Articles tagged "Okanagan School of Business"
¹û½´ÊÓƵ Business students ready to bring their best at International case competition
January 8, 2020
Although it may be their first time competing together, a pair of business students and up-and-coming HR professionals at ¹û½´ÊÓƵ have their sights set on bringing home the hardware at a prestigious international case competition. The College’s School of Business will send three teams to compete in the 2020 Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (I.C.B.C.). at Queen’s University next week. One of those teams is the HR duo of Madison Freisen and Alivia Leibbrand, coached by ¹û½´ÊÓƵ Business Professor Roger Wheeler. “We’re look...
Read more...Fruitful idea earns ¹û½´ÊÓƵ Vernon students top prize at Enactus Western Canada Regionals
March 6, 2019
¹û½´ÊÓƵ Media Release A team of business students from ¹û½´ÊÓƵ’s Vernon campus notched one of three first-place finishes for ¹û½´ÊÓƵ at Enactus Regionals over the weekend and their idea – which is already feeding an Indigenous daycare, a homeless shelter, an elementary school and an after-school program – has earned them a spot at Nationals. Vernon’s Macy Burke, Karsten Ensz, Abby Lagerquist and Mitchell Vanlerberg had the winning green touch as they took top spot in the Scotiabank Environmental Challenge, sharing top...
Read more...Dean of Business creates award for global education
November 27, 2018
¹û½´ÊÓƵ Media Release Business students at ¹û½´ÊÓƵ will have the opportunity to take their education to new heights thanks to an award established by Bill and Kathy Gillett. Bill is the Dean of the ¹û½´ÊÓƵ School of Business. The Gilletts have committed $20,000 to create the Okanagan School of Business Dean's Scholarship. The scholarship will provide two annual awards of $2,500 to third- or fourth-year business students who choose to study at one of ¹û½´ÊÓƵ’s 16 partner institutions around the w...
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