie Graham, Edward Jules, Garett McLellan, Joel Nagi, Anhad Quinagon, Ericson Sanche, Adam Schueler, Landon Trussler, Cole

Certificate in AUTISM SPECTRUM Couture, Natausha Lavallee, Noelle O’Brien, Moira Poole, Mitchel Ramsey, Sadie Certificate in AUTOCAD Conde, Alison Goldammer, Kyle Gould, Chase Honeywell, Ron Manders, Bryce Patten, Beth Pearle, Zachary Wilkinson, Luke Certificate in BASIC ACCOUNTING Abernathy, Alexis Agrawal, Rajnikant Bakker, Tracy Banas, Jocel Beaudry, Paige Bertling, Sarah Bibby, Alaura Brace, Maria Brash, Amber-Lynn Breitkreutz, Judy Brenner, Kailey Buck, Rebbecca Burke, Megan Cope, Terry Damson, Eva Del Buono, Paul Derkatch, Amber Dolbec, Rebecca Drabiuk, Voctoria

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GRADUATING STUDENTS Certificate in BASIC ACCOUNTING Dreier, Caleb Dyke, Alejandra Fedoruk, Adam Findlay, Michelle Fredericks, Chelsea Gagnon, Claudette Gater, Chelsea Hall Megan Hausot, Amanda Heppell, Jessica Hohmann, Carleigh Hoult, Sarah Hughes, Sharel Joorisity, Kale Keler, Eszter Kinsey, Hannah Knezacek, Emily Kocevar, Natascha Kyllo Jared Larson, Imee Le, Trinh Leatherdale, Nicolle Little, Kristina Loewen, Debbra MacDonald, Kate Manuel, Jacqueline Marshall, Lauren Martin, Christine Martindale, Vanessa McChesney, Paulina Menard, Rick Mercer, Sonia Miller, Tracy Moeller, Elizabeth Murphy, Jennifer Neveu, Wanda Newman, Joanie Normandale, Tanya

Oracheski, Laura Palm, Stephanie Patitucci, Kristen Patrocinio, Lacey Patterson, Annaliese Penner, Martha Peterson, Tamara Polmear, Wendy Poslowsky, Lisa Rabe, Amber Ross, Tyrell Sarich, Jesse Sebo, Cody Shadbakht, Shahrooz Sheehan, Louisa Simpson, Melissa Sparrow, Chelse Spinney, Laura Sprokkreeff, Tundra Starling, Jennifer Stewart, Laura Szabo, Maria-Elisabeta Taber, Cory Taylor, Shannon Tian, Yu Van, Bryan Vigeant, Melissa Watkins, Hannah Watson, Tara Weslowski, Jody Williams, Jeanie Zacharias, Amanda Zaugg, Karen

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GRADUATING STUDENTS Certificate in BOOKKEEPING Abbass, Stacey Abougoush, Camille Anger, Serena Armstrong, Lois Balu, Rakesh Banas, Jocel Bennett, Nicole Boake, Sara Bourne, Jodi Brideau, Shayne Carle, Andrea Chursinoff, Monica Clayton, Victoria Cole, Chantal Currie, Melissa Dekker, Kelsey Dhaliwal, Amna Duncan, Chloe Elliott, Kristina Ertel, Emma Fernandes, Alister Ford, Loni Graydon, Kelsey Helbig, Deborah Hemerling, Heather Hinchliffe, Arthur Hivon, Lindsay Hughes, Sharel Kanti, Sonia Kingsbury, Bryan Lane, Mollie Larson, Imee Latimer, Carolin Latter, Emma Martin, Christine McChesney, Paulina McDermott, Margaret Paller, Daphine Pungente, Karen Ratke, David

Regular, Kelci Reid, Sharlene Richardson, Gavin Shimzu, Kaori Sprokkreeff, Tundra St Eloi, Linda St Martin, Genevieve Taylor, Michelle Trischuk, Lindsay Tudor, Victoria Van Minsel, Patrick Waller, Sherlyn Wang, Ying Young, Mary Zekanovic, Ljiljana Certificate in BUILDING SERVICE WORKER Alicalas, Joemari Aquino, Calvin Barnum, Michael Barrett, Tabitha Bell, Charles Blondin, Carolyn Bohn, Devan Bohn, Shaylee Brown, Katherine Burgis, Sarah Burke, Michael Burmatoff, Matthew Casimero, Annaliza Doiron, Rick Edwards, Lorne Fletcher, Andrew Gagnon, Mark Getz, Cody Harty, Michelle Herzog, Rebecca Hunter, Bruce Infanti, Daniela Iordanov, Ognian Ivashyna, Denys

