Selkirk College Announces Millennium Excellence Award Winners

November 13, 2007: Kim Lipscombe and Geri Rinkel were recently awarded one of Canada's most prestigious post-secondary scholarship, which will provide each of them with $4,000 towards their studies.…

Selkirk College Economics Instructor Wins UVic's Business Alumni Award of Excellence

December 4, 2007: Last month, von der Porten became the very first recipient of the UVic Business Alumni Award of Excellence, which celebrates the achievements of commerce and business graduates, and recognizes excepti…

Selkirk College: Top 10 Fundraiser in Spread the Net Campus Challenge

December 11, 2007: Instructors Allison Lutz and Elizabeth Lund have catapulted Selkirk College into sixth place among all Canadian colleges and universities actively participating in the Spread the Net campaign.…

Nakusp ABE Program Busier Than Ever in New Learning Centre

January 16, 2007: Selkirk College's ABE program completes first fall semester with highest enrolment ever.…

Prestigious, Career-Changing BGS Degree Available through Selkirk College

January 29, 2008: The Bachelor of General Studies (BGS) degree program has never been more accessible, uplifting and transformative, both personally and professionally, and it can be completed only three years.…

Rick Mercer Singles Out Selkirk College for Remarkable Contribution (see video)

February 4, 2008: During episode eleven of CBC's Rick Mercer Report, which aired in January, Mercer singled out Selkirk College for its remarkable contribution to the host's Spread the Net Campus Challenge.…

New Flight Simulator Has Selkirk Students Flying High (see video)

February 12, 2008: The French-made Alsim flight simulator is providing students with the skills necessary to launching an exciting career in the field of aviation.…

MusiCan's Fred Sherratt Award to go to Selkirk College Music Grad

February 19, 2008: Each recipient will receive $3,500 and a trip to Toronto including transportation, meals and accommodation. All 11 recipients will attend a reception and spend an educational day at MuchMusic and CHUM…

SFU's Dr. Lara Campbell: Gender and Sexuality in the Resistance to the Vietnam War

February 19, 2008: From 1964 to 1973, approximately 100,000 Americans immigrated to Canada in order to resist the conflict taking place in Vietnam. While the history of draft dodging has been well documented, what seems…

Strong Belief and Support Help Learning for Living Students Face Challenges

February 25, 2008: When an individual has someone who believes in them, supports their ideas and encourages their success, it is amazing what can be accomplished.…

Selkirk College Again Takes Top Honours at B.C. Tourism Conference

March 4, 2008: For the second year in a row, a team from Selkirk College won top spot and $1,000 in prize money at the B.C. Student Case Study Competition, which was held last month in Vancouver.…

Selkirk College Awarded Third in World Proposal Championship

March 14, 2008: Renewable Energy instructor Rob Macrae garnered third spot for Selkirk College in the World Proposal Championship, an international competition designed to recognize extraordinary skill in the area of…

DEADLINE EXTENDED! Cash for Students Attending College in the Columbia Basin

March 26, 2008: The Columbia Basin Trust (CBT), in partnership with local colleges, is now accepting applications for the College Community Service Awards.…

Students in Southern Interior to share $ 6.94 million - Largest Donation in History

March 28, 2008: Selkirk students will have access to nearly $600,000 in support over the next three years, as the result of the single largest donation for student awards in the history of Selkirk College.…

Q&A: Music of Motown and Latin Greats comes to Mary Hall

April 1, 2008: It's not often music aficionados in the Kootenays get to hear great R&B and Latin numbers with a big-band sound. Next week Ariana Bliek's "The Motown Spectacular" pays homage to the musi…

Selkirk College's Digital Year End Show: More Interactive

April 8, 2008: Selkirk College's Digital Arts and New Media program is readying itself for another end-of-year exhibition, and it promises to be an unforgettable digital showcase of student ingenuity and hard work d…

Kevin Locke: Writing the Future Together through Traditional Dance

April 22, 2008: Locke brings the history and culture of aboriginal people to life by communicating lessons, stories and legends through traditional dance, language and movement.…

2008 Hot Competition: Selkirk Cooking Students Take the Heat

April 24, 2008: Selkirk College Professional Cooking instructor Randy Davis is flanked by Sara Vickery (left) and Katie Foster, who won silver medals at this year's B.C. Chef's Association Hot Competition in Vancouve…

Crisis in Canada’s $13B Golf Industry: Clubs Face Shortage of Trained Managers

May 26, 2008: Amid growing concern about too few skilled trades people in Canada, another crisis is looming for the nation's $13 billion golf industry -- not enough trained staff to manage and operate the 2,200 gol…

Selkirk College Chef Randy Davis Gets Philosophical Between Meals

May 27, 2008: According to Randy Davis, an instructor in Selkirk College's professional cooking program, bringing people together is what cooking is all about.…

