{"id":689,"date":"2020-10-16T16:54:14","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T23:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/?p=689"},"modified":"2021-01-10T15:16:39","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T23:16:39","slug":"the-kpu-celebrates-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/2020\/10\/16\/the-kpu-celebrates-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8220;KPU Celebrates&#8221; Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The installation of KPU\u2019s\u00a0next\u00a0Chancellor, Kim Baird, and fall convocation,\u00a0are just around the corner.\u00a0 Next week, KPU\u00a0will gather virtually to celebrate these momentous\u00a0events in the\u00a0University\u2019s history and\u00a0in\u00a0the lives of our students.\u00a0Our campuses may be quiet\u00a0during the pandemic,\u00a0but KPU\u2019s\u00a0energy\u00a0and innovation are afoot in the online world!\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The&nbsp;online&nbsp;installation of&nbsp;Chancellor&nbsp;Kim Baird will take place online on&nbsp;Monday,&nbsp;October 19<sup>th&nbsp;<\/sup>at 11:00&nbsp;am&nbsp;via this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kpu.ca\/installation2020\">link<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The online&nbsp;convocation celebrations&nbsp;will take place&nbsp;on&nbsp;Tuesday,&nbsp;October&nbsp;20<sup>th&nbsp;<\/sup>via this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kpu.ca\/convocation2020\">link<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mark these dates on your calendars!&nbsp;&nbsp;And in the meantime, delight in the joy of anticipation&nbsp;through a&nbsp;sneak peek of these&nbsp;events:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"KPU Installation and Graduation Convocations Fall 2020 Teaser Trailer\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MCYf0yvb66U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/MCYf0yvb66U\/hqdefault.jpg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MCYf0yvb66U&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MCYf0yvb66U&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trailer 4<\/a> and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\">www.youtube.com<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Arts Speaker Series:<\/strong>&nbsp;The next event in the&nbsp;2020\/21&nbsp;series is fast approaching! On&nbsp;Wednesday, October 21<sup>st<\/sup>, 1:00 \u2013 2:00 PM, Lilach Marom from the Department of Educational Studies will present on&nbsp;<strong>\u201cThe Experiences of Punjabi International Students in Canadian Higher Education.\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;This presentation&nbsp;will explore the experiences of Punjabi international undergraduate students attending Canadian higher education, particularly during the initial years of their academic journey.&nbsp;Lilach will&nbsp;analyse&nbsp;student&nbsp;experiences as underlined by multiple factors such as the neoliberal job market, racism and discrimination in India and in Canada, as well as tensions within the Indo-Canadian community. This talk aims to highlight students\u2019 voices and experiences that may be overlooked in the field of market-driven higher education.&nbsp;Please&nbsp;watch your inboxes early next week as a&nbsp;link for the&nbsp;MS Teams&nbsp;meeting&nbsp;will be emailed&nbsp;to Arts.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Heart Cognition:<\/strong>&nbsp; IDEA faculty member Rajdeep Gill and his co-author&nbsp;Fabiola&nbsp;Nabil Naguib recently published an essay entitled \u201cOur Hearts as a Map for Change\u201d in&nbsp;the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trudeaufoundation.ca\/updates\/publication\/alumni-newsletter-reflections-editors-0\">Trudeau Foundation Newsletter<\/a>. &nbsp;Congratulations to Rajdeep and Fabiola on this thought-provoking piece!&nbsp;To&nbsp;read&nbsp;more about&nbsp;their reflections on&nbsp;\u201cheart cognition\u201d as a pathway for self and collective inquiry and transformation, you can link&nbsp;directly&nbsp;to Rajdeep and Fabiola\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trudeaufoundation.ca\/updates\/publication\/our-hearts-map-change\">article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Arts \u201cBrown-Bag Lunch\u201d&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;Thursday Nov.&nbsp;5,&nbsp;12:00-1:00, MS Teams.&nbsp;\u201cHigher Education, Mental Health, and Empathy in Times of Crisis:&nbsp;Toward an Interdisciplinary Conference.\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong><em>How can higher ed best realize its mission in these times of crisis?<\/em>&nbsp;Dr. Shoshannah Bryn Jones-Square&nbsp;and KPU students&nbsp;Emmanuel Juma, Kennedy Holick, Naaz Sidhu, Michelle Mendoza,&nbsp;Smiksha, McKenzie McInnes, Manveer Singh, and William Westerberg&nbsp;welcome input and insights from a wide array of faculty regarding themes, panels, and presentations for an interdisciplinary conference they are organizing in conjunction with the Social Justice Centre and to be hosted at KPU.&nbsp;MS Teams Invitation to follow.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Right on,&nbsp;Salon!<\/strong>&nbsp;We&nbsp;had 15 people at today\u2019s Arts Online Teaching Salon \u2013 thanks to all who attended this&nbsp;freewheeling gathering and shared their insights, war stories, and aspirations for online teaching, not to mention a lot of laughter.&nbsp;We\u2019ll try to do another before the semester ends \u2013 stay tuned.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>As&nbsp;we wrap&nbsp;up this&nbsp;sixth week&nbsp;(and&nbsp;the&nbsp;midpoint)&nbsp;of the fall semester,&nbsp;we wish you all a restful weekend.&nbsp; We&nbsp;are looking&nbsp;forward to next week\u2019s events&nbsp;and to&nbsp;sharing in the virtual celebrations!<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Best wishes,<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Diane, Wade, Greg, and Shelley<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"post-excerpt\">The installation of KPU\u2019s\u00a0next\u00a0Chancellor, Kim Baird, and fall convocation,\u00a0are just around the corner.\u00a0 Next week, KPU\u00a0will gather virtually to celebrate&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":290,"featured_media":692,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[127,229,48,266,25,289,265,224,291,288,290],"class_list":["post-689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weekly-updates","tag-arts-speaker-series","tag-brown-bag","tag-bryn-jones-square","tag-chancellor","tag-convocation","tag-idea","tag-kim-baird","tag-lilach-marom","tag-online-teaching-salon","tag-rajdeep-gill","tag-trudeau-foundation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689","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=689"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1053,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689\/revisions\/1053"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}