Community Development and Outreach Department at Capilano University

Want more information? Find us at https://www.capilanou.ca/cdo/.

Community Development & Outreach - Capilano University A teaching-focused university in North Vancouver, B.C. with programs in Arts, Sciences, Fine and Applied Arts, Business, Tourism, Outdoor Recreation, Health, Education, Preparatory Studies and more.

Fantastic news for BC learners!

No more tuition fees for adult basic education or English language learning in B.C. The B.C. government is eliminating tuition fees on adult basic education or English language learning programs, reversing a 2015 decision by previous the government.

We have changed! We now have two main ways you can find us on the internet. First, you can check out our Capilano University webpage. This is where you will find all kinds information about our programs, how to apply, and what's happening at the university. Or, you can visit our new ePortfolio page. This is where you will find information about our core courses, student resources, student stories, faculty pages, and updates about our program. Thanks for coming to visit...we hope to see you soon!

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Our Site Has Moved We have changed! We now have two main ways you can find us on the internet. First, you can check out our Capilano University webpage. This is where you will find all kinds information about our pro…

If you're registered for the CLSC program, join us for our orientation session on August 31st at 11 am in the Birch Building, room 323. You'll get to meet your instructors and fellow students, learn more about the first weeks of school, and get a tour of your school. Plus, there's snacks.

And if you're not registered yet, what are you waiting for?

Great news for students!

Capilano University to debut student dorms and dining hall For the first time in its almost 50 year history, Capilano University will soon be providing student housing, albeit off campus. CapU’s leadership signed a five-year lease this week to rent the . . .

Proud that this is something my colleagues are doing.

Education in women’s prison supports positive social change Image: Leighan Crowe and Marion Haythorne are trying to provide better access to meaningful education to incarcerated women at the Fraser Valley Correctional In

Early applications are due now for the Community Leadership and Social Change Diploma Program! For more information, call 604.984.1759 or email us.

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Applications Due Now! Early applications are due now for the Community Leadership and Social Change Diploma Program! For more information, call 604.984.1759 or email us.

Everything you wanted to know about the CCB program for Fall 2016!

Cities and Food conference coming up. Only $15 to attend!
http://events.ufv.ca/events/cities-and-food-conference/

Cities and Food conference - UFV Events Date(s): Friday, June 10 Time: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Location: : Student Union Building (SUB) Cities and Food conference Developing secure and sustainable urban food systems Hosted by the the University of the Fraser Valley’s Agriculture Centre of Excellence (ACE), the Cities and Food conference brings…

Or check out their website: http://seatoskycommunity.org/

The Hotspot Community Resource Centre

Interested in what we're doing in Squamish? Check out the the Hotspot...
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Squamish Welcome Centre The Squamish Welcome Centre is welcoming space for everyone. Stop by and say hi!

This blog post was written by Maya Azizi. Maya is a student in the Community Leadership and Social Change Program. After three years of working with the Tsleil-Waututh Nation I have come to have a newfound love and respect for them as a nation and group in my community. Before I had the opportunity to work them, I had never been on a reserve nor really interacted with people of the First Nations communities. [ 212 more words. ]

https://cdostories.wordpress.com/2016/05/12/building-relationships-with-tsleil-waututh-youth/

Building Relationships with Tsleil-Waututh Youth This blog post was written by Maya Azizi. Maya is a student in the Community Leadership and Social Change Program. After three years of working with the Tsleil-Waututh Nation I have come to have a …

This blog post was written by Violet-Rose Pharoah. Violet-Rose is a student in the Community Leadership and Social Change Program at Capilano. When I signed up for the Community Service course (CLSC 103) I honestly wasn’t sure what to expect. I knew that the course would build on the other Community Leadership and Social Change diploma courses I had taken, yet I was intrigued by what the opportunity to learn outside of the classroom would be like. [ 460 more words. ]

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The Garbage Bag Challenge This blog post was written by Violet-Rose Pharoah. Violet-Rose is a student in the Community Leadership and Social Change Program at Capilano. When I signed up for the Community Service course (CLS…

This blog post was written by Mara Mennicken. Mara is an international student from Germany, studying in the Community Leadership and Social Change Program at Capilano University.

https://cdostories.wordpress.com/2016/05/05/my-volunteer-experience-at-the-gordon-neighbourhood-house/

My Volunteer Experience at the Gordon Neighbourhood House This blog post was written by Mara Mennicken. Mara is an international student from Germany, studying in the Community Leadership and Social Change Program at Capilano University. I started my serv…

Amazing tool (from a digital literacy perspective). Also, a very effective awareness raising opportunity...http://slaveryfootprint.org/

Slavery Footprint How many slaves work for you? There are 27 million slaves in the world today. Many of them contribute to the supply chains that end up in the products we use every day. Find out how many slaves work for you, and take action.

