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Upcoming Events
NEWSLETTER FOR AND
ABOUT THE FACULTY OF
PROFESSIONAL STUDIES PScene
Dean’s Message
W elcome to the sixth edition of PScene.
The theme for this issue is
internationalization which is an area of
priority in the Faculty of Professional Studies. As
scholars have noted, it is important to integrate an
international dimension into the teaching,
scholarship and service functions of universities if we
are to provide our students with the social and inter-
cultural skills and attitudes to live and work in an
interconnected world. Internationalization goes
beyond counting the number of foreign students
studying in our programs. It is about how we as a
Faculty engage in the critical discourse of trends and
issues affecting our entire world and how our
programming and initiatives recognize the global
landscape on which education is premised. In the
Faculty of Professional Studies, we have been
involved in creating international institutional
partnerships, providing more international content in
course offerings, encouraging student and faculty
exchanges and hosting events to celebrate and
showcase international initiatives. We continue to
welcome international students and scholars and to
use them to help bring an international perspective
to our teaching and learning. Internationalization
within our Faculty and our University should not be a
series of incidental activities but should be a lived
experience that becomes entrenched in the culture
of our campus through our programming, polices,
and practices.
The creative and energized group that has come together to form the PScene Newsletter Committee decided to introduce the concept of "themed" issues. We explored a number of ideas about which themes could be highlighted and realized there are some important operational plans unfolding at UFV which could be explored through our Professional Studies Faculty lens. This edition of PScene is dedicated to Internationalization and has a number of articles that share our collective work in this area. I encourage you to think about the work you do as it relates to upcoming themes of Institutional Learning Outcomes, Indigenizing the Academy, Online Campus and Strategic Research Plans. We look forward to hearing from you and featuring projects and moments you are proud of. Appreciatively, Christine Slavik
this issue
Dean’s Message
Introduction to theme
TEP: Workshop Wednesdays
Exploring Internationalization
Tribute
Faculty of Professional Studies
Celebrating Internationalization
New Faculty
ABT: Practically Practicum
School of Business: Graduate Seminar
Upcoming/Current Events
I S S U E
W I NT E R 2 0 1 3
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PScene Issue 06 Winter 2013
Internationalization
May 17, 2013: Professional Studies
Faculty Council Meeting May 20, 2013: Victoria Day June 13, 2013: Professional Studies
Convocation, Abbotsford Entertainment Centre
June 14, 2013: Professional Studies Faculty Council Meeting
June 17, 2013: Professional Studies
Faculty Council Retreat June 2013—August 2013: Faculty
Summer Vacation
School of Social Work and Human Services Participating in Anti-Bully Day, February 27, 2013
33844 King Road Abbotsford, British Columbia
V2S 7M8
www.ufv.ca/ps.htm
Recent Events
February 27, 2013: Anti-Bully Day February 27, 2013: President Lecture Series: Sheldon Kennedy, Empowering the
Bystander
Sheldon Kennedy
NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE
MEMBERS
Christine Slavik,
Chair
Colleen Bell
Elizabeth Dow
Maple
Melder-Crozier
Seonaigh
MacPherson
Next PScene Theme: Institutional
schools and departments
Adult Education
Applied Business
Technology
School of Business
Early Childhood
Education/Child &
Youth Care
Library & Information
Technology
School of Social Work
and Human Services
Teacher Education
Program
Contacts
Dean Dr. Rosetta Khalideen [email protected]
Newsletter Committee Chair Christine Slavik [email protected]
Newsletter Designer Nicole Fast [email protected]
Dr. Rosetta Khalideen
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CHANDIGARH CAMPUS
Did you know....?
