09-Sept-2015

In this newsletter:

  • CAE Graduation!
  • Brown Bag Lunch with Chris Benjamin – 18-Sept-2015
  • Education Graduate Journal Club – 15-Sept-2015
  • Summer Celebration Success
  • Please Use UPEI Email Addresses
  • Potential Teachers (video)

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CAE GRADUATION

Graduation for the Certificate in Adult Education students was held this past Thursday at Holland College.  Congratulations to the 16 graduating CAE students on their accomplishment!

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CAE Graduation at Holland College – 03-Sept-2015. Congratulations Graduates!

CAE graduate, Carol O'Hanley (third from the right), wins the Kevin Quinlan prize during the graduation ceremony.

CAE graduate, Carol O’Hanley (third from the right), wins the Kevin Quinlan prize during the graduation ceremony.

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BROWN BAG LUNCH WITH CHRIS BENJAMIN – 18-SEPT-2015

C_Benjjamin bookChris Benjamin is a freelance writer and journalist living in Halifax whose book, Indian School Road, documents some of the history associated with the Subenacadie Residential School. On 18-Sept-2015, he will present a Brown Bag lunch to the UPEI community that will include a reading from his book. The event, organized by the UPEI Faculty of Education and the UPEI Aboriginal Students’ Association, takes place in Main Faculty Lounge from 12:00 to 1:00 (though the dialogue may continue).

Further information on the visit can be found on the UPEI website.  Please also click here to visit Chris Benjamin’s website.

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EDUCATION GRADUATE JOURNAL CLUB

The first Education Graduate Journal Club of the academic year will take place on Tuesday, 15-Sept-2015 in AVC 278N from 12:15 to 1:15pm. In this opportunity Valerie Campbell (PhD student) will lead the discussion about a paper written with her supervisor, Dr. Kate Tilleczek (Tilleczek, K., & Campbell, V. (2014). Narratives of youth literacy: The case of Prince Edward Island. Canadian Journal of Teacher Education, 1(1), 46-84.)

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SUMMER CELEBRATION SUCCESS

The Faculty’s summer celebration was held at Julie’s house this past Thursday, and photos are now available in our Celebration Album (here).  We really appreciate the Social Committee for organizing the event, and Julie for opening her home to us.

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PLEASE USE UPEI EMAIL ADDRESSES

Every member of Faculty’s staff should have a UPEI email address.  If you do not have one, please contact Karen-Anne to make arrangements for this.  We would like to remind everyone to use their UPEI email in UPEI correspondence.  To ensure you do not miss any email messages from us sent to your UPEI email, you can forward UPEI email to your personal email address via the Campus Login (but please ensure you type your email address correctly).

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POTENTIAL TEACHERS (video)

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