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Photo credit: S Boyd<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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

With this, our last full week of the spring 2022 semester, and with this coming Monday as the final day of classes, the term is quickly drawing to its conclusion. Simultaneously, there are new beginnings with spring in full bloom and departments already planning in-person celebrations for their graduating students. Happily, amidst this sense of possibility, the cherry trees are in their full glory right now. If you\u2019re lucky and have insider tips (many thanks, Dana!) or access the blossom-locator <\/em>map<\/a><\/em>, you can stumble upon a world of true goodness, and share in the delight of a haiku hedge, which is part of the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival.   <\/em> <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The puck rushes\u00a0<\/em><\/p>

into the net on the street —\u00a0<\/em><\/p>

pink blossoms scatter\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>Vancouver Cherry Blossom Haiku, 2018<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Goes out,\u00a0<\/em><\/p>

Comes back —\u00a0<\/em><\/p>

The love life of a cat\u00a0<\/em><\/p>Kobayashi Issa, Japanese poet and Buddhist priest, Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Fine Arts in Bloom<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

BFA Grad Show \u2013 Tonight!<\/strong>  If you are near the Surrey campus tonight, please drop by the BFA Grad Show \u201cUntitled\u201d in the Spruce Building.  During the last two years, the BFA grads hosted their end-of-year exhibition entirely online.  Tonight (Friday, April 8th)<\/sup> from 6:00 \u2013 9:00 PM), you can take in the students\u2019 art in person and share in the energy and excitement.  If you are unable to attend, the exhibition can also be viewed online via this link<\/a>.  You can also access their Instagram page for the show here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joy Kogawa House: <\/strong>After many Covid-related delays, the collaboration between the students of Greg Chan (ENGL) and of Ying-Yueh Chuang (FINA \u2013 Ceramics) will be unveiled at the Joy Kogawa House on Sunday afternoon, April 10th<\/sup> from 2:00 \u2013 5:00 PM. The exhibition features five ceramic pieces, each based on a symbol from Joy Kogawa\u2019s novel Obasan<\/em>, created by 5 KPU students. The opening will include a presentation and comments at 2pm by Greg Chan. There will be an Indigenous welcome, music, poetry, tours, and crafts for children. It is open to the public, with outdoor activities under way in the front yard. They will invite small groups of 6 to 10 visitors into the house for self-guided tours of the ceramics exhibit and other displays. They will check vaccine passports at each gate before entry to the historic site and ask folks to mask indoors. Historic Joy Kogawa House is located at 1450 West 64th<\/sup> Avenue, Vancouver. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

