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On Tuesday, August 20, at 5:00 pm join our Film Arts students at the The Rio Theatre for the annual film festival.

In only eight months, 32 students came together to create these 11 short films—from rough drafts to polished gems. At the end of the show, the audience will vote for their favourite film. Come laugh, cry, and support future filmmakers!

This event is free of charge. https://langara.ca/news-and-events/events-calendar/240820-Unlock-the-Vault.html

Make sure you follow Langara College Film Arts to see the films online after the live event!

Join Squamish elder Sam George and Writing Lives instructor Jill Yonit Goldberg in conversation at the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts in Sechelt, BC, on Friday, August 16. They’ll be talking about Sam’s book, The Fire Still Burns (2023), which was co-authored by students Liam Belson, Dylan MacPhee, and Tanis Wilson, in the 2019/2020 edition of the Writing Lives course.

Get your tickets at https://writersfestival.ca/writers/sam-george-in-conversation-with-jill-yonit-goldberg/

Catch our Web and Mobile Design and Development students as they present their capstone projects in front of a live audience! These talented students built their apps in just 12 weeks as part of their fourth term. Six teams will showcase their apps to a panel of industry leaders, with one team taking home the winning title.
Thursday, August 15, at UBC Robson Square, from 6–8:30 pm.

RSVP at: https://langara.ca/news-and-events/events-calendar/240815-Web-Mobile-capstone-project.html

Shape your future! The StrongerBC future skills grant covers up to $3,500 for all British Columbians for eligible short-term skills training at public post-secondary institutions. Learn more about how to register. https://bit.ly/46z02G9

Today, an idea. Tomorrow, a career. Registration is now open for Langara College Continuing Studies programs! Continuing Studies has flexible courses and programs which let you keep pace with industry changes within your schedule.
Explore our full-time, part-time, and specialized courses to find what works for you. Now is the best time to create tomorrow. Review our available programs to find your fit, visit https://bit.ly/3UmaIjZ.

New high school graduate starting at Langara this fall? If you are active in athletics, there is a scholarship award created for students like you! Check out the Sangra Family Scholarship award criteria at https://langara.ca/student-services/financial-aid/scholarships/entrance.html

Registration for the Continuing Studies Fall 2024 term is almost open! Whether you're ready to start your career, looking to change direction, or interested in a new hobby, we have a path for you. Registration opens August 1. Review our available programs to find your fit. Today, a new program. Tomorrow, new opportunities.

Langara. Continuing Studies: Programs & Courses Langara College, located in Vancouver, B.C., provides university, career, and continuing studies programs to over 23,000 students annually. We offer the largest university transfer program in Canada, with a proven record of student success.

Do you want to elevate your English skills for free?

Our fully-funded industry-specific English Language Learning courses will strengthen your communication through courses on essential grammar and industry-specific vocabulary. You’ll learn current methods for researching job openings, crafting resumes and cover letters, and conducting effective interviews with confidence.

Additionally, you’ll learn about industry trends, job search strategies, and career development to launch a successful career in the exciting fields of 2D Animation, 3D Animation, and Medical Office Administration.

Join a free information session on June 17 to learn more about this incredible opportunity. Learn more at https://bit.ly/3VC5K5X.

Have you seen the new artwork at Langara–49th Ave Station? “Invisible Garden” is a large-scale work of painted steel that refers to the weeds growing through the pavement cracks around the station. The piece was initially designed by Eden Veaudry and produced collaboratively by Langara Fine Arts students in the Public Art Studio Practice course in spring 2024.

Created to call attention to the strangeness and beauty of these humble plants, it allows passersby to cultivate a deeper relationship to the natural environment.Check out “Invisible Garden” as well as “Out of the Tunnel”, the kaleidoscopic vinyl wall collage also made by Langara Fine Arts students.

Congratulations to the on being named the 7th best all-time athletics program by the as part of its 50th anniversary Sport Supremacy honours.

The award celebrates the cumulative achievements of the CCAA's 99 member institutions across Canada.

Link in bio for more info.

