{"id":1709,"date":"2021-09-24T16:42:31","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T23:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/?p=1709"},"modified":"2021-09-24T16:42:32","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T23:42:32","slug":"the-windbags-of-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/2021\/09\/24\/the-windbags-of-change\/","title":{"rendered":"The Windbags of Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dear Faculty of Arts,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s been quite a week! Fall began with a suitable gust of rain and wind on the heels of Canada\u2019s \u201c<\/em>most important [election] since 1945<\/em><\/a>\u201d (according to noted historian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau). As expected, the results were explosive!! Transformative!!! Oh heck, downright world-altering:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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OK, maybe not. But if Parliament remains in a peculiar <\/em>stasis<\/em><\/a>, we in Arts forge ahead with our transformative mission. Onward, then, as we fall forward\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

KUDOS & CONGRATS!<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transforming Learning through Research:\u00a0<\/strong>The 2021-22 Arts Speaker Series got off to an exhilarating start on Wednesday with a session on \u201cLearning and Social Change: Reflections from Two Canada Research Chairs”. Asma Sayed (ENGL) and Danny Bernstein\u00a0(PSYC),\u00a0and their stellar student researchers, shared powerful thoughts on the intersections between scholarship and teaching and the transformative effects that participation in research can have on students\u2019 lives.\u00a0Congratulations to\u00a0all\u00a0involved!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Game Changer:<\/strong> Francis Abiew (POLI) shared that his son Tyler will be featured in an upcoming NHL advertisement on ESPN! You can see Tyler strut his stuff at 0:40 here<\/a>. Way to go, Tyler \u2013 and congrats to the proud \u201cHockey Dad!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UPCOMING EVENTS<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transforming KPU?\u00a0<\/strong>Please join Dr. Rajiv Jhangiani\u00a0(AVP Teaching and Learning)\u00a0and Dr. Lori McElroy\u00a0(AVP Planning and Accountability)\u00a0on MS Teams on Monday Sept. 27 at 6:15\u00a0for a Senate Engage Series discussion of\u00a0KPU as a Multi-Modal Institution.\u00a0Here is the link<\/a>\u00a0for the meeting;\u00a0and\u00a0for more on the topic, click\u00a0here.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a0Transforming Thought, Actions, and Hearts:\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a02021\u00a0Indigenous Dialogue Speaker Series<\/em>\u00a0will\u00a0launch\u00a0on Wednesday, September 29th<\/sup>\u00a0from 12:00-1:30 pm.\u00a0The first speaker in the series this year is Len Pierre (Pul-ee-qwe-luck), Special Advisor\u00a0to the President on Indigenous Leadership, Innovation and Partnerships.\u00a0Len, who will be speaking on\u00a0Reconciliation with Radical Thought, Action, and Heart.<\/strong>\u00a0is Coast Salish from the Katzie First Nation and is an educator, TEDx Speaker, Knowledge Keeper, and cultural practitioner who specializes in decolonial, reconciliatory, and Indigeneity work with organizations.\u00a0This event will be held virtually. To register, submit a question to the speaker, and to view further details, please visit\u00a0https:\/\/www.kpu.ca\/indigenous\/dialogue-series<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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INFORMATION ITEMS<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Changes Long Overdue:<\/strong>\u00a0KPU will, of course, be closed for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation<\/a> on Thursday of next week.\u00a0All are encouraged to use this time to reflect upon\u00a0the history and legacy of Canada\u2019s residential school system and what each of us can do to foster reconciliation.\u00a0The following resource may be of help:\u00a0https:\/\/libguides.kpu.ca\/indigenous\/truthandreconciliationcommission<\/a>\u00a0Also of great interest is the MOOC, \u201cReconciliation through Indigenous Education,\u201d out of\u00a0UBC, which begins next Thursday:\u00a0https:\/\/pdce.educ.ubc.ca\/reconciliation\/<\/a>.\u00a0Thanks to Maddie Knickerbocker (HIST) for sharing this opportunity.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Transforming Alumni Careers:\u00a0<\/strong>Candy Ho (EDST) has partnered with John Grant (BUSI) to develop a special asynchronous career transitions program for our recent graduates (from Spring 2020 and beyond).\u00a0The first session of the\u00a0New Grad Career Accelerator Program<\/strong>\u00a0begins Oct 1. Please consider sharing the following message with recent alumni (not current students)\u00a0– and feel free to reach out to\u00a0candy.ho@kpu.ca<\/a>\u00a0with any questions:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you want to find out where to get support your career transition? Learn how to identify your transferable skills? Or explore how to adapt to new workplace formats? We are delighted to announce that KPU is introducing a new four-week program designed to help recent KPU graduates advance in their careers. Sign up for the New Grad Career Accelerator Program<\/strong>. Taught by KPU faculty members with expertise in career development and communications, the program consists of cohorts of 25 participants who will work asynchronously through online modules with optional live online group sessions and office hours. <\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the program, participants will:<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n