End of Term Reminders and Deadlines<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spring Term Grade Submission Deadline: April 28<\/strong>th<\/sup><\/strong> (11:59 PM): <\/strong>Please remember that grades for all students must be entered by April 28th <\/sup>(before midnight at the latest). Submit your final grades to the Office of the Registrar through the Online Self-Service (Faculty Grade Entry instructions<\/a> attached). For more details, please see the Faculty Handbook<\/a>. All students in a section must be graded by the grade submission deadline\u2013do not leave a student\u2019s grade blank<\/u><\/strong>.  If you are going ahead with an Incomplete Grade Contract (IGC) for one of your students, be sure to submit the grade \u201cI\u201d for the student in the system. The \u201cI\u201d grade(s) must then be followed up with the IGC signed by you, the student, and the Dean\/Designate. To request the Dean\u2019s signature, please email the completed IGC to the Dean\u2019s Office at Arts@kpu.ca<\/a>.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Academic Integrity Survey:<\/strong> The Arts Academic Integrity Committee invites all Arts faculty to participate in their survey on academic integrity processes at KPU. It takes about 10 \u2013 15 minutes and would be most helpful to the committee. The deadline is the end of the month, though earlier participation is encouraged. You can access the survey via this link: https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.ca\/r\/D8TKRHM<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Grade Entry application:<\/strong> The new application is now available in the Online Self-service. It provides enhanced functionality to faculty when entering final grades online. As noted in the Today announcement, both the \u201cold\u201d and the \u201cnew\u201d versions of Faculty Grade entry remain active\/usable, so if faculty need a bit of time to explore the new application and are not ready to use it this term, the old application is still live. Information and detailed instructions<\/a> have been published in the Grade Reporting section of the Faculty and Instructional Staff Handbook<\/a>.  If faculty have questions, please direct them to the IT Service Desk for help\/support. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Covid Updates<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Masking, Testing Kits and Post-pandemic plans: <\/strong>Currently, KPU still requires mask wearing in indoor public areas of campus and recommends them in other areas, although there are exceptions, such as when delivering a lecture or presentation, or actively eating or drinking. Check out KPU\u2019s guidelines for mask wearing<\/a> for full details.  After the Spring term ends on April 27, mask wearing at KPU will become a matter of personal preference, provided the provincial mask mandate remains optional in all indoor public settings. Rapid antigen testing<\/a> kits are an optional means of assessing whether any symptoms employees have are COVID-19 related. KPU has these kits available for employees to collect now \u2013 don\u2019t wait until you are sick. If you have COVID-19 symptoms<\/a>, please stay home until you feel better or your period of self-isolation has ended.  You can now collect two test kits per visit<\/strong> to a campus bookstore during opening hours<\/a> at Langley, Tech, Surrey or Richmond, or the reception desk on the sixth floor at Civic Plaza.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opportunities Abound<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teaching Through Research:<\/strong> The next iteration of the Arts Speaker series is fast approaching. Each Arts Speaker Series talk showcases innovative and original creative endeavors, research and scholarship activities, is one hour-long (30 minutes for presentation and the rest of the time for discussion\/questions) and will either take place online or in a blended version. Proposals for the 2022-2023 Arts Speaker Series should be 250 words long and sent to Nancy Norman at: nancy.norman@kpu.ca<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

New CIM (Curriculum Inventory Management) Software to Support Course Outlines Coming this Spring!  <\/strong>In May, KPU is implementing a new Curriculum Inventory Management software (CIM) to support KPU\u2019s Course Outlines.  The CIM-Courses application designed by Courseleaf, will replace the current SharePoint Course Outlines as the host of published course outlines (Course Outline Library) and for the development of new or revised outlines (Course Outline Development).  CourseLeaf CIM will help you simplify the curriculum process, making it easy to regularly create relevant content. Through dynamic forms and an intelligent workflow, CIM keeps your processes moving forward with little or no intervention.  This software also has been designed to integrate with the BANNER Course Catalog and the software hosting the University Calendar (Courseleaf CAT).  Other software modules are planned which will support program development and course section scheduling.  All active faculty members will automatically have access to the entire library of CIM-Courses for all Faculties and will log in using their KPU username and password.  Non-faculty users who support curriculum workflows will also be provided access. Training in the new software will be provided to those with a role in the workflow through April, and to all users in May.  Guides and tips-sheets will also be provided on a new SharePoint Site to be available when users are ready to work on course outlines using the new software. Please drop by our Curriculum Hub table on KPU Day to learn more! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scholarships<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commemorating KPU student<\/strong> Brian Nadjiwon:  <\/strong>The Department of Geography and the Environment is celebrating the life of KPU student Brian Nadjiwon by creating a scholarship in his honour to support Indigenous students. Hosted and administered by Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC) so it can reach a province-wide audience, the Brian Nadjiwon Scholarship will support Indigenous students studying geosciences at B.C. post-secondary institutions. The scholarship will accept its first applicants this fall.Nadjiwon had completed a Bachelor of Technology in information technology at KPU and was studying for a Bachelor of Arts in geography when he died in August 2020. While this scholarship commemorates Nadjiwon and his passion for geology, the aim of this scholarship is to increase representation of Indigenous people in the geosciences. Indigenous peoples are typically underrepresented in the geoscience and natural resource workforce, despite geoscience-related sectors frequently operating on unceded Indigenous lands. A member of the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation, Nadjiwon moved to B.C. from the Toronto area. He had worked for Microsoft, IBM and the Federal Government’s CRA department where he helped install Canada’s first national computer network. \u201cSoon after Brian passed, Leonora and the KPU geography department let me know that they wanted to create a scholarship in my brother\u2019s memory,\u201d says his brother Brent Nadjiwon. \u201cI felt so honoured that they wanted to pay tribute to my brother in this way. Brian and I both had difficult lives and we only reconnected a few years ago before his passing. I was grateful to be able to spend those years with him and I happy that KPU is creating this scholarship to keep my brother\u2019s memory alive.\u201d Eligible students can visit the EGBC Brian Nadjiwon Scholarship web page<\/a> for details on how to apply. Visit the fundraising page to make a financial contribution to the Brian Nadjiwon Scholarship<\/a>. A tax receipt will be generated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kudos<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digging up the Past:<\/strong> Don\u2019t miss the KPU community showcase feature<\/a> on Anthropology department member Brian Pegg. In the interview Brian explores the importance of Indigenous history in the study of Canadian archaeology and describes the research program he has pursued in the Fraser Canyon, looking at Indigenous history based on physical evidence gathered with archaeological methods. He and his students have been looking at the role that Indigenous people played in the Fraser Canyon War which took place in 1858.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Folk Artist Des Raj Inspires MUSI 2020 & LANC 1870! <\/strong>During the Spring 2022 semester at KPU Langley Campus, a collaborative, interdisciplinary Artist Residency took place, co-sponsored by the Canada Research Chair (CRC) in South Asian Literary and Cultural Studies and funded by the President’s Diversity and Equity Committee (PDEC). The Residency featured renowned Punjabi folk artist Des Raj, and engaged students enrolled in MUSI 2020 \u201cGlobal Drumming and Cultural Expression\u201d and LANC 1870 \u201cIntroduction to Bhangra Dance\u201d in an immersive, interactive series of workshops through which they explored aspects of South Asian music and dance.On Tuesday, students from LANC 1870 and MUSI 2020 gave their end-of-semester performance, showcasing the learning that took place in these two courses. It was an explosive and exhilarating show, masterfully MC\u2019d by the mighty Gordon Cobb (MUSI), and building on foundations expertly laid by AD pro tem<\/em> Danny Tones. Kudos to all concerned for this thrilling event! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

