President's welcome — Winter 2025
Dear 69ÌÃ community,
Welcome back to the 2024-2025 school year! As president of 69ÌÃ (VCC), it is my honour to welcome our returning students, faculty, and staff, and to warmly greet those new students joining us at 69ÌÃ this winter.
Some of you may have noticed that our Broadway campus looks a little different. As the college embarks on our ambitious Campus Plan, its catalyst project—the Centre for Clean Energy and Automotive Innovation—has begun construction after an Indigenous Ground Blessing. This traditional ceremony was led by members of the xÊ·mÉ™θkÊ·É™yÌ“É™m (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and sÉ™lilwÉ™taɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations to start the project off in a good way.
We understand that construction has impacts on our campus and surrounding community, but we ask for your patience and understanding as we work to build improved educational facilities so that we can continue to be a place of real learning for real change.
To keep up-to-date with the latest activity on building the new centre, I encourage you to visit the Campus Plan on the website.
In closing, please take a moment and watch this short video below which highlights some of the resources available to you. Be sure to check out our Welcome Back section and don’t forget to stop by during our Welcome Back resources week held at both campuses.
I wish you the best as you embark on the new semester.
Sincerely,
Ajay Patel
President and CEO