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Mini-Conference Reports
Inspiring Innovation Across Disciplines, the 2017 Langara Academic Plan Mini-Conference held at the end of April was very successful. Thanks for attending the Mini-Conference! Read more about the event and the keynote presentation. Other articles include: My Student Success Course … Continue reading
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Academic Plan Mini-Conference Registration Now Open!
Click here to register for the Langara Academic Plan Mini-Conference To register, you will be required to enter your first and last name and preferred email address. Please note that Eventbrite is an American company and the information you share may … Continue reading
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Let’s Do Lunch
We are all in this together! Remember the Curriculum for Global Citizenry Mini-Conference in April? The opportunity to connect and share stories or ideas? Let’s Do Lunch continues the wonderful connections and discussions started then. Join our special guest: Dr. … Continue reading
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Year One: Successes & Progress
It has been an exceptional first year for the Academic Plan. Thanks to the tremendous work and dedication of the Academic Plan Action Groups (APAGs), many important successes were achieved and good progress continues to be made in each of … Continue reading
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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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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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Teaching International Students session
On April 28, Cat Martin (Nursing) and Teresa Brooks (International Education) presented on Teaching International Students. Although many discussions, from a variety of perspectives, have been happening over the past year, this is one of the first formal sessions.
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Student Support Update
The Priority #2 Action Group first met in November and got straight to work on a plan to collect an inventory of on-campus student support services. By the end of the first meeting, they had drafted a set of seven … Continue reading
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