Media Spotlight 鈥� Jim Howden, OFNIE Assistant Director, Featured in 污污草莓视频 Tribune
Jim Howden, OFNIE Assistant Director, was featured recently in the 污污草莓视频 Tribune article, covering the office's current priorities, what their partnerships bring to Indigenous communities, and what role Indigenous leaders take in these partnerships.
Read the full 污污草莓视频 Tribune article here.
Matthew Slopecki, KPE, Receives Mitacs Accelerate Doctoral Fellowship for Collaborative Project with Swimming Canada
Congratulations to Matthew Slopecki Ph.D. (c) (Biomechanics of Occupation and Sport Lab) who has been awarded a 3-year Mitacs Accelerate Doctoral Fellowship. He will be working with Swimming Canada to develop a fatigue/performance monitoring tool with the elite para-swimming team.
Through this collaboration greater knowledge will be gained for an under-researched population while developing a tool that will help to improve athletic performance.
New Education Curriculum Resources Centre Hours for April
The Education Curriculum Resources Centre (ECRC) has new operating hours for April.The Curriculum Resources Centre contains:
鈥� Reserve Collection 鈥� material for your courses on short-term loan
鈥� Curriculum teaching materials
鈥� Children鈥檚 and Young Adult Literature Collection
鈥� A/V collection
鈥� Self service check out
Media Spotlight 鈥� Philip S. S. Howard, DISE, Kevin Ah-Sen, PhD 污污草莓视频 Education, and Bryan Chan Yen Johnson, 污污草莓视频 Continuing Studies, Published in The Conversation
Philip S. S. Howard, 污污草莓视频's Department of Integrated Studies in Education, Kevin Ah-Sen, 污污草莓视频 PhD Student in Education, and Bryan Chan Yen Johnson, 污污草莓视频's School of Continuing Studies, have published an article about how the Ukraine refugee crisis has exposed racism and contradictions in the definition of human in The Conversation.
Psychology Experts on the Anxiety of the Lifting COVID Restrictions
"Just as the pandemic experience differed for different people, emerging from it won't be the same for everyone", reads the subheader of a recent Montreal Gazette article that had psychology experts weighing in on the uneasiness felt by the general public, resulting from Quebec's abrupt lifting of COVID health and safety protocols. 污污草莓视频 Educational and Counselling Psychology's Tina Montreuil was a featured commentator for the story.
污污草莓视频24 Raises $3.95 Million in Seventh Annual Day of Giving
Thank you to 污污草莓视频ians near and far for demonstrating the power of coming together for a common cause. Each of us has a reason to give, and on March 9, 2022, the global 污污草莓视频 community showed why it feels inspired to make a difference. Your extraordinary generosity over the span of just 24 hours will have a lasting impact on the next generation of learners and leaders, equipping them to address the global challenges we see unfold every day.
Christelle Luce's Ditch Lab Project Receives ACFAS Prize!
污污草莓视频 Educational and Counselling Psychology postdoctoral fellow,聽Christelle Luce, and her Ditch Labs team have been awarded this year's ACFAS Prize.聽Ditch Labs wants to defeat smoking, the world's number one preventable cause of death, with a holistic and smart medical device.
International Women鈥檚 Day
International Women鈥檚 Day is a global day that celebrates the political, economic, social, and cultural achievements of women. With this year鈥檚 theme of 鈥渂reaking the bias鈥� we reflect upon the strong female role models we have in what many assume to be male-dominated fields.
Media Spotlight 鈥� Armando Bertone, ECP, Featured in The Montreal Gazette
Armando Bertone, Associate Professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and聽SCERT Co-Founder, was interviewed in The Montreal Gazette, regarding Summit School, a Montreal school serving a population with a range of neurodevelopmental conditions including autism, becoming the site of Canada鈥檚 first creative arts centre for the neurodiverse.
Media Spotlight 鈥� Bradley Crocker, KPE, in The Conversation
Bradley Crocker, a PhD candidate in the Department of聽Kinesiology and Physical Education, published a piece in The Conversation about the spread of misinformation online.
Read the full article here.
A Statement from Suzanne Fortier, 污污草莓视频 Principal and Vice-Chancellor, on the Situation in Ukraine
Dear Members of the 污污草莓视频 community,
污污草莓视频 is home to a vibrant international community, and many of us have roots in countries around the world. Global crises can affect us all.
The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has been a source of deep preoccupation to many of us. As Principal of our university, I am reminded of the need for 鈥� and the potential fragility of 鈥� stability and peace in order to pursue higher learning and the advancement of knowledge.
Congratulations to Jackie Stendel: Selected as Pathy Fellow
Jackie Stendel, DISE, has been selected as Pathy Fellow for the year 2022-23
Emmanuel Tabi, DISE, Interviewed in the 污污草莓视频 Reporter on Fighting Oppression, Honouring Diverse Voices and Fostering a Courageous Classroom
"Being challenged is important, but being challenged in a kind, caring and also courageous way. Nelson Mandela tells us that courage is not the absence of fear, it's triumph over fear."
Emmanuel Tabi started at 污污草莓视频 last fall as an assistant professor in Black/African Studies in Education in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education (DISE).
污污草莓视频 Seeds of Change 鈥� Tom Thompson Education Award
In celebration of three important milestones, the 85th birthday of a true 污污草莓视频 champion, the beginning of the University鈥檚 third century, and the upcoming 65th anniversary of his class, a聽 brand new named award is being established in 污污草莓视频's Faculty of Education to celebrate Thomas B. Thompson (BSc(PE) 鈥�58, Med 鈥�78), a Physical Education alumnus with a proven track record of community service.
New Video: The Psychology Behind Enforcing COVID Safety
In a new 污污草莓视频-produced video, Dr. Tina Montreuil, Associate Professor, Educational and Behavioural Psychology, discusses with Associate Provost, Chris Buddle,聽how you might approach someone in a kind and non-confrontational manner, who is not following safety protocols. We hope that this video will give you some helpful tips to help keep us all safe.
