Faculty of Education Education News Fall 2012 / Winter 2013 Page 21
Two visiting scholars , Ella Ulaya and Victor Chikoti visited the U of R campus from the University of Malawi Polytechnic , from October 24 th to November 9 th , 2012 . Their visit was funded through the President ’ s Office , as guests of CIET and the CIDA Malawi project team . The University of Malawi Polytechnic identified the marketing of their institution , programs , and courses as a critical need . Ella and Victor worked primarily with the U of R External Relations Office to learn about how the U of R markets its programs and courses .
( L-R ): Ella Ulaya , Victor Chikoti , and Associate Dean Jennifer Tupper
CIDA Malawi Project Team , External Relations , Doug Brown ( CIET ), and Dean James McNinch
( L-R ): Ella and Victor enjoying the snow
( L-R ): Florence Luhanga ( Nursing ), Ella Ulaya , President Vianne Timmons , and Victor Chikoti
The International Education Pizza & Talk Series is a Centre for International Education & Training ( CIET ) initiative intended to create a space for visiting scholars , international students , Faculty of Education members , and community partners to share expertise and discuss issues in education .
In the 2012 / 2013 semesters , the series hosted three events : On October 25 th , the lunch featured Dr . Meral Per , a visiting scholar from Abant Izzet Baysal University who spoke on the topic , “ History of Arts Education in Turkey .” University of Malawi Polytechnic guests were also visiting and participated in the lunch , along with a silent auction of Malawi Crafts to support Senga Primary School in Malawi . On November 20 th , the lunch featured Jun Ma , Ph . D . candidate in the Faculty of Education , and Jun Wu , a visiting scholar from An Hui University who spoke on the topic of , “ English Education in Chinese Universities .” On March 20 th , the lunch featured Martín R . López Mendivil , M . Ed ., MHRD , who spoke on the topic of “ My International Educational Journey .”
( L-R ): Visiting Scholars Hua Liu , Yan Fang Pan , Yan Zhu
( L-R ): Visiting Scholars Meral Per and Jun Wu
Dr . Gerald Walton
On December 4 th , 2013 . Dr .
Gerald Walton , a sociologist and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at Lakehead University was invited by the Faculty of Education to present “ As Obvious as the Nose on my Face : The Missing Discourse of Masculinity That Fuelled the Vancouver Stanley Cup Riots ." Dr . Walton was in Regina as the external examiner for Wendy Shaw .
Dr . Patrick Lewis with Dr . Mary Young
Dr . Mary Young , Faculty of
Education , University of Winnipeg gave a public lecture entitled , “ Pimosayta ( Learning to Walk Together )” on November 15 th , 2012 in the Education Auditorium . Dr . Young shared her thoughts on how non-Indigenous people might learn to walk together in good ways . During her visit to our campus , she sat in circle with three sections of ECE 200 who had read “ In Search of April Raintree ” by Beatrice Culleton Mosionier followed by a reading of Dr . Young ’ s article , “ Is the Legacy of Residential Schools Relevant Today ?” ( Manitoba Association of School Superintendents , Autumn 2005 .)
Photos credit : Shuana Niessen