Academic Plan Mini-Conference
Langara’s 2017 Academic Plan Action Group (APAG) Mini-Conference “Inspiring innovation across disciplines”, held on April 26-27, was well attended by over 160 Langara faculty and staff. This year’s conference featured workshops focused on program development, student success, and projects directed towards intercultural learners. The conference also provided hands-on workshops where attendees had the option to explore Langara’s Makerspace and learn about silversmithing for reconciliation. The workshops and other activities gave faculty and staff opportunity to interact across disciplines, to get to know each other and learn together.
The mini-conference launched with a riveting keynote address from renowned anthropologist and ethnobotanist, Dr. Wade Davis. Named by the National Geographic Society as one of the Explorers for the Millennium, Davis gave an inspiring presentation that extolled the importance of the ethnosphere, accompanied by beautiful images from his travels around the world.
