Podcasts about staff council

Welcome to the first author interview in our mini series, Eco-Justice and Climate Action, where we aim to explore inspiring projects at the intersection of climate justice and action research. This series highlights work featured in the 2025 special issue of the Canadian Journal for Action Research, guest edited by Dr. Blane Harvey. We are excited to share these thought-provoking contributions with you.In today's episode, our co-hosts Joe and Shikha are joined by Ipek Türeli, Nathalie Malhamé, and Sarah Nabi who co-authored “Little Architects, Big Ideas: Climate Action Through Design-Based Learning, where big ideas meet small (but mighty) designers. Together, they reflect on their creative and inspiring collaboration in Montreal, Quebec, connecting Ipek's work at the Peter Fung Architecture Faculty at McGill University, with Nathalie and Sarah's fourth grade classes in Royal Vale School. They share their motivations behind the collaboration, surprise findings along the way, and the gratifying experience of exhibiting the students' work at both institutions.The conversation begins with introductions and the story of how the project came to life [2:00]. This led to exploring deeper connections between architecture, environmental justice, and experiential education [8:09] along with challenges and complexities that our guests Nathalie, Sarah and Ipek encountered and navigated in their project [13:18]. They then reflect on the role and importance of the undergraduate architecture students for the success of the collaboration [17:43]. We ask about the young designer's work and what it may reveal about different understandings of climate justice. Through these examples, we explore the surprises and tensions that emerged in the final designs [20:37], leading into a rich discussion about why exhibitions became such a powerful space for sharing this work and supporting student learning [25: 08]. For such a rich and impactful project, we were keen to learn the lasting impacts [30:11] before closing with final reflection and even a mic-drop moment!Thank you Ipek, Nathalie, and Sarah for sharing your time and work with us.And thanks for tuning in to this episode of the Action Research Podcast, created by Joe Levitan, Shikha Diwakar, Cory Legassic, Vanessa Gold, and Adam Stieglitz.Produced by Shikha Diwakar and Vanja Lugonjic.Subscribe to our podcast on most major podcast distribution platforms, including Spotify and Apple Podcasts. How have you found yourself in the world of action research? Want to be interviewed or share one of your projects? Get in touch with us.Further Resources + Links: Dr. Ipek Turneli Social Media https://www.linkedin.com/in/ipektureli/https://www.facebook.com/ipek.tureliInstagram: @ipektureli School of Architecturelinktr.ee/mcgill_architecture@mcgill_architectureFaculty of Engineeringhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/faculty-of-engineering-mcgill Royal Vale Elementarywww.emsb.qc.ca/royalvalehttps://www.facebook.com/RoyalValeEMSB EMSB (school board) instagram @englishmtl Biographies:Ipek Türeli, PhD, holds the Canada Research Chair in Architectures of Spatial Justice at McGill University, where she is appointed as Associate Professor at the Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture. She is the creative director of Architecture Playshop, a web-based curricular resource to teach critical literacy to young children about climate action through design. This project began as an invited contribution to the Korean Pavilion on the theme of “Future School” at the 2020 Venice Architecture Biennale. In 2023, at the triennial “Golden Cube Awards”, Architecture Playshop was recognized with an Honourable Mention in the AudioVisual Media Category. Dr. Türeli has published a reflective piece about the curriculum development in the open-access architecture publication Platform.Sarah Nabi is an elementary school teacher at Royal Vale School in Montreal, Quebec, with over 20 years of experience. A graduate of Vanier College, Concordia University, and McGill University, she specialized in psychology, art, and special education. She fosters inclusive, culture-rich classrooms through differentiation and project-based learning, leads committees and extracurriculars, and is committed to every student's success. In Winter 2023, she partnered with McGill's Architecture Department to implement the Playshop Project at RVS.Nathalie Malhamé is a French teacher and New Teacher Mentor at Royal Vale School in Montreal, where she has taught for over 12 years. She received the Evelyn Eaton Award for her project Global Citizens of Kindness. Active on several school committees, including Governing Board, Staff Council and Truth and Reconciliation, she recently completed a certificate in educational leadership. She holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in sociology and a B.Ed.; She collaborated with the McGill's Architecture Playshop team in 2023.-- This episode is part of our Eco-justice and Climate Action Series. Authors from journal articles in a Special Issue of the Canadian Journal for Action Research hop behind the mic and share the inspirations, process, and findings from their projects. Join Joe Levitan, Shikha Diwakar and special guest host Blane Harvey, as they interview an inspiring group of researchers, educators, organizers, and more, navigating the process of action research.

