In this newsletter:

• Graduate Student Seminar – Brown Bag Thursdays
• Master of Education Thesis Defense – Brittany Jakubiec
• Pink Shirts and Panther Pride
• 3rd Annual Symposium on Indigenous Teacher Education in Canada
• Call for Submissions
• Hurrahs!

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GRADUATE STUDENT SEMINAR – BROWN BAG THURSDAYS

A Graduate Student Seminar, PhD Students and Supervisors: What to expect at the Dissertation Defense, will take place on 26-Feb-2015 in Memorial Hall 308 from 12:30pm to 2:00pm.  The seminar will be facilitated by members of the Graduate Studies Committee.  All faculty are encouraged to attend.

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MASTER OF EDUCATION THESIS DEFENSE – BRITTANY JAKUBIEC

Brittany A. E. Jakubiec will present her Master of Education Thesis Defense on Tuesday, 10-Mar-2015 at 9:30am in Memorial Hall, room 308. Brittay’s thesis is titled The Lived Experiences of Female Leaders in Two University Settings: Perceived Supports, Barriers, and Challenges. All are welcome to attend.

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PINK SHIRTS AND PANTHER PRIDE

Pink Panthers:. Jill Ross, Cathy Hennessey, Ron MacDonald, Karen-Anne O’Halloran and Megan MacKenzie wear pink to support anti-bullying awareness. Photographed (with thanks) by the steady hand of Fiona Walton 🙂

The UPEI Faculty of Education were proud to wear pink on 25-Feb-2015 to to spread anti-bullying awareness and symbolize that bullying will not be tolerated.  Thank you to everyone who wore pink, and to everyone who continues to work for this important cause.

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3RD ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON INDIGENOUS TEACHER EDUCATION IN CANADA

The Faculty of Education at Memorial University looks forward to welcoming delegates of the Third Annual Canadian Symposium on Indigenous Teacher Education from March 26-27, 2015.  Approximately 50 people from across the country and around the world have registered.  Conference details can be found here.

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

FIRST GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON HOLISTIC EARLY LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

The First Global Conference on Holistic Early Learning and Development will be at Lakehead University on May 1 & 2, 2015.  The conference invites proposals for paper presentations, workshops/interactive sessions, panel presentations and posters/exhibits.  Proposal guidelines can be found here.  Deadline for submission is 10-Mar-2015.

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HURRAHS!

Congratulations to Dr. Fiona Walton on the release of Simuvut–Towards Future Together, a book providing first-hand perspectives on Inuit education.  Fiona and Dr. Darlene O’Leary were co-editors of this book released by Women’s Press.  Sivumut—Towards the Future Together is the first book to feature accounts of education in traditional Inuit camps, experiences of forced relocation to government-established communities, and the impact of residential schools. Nine Inuit educational leaders address a range of issues from intergenerational trauma, to language, to learning and teaching, to gender identity.