UFV has been operating a
campus at SD College,
Chandigarh, India since
2006 (7 years)
Over 200 students have
been enrolled at the UFV
Chandigarh campus (UFV
Chandigarh offers BBA
degree plus Microsoft
Certification (coming
2013))
100% student visa
acceptance rate for UFV
Chandigarh students
transferring to Canada
(normal visa acceptance
rate 60%)
63 students have
transferred from UFV
Chandigarh to UFV Canada
34 BBA graduates to date
from the program (95% of
eligible student who
transferred to Canada have
graduated on schedule)
UFV Chandigarh student
chosen as Student Speaker
at 2010 Convocation
Classes follow Canadian
course curriculum but
courses are taught by a
combination of Indian and
Canadian faculty members
10 different UFV Canadian
Faculty have taught in
Chandigarh (with 5 having
repeat visits) representing
5 different departments
Workshop Wednesdays: Student Teachers Share
Best Practices
S tudent Teachers in the Teacher Education Program have embraced the concept of a
learning community and have initiated a communal professional development
opportunity, titled “Workshop Wednesdays”. This is an event over a lunch hour period,
where one individual voluntarily leads a seminar on a particular topic, related to classroom
teaching. Other student teachers engage and learn during this interactive workshop.
Topics have included reading music, making special crafts, leading improv games, operating a Cricut,
medieval dancing, playing palm pipes, making cedar bracelets, and using Smart Boards.
The photo shows one of the student teachers, Tianay
deAndrade (centre) who invited her mother Selina to show
the student teachers the art of making bracelets out of
cedar strips. Here they are showing off beautiful baskets,
also made of cedar strips.
U FV’s School of Business, Faculty of Professional Studies, along with UFV’s International Education Office offered a one-week graduate seminar, Leadership in the Context of Globalization: Vancouver, Canada’s Asia-Pacific Gateway in conjunction with its long-
standing Swiss partner the School of Business of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Lucerne. The week-long graduate seminar is planned to be offered on an annual basis. This seminar was held in Vancouver and Richmond's City Hall; with the finale at UFV’s Abbotsford campus where Dr. Mark Evered and Maureen Evered hosted the group in its farewell dinner.
Business Graduate Seminar
In addition to faculty members from UFV’s School of Business and Economics (Dr. Mike Ivanof, Dr. Don Miskiman, Dr. Ding Lu), other resource people included representatives from the Canada-Japan Society of British Columbia, the Canada-India Business Council, Port Metro-Vancouver, the City of Richmond and Garaventa Lifts -- a Swiss elevator company operating in Surrey. The seminar hosted 16 of Lucerne’s graduate students as well as three UFV senior level Business students. Human Resource Management Students Courtney Barber, Jordann Hazelwood and Michelle Lenglet have received Ch’nook Scholar awards. The Ch’nook recognizes Aboriginal business students across BC who demonstrate personal and professional achievements and have made a contribution to the university and community. The scholarships are provided by the Ch’nook Indigenous Business Network, which the UFV School of Business is a member, and provides Aboriginal business and management students access to a variety of opportunities and resources to enhance their business education. Business and Community Connections BCC was the theme of a senior Human Resource Management class as students planned and implemented eight different community events that would raise funds for charity groups or generate awareness and information for non-profit groups. They displayed the results of the projects in a poster session which was visited by faculty, staff and students.
Barbara Salingré
Don Miskiman
INTERNATIONALIZING THE UNIVERSITY
CURRICULUM
In 2009, the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) prepared a report on Internationalization of the Curriculum, identifying the following five criteria to describe the internationalization of curriculum in higher education:
Developing successful partnerships to support international learning
Integrating foreign language learning into course and programs
Supporting and sustaining faculty members’ efforts to internationalize the curriculum
Harnessing the experience of students to facilitate international and intercultural learning on campus
Demonstrating the value of an internationalized curriculum in the context of assessing and measuring student learning outcomes
The report concluded, “While internationalization is recognized in Canadian universities, challenges remain with respect to internationalization of the curriculum” (p. 22). While acknowledging a role for the inclusion of international students in fostering global awareness on campuses, the report does not address how to support international students as part of this agenda. Therefore, I would add to the list of what it means to internationalize our curriculum the following explicit criterion:
Provide effective language, culture, and integration supports to international students to enable their full participation in the curriculum and campus life.