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GRADUATING STUDENTS Certificate in BUILDING SERVICE WORKER Kessler, Clayton Korol, Glenn Lacroix, Barry Lanz, Georgina Lazarov, Lea-Aline Luelo, Amanda Macfarlane, Danielle Manning, Kemery Marple, David Ouellette, Alexandra Parmelee, Jessica Picton, Marianita Scaraggi, Anna Rosa Sloan, Craig Stokes, Shawn Wang, Bin Wirachowsky, Dale Certificate in DENTAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Bray, Emily Carlson, Cheryl Clements, Robin Constantinescu, Adrienne Couves, Olivia Edgar, Katelynn Florence, Katrinka Florence, Shelby-Lyn Kilistoff, Sharon Parker, Adriana Showers, Sierra Smagur, Katarzyna Tanimizu, Miwa

Certificate in EDUCATION ASSISTANT Allen Laura Ambrosi, Anthony Antonsen-Wood, Tara Arcari, Meagan Archbold, Helen Armstrong, Brittany Bailey, Kathleen Bains, Amandeep Ball, Courtney Barker, Kimberly Bastien, Cassidy Batten, Lillian Beer, Camryn Belanger, Eden Belding, Lisa Bellido Aspilcueta, Myrian Bennett, Sarah Bensler, Laura Bibby, Mary Jean Blackwell, Sarah Blais, Kate Blais-Dumouchel, Kate Blake, Pamela Blake-Knox, Kristy Blaue, Stevie Bloomer, Mandy Lynn Boer, Matthew Boone, Lissa Borba, Suzanne Boyle, Emily Breitkreutz, Melanie Bubela, Laurissa Buck, Simon Leroy Buehler, Jenna Buffett, Charlene Busch, Lisa Busslinger, Taralee Cahoose, Claudia Caignou, Kori Jaiden

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GRADUATING STUDENTS Certificate in EDUCATION ASSISTANT Cammidge, Marcus Cammidge, Tammie Cann, Lindsay Cannan, Amanda Cardinal, Kate Chahal, Virpal Chand, Inderjit Charters-MacKay, Jayden Choi, Miae Christensen, Tia Clark, Linda Clark, Tylar Clarke, Emily Connor, Anika Corless, Samantha Crane, Christine Crawford, Kelly Culbert, Brielle Cummins, Leanna Cunningham, Taylor Czuchro, Hali Da Costa, Janet Dawson, Emma Day, Robbi Dean, Carley Deneef, Taylor Desjarlais, Lara DeVos, Brenda DeWinter, Stephanie Dionne, Richard Dobson, Jacqueline Dolman, Lacey Dore, Jessica Douglas, Hema Dueck, Hannah Duncan, Jennie Dyck, Shay-Lynn Earl, Carlie Eburne-Stoodley, Megan Edler, Bryanne

Edwards, Lexie Eriksson, Kalista Esmail, Kristin Esser, Caroline Ethier, Leah Ewanchuk, Cori-Lynn Farrelly, Aidan Feddersen, Laurisse Fisher, Kailey Flansburg, Alexandra Foerster, Stefanie Folk, Elaine Francis, Kyle Friesen, Meagan Ruth Funk, Taylor Rose Gareau-Hemsworth, Jessica Gauvin, Matthew Genier, Leesa Gerlib, Yoshie Gieselmann, Marika Gilchrist, Kimberley Giles, Kailey Godfrey, Aidan Gonzalez-Aira, Lorena Graf, Samantha Gramiak, Saraphina Greening, Zoe Griffin-Lepine, Robyn Haas, Heidi Haddow-Murphy, Alexandra Hamblin, Mary Hansen, Erika Hansma, Melissa Hardy, Catherine Harms, Patricia Haynes, Julie Hayter, Rylan Hedin, Daniella Heinrich, Shelley Hennigar, Victoria Herlick, Kimberley Higginbottom, Heather

