OC Life
Meet Olivia Sullivan, Social Work Professor
February 19, 2020
What is your education? I have a Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Social Work from UBC. What is your area of interest? My area of interest is in promoting gender equality, specifically in the area of violence against women. I am interested in policy changes that will result in survivor-shielded law enforcement, particularly in criminal investigations and prosecutions of those who commit acts of violence against women including sexualized assault. In my counselling pr...
Read more...Runners, mark your calendars and take your marks: Campus to campus run returns in 2020
January 22, 2020
For the first time in a decade, runners will have a chance to lace up and enjoy a scenic run between the University of British Columbia ɫƵ and ɫƵ, thanks to the return of the popular campus-to-campus half marathon and relay race. The run will commence at UBCO at 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 4. From there, runners will follow a scenic 21.1 km route down the ɫƵ Rail Trail to the Waterfront Trail, before finishing up at the College’s Kelowna campus on KLO Rd. Registration is now open at www.okanagan.bc.ca/campustocampus...
Read more...OC Speaker Series returns with a focus on the environment
January 10, 2020
A lineup of experts and authorities will offer free presentations, touching on a range of topics like history and astronomy to appeal to everyone. But a running theme through the majority of sessions will be climate change, including things everyday people can do to help the environment. “Youth-led protests last fall and the fires in Australia and the Amazon have amplified conversations about climate change and human impacts on the environment,” says Eric Corneau, Regional Dean South ɫƵ Similkameen. “The OC Speaker Series will be exp...
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ɫƵ students and staff coordinate exhibit, awareness activities for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
January 10, 2020
January is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and ɫƵ students and staff are hosting a number of activities and initiatives to continue to raise awareness, open dialogue, support survivors and help prevent sexual violence on campus and in the community. One of the projects, an exhibit called What Were You Wearing, brings to OC a popular exhibit that has been recreated at post-secondary institutions across North America since it debuted in the U.S. seven years ago. From Jan. 13-15 at the Vernon campus and again in Kelowna from Jan...
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Meet Sally Nimmo
November 29, 2019
The opportunity to have some real-world experience has helped me to gain a lot of perspective on what we have been learning. Q: Where is your hometown? A: I grew up in a town called Bearsden which is a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. Q: Why did you decide to move to Canada? A: I had just graduated from my university program and decided to spend a year in Canada travelling and working before finding a permanent job. However, I ended up starting a family and mo...
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