To view this AUCC report, follow the link on page 4 of this newsletter.
Seonaigh MacPherson
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ABT GRADUATES
VALUE THE
PRACTICUM PROCESS
Comments from recent
graduates include:
“The benefit I received from
this work experience [was]
learning how all staff in a
busy office work together to
complete important tasks,
[and that] confidentiality is
important when handling
sensitive and/or personal
information.”
“This work experience gave
me confidence that I did not
have before. I now believe
that I am capable [of
working in] any office
setting.”
WHAT IS CULTURE? “Culture hides much more than it reveals, enough what it hides, and strangely enough what it hides, it hides it hides most effectively from its own participants. Years of study have convinced me that the real job is not to understand foreign cultures, but to understand our own” E.T. Hall (1959; 1973)
MINDFULNESS
Mindfulness is a state that is characterized by openness, sensitivity to context and engagement with the present moment. It is paying attention and noticing. When we add mindfulness to our knowledge and skills related to Internationalization we move towards Cultural Intelligence. Christine Slavik (2013)
Program Highlights
Full-time, six-month, cohort-based applied program
Integration of teamwork, problem-solving, and analytical skills
Word: mail merge, customized reports, electronic fill-in forms
Excel: pivot tables, macros, advanced formulas and functions
Access: database design and management; queries, forms and reports
Practically Practicum Christine Nehring
W hy do these 44 Applied Business Technology (ABT) students look so excited? They have just received their practicum placements and now know where they will be putting their hard-earned ABT skills to work.
Twice a year (February and June), ABT students complete their certificate requirements with a three-week practicum. Numerous organizations throughout the Fraser Valley (ranging from public-practice accounting to local school districts to Corrections Canada to UFV) eagerly await practicum time. The advanced technical skills and high standards set by the ABT program ensure that graduates are in de-mand for practicum and beyond. As a practicum host recently stated, “Our managers view [the ABT practicum] as very successful and worthwhile. We will certainly continue to support the ABT practicum program.” A private-sector host commented, “Our experience with your students has been very positive, and we look forward to the continued partnership.” The ABT practicum is an invaluable opportunity, allowing students to integrate their newly-acquired technical skills with critical-thinking, problem-solving, and teamwork skills. So if you see an ABT practicum student in your department in February, please welcome her/him as part of the greater UFV community!
I n the past, the ECE/CYC department has responded to requests to participate in international student exchanges (CAN/EU project), supported individual requests for students to complete practica internationally, and have welcomed international students within our certificate, di-
ploma and degree programs. In the context of rapid and increasing globalization in higher educa-tion, the department would like to develop a proactive and strategic approach to internationaliza-tion to expand the potential for teaching, scholarship and service in this area. The department decided to apply for Internationalization Project funds to begin expanding our un-derstanding in this area. It is hoped that long -term sustainable outcomes will be identified that benefit our students, community service partners and potentially new international partnerships. As successful applicants the department met in a one day workshop at the end of the last academic year to complete:
An individualized assessment of intercultural competence for each faculty member
A collective IDI (Intercultural Development Inventory) completed for the department *The IDI is a valid, reliable cross-cultural tool for assessing intercultural competence at the indi-vidual, group and organizational level.
