{"id":1779,"date":"2022-01-07T16:16:54","date_gmt":"2022-01-08T00:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/?p=1779"},"modified":"2022-01-07T16:16:55","modified_gmt":"2022-01-08T00:16:55","slug":"welcome-to-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/2022\/01\/07\/welcome-to-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to 2022!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Dear Faculty of Arts,\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Welcome to a new\u00a0year and a new\u00a0Update!\u00a0Happy Orthodox Christmas\u00a0to those who celebrate on this day\u00a0too.\u00a0 As we undertake this phased return and the start of classes on Monday, January 10<sup>th<\/sup>, we have\u00a0many resources, friendly reminders, and exciting initiatives to share on this first Friday of 2022.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Refresh&nbsp;and Refamiliarize<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether it\u2019s your first term at KPU or&nbsp;you\u2019re a&nbsp;new-term&nbsp;veteran, it\u2019s always good to&nbsp;refresh and refamiliarize yourself with the faculty handbook.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/kpuemp.sharepoint.com\/sites\/fh\/SitePages\/Home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/kpuemp.sharepoint.com\/sites\/fh\/SitePages\/Home.aspx<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Return&nbsp;and&nbsp;Resume<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For those uncertain about the steps to our&nbsp;\u201cphased return,\u201d&nbsp;please note the following:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The semester now starts on Jan. 10. This applies to all classes:&nbsp;online, in-person, or blended. Please treat the Jan. 10 date&nbsp;<em>in&nbsp;the same&nbsp;way you would treat the first day of classes in any other semester.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/li><li>We will not be \u201cmaking up\u201d the lost days. Therefore, the semester will be&nbsp;12-weeks&nbsp;long, unless your class is scheduled for Mondays, in which case you get a 13<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Monday of instruction. Some folks may find this frustrating, but there is a need to minimize the changes (and consequent confusion) for students.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Every class should be conducted online between Jan.&nbsp;10&nbsp;and 23 unless it is&nbsp;<em>absolutely impossible<\/em>&nbsp;to do so. If you are uncertain as to whether it is \u201cabsolutely impossible,\u201d&nbsp;by all means consult&nbsp;the Dean\u2019s Office.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>We expect to revert to the delivery model originally scheduled for each course&nbsp;on&nbsp;January 24th.&nbsp;<\/li><li>The add\/drop deadline for full term classes&nbsp;has been&nbsp;amended to Jan. 23; Jan 16 is the revised add\/drop deadline for Session 1 classes.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Student services of the \u201cadministrative\u201d variety&nbsp;have been open since&nbsp;Jan. 4, albeit with skeleton crews.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Reminders&nbsp;and Opportunities<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Private Spaces<\/strong>:&nbsp;KPU&nbsp;has&nbsp;private&nbsp;and secure&nbsp;spaces&nbsp;available&nbsp;for students needing confidential advising and counselling. There are five spaces available across four campuses:&nbsp;Langley 1071<strong>,&nbsp;<\/strong>Richmond 1556<strong>,&nbsp;<\/strong>Surrey Cedar 1175<strong>,&nbsp;<\/strong>Surrey Main 162,&nbsp;Tech 1123.&nbsp;Inquiries about&nbsp;the&nbsp;use of&nbsp;these spaces should be directed to the Counselling and Advising Assistant team via&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:cassist@kpu.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cassist@kpu.ca<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/files\/2022\/01\/Arts-Speaker.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/files\/2022\/01\/Arts-Speaker.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/files\/2022\/01\/Arts-Speaker-385x385.jpg 385w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/files\/2022\/01\/Arts-Speaker-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/files\/2022\/01\/Arts-Speaker-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/files\/2022\/01\/Arts-Speaker-1140x1140.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Arts Speaker Series<\/strong>:\u00a0Please join us on\u00a0<strong>Wednesday, January 12<\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0<strong>1 \u2013 2 pm<\/strong>\u00a0for our first Arts Speaker Series talk of 2022! Mark Vardy, Dept. of Criminology, will present:\u00a0<strong>\u201cPost-Enlightenment Climate Science and the Challenge of Articulating the Political\u201d<\/strong>.\u202fPlease see the link below for the Microsoft Teams event. We look forward to seeing you there!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teams.microsoft.com\/l\/meetup-join\/19%3Ameeting_YTBkNjUwOWEtMmRkOS00NzFlLWJjZGEtMjQ4YWJmMzM1NThl%40thread.v2\/0?context=%7B%22Tid%22%3A%2266b9f62d-3042-495e-aab6-db86f21500c0%22%2C%22Oid%22%3A%22a7643c5d-98aa-47be-951b-c5a5a4c1935d%22%7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to join the meeting<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a list of upcoming 2022 Arts Speaker Series talks, please visit\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kpu.ca\/arts\/speakerseries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">kpu.ca\/arts\/speakerseries<\/a>.