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PILOT PROJECT EXPANDS POST-SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES FOR CENTRAL ALBERTA LEARNERS

May 10, 2012

With the launch of a new pilot project, Campus Alberta Central (a joint venture between Olds College and Red Deer College), has created a new learning model that will supplement post-secondary opportunities available to all learning sites within Central Alberta. The Facilitated Learning Pilot Project means that learners throughout the region will have greater access to [...]

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NEW PARTNERSHIP ALLOWS ONE-STOP FOR ADULT LEARNERS IN ROCKY

April 27, 2012

April 27, 2012 — Adult learners throughout the Rocky Mountain House area now have a one-stop solution to their learning needs, thanks to an exciting new agreement between Campus Alberta Central (CAC) and Rocky Community Learning Council (RCLC). Learners can now access information and support services for post-secondary program offerings from CAC under the [...]

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OLDS AND NIAGARA COLLEGES SIGN PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT FOR CANADA’S SOLE BREWMASTER PROGRAM

April 19, 2012

OLDS, AB; April 19, 2012 – Two Canadian colleges—one from Alberta and one from Ontario—officially signified their intent to deliver Canada’s sole, national post-secondary Brewmaster program by signing a new east-west partnership agreement today. By formalizing this agreement, Niagara College has committed to share its expertise and knowledge with Olds College as it launches the [...]

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PARLIAMENT’S POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION CAUCUS TOURS OLDS COLLEGE AT INVITATION OF M.P. BLAKE RICHARDS

March 7, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 7, 2012 OLDS, Alberta – Parliamentarians from the federal Post-Secondary Education Caucus will visit Olds College on Friday, March 9th at the invitation of Blake Richards, the Member of Parliament for Wild Rose, as part of a fact-finding mission on the positive economic contributions that Canadian universities and colleges are making. [...]

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Barb Mulholland Named New CLC Director of Learning

March 2, 2012

March 2, 2012 – The scope of influence and opportunity at the Community Learning Campus has reached a new level today, with the signing of Barb Mulholland as CLC Director of Learning. Mulholland has cultivated a distinguished career in education, having begun as a classroom teacher nearly 25 years ago in an elementary school in [...]

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NEW AFFINITY PARTNERSHIP BENEFITS LOCAL BUSINESS

February 21, 2012

OLDS, ALBERTA, Feb. 21, 2012– Olds College has confirmed its first-ever local Affinity Program in Olds. Edo Japan, owned and operated by Lori and Bryan Beal, recently signed a three-year financial and service commitment solidifying their role as a major supporter of Olds College. This is part of an initiative to strengthen local businesses, [...]

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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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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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First-ever agreement for rural learning: Campus Alberta Central creates new paths with Stettler community

September 28, 2011

Central Alberta learners now have increased access to a greater variety of educational options, thanks to two separate new agreements signed with Campus Alberta Central; one with the Town of Stettler and another with the Stettler District Community Adult Learning Council. Stettler area residents will be able to utilize learning opportunities such as on-site, [...]

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Five major new sponsors join Olds College 2013 Centennial celebrations

September 26, 2011

Recognizing Olds College’s near-century of contributions to rural Alberta and the nation a whole, five new sponsors have lent their financial support to Olds College’s 2013 Centennial. There are six tiers of sponsorship and Pomeroy Inn and Suites Inc. is the newest contributor to come in at the President’s level with $25,000 in support. Joining [...]

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