A strategic plan for internationalization of the ECE/CYC department and programs
Specific project(s) related to internationalization initiated in the 2012/13 academic year UFV’s goals for internationalization include increasing the international expertise of faculty and staff. This project accomplished this goal directly by working with the faculty members first to ex-pand our knowledge of intercultural competence and global issues. It serves as the platform through which we will be able to address UFV’s other internationalization goals of enriching the educational experience of the student body, bringing innovation into educational programs, devel-oping graduates with skills in intercultural competency and global intelligence, and fostering cultur-al exchange and understanding. Understanding our own cultural orientation is critical to understanding what we bring to the inter-action. Developing awareness that we perceive (and too often judge) others from our own cultural perspective. Understanding intercultural competence as an ongoing development that takes time, patience and a great deal of curiosity. As part of our work together the department responded to 4 specific questions that explored curric-ular outcomes, learning outcomes, pedagogical approaches and learning resources: 1. What additions or enhancements can you imagine for our curriculum to provide substantive
intercultural and global learning? 2. What intercultural or global learning outcomes do you think need to be included in the courses
you/we teach? 3. What innovative teaching and delivery models can you imagine supporting the
interculturalization of our program? 4. What people, technologies, and existing resources can we use to enhance students’ intercultural development? This project will ultimately develop the international knowledge, skills, abilities and attitudes of stu-dents in our programs as we embark on making changes to our practice and curriculum based on the evaluation mentioned above and departmental development.
Exploring Internationalization in ECE/CYC
Christine Slavik
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INTERNATIONALIZATION AUCC
"An internationalized
curriculum… provides a
means for Canadian
students to develop
global perspectives and
skills at home and it also
makes the teaching/
learning process more
relevant for international
students on
campus." (AUCC, 2009,
p.5)
"Internationalization is
increasingly part of the
mainstream of
universities’ organization
and overall strategies and
that Canadian universities
are increasingly backing
their interest in
internationalization with
concrete measures and
investments." (AUCC,
2009, p.7)
NEW FACULTY IN PROFESSIONAL
STUDIES Amir Hajbaba,
School of Business August 2012
Christine Nehring, Applied Business Technology September 2012
Kenneth Gariepy, Library and Information Technology
August 2012
Seonaigh MacPherson, Adult Education
December 2012
Resources on Internationalization Colleen Bell
Kenneth Gariepy Seonaigh MacPherson
B efore coming to the LIBIT
Dept. at UFV, Kenneth D.
Gariepy taught online
undergraduate students at Athabasca
University and graduate students at
the University of Alberta, where he is
also a PhD candidate in the Dept. of
Ed. Policy Studies. His primary research
interests are postsecondary education
policy and academic freedom, and he
is past chair of the Canadian Library
Association’s Advisory Committee on
Intellectual Freedom. A former public
librarian, Kenneth worked for the
Edmonton Public Library system for
over 20 years and was a long-time
volunteer in the inner city of
Edmonton, where he provided library
service to the GLBTQ community. He is
editor of, and contributor to, three
books: Canadian Education,
Educational Accountability, and
Librarianship and Human Rights. When
he has free time, Kenneth is a fan of
jazz, classic film, surrealist art, and
ornithology.
A s a new faculty member in Adult Education, Seonaigh comes with extensive
international education experience in Canada and in India, where she developed programs for Tibetan refugees and Punjabi students. On receiving her Ph.D. from UBC in 2000, she held a Killam post-doc at the University of Alberta and later served as Associate Professor in Education at the University of Manitoba. Returning to the coast for family reasons, she assumed a post in 2008 as an Adjunct Faculty with the Institute of Asian Research at UBC and later as Coordinator of ELSA Net. Recently, she spearheaded ESL curriculum design projects in BC for newcomers for use in community (i.e., ELSA) and post-secondary programs. Seonaigh has published widely on the impact of globalization on education and sustainability, including a 2011 book with Routledge on Education and Sustainability, based on SSHRC-funded research on the Tibetan diaspora in Canada, the USA, and India.
Internationalization of the curriculum: A practical guide to support Canadian universities’ efforts. (2009). Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. Retrieved from http://www.aucc.ca/_pdf/english/publications/curriculum-primer_e.pdf This guide explores the policies, practices and challenges of internationalization as they relate to five themes: developing partnerships; foreign language learning; supporting and sustaining faculty; harnessing student experiences; and demonstrating the value. It offers concrete strategies to enable institutions to move forward in their internationalization efforts.
