Events
SCARP Student Symposium
8:30am - 5:00pm | Robson Square
"(Re)connecting communities: people, places, & planners together". The Planning Student Association at SCARP invite you to (re)connect with the planning community, listen to engaging speakers, and discuss advancing the field of urban planning.
BC Recreation and Parks Association symposium
8:00am - 5:00pm (+1 day)
This year’s program highlights the intersection between recreation and parks and climate change, shares strategies to transform organizational culture, and invites you to increase your understanding of reconciliation, inclusion and access.
PIBC talk: Housing affordability
9:30am - 11:00am
PIBC represents networking, knowledge, skills, and RPP certification, and many PIBC events earn points towards certification. This time: how to build inclusive, age-friendly, sociable multi-unit housing affordable across a spectrum of income levels.
Post-Graduation Work Permit workshop
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Learn about eligibility criteria, application process, work eligibility during the transition to a PGWP, and important considerations when staying in Canada after graduation.
For What World Do We Prepare? Education Beyond Content
9:00am - 10:30am
This keynote session will challenge traditional educational models and offer insights into creating classrooms that promote equity, diversity and inclusion.
Intensive workshop on broadening and enhancing instructional skills
2:39pm
With available dates on May 6, May 10, or May 10, the CIRTL SoTL Workshop is for grad students and postdocs with basic skills and experience but seek to build a deeper understanding of teaching and learning. Apply by April 26.
Graduate Students in Teaching Conference
This conference is an opportunity for graduate students and TAs to discuss and explore their present and future roles in teaching.
Indigenous housing policy
11:00am
Speakers present from the Aboriginal Housing Management Assocation and the Balanced Supply of Housing team on Indigenous housing policy.
Navigating Indigenous Knowledge Gaps in Teaching and Learning
10:00am - 11:30am
This interactive workshop explores strategies and conversations on bridging the knowledge gaps when introducing Indigenous topics into curricula.
Strategically leveraging your strengths
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Your particular top strengths, how they interact with each other, how they shape your perspective, and how they can be leveraged for success in grad school and beyond.
CIP talk: Mobilizing Justice Transportation Equity Dashboard
3:00pm - 4:15pm
The Canadian Institute of Planners provides career support, networking, membership benefits to planners, and illuminating talks about planning. This time: how this dashboard works, and what it and its emerging data are being used for.
Inclusive Course Design (Intensive)
May 23, 28 & 30, online. Throughout this 3-day program, participants will acquire a broadened understanding of course design concepts, learn to incorporate EDI practices, and gain skills and tools they can apply to their own course. Apply by May 13.
Inclusive Course Design (Intensive)
May 23, 28 & 30, online. Throughout this 3-day program, participants will acquire a broadened understanding of course design concepts, learn to incorporate EDI practices, and gain skills and tools they can apply to their own course. Apply by May 13.
Applying Anti-Racist Pedagogy in the Classroom
June 6, 13, 20 & 27, 9-12. In this cohort-based program, explore anti-racist approaches and practices, learn to foster caring classroom climates, and effectively support IBPOC students through collaborative and reflective learning. Apply by May 23.
Water & Environment Student Talks (WEST) Conference
9:00am - 5:30pm (+2 days)
To highlight research and projects involving water as a resource, involve pushing disciplinary boundaries, employing mixed methods across disciplines, co-creating knowledge, and more.