Behind every great university is a network of dedicated faculty, staff and students working together to shape its future. In this episode, we pull back the curtain on how Augusta University operates beyond the classroom. We sit down with representatives from the Faculty Senate and Staff Council to discuss their roles in shaping policies, campus initiatives and faculty-staff advocacy. In the second segment, we chat with representatives from the Student Government Association to learn how students have a voice in decisions that impact campus life.

No matter where you are in your career, you'll benefit from listening to 3Q. 3Q provides a window into the careers of some of the best in the music business. Every episode is an insider's view of the realities of life as a music executive. Topics include issues of empowerment, uncertainty, trust, finances, etc; issues that will impact you both personally and professionally. The executives we interview represent every aspect of the industry including but not limited to A&R, Marketing, Music Supervision, Artist Management, Promotion, and more. The best part? Every executive answers the same three questions and 3Q never takes more than 15 minutes of your time. About Ryan: Ryan Butler serves as Vice President of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for the Recording Academy where he leads diversity, equity, and inclusion internally and externally for the Recording Academy and its affiliates. He is responsible for enterprise-wide diversity and inclusion efforts and ensuring the Academy's core values of diversity, equity, and inclusion remain embedded throughout all aspects of the organization, including internal staff culture, Membership, Awards, Advocacy, and related programs. Within DEI, he's led various efforts including the launch of the Academy's first-ever Black Music Collective. In 2020, he was a founding member and Chair of the Diversity & Inclusion Committee on the Recording Academy's Staff Council. Butler also serves on the Warner Music Group & Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Advisory Board, and the ADCOLOR for Music Advisory Board.

Farrah Alexander is a writer, author, and activist. She began pursuing her J.D. at Indiana University McKinney School of law. In her first year, she won the Indianapolis Bar Association's inaugural writing competition with an essay proposing a three-point legislative plan to combat the state's maternal mortality rate. She also served as a student representative of the Jewish Faculty and Staff Council, a research assistant on the Law v. Antisemitism conference, and became a founding member of the university's Jewish Law Student Association. Her debut book, RAISING THE RESISTANCE: A Mother's Guide to Practical Activism was published by Mango Media in 2020. Her latest book, RESISTANCE IN THE BLUEGRASS: Empowering the Commonwealth, was published by the University of Kentucky Press in 2022 and featured a foreword by Rep. Attica Scott. Her editorial work has been featured in Huffington Post, BUST, and Scary Mommy. Her commentary has been discussed in Scientific American, Buzzfeed, Refinery 29, Yahoo, Hello Giggles, Woke Sloth, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Perez Hilton, Daily Mail, BBC, and others. She is a member of the Everytown Author's Council, She currently served on the Jewish Community Relations Council in Louisville. She previously served as a Jeremiah Fellow with Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice along with a cohort of young, progressive Jews dedicated to fighting white supremacy, antisemitism, and injustice. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Indiana University.

Making a Better [New] is a podcast dedicated to fostering a more inclusive New College campus climate by creating space for "real talk," and amplifying the voices of our community members, with a particular focus on voices we don't often get to hear.  In this episode,  we learn about the recent focus on creating a staff council at  New College of Florida. Two staff members, Naomi Copeland and Mike Jones, talk with professor Katheleen Casto, about their vision for a staff council that would not only benefit staff, but also serve to improve the climate of the entire New College community. Enhancing staff awareness, and providing staff with a voice on matters of campus-wide importance is seen as an opportunity to improve staff morale as well as organizational effectiveness. We also did a bit "person on the street" staff interviews, and Marguerite Cristiani shares her feelings about why the creation of a staff council would be valuable.

