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Erum Ahmad and family
OC alum finds golden opportunity for unique jewelry business

April 17, 2023

OC 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 OC 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 Ho...

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Jillian Seronik
Same studies, but worlds apart: OC student enriched by study abroad

April 4, 2023

For one Okanagan College student, studying abroad turned into an opportunity to learn new ways of preserving old traditions in one of the most fast-paced countries in the world. Jillian Seronik, a fourth-year Bachelor of Business Administration student from Kelowna, travelled to Nisshin, Japan, last term as part of Okanagan College’s mobility program. She had always wanted to do post-secondary studies abroad but her dream of international studies was put on hold by the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, she signed up for mobility updates in the off...

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JAMK campus
OC Business students embrace international study again

May 30, 2022

Business students from Okanagan College are once again able to travel to Jyväskylä, Finland to experience an international summer school at the JAMK University of Applied Sciences.  Finland’s education system is widely regarded as one of the best in the world.  OC Business Professor Blair Baldwin, who has taught Services Design at JAMK for several summers, says working in Finland has helped him innovate and create new teaching methodologies. “JAMK employs experiential learning across its curriculum,” he says. “They stress critical thinkin...

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Aerial image of the Kelowna campus with Okanagan Lake in the background
OC students amplify e-commerce studies with help of Shopify

May 13, 2022

Now a multi-trillion dollar a year industry, there is a lot more to e-commerce than just clicking a button to “add to cart.” Okanagan College Business students got an inside look on how e-commerce works during BUAD 335 Open Learning Project, which brought practical experience into the classroom. Using an applied learning approach, Business Professor Pam Nelson integrated Shopify into the class curriculum, incorporating their state-of-the-art technology into real-world applications. Shopify gave OC students the opportunity to create their ow...

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Enactus OC March 2022
EnactusOC heading to nationals after dominating in multiple categories

March 18, 2022

Enactus Okanagan College students have their sights set on nationals, after making the podium in four competitions at the Enactus Regional Exposition – 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’s biggest challenges. “We have come a long way this year,” explains Danielle Walker, EnactusOC President. “Our team has tripled in size, we have scaled and rebranded projects, and we ...

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Scotiabank National Case Competition March 2022
Okanagan College 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 Okanagan College climbed to the top of the podium – again – on Saturday. Hosted by Vanier College in Montréal, the “real time” case competition attracts teams from across Canada looking to test their knowledge and skills. “I 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 develop c...

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Enactus: Danielle Walker, Maya Samaddar, Aidan McLane
Enactus OC awarded new funding to cultivate student entrepreneurs

February 1, 2022

Enactus Okanagan College 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’s mission is to support economic development projects that will have long-lasting and measurable benefits in the region. “We are excited to see how this grant helps Enactus grow, t...

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OC's Finance Club
OC business students seek community support to launch investment fund

January 5, 2022

Justin Rantucci and Steven Fiust speak highly of their education at Okanagan College, 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 looking to launch...

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Sean McFetridge
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’s 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’s been up to since graduating from OC in 2011. Where is your hometown and where are you located now?Kelo...

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Saige Girouard story
Saige Girouard, Red River, Métis Nation

September 3, 2021

“In my second year of studies I connected with a classmate over our shared curiosity to learn more about our Indigenous backgrounds. I’m Métis, but my family didn’t practice Indigenous customs. My classmate went on to be very successful in reconnecting with her culture. Watching her hit those milestones I knew that if she could do it, I could do it too. I’d say the tipping point for me was winning a bursary from Okanagan College to attend the Indigenous Women’s Leadership Summit....

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Entrepreneurship Professor Andrew Klingel hangs out with Chewbacca during a holiday break
Meet Andrew Klingel, Business Administration Professor

April 27, 2021

Q: What is your education and background? A: I have a Bachelor of Commerce and a Master's of Business Administration from Queen’s University. Q: What is your area of interest? A: Prior to joining Okanagan College, I consulted for major corporations such as Telus, TD and General Motors — but my true passion is entrepreneurship. I have been involved with many new ventures as an operator, investor and advisor.  For example, I joined a software start up that grew from $0 in sales to ov...

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Kayla Berlinski
OC Business students shine at international competition

January 28, 2021

While COVID-19 travel restrictions cheated two Okanagan College business administration students out of an opportunity to visit Kingston, Ont. in mid-winter, the duo now have an international quality achievement that will serve to enhance their post-graduation resumes. As the OC Accounting team, Kayla Berlinski and Zina Park earned a third-place finish at the Queen’s University Intercollegiate Business Competition (ICBC), which draws post-secondary business student teams from around the world. Organizers describe the event as “Canada’s larg...

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Business Administration professor Roger Wheeler at the top of Machu Picchu
Meet Roger Wheeler, Business Professor

November 26, 2020

Q: What is your education and background? A: I am a Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) with bachelor’s degrees in physical and health education, and physics, as well as master’s degrees in science (biomechanics) and business administration.  Prior to teaching here at OC, I worked mostly in the public sector, first in government, then in health care, acting in a variety of consultant, manager and director roles. Q: What is your area of interest? A: I am keenly interest...

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Experiential Entrepreneurship program supporters
New OC business program creates more real-world learning for budding entrepreneurs

September 24, 2020

Okanagan College’s School of Business is launching a new program that will teach entrepreneurship and business in a way most business owners would say is key to learning – by doing. The Experiential Entrepreneurship program will offer an entrepreneurship specialty to the College’s Bachelor of Business Administration degree. Modelled after a long-running and highly successful program at the College’s partner school in Finland, JAMK University of Applied Sciences, the Experiential Entrepreneurship program will see business students design, pl...

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BBA Student Erum Ahmad
Award winner is teaching young people to crunch numbers

August 21, 2020

Erum Ahmad is creating an opportunity for Vernon high school students to improve their financial literacy skills, an experience she wished she had during grade school. The fourth-year Okanagan College Vernon Bachelor of Business Administration (Accounting) student remembers being disappointed when she learned her high school didn’t offer any accounting classes. So Erum took it upon herself to create and teach a program to Clarence Fulton Secondary students in Vernon this past year....

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OC alumna Luning Chen
Meet Luning Chen

August 17, 2020

What did you take at OC/OUC? When did you graduate? 你就读于奥肯纳根学院的哪个专业？何时毕业的？ I graduated in 2014 with a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Finance. 我毕业于2014年工商管理学学士金融系   Where are you from and where are you now? 你来自哪里？现在居住在哪？ I’m originally from mainland China, and am now living in Kelowna B.C. 我来自于中国大陆，现定居于加拿大英属哥伦比亚省基洛纳市   What was your best memory during your time at OC? 你就读于OC时最美好的记忆是什么？ Meeting different classmates from different cultures and needing to work hard to pas...

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