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GRADUATING STUDENTS Certificate in EDUCATION ASSISTANT Hill, Amanda Hill, Rayne Hingston, Andrea Hoehn, Stephanie Hoel, Janae Holmes, Shannon Holmes-Peters, Courtney Holsten, Ann-Marie Horovatin, Tracy Hosseini Alhashemi, Azamalsadat Howard, Nyomi Hunter, Kristal Ireland, Chelan Isaac, Brenna Iverson, Jennifer Jackson, Valerie Jaggers, Kendra Jensen, Toni Johns, Rebecca Johnson, Katie Johnson, Steven Josephson, Deanna Karroll, Melissa Keller, Daniel Keller, Lindsey Kelly, Sara Kennedy, Taylor Kernaghan, Angela Klassen, Stephanie Knight, Shelby Knowles, Leanne Kopp, Tag Koppe, Sonya Krausova, Marketa Krisp, Velveeta Kuchta, Bryce Laflamme, Lindsey Lalande, Kelly Jean Lalor, Megan Langedyk, Jessica

Lasovich, Chelsey Launier, Sarah Laurie, Ariya Lea, Melani Chantel LeBlanc, Nicole Lee, Laura-Ann Lenarduzzi, Lacey Lessard, Brooke Lewis, Karissa Loewen, Colleen Low, Lidia Ly, Tracey Macfarlane, Stacey Mancini, Stacey Marion, Michele Marsh, Lisa Martin, Andrea Mason, Danielle Maveety, Leann Mazu, Terista Mcfadden, Lindsay McFadden, Michelle McFarlane, Monica McGeragle, Theresa McGrandle, Haylie McIntyre, Steven McKenzie, Kelly McLeod, Kimberly McMaster, Anna McNolty, Taylyn Mealey, Katryna Melgar, Darlene Mendes, Paula Mendes, Stacy Mercier, Ginette Miller, Jennifer Miller, Jordyn Milligan, Grace Monteith, Caralee Moretti, Vivian Naveri, Tina-Lynn Nelson, Sarah

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GRADUATING STUDENTS Certificate in EDUCATION ASSISTANT Nesdoly, Abbigale Neufeld, Kimberly Nickel, Jonathan Niles, Lloyd Nobert, Rachel Okimaw, Madison Oliver, Lacey Ellura Ott, Calleigh Pabla, Ramanjeet Parker, Kimberly Paterson, Shauna Patterson, Tessa Pelland, Tayler Petty, Gregory Pile, Hailee Janelle Polukoshko, Michele Pomerleau, Jessica Popowich, Giselle Pourhossein, Savis Pradeep, Latha Prasad, Chelaina Ramsey, Sadie Rankin, Joey Rasmussen, Trista Ratzlaff, Ruth Rawecki, Jennifer Reddekopp, Melissa Reid, Megan Reiner, Brooke Renneberg, Derek Reza, Jeannete Rhyno, Shelly Ricard, Luke Richards, Kelsea Ritchie, Jody Robillard, Michelle Robins, Montana Robinson, Stacy Rolke, Robyn Roos, Mariza

Rosin, Samantha Rothermel, Charlotte Roy, Janneke Ryan, Colleen Sadeq, Marwah Salvia, Romina Schewa, Christina Schewa, Sofie Schierer, Lynn Schilter, Emma Seed, Victoria Senn, Heather Serhan, Stacy Sharma, Rashmi Shopland, Kara Siemens, Emily Simmons, Alisha Slezak, Joanna Smith, Tabitha Snow, Theresa Sparks, Melissa Spruce, Braelyn Stewart, Tara Stolz, Bobby-Dawn Strachan, Yukiko Svendsen, Brooke Sylvester, Robyn Taylor, Leanna Teichreb, Carina Teligadas, Patricia Thiele, Terra Thompson, Abaigael Toews, Tammy Tonn, Jocelyn Tymofichuk, Taryn van de Leest, Jenna Vegh, Taylor Walraven, Larissa Walsh, Patricia Walton, Hannah Warden, Erin Warkotsch, Deborah Lynn

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GRADUATING STUDENTS Certificate in EDUCATION ASSISTANT Watts, Heather Welch, Steven Whale, Imogen Whibley, Christina Willoughby, Vanessa Wilson, Kylie Wilson, Liesa Wolfe, Karen Woodcock, Curtis Worrall, Carrie Wynn-Williams, Amelia Youl, Melissa Young, April Young, Emily Zwicker, Jennifer Zytaruk, Sacha

