Sprott-Shaw Blog

The Burnaby Campus Student/Alumni Society will be holding their meeting tomorrow; May 1.

During the last meeting on April 24^th the Society came up with some possible activities, they divided the activities into three different categories: Student Support Activities, Student Involvement, and Students and Instructor Involvement Activities.

For Student Support Activities:

• Inviting Guest Speakers
• Arrange field trips to help course learning

For Student Involvement:

• Sports
• Karaoke
• Movie Nights
• Lunch/Dinner
• Beach Activities (volleyball, etc)
• BBQ at society member’s house

For Student and Instructor Involvement activities it includes:

• Coffee Day
• Instructor performance day (more like a talent show for instructors)
• Student/Faculty competitions (a division of two teams, students vs faculty, and games would be made to test team’s Team Work, individual agility, brain storming etc)

These are only a few of the activities, during the next meeting members will bring in more ideas to contribute to the list as well as make goals and missions for the Society.

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Today is Jeans Day! In support of B.C’s Children’s Hospital many people are rocking their jeans. It is a great cause and for only $5.00 you receive button! 

BC’s Children’s Hospital is the province’s only pediatric facility that treats ill and injured children up to the age of 16 years old. Children can be quite fragile compared to an adult, the care at Children’s Hospital is specialized for the unique needs of children. The funds raised from Jean’s Day benefits children hospital as well are the purchases of needed equipment, funding research of childhood illnesses etc. 

And honestly it is a win, win situation! First of all you are supporting the Children’s Hospital a great cause and rocking your jeans at work! And honestly who doesn’t like wearing jeans! 

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Congratulations to another one of our successful students!!

A graduate from the Victoria campus Medical Office Assistant program was hired by the Oak Bay Medical Clinic as their Office Manager.

From all of us at Sprott Shaw Community College we congratulate you on a JOB well done.

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On Tuesday April 28 more than 45 students will be receiving their diplomas and certificates. Graduates are being recognized in all the major programs such as Practical Nursing, Administrative Assistants, Legal Secretary, Community Support Worker, Spa Body Therapy and Kamloop campus’ very first Early Childhood Educators program.

It is always such a great evening and judging by the more than 300 guests invited by the graduates, it is such an important milestone in these students life! You can feel the excitement and anticipation in the air, finally all those months of hard work comes down to this one night where the students are recognized for their great accomplishment. Even though you can feel the excitement there is also a bit of fear, fear of leaving the classroom and entering the job force! It is such a big step for students, leaving the classroom and entering into their career. However, I am confident in the students that they will do great things with their life and step into a successful career!

Congratulation graduates! We at Sprott Shaw wish you all the best!!  

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For the third year in a row, Kelowna’s  staff & students have donated their time and enthusiasm to the “Have a Heart” radiothon. The event is hosted by Kelowna’s best radio station –> Sun FM. Over the years, the Kelowna campus have helped raise over $15,000.00 towards Kelowna’s Neo-natal Unit.  The money that is raised stays in Kelowna. The cause is near and dear to the hearts of the Kelowna community and we are extremely proud to work with Sun FM to help raise the funds needed. This year the event is on April 30, right in the middle of our graduation ceremonies! What a fun and busy week ahead for the Kelowna Campus!

This year we are particularly excited as we have the President of Sprott Shaw, Dean Dupperon, volunteering. Yes, that’s right! Our own president is getting involved in this cause. We also have some of our graduated students wanted to participate again this year. Not only does this event bring us a huge sense of community, but we have a lot of fun dodging in and out of traffic collecting donations from stopped cars! Giving back to our community and getting involved is something we take seriously here at Sprott Shaw Community College.

Stayed tuned for this years total amount raised and photos from the event! 

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Head Office Celebrates Sprott Shaw’s 106th Birthday!!

Head Office 106th Birthday Cake

Courtenay Campus Celebrates Sprott Shaw’s 106th Birthday!!

Courtenay 106th Birthday Cake

East Vancouver Campus Celebrates Sprott Shaw’s 106th Birthday!!

