1. Vanier College Parents’ Association since 1991 First-Year Parents’ Night September 23, 2009

2. What is the VCPA? FOR STUDENTS Champion of student success Advocacy for high academic standards and quality of student life FOR PARENTS & GUARDIANS Information and referral to college resources Representation of parents’ interests on Vanier Board of Directors Support group The only parents’ association at an English CÉGEP

4. VCPA Activities & Services Monthly meetings Counselling for parents Scholarships for students Holiday dinner for international students Promote parents’ participation in college activities Upcoming Workshop: Fall 2009 Internet Savvy for Parents, October 21, 2009, 7:30pm Amphitheatre, room B-223 Past Workshops: 1)“Ask the Psychologist”- Strategies for Parent Survival and Living with Teens, November 2007 2)Cults, March 2008

7. www.vaniercollege.qc.ca/parents-association Thank You!