The following post was written by CLSC student Jessie Visser, about her experience volunteering for the Tri-Cities Food Bank.

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Sharing Food and Life Lessons The following post was written by CLSC student Jessie Visser, about her experience volunteering for the Tri-Cities Food Bank. Low incomes, unemployment and benefit delays and food price increases h…

Hi folks. It's time for a quick Facebook privacy lesson!

If you'd like to be "Friends" with someone (like us) but don't want to share all your Facebook activity, here's how you do that:

First, become friends (with us).

Now click on "Friends" over at the left side of your page. Next, click on "+Create List" and give it a name, then hit "Enter". Now you can "Add Friends". Add us here. You can add other people or groups too, if you want to treat us all alike. This will give you have a list that you can control differently from your *regular friends* ;-)!

Now you're going to change your privacy settings. Click on the lock icon at the top right hand of any page. Choose "Privacy Checkup". Under "Future Posts", set it to "Custom" and choose not to share with the list you just created. You can choose to share a specific post later, in all different ways - but the automatic setting will be the one you set now. Now do the same for your "Profile", if you like. If you have time, check the list of "Apps" you've authorized to access your Facebook account and delete any you no longer use.

Now you have a more secure page AND you get to be friends (with us)!

Thanks for reading. Let us know if this was helpful!

New Community Capacity Building Citation Course brochure is ready for action!

Interested in food security issues? Register for the West End Food Festival's workshops now! Learn about fermentation, mushrooms, urban edibles, and more...

West End Food Festival 2015
You’ve come to the right place! Registration for West End Food Festival events is available here. Please see the list of events on the right. Looking for the Saving Seeds Workshop? Please register here or by contacting the West End Community Centre (604.257.8333). Looking for the Harvest Celebration…
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Spaces are still available in some courses of our Community Development and Social Change Diploma Program. Build your community-based research skills, learn about program planning and management, or get started on the core course for the Diploma now. Get in touch soon with [email protected] to find out more!

Who knew?...if you like CBC's Dragon's Den, and you like social change, there's a TV show for you!

Watch episodes of Social Enterprise Heroes 2014 (http://socialenterpriseheroes.ca/watch/) and get ready to pitch your idea for 2015! (http://socialenterpriseheroes.ca/)

Watch Heroes... Social Enterprise Heroes 2014 Enterprising Non-Profits has partnered with TELUS Optic TV to produce a documentary series following our 3 challengers and their journey with Social Enterprise Heroes....

'We Act' Scholarships offer free Capilano University tuition for high school students passionate about social change!

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New 'We Act' scholarship available! In October, Capilano University added two entrance scholarships for students who have demonstrated their commitment to social change by participating in the We Act education program in high school....

Our new promotion video is hitting the airwaves today! Check it out...!
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New CLSC Promo Video! Our new promotional video for the Diploma in Community Leadership and Social Change is now online. Click here to check it out! We'd love to hear what you think...

Many of our faculty are at the Decoda Literacy Conference this week, talking about the big picture of current literacy issues in BC. Lots to think about and take back to our communities!

New blog post by student Cenen M. Bagon!

http://cdostories.wordpress.com/2014/10/27/an-elder-activist-stephen-kakfwi-at-capilano-u/

Something useful from Cap's page...

25 incredibly useful things you probably didn't know about the library http://ow.ly/BQleg

Great question for anyone involved in activism. Shared from Global Stewardship!

What is your relationship to power? Power is a key issue for almost anyone working for a healthier, more just society. Often activists focus on changing political or other dominant power structures. But many of us have not taken the time to understand our own relationship to power.

Join us for this event that is brought to you by Vancouver's Food Policy Council, the Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House and Gordon Neighbourhood House.

The first ever cohort of students is up and running in the CLSC Diploma! We are so excited to welcome our new students! We're now working hard to reach out to new students for Spring 2015...so spread the word far and wide...Social Change is happening here!