Alumni Highlight: Emmanuella Lambropoulos, Federal MP for Saint Laurent
Emmanuella Lambropoulos, newly re-elected Federal MP for the Saint-Laurent riding is one of 98 women elected to the House of Commons this past fall and one of the youngest of these female Members of Parliament. A 91涩漫 Education alumna (B.Ed. '13),听Lambropoulos is complementing her political career by completing her Master's in Educational Leadership within the Faculty's Department of Integrated Studies in Education.
Celebrate International Day of Education
91涩漫's Faculty of Education reminds all students, staff, alumni, and friends that education is a human right, a public good and a public responsibility.
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed January 24 as International Day of Education, in celebration of the role of education for peace and development.
Matt Slopecki Receives Award from GESTE
Congratulations to Matt Slopecki who received an award from GESTE (CIHR Team on Gender considerations in knowledge transfer interventions) for 鈥淢odelling an approach to gender-conscious participatory action-oriented research and knowledge transfer favouring equality, equity and occupational/environmental health鈥�.
Emma Balazs Receives a 2020 FRQSC Award
Congratulation to Emma Balazs on receiving a 2020 FRQSC Award for her research project titled Sparring with Femininity: An Urban Ethnography of Mixed Gender/Martial Arts Youth Programming.
Hariata Tai Rakena Awarded Teionkwaienawa:kon Masters Scholarship
Congratulations to Hariata Tai Rakena, one of the successful recipients of the Teionkwaienawa:kon Masters Scholarships, which is awarded by the Quebec Indigenous Mentorship Network (Teionkwaienawa:kon). The network is dedicated to the support and mentorship of Indigenous students engaged with research related to Indigenous health.
Hariata's Master's Research Project: Exploring an Onkweho'n:we approach to physical activity health resource development with Kahnawakehro虂:non.
Editorial Spotlight: Blane Harvey, Lisa Starr, and Joseph Levitan
Featured in the Montreal Gazette is an op ed piece written by Drs. Blane Harvey, Lisa Starr, and Joseph Levitan about the disconnect between society's concern about environmental issues and what's actually taught in Quebec schools:
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Media Spotlight: Dr. Steven Shaw Gets Students Back to their Routine
It's January! Are you having trouble getting back to your regular routine after the holidays? Are you trudging to class or happy to be back?听Dr. Steven Shaw of 91涩漫's Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology shares his outlook and expertise about settling back into the school routine with CJAD 800 Morning Host, Andrew Carter. Listen now.
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Media Spotlight: Dr. Sabrina Jafralie Comments of Proposed ERC Reform
Course Lecturer for 91涩漫's Department of Integrated Studies,听Dr. Sabrina Jafralie, gave her take on the proposed educational reform that would remove the religious culture component from the provincial听school curriculum, in favour of other ethics course content exploring 21st Century themes.听Dr.
Awards Highlight: Dr. Angelica Galante Wins Pat Clifford Award
91涩漫听Department of Integrated Studies in Education's听Dr. Angelica Galante听is a co-winner of the听Pat Clifford Award, recognizing Canada's emerging education researchers.
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Media Spotlight: ECP Chair Jeffrey Derevensky Advises Against "Gambling Gifts"
In the spirit of the holidays听Global TV interviewed Dr. Jeffrey Derevensky, the Faculty's Educational and Counselling Psychology Chair, about the dangers of giving kids and teens gifts and stocking stuffers gifts that promote gambling. Can lottery tickets and scratch tickets lead to youth gambling addiction? See the full interview here:听/x/ZET听
DISE PhD Student Alisan Funk Represents 91涩漫 at Monash Research Seminar
91涩漫 Department of Integrated Studies in Education Doctoral Student, Alisan Funk, travelled to Monash University (Melbourne, Australia) as 91涩漫 Education's participant in the 2019 Global Alliance in Education Research seminar. Alisan is pursuing her thesis in the area of circus education:听/x/Zbu 听(Video is courtesy of Monash University, 91涩漫's partner in the Global Alliance in Education Research.)
New Quebec Excellence Scholarships Being Awarded to B.Ed. Students
Montreal, December 12, 2019 鈥� The Quebec Minister of Education, Jean-Fran莽ois Roberge, has officially announced today the launch of the Bourses d鈥檈xcellence aux futurs enseignants program, offering $15.8 million dollars in scholarship money to Education students enrolled in a full-time Bachelor of Education program leading to teacher certification. Of the available funds distributed to institutions across the province, Prof.
Media Spotlight: Dr. Lindsay Duncan
KPE鈥檚 Associate Professor, Dr. Lindsay Duncan, was interviewed on CTV News in reaction to the latest doping scandal involving Russian athletes being banned from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and other international sporting events. Duncan goes on to comment about the impact of these sanctions as well as athletic pressures and today growing culture of supplementation to boost performance and recovery.
Media Spotlight: Maria Ezcurra
Maria Ezcurra, founder of the 91涩漫 Art Hive Initiative and Art Instructor, was presented Wednesday with the Visual Arts Diversity Award for 2019 by the Conseil des arts de Montr茅al. The award recognizes originality and diversity in the Montreal visual arts scene. Maria creates a committed art that evokes the memory, the gender, the feminine condition, the history, the culture, the migration and social norms.