Certificate in HOSPITALITY SERVICE TRAINING Bibby, Alaura Brace, Maria Breitkreutz, Judy Dyke, Alejandra Knezacek, Emily Loewen, Debbra Martindale, Vanessa Maxwell, Zach McPherson, Tamara Normandale, Tanya Patterson, Annaliese Rabe, Amber Van, Bryan

Cetificate in ESTHETICS AND NAIL TECHNOLOGY Bolduc, Amy-Ann Cameron, Rachel Colin, Monique Davis, Brooke DiAntonio, Selena Drougel-Smith, Jessica Mackenzie, Sophia Pratt, Kelly Switzer, Serena Szombathy, Olivia Cetificate in GASTROENTEROLOGY NURSING Cross, Jackie Gilliland, Judy Gurova, Teodora Leask, Stefanie Vandeweghe, Amanda

Certificate in INTRODUCTION TO OFFICE ADMINISTRATION Alferez, Rickson Benedict, Angela Cawthorne, Jacqueline Chen, Jui-Ying Cox, Katheryn Cunha Castillo, Miriam Fleming, Treena Galbraith, Erika Gaudet, Karlyle Gauvin, Susan Gill, Sarah Jose Sanchez Aldana Flores, Maria Lennon, Jade Li, Shimin Major, Lisa Mercier, Desiree Messerschmidt, Anna Porter, Justin Quon, Sally Roque, Melissa

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GRADUATING STUDENTS Certificate in INTRODUCTION TO OFFICE ADMINISTRATION Salazar Zamorategui, Cecilia Sanchez, Susana Sora, Nina Spies, André Stewart, Suzette Stoneman, Kandace Su, Jieming Thomas, Mendoe Townsend, Natalya Vincent, Sumathi Walker, Colleen Certificate in LANDSCAPE HORTICULTURE Belford, Anna Brewer, Colin Callaghan, Cache Chimney, Lana Coulson, Sarah Hart, Nicole Isaacs, Shelley Janzen, Valerie Johnston, Brittney Killman, Alicia Mackie, Justin Marshall, Lauren Massey, Arnold Moore, Kimberly Morrison, Rikki Morse, Holly Poitras, William Rasmussen, Renee Riske, Karla Rogers, Jody Schulz, Elisa Shepherd, Tacha Stewart, Brianna Stonner, Kristina Trumpour, Sheila Valentini, Emily

Certificate in MEDICAL DEVICE REPROCESSING TECHNICIAN Agsalud, Rhodora Akkurt, Brenda Campbell, Karen Crothers, Terry Daly, Megan Devlin, Kalayna Gould, Haley Hatzl, Natasha Hogan, Kelsie Iverson, Stacey Johnstone, Rhonda Kazanowski, Amelia Kroeskamp Lessard, Koralee Lafleche, Amber-lynn LaHue, Lisa McElveen, Alison Millar, Emily Molitwenik, Rebecca Newsome, Kerry Oviatt, Jason Robertson, Heidi Rowe, Tracy Ruthven, Emily Shoffner, Rosemarie Smith, Charmaine Sookro, Karen Steeves, Sandra Stolz, Melanie Struk, Stefan Voth, Cristie Wang, Mark Waugh, Jake Youmans, Brittney Boysen, Tanya Bricker, Paris Campbell, Carlee Caulfield, Gwyneth Crozier, Tasandra Cruickshank, Sabine Fuller, Kimberly Page 14

GRADUATING STUDENTS Certificate in MEDICAL OFFICE ASSISTANT Ganske, Natasha Gartland, Chelsea Howatt, Blair Keber, Kaitlin Kelley, Daley Kianian, Bahar Lourenco, Nicole Magbanua, Leslie Newman, Esme Niznik, Magdalena Schneider, Jana Schur, Kaitlyn Stalker, Mercedes Walker, Amanda Zulinick, Bailey Certificate in NURSING UNIT ASSISTANT Berube, Cassie Campagnaro, Sabrina Chopra, Shivangi Delaney, Jada Dollman, Stacey Doyle, Paige Dunn, Sarah Gee, Kandace Harmon, Stephanie Hodgins, Daunte Hordos, Sharon Janda, Gurleen Marrington, Hope McDonald, Riabi Moss, Marissa Ohori-Bula, Anna Rauld Reiter, Sophia Rivera Orellana, Rebeca Ross, Fiona Rzazewski, Jessica Schenk, Andrea Tingstad, Kyla

