Alumni

Jack Anderson Announced as Olds College 2012 Partner of the Year

February 9, 2012

Olds, AB — Feb. 09, 2012; Students will be driven to success in more ways than one as Olds College announced Jack Anderson as the 2012 Partner of the Year. Eighty-four year-old rancher Jack Anderson is a successful Calgary area businessman and entrepreneur in agriculture, construction and oil and gas. This most prestigious honour is [...]

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BUSINESSMAN, PHILANTHROPIST AND TV CELEBRITY W. BRETT WILSON TO BE OLDS COLLEGE’S GALA KEYNOTE SPEAKER

January 31, 2012

OLDS, ALBERTA, JANUARY 31, 2012 Everyone attracted by business innovation, passion for philanthropy and a bevy of bright ideas will want to lend an ear to keynote speaker W. Brett Wilson at this year’s Olds College Gala, March 23, 2012. A successful business and philanthropy television personality, Wilson was the lead deal-maker from CBC’s Dragons’ [...]

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DONATION OF 100 VINTAGE CARS AND TRUCKS THE LARGEST IN OLDS COLLEGE 99-YEAR HISTORY

January 17, 2012

Calgary area businessman and rancher J. C. (Jack) Anderson will be donating the proceeds from the sale of his collection of 100 vintage cars and trucks to Olds College during its 2013 Centennial year. Planning for the “100 Cars and Trucks For Our 100th Year” auction is underway. Mr. Anderson’s prized collection will be auctioned [...]

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Olds College Online Auction launch

December 1, 2011

Olds College Advancement is launching the Olds College Online Auction today. The Online Auction is an “opportunity to raise project/operational funds and the profiles of the Olds College programs and students.” The funds from the Online Auction will not only assist Olds College in continuing “educational priorities and unanticipated opportunities for students and faculty, awards [...]

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Completed infrastructure upgrades through KIP poise Olds College for visible renewal

November 10, 2011

Thanks to $6.83 million in vital upgrades over the past two years, possible through joint federal-provincial funding from the Knowledge Infrastructure Program (KIP), Olds College is now able to turn its attention to the visible interior of older facilities, resulting in improved and renewed learning and common space. The revitalization plan will address the appearance [...]

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Olds College announces $100,000 Centennial Innovation Fund

October 21, 2011

Olds College alumni, staff, students, and are invited to submit a proposal for up to $100,000 as an initiative to celebrate the College’s centennial and garner highly innovative and creative ideas that align with the College’s Comprehensive Institutional Plan (CIP). This proposal may include academic offerings, aspects of campus life, school policy, or facility improvements [...]

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Olds College Hort Week appeals to aspiring and professional gardeners alike

July 4, 2011

As Olds College’s 47th annual Hort Week draws closer, many classes are close to filling up – with some already full. The event takes place July 18-22 on Olds College campus and offers over 30 workshops and courses about gardening, growing and creating beautiful things. Some courses, such as the Encaustic Beeswax Painting Workshop on [...]

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Olds College alumnus finds herself in Cavalia

May 27, 2011

Cavalia, an amazing spectacle of horses and riders in a blend of dance, acrobatics, visual effects and live music, is just on the second eve of its month-long string of Calgary performances. And there is little doubt the critically acclaimed show will generate amazement and plenty of wide smiles in the audience. The biggest grin, [...]

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Olds College becomes newest member of Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference

May 20, 2011

The Olds College Men and Women’s Basketball teams are now part of the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) and will begin competing in it for the 2012-2013 season. The Broncos Cross Country team, new to Broncos athletics this coming season, will be ACAC members as well. The decision to accept Olds College’s application to join [...]

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Olds College 2011 Open House, Saturday April 2!

March 29, 2011

Olds College’s 2011 annual Open House once again promises a wide variety of entertaining and informative events for prospective students, alumni and the general public alike. Beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 2, visitors will be able to explore Olds College’s campus and buildings, view the residences and student lifestyle facilities, and witness other special [...]

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Olds College to name Government of Canada 2011 Partner of the Year at annual Gala

January 27, 2011

This year’s Olds College Gala, a formal annual dinner, showcase and fundraising event, will take place on the evening of March 11. And, as that distinguished evening moves ever closer, the College is pleased to announce that it will bestow its 2011 Partner of the Year designation upon the Government of Canada. “One of the [...]

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Olds College alumnus now North America’s highest-winning apprentice jockey

January 24, 2011

One short year after he claimed the title of Outstanding Apprentice Jockey at the 35th Annual Sovereign Awards in Toronto last January, Olds College alumnus Omar Moreno now holds the continent’s highest award for an apprentice jockey. Last week, at the 40th Annual Eclipse Awards in Miami, Fla., Moreno was named the top apprentice rider [...]

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Olds College Equine Science graduates get access to International Bachelor’s Degree program

January 19, 2011

Olds College’s Equine Science graduates will now have expanded educational and career opportunities, not to mention potential for life-enriching travel, thanks to a new agreement signed with England’s Hartpury College, an Associated Faculty of the University of the West of England. From this year forward, students with a two-year Equine Science Diploma will be able [...]

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