Congratulations to our graduation award recipients: Amanda Jade Tian, Ashley Pye, Chi Yan Li, Hana Wael Hekal, Jade Ongcol, Julia Charlotte Olsen, Stanley Chan, Jin Kyum Kim (absent), and Nadia Elsherif (absent).

They are recognized for their outstanding academic achievements and community service. Read their bios at https://bit.ly/43ybOyf.

Join us in celebrating their accomplishments and wishing them continued success in all their future endeavors.

Congratulations to Faculties of Arts and Nursing grads from our third-day ceremonies of ! You've officially joined our esteemed Langara Alumni community.

Alumni Prize Draw: Want a chance to win a Sennheiser CX Plus True Wireless Earbuds valued at $170? Sign up to receive the Orange Peel newsletter and get a shot at this amazing prize. Visit https://bit.ly/3P3ojNL.

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Congratulations to Arts and Sciences, the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Social Sciences and Community Programs, and Faculty of Management grads from our second-day ceremonies of ! You've officially joined our esteemed Langara Alumni community.

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🎓🎉Congrats to the General Education and Continuing Studies grads from our first ceremony of ! You've officially joined our esteemed community.

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Congratulations once again, and remember, you're !

Congratulations to the General Education and Continuing Studies grads from our first ceremony of ! You've officially joined our esteemed Langara Alumni community.

Alumni Prize Draw: Want a chance to win a Sennheiser CX Plus True Wireless Earbuds valued at $170? Sign up to receive the Orange Peel newsletter and get a shot at this amazing prize. Visit https://bit.ly/4bCOTFy.

Congratulations once again, and remember, you're !

🎓 Class of 2024, do you want to win a Sennheiser CX Plus True Wireless Earbuds valued at $170?

Before you are off on your new adventure, make sure to enter the Alumni Prize Draw by signing up for the Orange Peel newsletter at https://bit.ly/4bCOTFy.

Do you want to elevate your English skills for free?

Our fully-funded industry-specific English Language Learning courses will strengthen your communication through courses on essential grammar and industry-specific vocabulary. You’ll learn current methods for researching job openings, crafting resumes and cover letters, and conducting effective interviews with confidence. Additionally, you’ll learn about industry trends, job search strategies, and career development to launch a successful career in the exciting fields of 2D Animation, 3D Animation, and Medical Office Administration.

Join a free information session on June 17 to learn more about this incredible opportunity. https://bit.ly/3VC5K5X

All Langara students are eligible for a FREE massage therapy session until June 15th at our student clinic (601 West Broadway) when booking with a Semester 2 registered massage therapy student. Book an appointment by calling 604.872.2471 or book online at https://bit.ly/4bW2Nmj.

For Marianne, a graduating student from the Nutrition at Langara Nutrition and Food Service Management diploma program, a work experience back in 2019 has resulted in an all-expense paid trip to the The Canadian Society of Nutrition Management (CSNM) National Conference this June.

“The program changed my perspective on healthcare. The hands-on practicums and site visits I participated in gave me the opportunity to meet great mentors and leaders in the industry who helped shape my nutrition management career.”

Marianne is the winner of a national competition and will attend the CSNM national conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The grand prize includes, travel, accommodation, a full conference registration, and the opportunity to meet, shadow, and network with the CSNM Board of Directors.

Learn more about her story: https://bit.ly/4auHRBP

The campus and all services will be closed on Mon, May 20 for Victoria Day. This includes all student services and labs. We hope you have a restful long weekend. Learn more about our campus hours at https://bit.ly/2IrV4Sq.

ConfidenceLine enables students to report sexualized violence or misconduct. You can confidentially report an incident that occurred on or off campus.

ConfidenceLine allows for direct and confidential communication between you and an Office of Student Conduct, Accountability and Support (SCAS) staff member. You can choose to identify yourself or you can choose to remain anonymous.

Report it today at langara.confidenceline.com.

Did you know Langara College trains international nurses to practice in Canada?

Meet Tomoko Nakamura. She was a nurse in Japan, but with the help of scholarships and bursaries has just finished the Diploma in Nursing Practice in Canada. She’ll be starting her Canadian career at Vancouver General Hospital later this month.

