UNIVERSITY OF REGINA 3MT ® COMPETITION WINNER
Blaisdell says she benefitted from other aspects of participating in the competition , including the “ opportunity not only to share this research on play in an accessible format but also to listen to other students share their fascinating and important research . The finalists had the opportunity to attend a workshop on presenting with Dr . Kathryn Ricketts that was so helpful .”
Grad student Whitney Blaisdell ( screen shot of the video 3-Minute Thesis presentation ). Click the image to view the video .
MEd student Whitney Blaisdell won the University of Regina 3MT ® competition , held virtually on March 18 , 2021 , organized by the University of Regina Grad Student Association .
Along with the recognition , Blaisdell takes home $ 1500 and she will represent the University of Regina in the Western Regional 3MT ®
Distinguished Humanitarian and Community Service Award
Education graduate student Jacq Brasseur ( CSW ’ 13 , BSW ’ 15 ) has made a significant impact on the University of Regina as a student , student competition . The three-minute thesis competition proved to be a “ great challenge ,” says Blaisdell : “ I was surprised at how challenging it was to attempt to describe the importance and current state of play , the research methods I used , the emergent theory , and the implications of the research in three minutes !”
union representative , and executive director of the UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity . They are a community organizer , support worker , and advocate for marginalized students , faculty , staff and community members . Brasseur came to Regina via Yellowknife ’ s Aurora College which has a Social Work academic transfer partnership with the University of Regina .
“ Just like many other people who studied social work , I entered my field because I wanted to help people ,” they say . “ Working at UR Pride means that I get to help 2SLGBTQ + people every day who are navigating the impacts of homophobia , transphobia and biphobia . It ’ s also really amazing that I get to work in a place where I can be authentic about who I am . That ’ s not the reality for everybody , and I know that I ’ m lucky to be able to work in an environment where I can be
Overall , Blaisdell says that she has had , “ a wonderful experience studying here at the University of Regina in the Faculty of Education with the supervision of Dr . Marc Spooner and the support of Dr . Valerie Triggs and Dr . Patrick Lewis as members of my committee .”
As for the future , along with supporting the offshoots of her current research and doing more research around play , Blaisdell plans to follow her own advice – to play : “ I look forward to taking a small break to play and enjoy some warm weather with my family .”
GRAD STUDENT HONOURED WITH ALUMNI AWARD
Jacq Brasseur unapologetically queer .” Through UR Pride , Brasseur started several initiatives that have enhanced the overall diversity and strength of the University of Regina , including Colourful Campus Housing and Monarch Mental Health .
“ In terms of the work directly on campus , I ’ m definitely proudest of being able to partner with Housing Services on campus to bring Colourful Campus House to life ,” says Brasseur . “ This was an idea I had back when I was first living on campus , and it was amazing to get to see it happen . The opportunity for queer and trans students at the U of R to have access to inclusive campus housing with other queer and trans people is something that I ’ m proud of having developed with the U of R .”
In addition to these initiatives , Brasseur also expanded UR Pride ’ s
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