{"id":1252,"date":"2021-03-19T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/?p=1252"},"modified":"2021-03-19T16:13:37","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T23:13:37","slug":"__trashed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/2021\/03\/19\/__trashed\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pandemic Anniversary Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

One year ago, all our lives changed, all at once. It\u2019s been challenging, exhausting, and even traumatic\u2026but it\u2019s also brought some unexpected learnings and rewards.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In lieu of our usual Update format, we thought it might be more meaningful to honour th<\/em>e remarkable year we\u2019ve shared with a short video message from the Arts Dean Team. Please take a look here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is also the moment to celebrate the incredible contributions of Arts staff over the pandemic. Even in the darkest days, the folks below have responded with dedication, resilience, and aplomb. Whether it\u2019s our stellar Advising team\u2026the redoubtable Department Assistants\u2026our wonderful<\/em> <\/em>Administrative Coordinators,<\/em>  Administrative Assistants, Lab Instructors, Fine Arts Associates, and Communication and Events Coordinator\u2026their contributions have been magnificent. So, a hearty \u201cTHANK YOU!!\u201d to the following:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alex Oliphant * Ankita Verma<\/em> * Anne Lin * Assal Khamsi<\/em> * Candace McKill * Christina Neufeld<\/em> *  Christina Taylor * Desiree McLeod<\/em> * Fernando Cilento * Kirsten Confectioner<\/em> * Mary Illical * Nadine Ragonjan<\/em> * Natashia Olson * Teyler Callies<\/em> * Brandon Justus * Christina Fung<\/em> * Christina Neufeld * Geraldine Wee<\/em> * Heather Lippold * Ivy Ng<\/em> * Jenn Tiles * Jennifer O’Brien<\/em> * Julia Nobauer * Kristi Collins<\/em> * Mariko Itano * Naomi Ben-Yehuda<\/em> * Natashia Olson * Rachel Chan<\/em> * Robin Curry * Samantha Dutton-Jones<\/em> <\/strong>* JANELLE STEWART * <\/strong>Terry Sawatzky<\/em><\/strong> * Zahra Mohamud<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, of course, <\/em>un grand chapeau to Christy Jahn<\/strong>, Arts\u2019 Divisional Business Manager, who has done a tremendous job of helping to steer us through onerous times.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few brief items for the week:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TIME SENSITIVE ITEMS<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An EDI Opportunity:<\/strong> Vancouver Island University has received the Institutional Connection Grant to fund the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Virtual Symposium. KPU was a co-applicant on this\u202fSSHRC<\/a>\u202fgrant application.\u202fFor details about the symposium, please see here<\/a>. To access the keynote, session 1 and 2 on March 24th<\/sup>, please register via this link<\/a> (please note that other events are accessible to symposium participants only). For further details, please contact Dr. Asma Sayed at asma.sayed@kpu.ca<\/a> \u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lessons from Liberation<\/strong>: Don\u2019t forget to register for the free workshop entitled \u201cAnti-racism and Lessons from Liberation\u201d \u2013 an immersive and in-depth workshop hosted by KPU\u2019s Task Force on Anti-Racism, exposing our complicity in racist power structures that exist all around us. Presented by Udokam Iroegbu<\/a>, the session will be held on March 24th between from 2-4 PM. To register, please email tfa@kpu.ca<\/a> with subject line: \u201cPlease register me for March 24th workshop with Udokam Iroegbu.\u201d Please email as early as possible, but no later than March 22nd.<\/strong> A Zoom link will be forwarded to all registered participants 24 hours prior to the workshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FACULTY REFLECTIONS<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expert Insight:<\/strong> Colin Ruloff (PHIL) shared with us a short and timely reflection <\/a>just published in The National Observer<\/em>. It deals with the important question of why, and whether, to trust experts on Covid. It\u2019s a compelling read, and a great piece to share with friends and wider circles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And Further Expert Insight:<\/strong> Candy Ho (EDST) built on her experience of teaching EDUC 4100 online in writing this contribution <\/a>to University Affairs<\/em>. Kudos, Candy, for these sparkling insights!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

REMINDER<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Report those AIVs!<\/strong> Another gentle nudge here, as we head into the semester\u2019s home stretch, on the importance of reporting Academic Integrity Violations through the portal here<\/a>. Not only does this allow us to track students who are repeatedly violating integrity and therefore warrant special intervention, but it also helps us to uphold students\u2019 rights to due process under Policy ST2<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ad astra per aspera! \u2013 through adversity to the stars; and may we all emerge from the darkness of this year healthy, inspired, and \u201capparelled in celestial light.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

All our best,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Photo credit: “Praise”<\/a> by EL@Seattle<\/a> is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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