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Evangeline (Evie) Lapalme (she/her)
Major: Geography
Concentration: Resources, Economy and Environment
Minor:
Certificate:
Post-secondary doesn't have to be a straight path.
Even if you already know what path you want to take. Evie always knew that she liked maps. When she was little, her dream was to be an architect. In high school, Evie convinced her drafting teacher to let her learn how to make maps, and this led to pursuing her associate鈥檚 degree in geography at Langara College.
While at Langara, Evie really liked her course in Geographical Information Science (GIS), where she learned about spatial data analysis. After graduating, she chose to continue her studies at 大象传媒 because not only did most of her credits transfer over to her program, the 大象传媒 Department of Geography also offered a GIS certificate. Additionally, 大象传媒鈥檚 co-operative education program even helped Evie gain experience doing GIS work for Environment Canada.
鈥淚 think coming from a college is a lot better than coming from high school, because it鈥檚 kind of like a stepping stone.鈥�
Evie advises students thinking of transferring to get involved. Like many students in the Faculty of Environment, Evie was involved in the student community on campus as part of the Geography Student Union and Tea Club. She also volunteered as a Welcome Leader, HIVE Leader, SPROUT frosh planner, and as an Environmentor. Having previous experience with online community-building, Evie even helped dozens of other 大象传媒 groups get established on Discord at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In addition to community involvement, Evie received a full scholarship to participate in the 2019 Hellenic Studies field school in Greece. The field school was perfect for Evie鈥檚 minor in archaeology.
From a love for maps to GIS, Evie鈥檚 journey shows how you can get involved while making the most of your journey.