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Free movies! All day! On April 21, watch a great Canadian film with friends and family near and far online! #CanFilmDay Learn about watch parties here: https://canadianfilmday.ca/special-events/ Northern Lights College NLC DC Student Council NLC FSJ Student Council

To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the NLC International Education and Indigenous Education departments are proud to present the third edition of our Intercultural Encounters Webinar Series. Resilience Required: Immigrant experiences in Northeast BC Date: Monday March 22, 12 noon 1:30 pm Featured Speaker: Ismar Silva, Chair of the Dawson Creek Literacy Society... Join us in conversation with Ismar Silva, Chair of the Dawson Creek Literacy Society and local school teacher, as he reflects on the immigrant experience here in Northeast BC. This webinar is co-presented by Northern Lights College and the Dawson Creek Literacy Society, which is a local representative agency for the Resilience BC Anti-Racism Network. We invite all students, staff, and community members to participate in this free webinar. Pre-registration is required. To register for the webinar on zoom, click the link below: https://ca01web.zoom.us//register/WN_--Sm2kmCRmCpEwvlo8ZGgg

Watch this great video from our Learning Support Specialist Patricia Curtiss as she shares some helpful study tips and tips on how to adopt better study habits to help you better succeed in your studies. http://edtech.nlc.bc.ca/studyhabits.mp4

Sign up for the Get Growing Workshop Part 1: Learn to start seeds and care for them. First come first served Only 16 spots available; you get to keep your plants!! Date: March 22 - 4:30-5:30 pm (MST) Deadline to register is March 17; sign up by email [email protected] Students will pick up a package of soil, seeds and planters to get their very own seeds started and they follow along virtually.... #gardeninglife See more

Thompson Rivers University invites you to join their virtual Sweater Dance Party on Friday, February 5th from 9-10:30 PM to help raise awareness about climate change. Featuring a contests (ugliest sweater, funkiest sweater and coziest sweater), music by DJ Common Sound (from Kamloops) and climate change trivia to start things off! DJ play my song - send them your song request and be entered into another contest! ... Full details are provided in the link below...

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Today is Bell Let's Talk Day! Be part of the action to raise awareness of mental health and help break the stigma! We encourage you to take part in some of the activities that NLC has planned today. Take care, be kind, practice self care, and stay well :) ... As a student of NLC, you have access to FREE counselling services through keep.meSafe (My SSP) anytime, anywhere, 24/7, by phone or chat, connecting you with a Student Support Advisor who speaks your language, understands your culture, and can work with you to succeed while studying abroad or at home. Download the Free App: Apple Store: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/my-issp/id1112006222 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details or call: Canada: 1-844-451-9700 International: 001-416-380-6578.

Attention Students! The Northern Lights College Foundation General Awards deadline is January 25, 2021. There are many scholarships, awards, and bursaries available for students. This is FREE money! See the complete list of awards below. ... During these times of uncertainty, extra cash will undoubtedly come in handy. We encourage you to seize this opportunity and apply. If you have any questions about any of these awards, please don’t hesitate to contact the NLC Foundation at [email protected]. Good luck with your applications for these awards and I wish you all the best in your studies with us! https://www.nlc.bc.ca//2020-11-12-nlcf-ga-jan-25-deadline.

Your mental health and well-being is import to us. Being a student can be a stressful time for most, we encourage to participate in this year’s Beyond the Blues event, a virtual one-week mental health initiative. Beyond the Blues features a variety of speakers from different backgrounds covering a wide range of topics related to mental health. It also includes a list of resources and support services available to the communities we serve. We hope you will be able to apply w...hat you learn to future conversations you have with your friends, family, and colleagues about mental health. The sessions are free to attend and open to community members to promote inclusivity. You must pre-register for the sessions you're interested in taking part in, you can do so by visiting the events section on the Northern Lights College Facebook page. This is where you will also find details about the event as well as the presenters bio’s. https://www.facebook.com/nrnlights Please note that this is a safe space. Some sessions include a Q&A segment - when registering, you have the option to change your name for anonymity purposes. Only hosts have the ability to see the participant list. You will also be able to reach out to presenters directly via email if you prefer. Northern Lights College

Meet your 2020/2021 DC Student Council Executive Directors: President & Treasurer: Andrey Florita (elected by acclamation Sept. 25) Vice-president: Sanjot Ghumman (elected Oct. 23) Secretary: Jay Francis Steven Sy (elected by acclamation Oct. 14)... Congratulations to you all! Meeting details will be posted soon.

