N E W S TA F F
Wanneta Martin joined the Faculty
of Education in August 2016. Prior
to that she held positions with the
Faculty of Media, Art, and
Performance (with positions in both
the Student Program Centre and
Department of Visual Arts) and with
Student Recruitment Coordinator
with the Student Recruitment Office
(Enrolment Services) at the U of R.
RETI REMENT S
Marina Ahrendt joined the Faculty of
Education in September 2016. She
was raised in Regina, but moved to
British Columbia to pursue a career
in the film industry. After seven
years working at Capilano University,
she recently returned to Regina to
be closer to family and friends.
Having worked in the Centre for
Continuing Education, Flexible
Martin grew up in Balgonie, SK and Learning Division, and the
after completing high school she
Registrar's office, Marina is familiar
attended the Dental Assisting
with working with academic data
Program at SIAST. However, Martin
(transcripts), academic policy
realized that this career was not her services and ceremonies, such as
passion, though helping people was. convocation, and class scheduling
and registration.
After a few years of working in a Call
Centre as a team manager she
Marina looks forward to new
applied for a position at the U of R
experiences while working in the
in 2004 and has been working on
Student Program Centre and the
campus since then with nine of
transition to the new Integrated
those years spent working within the Student Program Centre, currently
fast-paced environment of
under construction.
recruitment and events.
Martin enjoys spending time with
her husband and two young
children. She especially enjoys
taking warm winter vacations to
Mexico and playing poker in Las
Vegas!
ELDERS-IN-RESIDENCE
The Faculty welcomes
this year's Elders-in-
Residence Alma Poitras
and Noel Starblanket
who will offer their
invaluable support
in our individual
and collective efforts
to Indigenize our
pedagogy, research,
and practices.
The Faculty celebrated the retirements of
two faculty: Dr. Carol Schick (top photo)
and Dr. Wanda Lyon (bottom photo). Both
have made substantial contributions to
our Faculty over the years. Dr. Schick is
well-known for her work in social justice.
Dr. Michael Cappello, in his retirement
speech merely referred to her academic
contributions (important articles, first
Canada Research Chair, Summer
Institutes, and so on), choosing instead to
focus on her work with graduate students,
her committee work such as with the
URFA Bargaining Committee, and the
boldness and grace in which she engaged
in relationships with others, in renewed
and reconciled anti-racist relationships.
Dr. Lyons is known for her work in
inclusive education, specifically in her
support of people and students with
disabilities. Dr. Scott Thompson in his
retirement speech said that shortly after
he met Wanda he realized she "was a
community builder." He also respected her
work ethic. As one example, Dr. Thompson
said, "Wanda wrote and co-wrote many of
the Saskatchewan educational documents
designed to support teachers, such as
"Teaching Students with Autism." While a
faculty member she authored and co-
authored several articles, was invited and
commissioned to speak at conferences,
and was an integral part of the research
team for a 3-year SSHRC Insight Grant,
among many other commitments.
Carol and Wanda will be missed greatly
and the Faculty wishes them all the best in
their retirements.
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