Acting Dean’s message
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D e a n,
D r. A n d r e a S
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The Faculty of Education has
experienced a lot of changes in 2017,
many of which we see reflected in
this autumn issue of Education News.
With the departure of Dr. Jennifer
Tupper, after three years as Dean,
we have begun the search for a new
leader of the Faculty of Education. In
the meantime, I have the honour of
serving my faculty, and the educational
community at large, as the Acting Dean
until June 30, 2018.
This summer we also welcomed a
new associate dean to the Education
leadership team – Dr. Twyla Salm,
Associate Dean of Graduate Programs
and Research in Education. We also
have another faculty member in
an entirely new leadership role. Dr.
Anna-Leah King is the first Chair
of Indigenization of the Faculty of
Education. As our faculty experiences
changes and growth, a strong
leadership team is important. I am
grateful to Twyla and Anna-Leah for
their commitment to serving the faculty
in these important leadership roles.
We are also undergoing changes in
programs and even in our physical
spaces! We are in the final changes
of construction on two projects: the
Faculty of Education Student Services
space and the Nanâtawihowikamik
Healing Lodge and Wellness Clinic.
Living through renovations of any space
is never easy, but these changes are
sure to improve teaching and learning
in the Faculty. This summer, we also
introduced an important new certificate
program—Teaching Elementary School
Mathematics. New faces in the Faculty
is another area of transformation. We
welcome Ian Matheson, Anne Lauf,
Jolene Goulden, and Shauna Beylefeld
to their respective roles as well as
our newest Elder-in-residence, Cecile
Asham.
The next few months will continue to
be a period of transition as we work to
respond to recommendations from an
external review of the Faculty and as we
prepare for the new dean. I am proud
of the Faculty of Education, the work
that we do, faculty, staff, and, most
importantly, the students. I look forward
to the exciting changes ahead.
Andrea Sterzuk
Acting Dean, Faculty of Education
ABOUT ACTING DEAN ANDREA STERZUK
I n June 2017, Dean Jennifer Tupper resigned her
position at the University of Regina to take on the
Dean role at her alma mater, the University of Alberta,
Faculty of Education. Following consultations, the
University appointed Dr. Andrea Sterzuk, Associate
Professor, Language and Literacy Education as Acting
Dean of Education for a one-year period effective July
1, 2017. Education, University of Regina in 2007. Prior to
her academic career, she worked as a public school
teacher in rural Saskatchewan and in the Canadian
arctic. She served as the Acting Associate Dean of
Research and Graduate Programs in Education for
15 months from 2015-2017. Nationally, she is the
president of the Canadian Association of Applied
Linguistics.
Dr. Sterzuk holds a PhD in second-language education
from McGill University and joined the Faculty of Dr. Sterzuk teaches in the areas of linguistic diversity
in schools, second language pedagogy, and issues
of power, identity, and language in education. Her
current research projects include a mixed methods
study of the development of language beliefs in
teachers and a study of language policy and planning
in higher education. She is the author of a book on the
topic of English language variation and colonialism.
Dr. Sterzuk enjoys gardening and learning languages.
During the summer months, she can b e found
participating in cycling, running and swimming clubs,
local triathlons, and several road races.
Education News is a publication of the
Faculty of Education,
University of Regina, Regina, SK
Editor: Shuana Niessen ([email protected])
For archived copies and up-to-date news and events, visit www2.uregina.ca/education/news
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