BC needs more nurses like Tomoko. And you can help.

Start by checking out Tomoko’s story at https://bit.ly/44AePzq.

Today is National Nursing Student Day! To celebrate, please meet Aly H. She’s a Term 5 student in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program who has just started working on the Burns, Trauma, High Acuity unit at Vancouver General Hospital.

You can discover more from Aly on our website. https://bit.ly/3UOY7sv.

BC needs more nurses like Langara grad Sophie Mack. She’s dedicated her career to serving the remote community of Bella Coola.

But we can’t have more nurses without more nursing students. It’s donations that make the difference.

For a look at what financial support actually looks like, read Sophie’s story at https://bit.ly/3Wug6FR.

What’s so funny about mental health? As far as Stand Up for Mental Health is concerned, everything. Comedian and Continuing Studies (CS) instructor David Granirer is the creator of the Stand Up for Mental Health Comedy Society, a troupe of comics and up-and-comers with mental health issues who use stand-up as a way of building confidence and fighting public stigma.

“The confidence you get from stand-up comedy is so huge,” says Granirer. “Here you are on stage and you’re telling people all about your struggles and the worst things about you, and there’s laughing and applauding, people telling you how great you are.

In addition to the Stand Up For Mental Health Comedy Society, David teaches stand-up comedy in the CS Performing Arts program. The eight-week Stand-Up Comedy Clinic course teaches joke formats, performance techniques, ways to generate killer material, how to handle jokes that bomb, and more. The next iteration of the class begins on June 6, 2024.

Learn more at https://bit.ly/44gAZ9C.

Standup comedy for mental health? 'It's one of my anchors,' says one veteran participant David Granirer, who suffers from bipolar, teaches standup as a way of building confidence

Happy International Mother Earth Day!

Today we remind ourselves that – now more than ever – we need a sustainable economy that works for both people and the planet.

Langara faculty members, in collaboration with the City of Richmond - Local Government, are exploring circular production practices in our Makerspace. They are upcycling post-consumer denim into a durable new material and upholstering a donated couch that was headed for the landfill.

Through this project, student research assistants are confronting issues like overconsumption and overproduction, improving our local environment and community, and gaining experience delivering work to a real-world client.

The project is made possible through Langara’s Applied Research Centre, which providesd financial and logistical support. Many of our cultures and systems train us to be consumers rather than creators, caretakers, and re-users. By developing and testing solutions for issues that impact us directly, these researchers are finding alternatives and offering new possibilities.

This is just one example of how Langara is working towards a more sustainable future.

Celebrate the amazing work of our Langara Fine Arts graduates at the 2024 Fine Arts Grad show!

This showcase is a culmination of our students’ hard work, creativity, and dedication throughout their program. The exhibition features art pieces in various mediums, including ceramics, drawing, design, Indigenous carving and tool making, painting, performance, print media, public art, media, textile and sculpture.

Opening night is Apr 25 from 6–9pm and the show will run until May 5 in the A Building Foyer.

Today, an idea. Tomorrow, a career. Langara College Continuing Studies has flexible courses and programs which let you keep pace with industry changes within your schedule.

Explore out full-time, part-time, and specialized courses to find what works for you. Now is the best time to create tomorrow. Review our available programs to find your fit, visit https://bit.ly/3UmaIjZ.

Tilly Nelson’s innovative exhibition “We’re already here, it’s time you realized” is an incredibly moving series of photographs that tells the stories of individuals with disabilities and visual differences. Her work focuses on increasing visibility and representation of people with disabilities in the workplace, or—in the case of some of the younger models—their career dreams and goals for the future. These images will touch your heart as you feel the photographer’s passion and love for her work.

A commercial photographer and media creator, Tilly has worked with people with disabilities from a young age and her fight for representation and inclusion has only grown. Through her lens, she empowers voices that are often overlooked, capturing each individual with authenticity and respect.

See the exhibit until Apr 15 in the Science and Technology (T) Building foyer. Learn more at https://bit.ly/3vSjiAg.