Jones, G. A., Shubert, A., & Trilokekar, R. D. (2009). Canada's universities go global.
Toronto: J. Lorimer & Co. [Mission: LA 417.5 C364 2009] Leading scholars from Canada and abroad look at internationalization from the Canadian perspective, both in terms of the Canadian experience abroad and in the context of Canadian higher education policy. The contributors discuss issues such as teaching and learning, ethics of internationalization, and conflicting agendas.
Williams, S. (2008). Internationalization of the curriculum: A remedy for international
students' academic adjustment difficulties? Retrieved from http://web.uvic.ca/~sherriw/ Originally developed as part of the requirements for a Master of Education degree,
this web site outlines several approaches to internationalizing the curriculum,
discusses challenges, and offers practical suggestions. It also provides an extensive
(albeit slightly outdated) list of resources.
International Activities in the School of Social Work and Human Services Elizabeth Dow
S tudents are encouraged to engage in international opportunities. For example, two MSW students completed their placements through partnerships with the University of East London in the UK, while another practiced in India in a home for girls call
Unique Home, located in Mumbi, during part of her placement. International students from Australia and Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences in Linz have also taken courses in our BSW program. Faculty have presented at several international conferences and engaged in developmental activities. Lucki Kang received an international grant to develop more partnerships in India while Robert Harding received another for New Zealand. The late Abebe Teklu was active in scholarship in Northern Ethiopia with colleague David Turner from UVic. Elizabeth Dow linked again at the CAG Conference with the International Network on the Prevention of Elder Abuse, a network that she was involved with at its foundational stages. This is not an inclusive summary of all international activities of the School.
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WELCOME TO THE FACULTY OF PROFESSIONAL
STUDIES FROM THE DEAN,
ROSETTA KHALIDEEN
I am pleased to
welcome our new
colleagues to the
Faculty of Professional
Studies. We are a
community of talented
educators and scholars
working within a
number of programs
ranging from Applied
Business Technology to
Teacher Education. We
serve a diverse student
population who enrich
our teaching and
learning environment. I
am excited that you
have joined us in our
academic pursuits and
extend my best wishes
as you embark on this
new journey.
Rosetta Khalideen
QUOTES FROM ABEBE TEKLU
“He who loses wealth,
loses much. He who
loses a friend, loses
more. But he who loses
his courage, loses
everything.”
“So what exactly is
courage? Courage is
nothing more than a
positive attitude,
combined with action
and supported by faith.”
Abebe Teklu
New Faculty Amir Hajbaba Christine Nehring
Abebe Abay Teklu
Elizabeth Dow
D r. Amir Hajbaba, Faculty, joined School of Business in August 2012. He
completed his undergraduate degree in Banking Management from the University of Economic Affairs in Iran. After working in a stock brokerage firm, he went to Ireland to pursue his post-graduate studies. Amir earned his Master of Business Studies and PhD degrees in National University of Ireland, Cork (aka UCC). The focus of Amir’s PhD dissertation was on explanations of acquirer’s under-performance. Amir has currently published two research papers in this area. Amir moved to Vancouver upon completion of his PhD. He has taught various courses in the area of finance as an adjunct professor in UCC, New York Institute of Technology – Vancouver and Fairleigh Dickinson University – Vancouver, before joining UFV. Amir’s main research interest is behavioural finance. Accordingly, he is also interested in cognitive psychology. In his spare time Amir can usually be found on the tennis courts of Vancouver (weather permitting of course).
C hristine is the newest faculty
member in the Applied
Business Technology
department. Christine comes to UFV
from a varied background; she started
her career as a professional classical
musician, performing as an oboist. In
the mid 1990s, she earned an MBA
with an entrepreneurship focus from
the University of Calgary. She
subsequently worked as a
management consultant, a writer/
editor for an educational publisher,
and an instructor in a private college.