East Vancouver Celebrates 106th Birthday

Nanaimo Campus Celebrates Sprott Shaw’s 106th Birthday!!

Nanaimo 106th Birthday Cake

New Wesminster Campus Celebrates Sprott Shaw’s 106th Birthday!!

New Westminster 106th Birthday Cake

Penticton Campus Celebrates Sprott Shaw’s 106th Birthday!!

Penticton 106th Birthday Cake

Vancouver Campus Celebrates Sprott Shaw’s 106th Birthday!!

Vancouver 106th Birthday Cake

Vernon Campus Celebrates Sprott Shaw’s 106th Birthday!!

Vernon 106th Birthday Cake

Some exciting news from the Burnaby campus! In the beginning of April we had 4 international students starting our BBA (Bachelor’s of Business Administration). They came from the Jordanian Canadian College (Sprott Shaw’s campus in Jordan).

I had a chance to speak to one of the international students Amir. Amir who seemed a little shy was very willing to answer my questions. I asked Amir how he likes Canada, he said he enjoys Canada; and that it is very beautiful! Amir also likes how the Burnaby campus is run even comparing it to a family like atmosphere. Due to the small class sizes, because of the small class sizes you are able to really build a bond with the staff and students.

Our BBA is the first Degree program offered at Sprott Shaw! The program is designed for students choosing a rigorous, technically based business degree comparable in content to other bachelor degrees in Canada. In our BBA you can pick between two concentrations; Marketing & Human Resource Management. The BBA degree program is 120 credits, s0 four years. However with how our Degree at Sprott Shaw is structured it is possible to finish our Degree in less than four years!  

For more information about our BBA check out: http://sprottshaw.com/

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On May 21 our Courtenay campus will be hosting a Career in Health Care event from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.

The event is intended to help people who are looking for work or wanting to change their career. This Career in Health event is a great opportunity to meet local health care employers & find out who is hiring. You may be a Licensed Practical Nurse, a Residential Care Aid, Medical Office Assistant or even someone looking to train in these areas. This is your chance to investigate employment opportunities, training and a chance to meet instructors and students. Since you can meet all these people, they can give you first hand advice due to their real life experience.

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Today is Sprott Shaw’s 106 birthday!! 106 years of providing great education! All campuses celebrated Sprott Shaw’s birthday with a cake for staff & students as well as balloons, pop & snacks. Seeing how it was a nice sunny day some campuses (East Vancouver, Maple Ridge etc) decided to have a barbeque as well! At Head Office today we bought two cakes and pop for staff & students. The cake looked amazing! Everyone enjoyed the cake. I will be posting pictures from every campus by next week! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SPROTT SHAW!!!! 

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At the Nanaimo campus they will be holding a Guest Speaker Series. The Guest Speaker Series is for anyone, whether you are interested in Education, Employment, Labour, Market information, coming to one of these FREE Guest Speaker Series would be extremely beneficial. You will hear from an employer what types of positions they hire for, what training is required and tips on applying. Additionally, if you are interested in furthering your education, you will have an opportunity to meet instructors, chat with past and present students while having an opportunity to check out the Nanaimo campus and hear about our satellite campus in Parksville. Call to reserve your seat!

Today, April 23 at the Nanaimo campus they are having a small group of youth coming to the campus to learn more about training in health care. This is part of Nanaimo’s youth services association, a service provider for youth. 

On April 29 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
HR Chris McPheil from the Vancouver Island Health Authority  will be coming in to discuss the various jobs at Vancouver Island Health Authority.

On April 30 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Martha Hardy, health care manager for Calibre Health Services Inc is coming in to discuss the opportunities for License Practical Nurses in the corrections field.

On May 5 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Walter Anderson, CEO for ITC Computers will be coming to in for a presentation.

On June 3 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Sue Hunter a Manager at Royal Bank of Canada will be coming in to speak.

These Guest Speaker series are a great way to inform people about the opportunities out there from an employer’s perspective!

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