Van Egmond, Alexandria Vanderbyl, Nevada VanderDeen, Marilyn Vardon, Sara VonSchleinitz, Ryann Waechter, Hannah Warner, Chelsea Wiebe, Tina Wilson, Kasha Woods, Donelle Young, Savanah Certificate in OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY Ebuchi, Brigitte Finnsson, LaRee Janousek, Alyssa Laverman, Kaitlind Lefferson, Duane Morneau, Cameron Mortensen, Jeff Visentin, Danielle Warwick, Abigail Watier, Cory Werner, Shylo

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GRADUATING STUDENTS Certificate in PERIANESTHESIA NURSING Aro, Anna Batoon, Rachelle Anne Bell, Darcie Budimcic, Nikolina Campbell, Nancy Corrie, Livia Craig, Sheena Dhaliwal, Ramneik Dolan, Robyn Drebert, Brian Dwornik, Chelsea Girard, Marieka Herman, Kayley Kane, Jenna Kempf, Guy Kobenter, Monique Leronowich, Tonia Lim, Amy Mann, Tara Martin, Carson McNabb, Brooke Mikolas, Deanna Overland, Chelsea Petty, Lisa Polowich, Hannah Rafuse, Kaylie Salt, April Simmons, Hannah Starr, Jessica Tewinkel, Jenna Tottenham, Ashtyn Tottenham, Vicki Watson, Elizabeth

Certificate in PROJECT MANAGEMENT Anaya Sanchez, Alejandro Andersen, Kelsey Andrews, Jennifer Backeberg, Jennifer Becker, Miranda Bernhardt, Michael Bodden, Christopher Demers, Justin Demsey, Derek Dyer, Ryan Helfrich, Tanner Hicks, Alexus Hoffman, Kathleen Hosker, Kyle Kane, Angela Knapik, Blair Laferdy, Ethan Larkin, Brandon Marlow, Tina McNab, Andrew More, Sloane Novakowski, Ryan Reid, Tori Ryley, Reanna Schmitke, Dallas Stephen, Kenneth Still, David Watson, Tyrone

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GRADUATING STUDENTS Certificate in TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES Cheon, Suwan De Oliveira Souza, Thalia Gil, Hye sung Kang, Jueun Kim, Boyoung Kim, Ha Yeong Kim, Suhyun Lee, Esther Lee, Jinkyoung Lee, Kyunghee Lee, Nayoung Lee, So yeon Na, Sohyun Park, Hyejung Park, Ji yoon Park, Min young Seo, Jueun Yu, Woojin

Certificate in WINERY ASSISTANT Coetzer, Pieter McCartney, Alana Remington, Christopher Certificate in WINE SALES Barahona, Sharon Body, Julia Marangoni, Tascheleia

Certificate in VITICULTURE Baptiste, Raylene Burns, Sinead Cardenas, Angela Geneau, Grace Hopwood, Jessie Johnson, Alexandra Knight, Darrian Ortiz Fuentealba, Maria Pistak, Nicolas Probyn, Hugh Puls, Natalie Warner, Nicholas Weiler, Tristyn Ziff, Emily

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OKANAGAN COLLEGE EDUCATION COUNCIL Christopher Newitt (Chair), Faculty, Arts Danny Marques (Vice Chair), Faculty, Trades Catherine Farrow, Faculty, Health and Social Development Youry Khmelevsky, Faculty, Science/Technology Amanda Krebs, Faculty, Foundational Programs Svan Lembke, Faculty, Business Administration Glen Coulthard, Faculty, North Okanagan Nicole Davis, Faculty, South Okanagan Similkameen Vladimir Neykov, Faculty, Central Okanagan Tim Walters, Faculty, Shuswap Revelstoke Simran Bajwa, Student, North Okanagan Choi Leong, Student, South Okanagan Similkameen Matthew Rice, Student, Central Okanagan Deana Slack, Student, Shuswap Revelstoke Michelle Somerville, Staff, Support Staff Bobbie Wyatt, Staff, Support Staff William Gillett, Educational Administrator Dean, School of Business Andrew Hay, Educational Administrator Provost and Vice President, Academic Joan Ragsdale, Educational Administrator Regional Dean, Shuswap Revelstoke Ross Tyner, Educational Administrator Director, Library Services

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OKANAGAN COLLEGE BOARD OF GOVERNORS Gloria Morgan, Chair Juliette Cunningham, Vice Chair Andrea Alexander Marcel Beerkens Sanya Choudary Shelley Cook Neil Fassina JoAnn Fowler Tina Lee Christopher Newitt Devin Rubadeau Dale Safinuk Karley Scott Nicolette Theil

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OKANAGAN COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION The Okanagan College Alumni Association (OCAA) celebrates alumni by creating connection and opportunities.