In 2010, she started teaching in the
ABT program as a sessional instructor.
Christine also teaches technology
workshops to UFV employees and the
occasional course in Continuing
Studies. She loves teaching in ABT and
values the close relationships formed
with students during their intense six-
month program. “It provides me with a
great deal of satisfaction to hear from
graduates that the level of expertise
acquired and high standards set in ABT
are highly valued by employers and
make our graduates exceptionally
marketable.”
D r. Abebe Teklu joined the School of Social Work and Human Services with the Faculty of Professional Studies on
August 1, 2011. Many of us felt the impact of his presence as he touched our lives in various ways. Abebe was a model of self-determination, a value held highly in social work. He had completed his doctoral studies in less than 3 years; he was fluent in seven languages; he was a poet, a musician, and a philosopher. Abebe had overcome huge obstacles in his life. He was blinded at nine years of age due to
smallpox. He was tortured and imprisoned for over a year. He fled his home in Ethiopia in 1985, leaving a teaching position, and walked about 2100 km to Sudan to escape the brutality of the military junta, the Dergue. Abebe immigrated in 1988 to Vancouver and completed his MSW and PhD at the University of Victoria. He taught there prior to coming to the University of the Fraser Valley. Abebe was an inspiration to many of his students who often shared their experiences of their own transformational learning. He was a wonderful colleague who engaged in activities throughout the Faculty and the University, teaching about disability, anti-oppressive practice, and social justice. He was a loving husband and father. Peace, harmony, and respect for human rights is a legacy that Abebe Abay Teklu lived and died by. He was a man filled with Grace. He “walked his talk”. I, like many others, am thankful to have shared a journey with him.
January 14, 1958—January 9, 2013
A Scholarship Fund is in the process of being established in memory of
Dr. Abebe Abay Teklu and donations will be gratefully accepted
through UFV’s Development Office.
The School of Social Work and Human Services and the Library are building a
small collection of resources on disability, anti-oppressive practice, and social
justice in Abebe's memory.
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Faculty of Professional Studies Celebrating
Internationalization
Maple Melder-Crozier
I nternational Education Week at UFV in 2012 was an opportunity for the
Faculty of Professional Studies to showcase it’s diversity! This was accomplished through an entertaining educational event held on Nov 14th on the Abbotsford campus. The School of Business, Department of Early Childhood Education/Child and Youth Care, and the Dean’s office of Professional Studies worked together with the International Education Department and MarCom to plan and produce a 2-hour show featuring UFV students and faculty. These people all had travelled to other countries as part of their UFV educational experience, or were from other countries and receiving an education here at UFV. Twenty-eight people, representing China, India, Antigua, Brazil, Ghana, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Dominican Republic, Vietnam, Iran, France, and Belize participated in this exciting event. Dr. Rosetta Khalideen welcomed everyone to open the celebration describing the value of the event. Elder Theresa Neel then acknowledged the Stolo territory with a prayer and drumming; and next, UFV Chancellor Dr. Brian Minter brought greetings to those gathered at the Abbotsford gym. Jan Lashbrook Green acted as emcee for the event, bringing much joy as she introduced the speakers and performers. A faculty from Nursing spoke of her experience in Belize, and a Kinesiology professor and student shared their work in Antigua. A Child and Youth Care student who had done an International practicum in a Geography department site in Tanzania told stories of her practice there, enhanced by comments of the Geography instructor. Other
student speakers commented on their introduction to Canada and the difference of education here. Other highlights were the dancers, singers, and musicians who entertained the spectators by sharing their cultural traditions with the audience. A feast of finger foods from around the world, and a large cake dessert to signify Canada’s hospitality followed this lively show. There were flags and cultural artifacts from various countries decorating the room that accentuated the
vibrancy of the diverse landscape of UFV.
The finale of the show was bright with colour and en-ergy as performers created a fashion show wearing the costume from their country of origin.