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Join the Network<\/strong>: A new network to support research, scholarship and creativity has formed in the Faculty of Arts and we already have more than&nbsp;60 members! The Network aims to support faculty, students and staff who are engaged in (or wish to become engaged in) research, scholarship, and creativity by providing a clearinghouse of resources, fostering a shared sense of collegiality; promoting collaborations and encouraging synergies; stimulating innovative thinking; and raising awareness about the ways that research, scholarship, and creativity contribute to educational excellence. The Network, which is housed on Moodle is integrated with Pebble Pad.&nbsp;If you are interested in joining, or&nbsp;if you know of students who might want to participate, please feel free to invite them to join the Network. To sign up or get more information you can&nbsp;contact&nbsp;student&nbsp;research assistant&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Paul.Fader@kpu.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Paul.Fader@kpu.ca<\/a>&nbsp;or Associate Dean Shelley Boyd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Respectful Workplace Training:\u00a0<\/strong>Last yea<strong>r<\/strong>\u00a0KPU launched an updated version of the online Respect in the Workplace training program. This is reminder that if you have not already done so, please complete the required online Respect in the Workplace program. You will find instructions on how to access the training here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kpuemp.sharepoint.com\/sites\/hr\/rw\/training\/online\/SitePages\/Home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Respectful Workplace<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2018Preferred\u2019 Names:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>As many of you will have noted via an earlier Today@ message, KPU has updated student information change processes, which is an important change especially for trans and enby students. Please follow this link for more information:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/kpuemp.sharepoint.com\/Today\/SitePages\/Class-Lists-Receive-a-Makeover.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/kpuemp.sharepoint.com\/Today\/SitePages\/Class-Lists-Receive-a-Makeover.aspx<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp; There is also a new information page for students on how to change their personal info with the possibility of having one&#8217;s email address include one&#8217;s &#8216;preferred&#8217; name. Faculty and staff may want to share this information&nbsp;with students via this link:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kpu.ca\/ses\/personal-information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.kpu.ca\/ses\/personal-information<\/a>. As of December 15, new students will have their email addresses created using their &#8216;preferred&#8217; names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/files\/2022\/01\/Working-Mind.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1784\" width=\"331\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/files\/2022\/01\/Working-Mind.png 233w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/files\/2022\/01\/Working-Mind-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Working Mind Workshops<\/strong>:\u00a0KPU has partnered with the Mental Health Commission of Canada to virtually offer:\u00a0The Working Mind. This is\u00a0an evidence-based program designed to promote mental health and reduce the stigma around mental illness in the workplace. The Working Mind for employees offers practical knowledge to increase participants\u2019 overall comfort level with mental illness. On completing the course, employees will be able\u00a0to: understand\u00a0mental health and mental illness;\u00a0recognize its signs and indicators, in themselves and others;\u00a0reduce stigma and negative attitudes toward people with mental health problems;\u00a0support colleagues with mental health problems; and\u00a0maintain their own mental health and improve their resilience. Upcoming workshop: Thursday, Jan. 13, 9:30 AM \u2013 12:30 PM &amp; Friday, Jan. 14, 9:30 AM \u2013 11:30 AM (Course participants must be available to attend both days.).\u00a0For more information and registration, please visit\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bookeo.com\/humanresourceskpu\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/bookeo.com\/humanresourceskpu<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Upcoming Nominations and Initiatives<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/files\/2022\/01\/edi1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/files\/2022\/01\/edi1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/files\/2022\/01\/edi1-385x385.jpg 385w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/files\/2022\/01\/edi1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/files\/2022\/01\/edi1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/files\/2022\/01\/edi1-1140x1140.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Faculty of Arts EDI Awards:\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a0nomination period for the Faculty of Arts EDI Awards\u00a0is now open until January 31st.