Solidarity & Advocacy News
Okanagan College Students’ Union Written Submission for Post-Secondary Review
Our students’ union strongly endorses the core principles outlined in the BC Federation of Students’ submission and offers the following local evidence and recommendations to support and expand on those themes.
The Okanagan College Students’ Union Stands in Solidarity with Trans Athletes: A Call for Accountability and Inclusivity in PACWEST
The Okanagan College Students’ Union is proud to reaffirm its unwavering support for trans athletes and the broader 2SLGBTQIA+ community in light of recent developments in the Pacific Western Athletic Association (PACWEST).
2025 Leadership Council Presentation by Okanagan College Students’ Union
OCSU representatives spoke with Okanagan College Leadership on February 6, 2025 to discuss a variety of student concerns.
OCSU Letter of Support for First-Year BSN Students
The Okanagan College Students’ Union is writing to Minister Selina Robinson, the Okanagan College Board of Governors, Okanagan College Education Council, Carly Hall, Dean of Health and Social Development, the University of British Columbia-Okanagan Senate, the Kelowna MLA’s, and our OC Community in solidarity and support of our Bachelor of Nursing students and faculty.
OCSU Letter of Support for Emily Carr University Walkout
November 8th Message to OCSU Members
Hello members! We wanted to give a big thank you to everyone who participated in our Student Solidarity activities this past week. With your help, we gathered just under 800 student signatures calling on the College to do better when it comes to students. Your Students’ Union coordinated between Kelowna, Penticton, and Salmon Arm campuses to ask our institution to put students first and asked you to lend your support.
Letter of Support from OC Faculty Association
The Okanagan College Faculty Association supports our students in every way that we can, and even though faculty roles are diverse, we all know that our students are the heart of Okanagan College. Because of this, faculty hone and develop their teaching and support skills with student needs in mind. Today, the students protest, and their actions and concerns are front and center as they speak their needs. Faculty are here in their support, as always.
Student Letter to Okanagan College Leadership
he OCSU is asking its members to join us in a Student Solidarity Walk Out on November 2nd at 10:30am because Okanagan College is leaving students out of conversations and decisions; because Okanagan College has abandoned its historic student-centered values; and because Okanagan College has had a steep decline of quality, and student centered, delivery of services.