At BC Colleges, we want to acknowledge the successes of our colleges, especially excellence in teaching and community building. We celebrate the many milestones, projects, collaborations and announcements from our colleges on our website, in our monthly newsletter, and throughout our social media channels.
Read about the latest news and activities happening at colleges throughout BC in this month’s What’s New at BC Colleges? e-newsletter.
On January 30, 2019, Langara College will take part in Bell Let’s Talk Day. In a collaboration between Student Engagement, Athletics, People and Culture, and Mental Health Initiatives, the college will run an on-campus event that will include activities, contests, and resources tailored to educating students and employees about mental health.
Langara College’s Department of Nutrition and Food Service Management is excited to announce a new transfer agreement which will allow students to transfer directly into the Food, Nutrition and Health Major at UBC.
On Thursday, January 17, Langara’s Faculty of Science recognized 83 outstanding students for the 2018 Dean’s Honour Roll program.
Langara College is pleased to announce Jane Mason has accepted the position of Vice-President, People and Culture. Mason joins Langara following a comprehensive national search conducted by a committee with representation from a broad range of stakeholders from across the Langara community.
Langara students in Environmental Studies, Nursing, and Marketing were awarded top prizes at CityStudio Vancouver's HUBBUB #11. The event showcased twenty-four experimental projects created by students together with the City of Vancouver to address key city goals and challenges.
Langara College and the Zhuhai Municipal Education Bureau signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) towards the goal of providing teachers and students with excellent education and training. Under the agreement, Langara intends to work with its Chinese strategic partner, Guangdon AQG Education Consulting, to develop and deliver customized training programs for teachers in Zhuhai.
At a ceremony held on campus today, Langara College became the first college in British Columbia to sign on to the Okanagan Charter. The Charter calls on post-secondary institutions to embed health into all aspects of campus culture for students, staff, and faculty. Over 20 universities and colleges across Canada have signed the Charter to promote action and collaboration, locally and globally.
Pacific Rim Magazine (PRM), a print and online publication by Langara College Publishing program students, has won two prestigious CMA Pinnacle Awards at the 2017-2018 ACP/CMA National College Media Convention in Louisville, Kentucky.
Langara College has been awarded grants totaling $440K from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), under the College and Community Innovation Program and the College and Community Social Innovation Fund in support of two exciting projects.
Langara College honoured its 2018 Outstanding Alumni Award recipients at an on-campus lunch reception on Thursday, November 1, 2018. The awards celebrate the significant contributions made by Langara alumni in their profession, at Langara, and to society-at-large.