\u00a0\u00a0The Faculty of Arts, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) awards recognize faculty, students, staff, and alumni who have demonstrated excellence in supporting and promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion from an intersectional social justice lens within the Faculty of Arts and\/or the broader community. These awards\u00a0honour\u00a0individuals or groups\/teams within the Faculty of Arts whose actions serve to advance KPU\u2019s commitment to EDI.\u00a0For more information\u00a0on nominating an individual or self-nominating your group\/team, follow this\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kpu.ca\/arts\/edi-awards\" target=\"_blank\">link<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>JEDI Awards:<\/strong>&nbsp;The nomination period is now open for KPU\u2019s JEDI awards.&nbsp; Please follow this link for more information:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kpu.ca\/pdec\/jedi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Awards | KPU.ca &#8211; Kwantlen Polytechnic University<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dean of Arts Teaching Award Nomination<\/strong>: The Dean of Arts Teaching Award is presented annually to a KPU Faculty of Arts instructor in recognition of outstanding and innovative teaching practices that consistently encourage student success and academic achievement. Particular points of emphasis may include the following: transformative impact, enthusiasm for the course material and field of study, encouragement of students&#8217; interests in the course and field, promoting and developing high academic standards, development of students&#8217; confidence through mentoring, tutoring, course design, and delivery, provision of opportunities for experiential learning (including research, creative work, service learning\/community engagement, practicums, etc.), design or delivery of innovative pedagogies or assessment method, contribution to curriculum development, sharing teaching excellence and innovation within KPU and beyond. Nomination forms should be submitted by February 7, 2022. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kpu.ca\/arts\/teachingaward\/nominate\">https:\/\/www.kpu.ca\/arts\/teachingaward\/nominate<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Free Stuff!<\/strong>&nbsp; As the&nbsp;KDocsFF\u2019s&nbsp;gold partner, Faculty of Arts received 6 complimentary individual film tickets for&nbsp;KDocFF&nbsp;2022! We will hold a draw and&nbsp;<strong>6 winners will receive a free film ticket.<\/strong>&nbsp;All Arts faculty and staff are welcome to participate.&nbsp;Please note that they are individual film tickets, not festival passes. An individual ticket does apply to a Special&nbsp;Presentation;&nbsp;however, a Special Presentation is treated as a single film purchase. There are three Special Presentations (Feb 19, Feb 25, and Feb 26).&nbsp;If you wish to&nbsp;enter&nbsp;a draw, please send an email to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:arts.funding@kpu.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">arts.funding@kpu.ca<\/a>&nbsp;and indicate which film you would like to see. The Official Selections can be found here:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kdocsff.com\/upcoming-events\/2022\/2\/18\/kdocsff-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.kdocsff.com\/upcoming-events\/2022\/2\/18\/kdocsff-2022<\/a>&nbsp;The entry will close on Friday January 14, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In Memoriam<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">December&nbsp;2021 saw the passing of two&nbsp;pivotal writers and thinkers.&nbsp;May Joan Didion\u2019s&nbsp;and bell hook\u2019s words continue to inspire for&nbsp;generations.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cWe tell ourselves stories in order to live.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8212;<strong>Joan Didion<\/strong>, The White Album, 1979\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The function of art is to do more than tell it like it is \u2013 it\u2019s to imagine what is possible.<\/em>&nbsp;<br><em>\u2013&nbsp;<strong>bell hooks<\/strong>, Outlaw Culture: Resisting Representations, 2012<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Greg, Billeh, Shelley, and Wade<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"post-excerpt\">Dear Faculty of Arts,\u00a0 Welcome to a new\u00a0year and a new\u00a0Update!\u00a0Happy Orthodox Christmas\u00a0to those who celebrate on this day\u00a0too.\u00a0 As&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":290,"featured_media":1782,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[127,2,407,378,205,663,661,664,662,392,665],"class_list":["post-1779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weekly-updates","tag-arts-speaker-series","tag-covid","tag-dean-of-arts-teaching-award","tag-edi-awards","tag-kdocs","tag-network","tag-phased-return","tag-preferred-names","tag-private-spaces","tag-respectful-workplace-training","tag-working-minds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/290"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1779"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1779\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1789,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1779\/revisions\/1789"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}