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Communicating to Students
The sub-group on improving communication concluded a quick survey on how Langara faculty and staff communicate support services information to students and how we can better improve such communication. Conducted over the recent Faculty PD Days events, participants (total of … Continue reading
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Farewell Gayleen!
Langara recently bid farewell to APAG #2 Chair and Community Programs Division Chair Gayleen Wren as she joined the newly retired. A constant champion of Coop and the development of an on-campus career centre, Gayleen was recently recognized by the … Continue reading
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A Student Support Survival Guide for Faculty
One of the key themes identified by the Student Support APAG group is the range of support already available to students on campus but getting the word out to students’ remains a challenge. It is proven that referral by faculty … Continue reading
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Stream Management
The Langara location used to contain parts of two salmon-bearing streams, one flowing through the west side of campus and one the east side of campus at the corner of 49th Ave and Ontario Street. Both streams were culverted before … Continue reading
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Langara Community Garden: Growing a Better Future
The Langara Community Garden is located on the East side of Langara College Campus, between the student parking lot and Ontario Street. The garden is run by a nonprofit society made up of volunteer faculty, staff, students and members from the … Continue reading
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The Langara College Apiary
Langara College established a small apiary in May of 2014. There were three main reasons to bring honey bees to the campus: educational, environmental, and for the sheer joy of watching honey bees at work.
Kyra Garson: Developing a Comprehensive and Sustainable Approach to Internationalization
Student Success at Langara On May 21, 2015 Dr. Kyra Garson, Intercultural Coordinator for the Center for Student Engagement at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) visited Langara to talk with faculty members, staff from TCDC, Student Services, and International Education, as … Continue reading
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West Coast Aboriginal Carving Class
Langara’s Fine Arts Department offered its first West Coast Aboriginal Carving class this summer. Students enrolled in this foundational class on West Coast First Nations carving culture and techniques generated two projects in 2D and 3D using various hand-carving approaches … Continue reading
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Priority Registration for Aboriginal Learners
During the Spring 2015 semester, the Aboriginal Initiatives Academic Priority Action Group recommended unanimously that the College establish priority registration for Aboriginal learners. As Langara is committed to the concept that Aboriginal learners be provided the fullest opportunity to achieve … Continue reading
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Indigenous Education Protocol for Colleges and Institutes
At the Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) Symposium on Indigenous Education in December, 2014, Langara College, along with 23 other institutions signed a ground-breaking aspirational Indigenous Education Protocol for Colleges and Institutes document to improve and support indigenous education. (CICan … Continue reading
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