{"id":1628,"date":"2021-09-03T18:00:31","date_gmt":"2021-09-04T01:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/?p=1628"},"modified":"2021-09-03T18:00:32","modified_gmt":"2021-09-04T01:00:32","slug":"the-return-of-the-faculty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/2021\/09\/03\/the-return-of-the-faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"The Return of the Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Image: Composite of “Kaleidoscope II \/ Starry Sky” by Jan Beckendorf is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 \u00a0and https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/3\/39\/R2-D2_Droid.png<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

THE FACULTY OF ARTS AGM!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Faculty Awakens:<\/strong>\u00a0On Wednesday,\u00a0Sept. 1st, the Faculty of Arts held its Annual General Meeting with approximately 100 faculty and staff in attendance\u00a0via MS Teams.\u00a0 The morning began\u00a0with the powerful greeting and remarks of Elder in Residence Lekeyten<\/strong>, followed by singing and drumming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some other highlights of the AGM:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Faculty of Arts celebrated its first-ever Service Award recipient, Mike Larsen<\/strong>, for his tremendous dedication to KPU, the Faculty of Arts, and Criminology. As many colleagues expressed in their nomination letters, Mike is a true inspiration whose service contributions have been transformative both within and beyond KPU. Congratulations again, Mike! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mike went on to lead\u00a0all AGM\u00a0attendees in\u00a0breakout-room discussions about the personal\/professional development that comes through service.\u00a0These groups also brainstormed\u00a0on how to move towards more equitable distributions of service and accountability within departments. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The AGM also featured a presentation by Len Pierre<\/strong>, Special Advisor, Indigenous Leadership, Innovation and Partnerships. Len\u00a0spoke about a number of initiatives under development at KPU, including the Indigenous Dialogue Series, the inclusion of the\u00a0h\u0259n\u0313q\u0313\u0259min\u0313\u0259m\u0313 language on all campuses\u00a0(through future audio files), and an expansion of the Elders program.\u00a0 Len will be addressing the KPU community\u00a0on September 29th to mark the National Truth and Reconciliation Day.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the Business Meeting, Dean Diane Purvey<\/strong> made a number of important announcements \u2013 the most significant one being that her 10-year term as Dean will be coming to an end in Summer 2022.\u00a0Dean Purvey\u00a0joined KPU\u00a0in 2012,\u00a0just\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0new Faculty\u00a0of Arts had been\u00a0formed\u00a0with the merging of the Humanities and the Social Sciences, and the impact of her nine years of leadership in unifying and moving the Faculty forward has been immense. Faculty and staff spontaneously expressed their appreciation and gratitude for her ongoing stewardship; as one attendee wrote: \u201cDiane Purvey, you are irreplaceable!\u201d We will all cherish this final year with Dean Purvey at the helm, drawing continuing strength and inspiration from her profound care for faculty, students, and staff, and her extraordinary leadership. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 TEACHING RESOURCES<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Pandemic Strikes Back: <\/strong>Please remember to consult\u00a0Covid-related protocols for Return to Campus<\/a> in the Faculty and Instructional Staff\u00a0Handbook. They\u00a0will help you to Bring Balance to\u00a0The Force in managing Covid-related concerns in the face-to-face classroom.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These are the Resources You\u2019re Looking For<\/strong>: Remember, you can find more resources than a Jawa Sandcrawler on the Arts Sharepoint site, under the \u201cResources for Faculty\u201d tab<\/a>. Please bookmark it for the upcoming semester! It\u2019s a treasure-trove which includes materials on avoiding, and addressing, academic integrity violations<\/a>, the all-important Faculty Handbook<\/a>, the Achieving Academic Success<\/a><\/em> pamphlet for international students, the Including All Citizens resource<\/a> on inclusive pedagogy, forms of all kinds<\/a>, and a bevy of other goodies. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UPCOMING EVENTS<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the Way \u2013 Antiracist Teaching, Language, and Assessment (free online conference):<\/strong>\u00a0 The inaugural Conference for Antiracist Teaching, Language, and Assessment, called ATLA 2021<\/a>, promises to be “an opportunity for instructors across a variety of disciplines to meet, share ideas, and build antiracist approaches to teaching and learning.” This free digital conference will be held via Zoom in the Pacific time zone on Friday, September 17<\/strong>, and Friday, October 1<\/strong>. and will have asynchronous components between the scheduled days.\u00a0The conference will be hosted by Oregon State University and keynote speakers include Vershawn Ashanti Young, Ana Milena Ribero, Victor Villanueva, and Asao B. Inoue.\u00a0 Register for ATLA 2021<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As we enter the final weekend before the Fall semester, we would like to wish a Happy Rosh Hashanah to all those who celebrate!<\/em> And looking forward to the start of the new term on Tuesday, Sept. 7, and the official return to campus, we close with this uplifting and heartfelt video<\/a> by Gordon Cobb, which was shared at the close of the AGM.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Always in Motion is the Future. Always in Motion is the Faculty of Arts!<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diane, Wade, Shelley, and Greg<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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