KDOCS Movie Lounge + Social Justice Makers Lab Raise Funds for the Ukraine: <\/strong>Many thanks to the timely efforts of Greg Chan, Jennifer Hardwick, and local artist Eleanor Reardon (who donated hand-stitched Sunflower bookmarks for sale) for hosting the screenings of Winter on Fire: Ukraine\u2019s Fight for Freedom <\/em>on Thursday as well as the button-making. And big thanks to librarians Silvana Smith and Judy Johanson who partnered in the Richmond satellite pop-up.  $800 in funds were raised for the Canadian Red Cross.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

CRIM Practicum Students Present!<\/strong> Under the excellent guidance of CRIM faculty member Kristi Wijnsma, approximately 30 students \u2013 alongside faculty, staff, and community partners — enjoyed listening to the CRIM practicum students present on their experiences from this past semester. These transformative learning opportunities clearly transform students\u2019 lives and career paths. Well done, Criminology! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Resources for Faculty, Students, and Staff<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faculty Handbook Reminder<\/strong>: We wanted to inform all new faculty members, as well as provide a reminder to continuing faculty, about the existence of the following two resources: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Faculty and Instructional Staff Handbook can be found here: https:\/\/kpuemp.sharepoint.com\/sites\/fh\/SitePages\/Home.aspx<\/a>  <\/li>
  2. More resources for Faculty can be found here:  https:\/\/kpuemp.sharepoint.com\/sites\/arts\/resourcesforfaculty\/SitePages\/Home.aspx<\/a> <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    There will be no Arts Update next Friday, April 15.  We always welcome your feedback, information items, and suggestions.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Lifted under blooms<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>

    Kindness our greatest measure<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>

    Fragile, together<\/em><\/p>

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    Wishing you weekend blooming,<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Greg, Wade, Danny, Billeh, and Shelley<\/em> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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