In this month's episode, our guest is Arielle Torrez!  We sit down and talk about her history with the Foundation Marketing department, what she's been up to outside of work, and learn more about her involvement with the Hot Dog Caper. We also have departmental updates from Dining Services and Staff Council and celebrate our May birthdays!

In this episode, I had the opportunity to meet Stephanie Pastor and April Jimenez-Valadez. Stephanie and April both work within the university, are both serving on Staff Council, and have recently been made members of our Foundation board of directors. I was fortunate enough to sit down with them in a group conversation on zoom and learn more about each of them and their roles in the university.

This first episode from the NFIB is a compilation of information and guidance on what to expect and how to navigate the support mechanisms from the state of California with regard to special funding, loans and employee information for compliance with the new mandates and fulfillment required by the state and federal governments. This is exclusively a small business focus with very knowledgeable and informed guests, Isabel Guzman, Director of the Office of the Small Business Advocate and Luke Wake, Staff Council for the Small Business Legal Center of the NFIB.

The Staff Council along with the Staff Morale Committee hosted a cookie decorating party in the Student Union Atrium on Dec. 19. Wright State staff enjoyed coffee, tea, hot chocolate and designing their own cookies. Delicious toppings were available at the event including several flavors of butter cream frosting. “It’s an excuse to get together,” said Mike Griest, Director of RaiderConnect. “Our whole goal is to boost the mood, make folks feel appreciated and that we want them to know folks care.” Staff Council partnered with the Wright State Bookstore to provided several raffle gifts and Chartwells for the cookies, toppings and beverages.

A good working relationship between a city's staff and council will help ensure the success of the city. In this episode, Mayor Rita Albrecht and City Manager Nate Mathews of Bemidji talk about how the roles of elected city officials and city staff can complement one another and help build a collective wisdom. Your host for this episode is LMC Education Manager Adriana Temali-Smith.

Mr Alberto Cabeia Chys, Senior Policy Advisor for the Staff Council of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees addresses CISD students during the annual study tour at the United Nations in Geneva, giving fascinating insight into the work of the UNHCR and his personal experiences. Chaired by Rohini Aggarwal.

A typical day at the office doesn’t usually involve cheering‚ water balloon tossing or other fun outdoor competition. “Owlympics brings staff together for a fun and exciting time to help build morale on campus‚ as well as to help make new friends‚” said Staff Council member Sarah Brooks. The competition included challenges such as the water balloon toss‚ tug−of−war and the six−legged race. Despite the cloudy weather‚ spectators came out to cheer on their favorite teams from the sidelines with signs and pom−poms.

Shelley Richard, Cochair, Staff Council spoke at Mount Holyoke's Convocation 2008.

Alberta has seen unprecedented growth in recent years. This has direct implications on land use and land use planning. From the local and municipal level to the provincial level, residents of Alberta are able to guide land use to varying degrees. In some decision-making processes residents have a say, in others they do not. As development moves more and more to our backyards there is an increased chance of conflicting values when it comes to land use. These conflicts raise important questions about the extent to which citizens can participate in the planning process. What laws and policies are there to help citizen's voices be heard? When do the decision makers have to listen? And is participation the exercise in futility it often seems? Speaker: Jason Unger Jason Unger is Staff Council at the Environmental Law Centre in Edmonton. Prior to joining the Centre in early 2005 he practiced law in Calgary and Edmonton. He also worked for an environmental non-governmental organization. During Jason's schooling at Dalhousie Law School in Halifax, he specialized in environmental law. His current area of focus includes forestry law, water law, administrative law, and land-use law and policy. Download the Audio of this session. Download the Audio of Audience Q&A from this session.