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From the Dean ' s desk ..................................................................... 3 Alumna ' s initiative feeds youth during COVID-19 crisis .......................................................... 4 Land-based teaching feels like home ..................................... 5 Educating about life with a service animal ........................... 6 Decolonizing education :
One Kitchen Table Party at a time ..................................... 8 Student researcher concerned with accessibility to play ..................................................... 10 Lee Airton speaks to students about gender diversity ......................................................... 12 Remembering Life Speaker Noel Starblanket .................. 13 Students at WestCAST ................................................................ 14 ESS holds Town Hall meeting with Dean Cranston ....... 14 Grad students writing group .................................................... 15 Indigenization events ................................................................... 16 Cougar Awards ............................................................................... 17 Student bursaries , scholarships and awards .................... 18 Funded Research .......................................................................... 19 Long service recognition ............................................................ 22 Staff retirement .............................................................................. 22 New faculty ...................................................................................... 23 New books ........................................................................................ 23 Published writing ........................................................................... 24
At a Faculty gathering held in December , Elder-in-Residence Alma Poitras was honoured with a blanket for her successfully defended thesis which honours the traditional knowledge she has acquired throughout her lifetime . ( L-R ). Elder-in- Residence Alma Poitras , Indigenization Chair Dr . Anna-Leah King , and Associate Dean , Dr . Patrick Lewis . Photo credit : Dr . Cindy Hanson .
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On January 27 , the 2020 Education Career Expo brought 63 employers to campus to recruit Faculty of Education students and alumni for future career opportunities . The Expo is organized annually by the Career Centre and the Faculty of Education Student Services Centre .
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