{"id":1127,"date":"2021-02-05T16:28:54","date_gmt":"2021-02-06T00:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/?p=1127"},"modified":"2021-02-05T16:28:54","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T00:28:54","slug":"the-groundhog-day-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/2021\/02\/05\/the-groundhog-day-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"The Groundhog Day Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dear colleagues,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday was Groundhog Day.\u00a0 Happily,\u00a0those\u00a0alliteratively-named\u00a0luminaries Shubenacadie\u00a0Sam,\u00a0Wiarton\u00a0Willie, and Manitoba\u00a0Merv\u00a0all agreed that an early spring\u00a0beckons. True, \u00a0Pennsylvania\u2019s\u00a0Punxsutawney Phil dissented, but\u00a0unlike his Canadian colleagues,\u00a0he probably gets his information from Fox News.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday was Groundhog Day. Happily, those alliteratively-named luminaries Shubenacadie Sam, Wiarton Willie, and Manitoba Merv  all agreed that an early spring beckons. True, Pennsylvania\u2019s Punxsutawney Phil dissented, but unlike his Canadian colleagues, he probably gets his information from Fox News.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking of Canadian groundhogs, Canucks of \u201ca certain age\u201d may enjoy revisiting this <\/em>Hinterland Who\u2019s Who<\/a><\/em>, which contains many interesting facts about these charming creatures. Of course, in today\u2019s internet age, the National Film Board no longer monopolizes groundhog footage – witness the massive social media following of those loveable rascals, <\/em>The Chunks<\/a><\/em>.<\/em> <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Groundhog#\/media\/File:Groundhog-Standing2.jpg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

CLOSING DATES<\/u>\/TIME-SENSITIVE ITEMS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digging into Service: <\/strong>Do you have a colleague who exemplifies service? Nominate them for The Dean of Arts Service Award<\/a>! This new award will be presented annually to recognize outstanding service by faculty members in the Faculty of Arts. All faculty who teach primarily or exclusively in the Faculty of Arts are eligible. Nominations<\/a> are open until March 15. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time and Again:<\/strong> February is, of course, Black History Month.  To learn more, and\/or to participate in Black History Month events from across the country, please see the following links provided by the Task Force on Anti-Racism: Black History Month Resources<\/a> and Black History Month Events<\/a>. We\u2019d love to hear about the activities and projects you\u2019ve developed to help your students engage with Black history in Canada (or elsewhere) during this Covid period. If you find a free moment, and would like to share, please send a brief description to greg.millard@kpu.ca<\/a>, or shelley.boyd@kpu.ca<\/a>, or wade.deisman@kpu.ca<\/a>. We\u2019ll share some highlights in a future Update. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Groundhog Day”<\/a> by Cornelia Kopp<\/a> is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

No Time Like the Present:<\/strong> The Task Force on Anti-Racism has still more resources and events to offer. See the list of forthcoming anti-racism events external to KPU here<\/a>, along with this guide<\/a> to upcoming KPU events. Featured next week is Treating Stories with Care: A Workshop on Appropriation, Ethics, and Telling Your Own Stories<\/a>, <\/em><\/strong>a workshop for faculty with Shane Sable on February 11th (3:00-4:30).<\/strong> Be sure to pencil that in! And as part of the BIPOC Webinar Series, the Task Force will be hosting a Workshop on Fundamentals of Anti-Oppression, <\/em>with Udokam Iroegbu, on February 18th, 10:00-12:00.Diving deeper than your typical diversity and inclusion event, this workshop will give participants the opportunity to explore systemic oppression, social justice, privilege, identity and allyship through a variety of engaging activities. Register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RESOURCES<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Putting Students in Clover: <\/strong>The Committee on Arts Faculty and International Student Success has recently revised Achieving Student Success<\/em>, a seven-page booklet designed to assist international students in acclimating to the Canadian postsecondary experience. It\u2019s attached. Please feel free to add this to your course websites, and to share it with your students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Groundhogs”<\/a> by Brookhaven National Laboratory<\/a> is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Care\u00a0for the\u00a0Chucklings:\u00a0<\/strong>As the semester builds, so do stresses, and \u2013 perhaps now more than ever\u00a0\u2013 the risk of real\u00a0distress. Also attached to this email, therefore,\u00a0is the\u00a0Students in Distress<\/em>\u00a0document, which we last circulated in Fall 2020.\u00a0For less extreme\u00a0(but still serious)\u00a0cases, the Office of Student Rights and\u00a0Responsibilities\u00a0<\/a>offers\u00a0an array of supports to help deal with very challenging students.\u00a0And\u00a0because care for the self is just as important as care for our students,\u00a0please\u00a0remember, you\u00a0always\u00a0have access to a\u00a0suite of\u00a0wellness\u00a0supports afforded by\u00a0our\u00a0Employee and\u00a0Family\u00a0Assistance Program<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pandemic can sometimes have us feeling like Bill Murray, trapped in one big, extended Groundhog Day \u2013 with each day blurring into the next, and our sense of time askew. It looks like we\u2019ll all be stuck \u201cwoodchucking\u201d\u00a0in our burrows a while longer, but\u00a0we\u00a0look forward to the end\u00a0of\u00a0hibernation,\u00a0and\u00a0that prophesied early spring.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diane,<\/em> Wade, Shelley, and G<\/em>reg<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Groundhog Day”<\/a> by Chris Piascik<\/a> is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Photos, in descending order: “Groundhog Day”<\/a> by Cornelia Kopp<\/a> is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0; “Groundhog”<\/a> by tachyondecay<\/a> is licensed under CC BY 2.0 <\/a>; https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Groundhog#\/media\/File:Groundhog-Standing2.jpg<\/a>; “Groundhogs”<\/a> by Brookhaven National Laboratory<\/a> is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0; “Groundhog Day”<\/a> by Chris Piascik<\/a> is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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