Congratulations to Vanier Science graduate Lu Yao, whose initiative to start a theatre troupe at Vanier helped her garner two 2012 Forces AVENIR awards. After first receiving a $1000 prize in June she went on to compete in the Forces AVENIR finals and, at a Gala held on September 5, 2012, she was awarded another prize of $2000 for being the top entry in the category Avenir: Arts, lettres et culture. Click for more.

The Vanier College Finance Team made up of An Yun Lu, Macey Geneva Lacbay, Marisa Agnellini, and alternates Thi Thong Hoa Vuong and Stephanie Wong, won the Gold Medal at Dawson College’s Annual Bilingual Business Administration Case Competition. The award was Vanier's third consecutive Gold in this particular competition. The team's coach was departmental coordinator David Moscovitz. Click for more.

Vanier student Santiago Paiva was presented with a Forces Avenir Award at a special gala held in Quebec City on September 7th. In addition to winning a grant in the Project Category, his entry, “Simulating Asteroids: Detection and Analysis,” won the overall award for best project. Previously, he won first place in the North American division of the Present Around the World (PATW) Engineering Competition held in England in 2010 in which he was third in the world overall. Click for more.

Matthew Barr won two different awards in October and November 2011. First, he received the Garfield Weston Award, recognizing outstanding students in technology programs who have made contributions to their communities. Click for more. The next month, Matthew received the Terry Fox Humanitarian Award which acknowledges outstanding volunteerism. On top of all this, Matthew is a star basketball player and a licensed pilot. Read more on his numerous accomplishments. Click for more.

A group of Vanier Architectural Technology students traveled to Louisiana to pitch in with rebuilding efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The team of students, led by teacher Jeff Johnston, were there for 10 days and worked on a variety of projects, primarily in the hard-hit St. Bernard's Parish area of New Orleans. Click for more.

Vanier student Sarah Lone was presented the Loran Award for her commitment to issues relating to Social Justice and to the Environment. During her time at Vanier, Sarah was a dedicated member of the Vanier Social Justice Committee. The prestigious award consists of a full scholarship, valued at $75,000 over four years to study at a Canadian University. Click for more.

Raphaël Leclaire recovered from two bouts with cancer and became inspired to raise funds for several cancer-related initiatives for the Montreal University Health Centre (MUHC). In the course of his efforts, he has been featured on the CTV National News as well as on Hockey Night in Canada in a story relating to his work with the Saku Koivu Foundation. Find out all about this amazing individual. Click for more.

Vytautos Bucionis was featured on a story reported by CFCF News on June 6th. It talked both about the remarkable way in which he deals with his visual impairment as well as the special relationship that he has developed with drumming teacher Nasyr Abdul Al-Khabyyr. It shows how Vytautos records bird songs and then creates compositions based on their melodies. Click for more.

Fatima Daher has won the 2008-2009 Doug Miller Social Justice Award in recognition of her tireless efforts to promote social justice causes throughout Vanier. Fatima was a fixture at information booths run by the Vanier College Social Justice Committee throughout the year and was also editor and chief writer of the committee's newsletter. As well, Fatima served as a tutor, helping students both in the Learning Centre and the Social Science Resource Room. Click for more.

Vanier's very own Rami Sayar "Touchless Computer" presentation won a Silver Medal plus almost $10000 in various prizes and scholarships at the Canada-Wide Science Fair, held May 9 to 17 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He also recently won a Gold Medal and three other awards at the 2009 Montreal Regional Science and Technology Fair. Previously, he had won a Gold Medal in the Senior category at last year's Bell Science Fair Provincial Finals and then went on to take a Bronze Medal at the Nationals held in Ottawa in May 2008. This year he won Silver! Click for more.

Congratulations to Honours Health Science graduating student TingJia Lorigiano who was the Quebec representative at the 2009 Miss Universe Canada pageant. TingJia had previously won the title of Miss Chinese Montreal and went on to be a finalist in the Miss Chinese International competition held last year in Hong Kong. TingJia won the People's Choice Prize at the May 14 preliminary session, meaning she garnered the most online votes and was automatically in the top 20 finalists. Find out more.

Architectural Technology students went on a class trip to New Mexico in May and June of 2008. During their stay, they succeeded in combining academic enrichment with humanitarian work. Their moving story was recently featured in an article from the Saint-Laurent News that was published in September 28, 2008. Find out more.

Congratulations to Elodie Santos (at the right side in the photo at left) and DeCarla Clarke (at the far left side) who each won a scholarship from the West Island Black Community Association (WIBCA) at the group’s 26th anniversary banquet. The award acknowledges their academic success as well as their community involvement through volunteering. The awards ceremony was covered in an article published in the West Island Chronicle. Read the article in its entirety.