Category: Campus

It takes one medium-sized room, a few involved teachers, and a handful of aspiring students for the Henry Lehmann Gallery to come to life. Amongst those students is Ashley Lebeau-Palmer, the director of the gallery, and she’s more than enthusiastic to talk about this project that’s quite unknown to the vast majority of the Vanier student population. Named after a late yet praised Vanier teacher, who passed away in 2009, the gallery has been around ever since 2007, more or less. “The gallery is a place for students to exhibit…

As you may or may not know, on Wednesday September 30th, Vanier College welcomed Sheldon Kagan, first ever disk jockey, with open arms. The reason behind his invitation was to thank him infinitely for the amazing donations he made to the Vanier College Music Program and the Vanier College Students’ Association. In appreciation of his donations, the 3rd year students of the music program put on a short concert for Sheldon, his family, and friends, along with the students and faculty members who were present. First, here’s a little bit…

Honours programs bring competitiveness to a whole new level – not only in the classroom. Being in an honours section of any given program raises the bar academically; student’s tend to have a stronger grasp on the basic knowledge of their field, allowing for more in-depth study throughout the short period of one semester. Material is covered in class at a quicker pace than in the other sections of the same course. There is a bit more competition between peers, but these competitors generally turn out to be good study…

Have you ever wondered what our school’s impact is on the environment? If so, then you’ll be excited to find out the results of Vanier’s most recent environmental assessment. Every 5 years, an assessment of Vanier’s environmental footprint is determined by a team of dedicated staff members, with 2010 marking the CEGEP’s first ever environmental assessment. The team evaluates Vanier’s environmental footprint in several regards, and a chapter is dedicated to evaluating all issues related to the footprint of the campus. Some chapters include one on energy and water consumption,…