Retirements and farewells
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Dr. Paul Hart, Professor in Science Education (Environmental Ed) and Dr. Marilyn Miller, an Associate Professor in Adult Education since 2007, who came to the Faculty from a 6-year term
as Director for the Centre for Continuing Education (U of R), retired in June 2017. The Faculty also bid farewell to Dean Jennifer Tupper, who is now Dean at the University of Alberta, and to
Associate Dean Ken Montgomery, who is now Dean at the of University of Windsor, Ontario.
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Successful defence
Congratulations to Dr. Joel
Thibeault, who successfully
defended his doctoral dissertation,
Regard socioconstructiviste sur le
développement de la compétence
lexicomorphogrammique qui permet
l’accord du verbe en nombre chez
des élèves de la fin de l’ordre
élémentaire dans le Sud-Ouest
ontarienon, on June 27, 2017, at
the University of Ottawa. Joel’s
chair was Dr. Alain-François Bisson
(Faculty of Law – Section Civil Law). Thesis supervisors were
Dr. Carole Fleuret and Dr. Pascale Lefrançois (Université de
Montréal). The External Examiner was Dr. Marie-Andrée Lord
(Université Laval, by videoconference) and the Examiners were
Dr. Francis Bangou, Dr. Alain Desrochers, and Dr. Michel Laurier.
Joel receiving the "Dead Balloon Award;" a long-standing tradition in our
Faculty is to present this award to those who successfully defend their doctoral
dissertation while a faculty member. Photo courtesy of Val Mulholland
Elders-in-residence
The Elders' Office is now located in ED 234. Elder
Alma Poitras (Peepeekisis First Nation) is in the office
on Mondays and is available after 10:00 a.m. Elder
Cecile Asham (Pasqua First Nation) is in the office on
Thursdays.
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