Library Champions Project Expanding into the Kootenay/Boundary regions
Library Champions is a three-month online volunteer project that connects new immigrants to the library and the community. This project has trained 1,800 new immigrants who have reached out to over 100,000 people throughout the Lower Mainland over the past 10 years. Now expanding throughout BC, the Library Champions Project is...
Selkirk College Business Students Explore Entrepreneurial Possibilities
The fall semester climax for students in the Selkirk College School of Business saw learners rise to the challenge with exciting small business concepts. Held over Zoom in early-December and facilitated by Entrepreneurship course instructor Cibylla Rakestraw, the Business Plan Tradeshow Competition functions as a key piece of each student’s capstone project. Although the showcase […]
Selkirk College Closed on January 4 Due to Snow
Due to heavy accumulation of snow overnight and into the morning of January 3, all Selkirk College campuses, facilities and learning centres will be closed on January 4, 2022. All services and any in-person classes/activities are cancelled for January 4. Previously scheduled resumption of in-person instruction in most programs...
Kootenay MLAs say Selkirk College students benefit from more co-op, work-integrated learning opportunities
New Democrat MLAs Brittny Anderson, Katrine Conroy and Roly Russell say students at Selkirk College will have greater access to valuable learning opportunities with new co-op and work-integrated learning funding. Building relationships is an important step in finding a job that you are passionate about,” said MLA Russell in...
Confidence the key to new job training programs at the Skills Centre
Finding the confidence to learn new skills and take the steps to getting a job is at the core of four new employment programs at the Skills Centre. “The programs all have a crucial element of building people’s confidence to take the steps they need to find the job they want,” says Jaime Malcolm, programs manager at the Skills...
Local MLAs say students at Selkirk College will benefit from new technology and trades equipment
New Democrat MLAs Brittny Anderson and Katrine Conroy, both alumni of Selkirk College, say today’s students will gain hands-on skills thanks to new technology and trades equipment upgrades at local campuses. “Our communities rely on graduates from Selkirk College for all the knowledge and skills they bring to their careers,”...
Curiosity Creates an Inspired Mind Through Art Education
“If you could say it in words, there would be no reason to paint”-Edward Hopper Creativity and curiosity go hand in hand to pave the way toward greater intelligence and personal expression. The brain’s elasticity strengthens and expands when people are curious and seek different experiences. A way to foster both creativity...
Selkirk College adds student housing in Castlegar, Nelson
Selkirk College students in Castlegar and Nelson will have more access to student housing as provincial funding for 148 beds in two new buildings has been approved. These new buildings will provide more on-campus housing options, while helping to reduce rental-market pressure in both communities. “When students can focus...
Here2Talk: Free counselling services for post-secondary students
In advance of reading week at B.C.’s colleges and universities, students throughout the Province are reminded that mental health support is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week via Here2Talk, a free online and virtual counselling service. “Studying for mid-term exams, finding housing and employment during the pandemic...
Selkirk College Business Programs Build Strong Futures
A foundational piece of the college’s program mix since the doors first opened to regional post-secondary in 1966, School of Business alumni have provided decades of entrepreneurial spirit and sector expertise that has helped bolster the economy in local communities and beyond. As cohorts in the Business Administration Diploma...