Castlegar Rotarians Make Generous Contribution to Selkirk College

May 28, 2008: Castlegar Rotarians Doreen Smecher (left) and president Gerry Rempel (far right) donate a cheque for $2,500 to Selkirk College donor services coordinator Joyce Buckler.…

High School Students Cooking Up College Credits before Graduation

June 4, 2008: Rossland's duo-credit cooking program is one of many ACE-IT (Accelerated Credit Enrolment in Industry Training) trades programs made available by Selkirk College to West Kootenay high school students.…

Residential Schools Apology: Stephen Harper

June 10, 2008: An Invitation to Witness from Grand Chief Edward John, First Nations Summit and Stephanie Forsyth, BCCI Representative for BC Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education Partners Group.…

Selkirk College Graduate Wins Superstar Hair Challenge

June 19, 2008: Castlegar native and Selkirk College alumnus Anthony Crosfield beat out 11 other hair stylists in the nationally broadcast reality television show, "Superstar Hair Challenge," which aired on…

Nelson Shoreline Restoration Project Funds Students

June 27, 2008: The Nelson Shoreline Restoration Project recently received donations totaling $2,200, which will be used to hire two Selkirk College Integrated Environmental Planning students on a part-time basis and…

Southern B.C. Colleges to Collaborate

July 10, 2008: College of the Rockies, Selkirk College and Okanagan College arecollaborating to provide a more integrated approach to offeringeducational programs and services to students in British Columbia’s…

Bernard Leach Pottery Collection donated to Selkirk College

July 10, 2008: Selkirk College’s Kootenay School of the Arts (KSA) has received a generous donation of Bernard Leach Pottery from Carol (Proudfoot) Couch.…

Public Sector Employees Act requires disclosure of executive compensation packages

July 22, 2008: The Public Sector Employees Act requires the disclosure of all executive compensation packages with a base salary in excess of $125,000.…

Need for Personal Trainers Surging - Selkirk College Launches New Continuing Education Courses to Meet Demand

September 26, 2008: September 26, 2008: Every morning Candace receives her clients - towels and water bottles in hand. After completing the Personal Training course at Selkirk College, Candace Woodall became a personal t…

Selkirk College Partners with Castlegar Rebels

July 22, 2008: Selkirk College has partnered with the Castlegar Rebels to encourage young hockey players to think about post secondary education and career related training.…

Incoming Students Need Affordable Housing

July 23, 2008: Incoming students are contacting Selkirk College for help as they embark on a fruitless search for suitable, affordable housing in the region.…

CBT Supports Community Service Awards

July 29, 2008: Wally Penner, VP of Community Partnerships at Columbia Basin Trust (CBT), presents a cheque for $20,000 to Pat Henman, Donor Development Coordinator at Selkirk College, in support of this year’s Col…

Selkirk Students Opt for Extended Health

July 31, 2008: In partnership with Canada's only national non-profit insurance provider, Green Shield, and the National Student Health Network, the Selkirk College Student's Union (SCSU) will offer a comprehensive s…

Canada West Ski Areas Association donates to Selkirk College

August 12, 2008: Selkirk College students benefit from Canada West Ski Areas Association donation.…

Ceramic Exhibition Gets KSA "Out There"

August 27, 2008: Instructors and graduates from Selkirk College’s Kootenay School of the Arts (KSA) will be showcasing their diverse ceramic styles at the prestigious Gallery of BC Ceramics on Granville Island in Va…

Scholarships Help BC Students Become Global Citizens

September 29, 2008: A new Premier's One World scholarship to support up to five BC students pursuing post-secondary studies abroad and its first recipients were announced today by Murray Coell, Minister of Advanced Educa…

Selkirk College Mir Centre for Peace Celebrates the UN International Day of Peace with Devi Mucina

September 5, 2008: The Selkirk College Mir Centre for Peace invites you to participate in an evening with Zimbabwe’s Devi Mucina on September 21, in celebration of the UN International Day of Peace.…

Mir Centre for Peace Hosts Award Winning Novelist Marilyn Bowering

September 12, 2008: Award-winning novelist, poet and playwright Marilyn Bowering will be holding a public reading at Selkirk College’s Mir Centre for Peace.…

Selkirk College Launches First Ever Classroom on Wheels

September 16, 2008: September 16, 2008: Selkirk College is launching the first Industrial Mobile Training program in the West Kootenay, thanks to a $74,000 contribution from Columbia Basin Trust.…

Selkirk College Students and Donors Celebrate at Scholarship Awards Ceremony

September 19, 2008: September 19, 2008: Over $200,000 in scholarships was presented to students in various programs at Selkirk College in the beginning of September, as students and donors gathered to celebrate at the Sc…