August 31, 2022
A new tool for first aid training is helping add an important level of comfort when it comes to life-saving measures.
News
January 04, 2023
Each student’s experience of post-secondary is unique, but there is one vital tool that everyone needs to navigate the education system and truly thrive: support.
For Selkirk College Nursing Program student Melissa Markin, one of this year’s recipients of the Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) Bird Construction/Paul and Gerri Charrette Bursary, that pivotal helping hand was extended when she met Leah Lychowyd, Selkirk College’s counsellor for Indigenous students.
Markin is Métis on her father’s side, but due to her family’s history of assimilation—her paternal grandmother was adopted
December 14, 2022
Students present 14 community projects at the Nursing Student Leadership Conference.
August 19, 2022
The quiet of summer will soon be broken at Selkirk College with the arrival of students for the fall semester, bringing a new air of post-secondary excitement to campuses and learning centres across the region.
July 04, 2022
Selkirk College students and staff were involved in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on Highway 3A between Castlegar and Nelson on Thursday afternoon, June 30.
Eighteen Selkirk College students and staff members, primarily from the Explore Program, were on the BC Transit bus that was involved in the collision. One student suffered serious injury in the crash and was transferred to Kelowna hospital on the evening of June 30. Sadly, the student has since passed away.
A statement from Selkirk College President Maggie Matear:
It is with profound sadness that I inform the college community
June 27, 2022
After a remarkable 30-year career in post-secondary that culmiated with a decade as the Selkirk College president, Angus leaves a legacy that will contine to inspire future learners and leaders. As he embarks on a new chapter, a look back on what he has accomplished in the realm of higher education.
June 24, 2022
In a fitting end to a semester of learning, students in the School of Business put newly acquired knowledge and skills to the test before a panel of community experts in a competition that brought exciting entrepreneurial concepts to the first stage of reality.
June 14, 2022
Through partnerships with the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary and the Provincial Government, Selkirk College has taken ownership of the Greater Trail Community Centre that will enable post-secondary to flourish in a beautiful historic downtown building.
June 13, 2022
The eight-month Web Development Program is a pathway to in-demand careers that combine flexibility with rewarding work outcomes.
May 17, 2022
Remarkable post-secondary happens because of the knowledge, skills, innovation and passion of those committed to emboldening learners to strive for what they need to become successful contributors in their careers and to their community. The annual NISOD Excellence Awards recognize outstanding individuals at Selkirk College who make a difference.