Student Life GO Team
GO Team Volunteers welcome new students and assist them in joining the Langara community.
Each semester, Langara greets hundreds of newcomers. GO Team Volunteers introduce students to key people, campus spaces, opportunities, and essential services, making orientation and transition seamless and enjoyable.
GO Team volunteers connect new students with people, resources, and services to support their success. The peer-to-peer approach helps new students engage in an informal setting with trained student volunteers.
The GO Team is open to all Langara students. Even if this is your first semester at Langara, you are welcome to join, and no experience is required.
GO Team Training includes
Joining the GO Team sharpens your communication, leadership, cultural awareness, and community-building abilities. Student Engagement staff guide you in developing the skills and confidence to positively impact through volunteering.
- Intro to GO Team Wednesday,
- Cultural Awareness Wednesday
- Resources & Campus Tour Wednesday
After attending these workshops, you will participate in a selection process.
- Selection Session 1
- Selection Session 2
Requirements
- Be a student registered at Langara, in Regular or Continuing Studies (Summer 2025 or Fall 2025 semester).
- Eager to attend scheduled Summer term training sessions.
- New members must attend ALL training workshops and one selection session
- Returning members are required to attend the Campus Tour and Resources workshop and one of the selection sessions.
- Be enthusiastic and curious to learn.
- You must be available to volunteer for New Student Orientation Day and at least two wayfinding shifts during Welcome Week. Additional volunteer opportunities are also available.
Benefits of the GO Team experience
- Support and help build an engaged community of new students while enhancing your leadership, facilitation, and intercultural communication skills through training and events.
- Facilitate icebreakers and activities with diverse groups, developing your facilitation and intercultural communication skills in the process.
- Gain an understanding of key campus resources and learn how and when to refer students.
- Refine leadership, teamwork, and public speaking skills by collaborating with peers and professional staff.
- Connect with new people, forge lasting friendships, and become an integral part of the Langara community.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Build and support an engaged community of new students
- Facilitate the delivery of Orientation programming
- Assist new students in navigating the campus
- Role model, inclusive, respectful, and welcoming student leadership
- Engage with students to answer questions and ease their transition.
- Refer students to campus resources for support.
Go Team Events for Fall 2025
Orientation programming is modified to meet the different demands and circumstances of each semester. As a result, the responsibilities of the GO Team will vary from one semester to the next. In the Fall 2025 semester, GO Team will have the opportunity to:
- Provide campus tours before the start of the Fall 2025 semester
- Provide wayfinding support during welcome week
- Support the Fall Student Social
- Provide campus tours to LEAP students
- Support the Langara Open House
- Support with Convocation
Steps to join the GO Team
Revise the requirements section
Fill out the GO Team Volunteer Application