The NLC Students’ Association (NLCSA) nomination period has (once again) been extended to the end of this Friday, October 9th for the positions of Vice-President and Secretary with the DC Student Council. Campaigning (for the NLCSA) will take place from 9 AM on October 12th to 9 AM on October 15th. The NLC Students’ Association Elections have been moved to Friday, October 16th from 9 AM 4 PM.... What the NLC Students’ Association (NLCSA) does for you! The NLCSA provides the following services to students: Administers funding to local student councils through the NLC Students’ Association Fees collected at time of registration. Student Society Emergency Assistance Funding- $4,000 last year (government matching grant $4,000) = $8,000 in total! Administered through the NLC Foundation. NLC Student Association and Council Award: Six (6) Awards of $200 ($1,200 in total). Administered through the NLC Foundation. Support other provincial Student Councils campaigns if they feel it is warranted. They have the ability to make changes they feel are necessary for the overall betterment of the student body. These initiatives are then brought to the Education Council or the Board of Governors for review and possible adoption. This is why it is so important to have local campus student councils formed or these services will not be made available to the student body. If you have any questions about any of these positions, please do not hesitate to contact the NLCSA’s Chief Electoral Officer, Pauline Casselman at [email protected] Nomination forms can be found here: https://www.nlc.bc.ca//2020-2021%20Extended%20Deadline%20-?

The annual #OrangeShirtDay is Wednesday, September 30. Orange Shirt Day is an opportunity to create meaningful discussions about the effects of residential sc...hools and the legacy they have left behind. We are distributing orange shirts on Wednesday from 11am-1pm in Dawson Creek in the foyer by student services, and in the atrium in Fort St. John. In Chetwynd and Fort Nelson, they are available for pick up at student services. Once you pick up your orange shirt or if you already have one take a selfie in it and send it to us to be featured!

What a great activity! Learn to Rope with Engage Sport North and NLC's Rodeo Team. We hope to see you there :)

Congratulations to Andrey Florita who was elected by acclamation as President and Treasurer of the DC Student Council and Director of the NLC Students’ Association on September 25, 2020! Join his team! Nominations have been extended to October 2, 2020 to fill the vacant positions of: Vice-President and Secretary. The link to the Nomination form is below. Campaigning takes place from 9 AM on October 5th to 9 AM on October 8th.... Elections have also been extended to Friday, October 9th from 9 AM 4 PM. If you have any questions about any of these positions, please do not hesitate to contact the NLCSA’s Chief Electoral Officer, Pauline Casselman at [email protected]. https://www.nlc.bc.ca//2020-2021%20Extended%20Deadline%20-?

Student Council Elections are now open! Nomination forms can be found on the NLC website: https://www.nlc.bc.ca//2020-2021%20NLCSA%20Student%20Counc? Join the fun and excitement of student council and develop your leadership skills! Any questions? Contact the Chief Electoral Officer at [email protected]... #nlcsaelections2020 See more

Here is an excellent resource that allows you to access digital textbooks for a fraction of the cost of purchasing a hardcopy: https://www.vitalsource.com/en-ca/ Get prepared for the fall semester with VitalSource. Special thanks to our Northern Lights College library staff for keeping us in the loop!

Check out this free webinar from keep.meSAFE / guard.me: "When plans change: Managing disappointment and becoming resilient". There are two times/dates to choose from. Hope to see you on the webinar! https://register.gotowebinar.com/rt/2661703653867522827

Today marks a week ago that NLC's virtual 2020 Convocation Ceremony premiered. If you have not had the chance to view this momentous occasion in celebration of our graduates achievements, please do so, the messages are inspiring in these ever changing times.

keep.meSAFE is hosting a webinar for post-secondary students, this webinar will explore a few healthy practices for increasing your level of resilience and coping with change and disappointment. WHEN PLANS CHANGE: Managing disappointment and becoming resilient. Any life is a life of change. We experience transitions in work and relationships, changes in our physical and mental health, and new events in our school communities and even in our world. Sometimes we know a change i...s going to happen, while other times it comes suddenly and unexpectedly. Maybe it is a disappointment, or maybe it is a wonderful surprise. As we start to re-adjust from online instruction, isolation, and physical distancing to a "new normal". Pre-register by following the link below and chose your date that works best for your schedule: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/2661703653867522827 Dates: July 21 / 23 / 28 / 30

Join us for a walk, on select Wednesday nights at the Dawson Creek campus. See schedule below...

Let's #GetReal and break the stigma around mental illness. Here's the truth: 1 in 5 Canadians will struggle with mental illness at some point this year alone.* No one is truly alone in their struggle and yet we tend to think we are. And so, we isolate ourselves and keep our feelings to ourselves. Speaking from experience, it's much harder to establish good mental health if we can't even be honest about how we're doing. Connection to community is important too. Knowing th...at you are valued, respected and heard is important. Too often we suffer in silence instead of gathering together. So, here's your challenge for today, tomorrow, and beyond: When someone asks, "How are you?", do them (and you) a favour by telling the truth. Honesty has the capacity to create connections, solidarity, empathy, compassion, kindness, respect. Honest conversations are the cornerstones on which the foundational elements of mental health can be built. Being honest and vulnerable is one of the bravest things you can do. *Canadian Mental Health Association