The Okanagan College Alumni Association has created many services, products and benefits to allow alumni and all those interested to get involved with the Association. The OCAA organizes events and creates programs to benefit graduates and friends of Okanagan College and its predecessor OUC. It provides opportunities to meet fellow grads and members of the community.

Okanagan College keeps in touch with its graduates via E-News, an electronic newsletter, the Alumni Association Facebook page, the Alumni Association LinkedIn page and the online community. Alumni are encouraged to stay in touch by notifying the Alumni Office of address and name changes, degrees from other universities and other important news that could be published in the newsletter.

Convocation marks the end of a student’s academic life at Okanagan College, but Okanagan College considers its graduates important throughout their lives as part of its history, and more importantly, as part of its future. Remember, you were students for a short time, but are now alumni for a lifetime!

To keep a connection with Okanagan College Alumni Association contact us: Okanagan College Alumni Association 1000 KLO Road Kelowna, BC V1Y 4X8 Telephone: 250-862-5630 Toll-Free: 1-888-650-6968 Fax: 250-862-5627 Email: alumni@okanagan.bc.ca Visit our website at www.okanagan.bc.ca/alumni

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OKANAGAN COLLEGE FOUNDATION The Okanagan College Foundation raises money by engaging interested businesses, organizations and generous individuals who want to help create excellent teaching and learning facilities and help students studying at Okanagan College achieve their goals.

Students apply for bursaries and scholarships which help cover tuition costs, textbooks, tools, housing and living expenses, as well as other costs, such as child care.

Okanagan College Foundation awards range from $750 to several thousand dollars. Some are awarded based on financial need, some on academic achievement, and some on both. Students may apply for and receive more than one award.

Become an Okanagan College Foundation donor and help students achieve their goals on their way to becoming tomorrow’s contributing citizens and leaders.

For more information, please contact: Okanagan College Foundation www.okanagancollegefoundation.ca Telephone: 250-762-5445, ext. 4775 Toll Free: 1-888-650-6968

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OKANAGAN COLLEGE EAGLE STAFF In September 2018, at the 10th Annual Youth Exhibition Powwow, Okanagan College was presented with a ceremonial Eagle Staff, created by Elder Richard Jackson Jr. of the Lower Nicola Indian Band. Jackson Jr., along with Elder Noel Ferguson of the Canoe Creek Nation, gave the staff to Okanagan College as a symbol of respect recognizing the College’s efforts to embrace Aboriginal culture and values in supporting Aboriginal learners.

Many Indigenous peoples consider the eagle to be the most honoured and respected animal in the natural world. The eagle relays prayers to the creator and often represents the voice of the people. The use of eagle feathers on the staff establish it as a sacred item of reverence. The staff is also adorned with jingle bells. They symbolize the jingle dress and the healing potential of the dance of the same name. The medicine wheels and four directions on the staff represent the multitude of teachings in holism, interconnectedness, and living in balance.

This ceremonial Eagle Staff plays a prominent role in Okanagan College commencement and convocation ceremonies. Signifying the respectful assembly of all nations gathering in unity to celebrate, the Eagle Staff is carried at the front of the Platform Party in the graduation procession. The staff is drummed into the ceremony with an Honour Song. When the procession reaches the platform, the staff is placed in the flag stand alongside the nation, Indigenous and institution flags. The role of the bearer is an honour bestowed on someone who is recognized as living in a good way.

The Okanagan College Eagle Staff joins the traditions of pipers, gowns, speeches and formalities which are the hallmarks of commencement and convocation ceremonies at Okanagan College. The staff has taken its place as an integral part of an institutional culture which recognizes the value of inclusion, respect and an appreciation of diversity in ways of knowing.

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O CANADA O Canada!

Our home and native land!

True patriot love in all of us command.

With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The True North strong and free!

From far and wide, O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

God keep our land glorious and free!

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

OKANAGAN COLLEGE 1000 KLO Road Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 4X8 Tel: 250-762-5445 Toll Free: 1-877-755-2266 www.okanagan.bc.ca