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Bob talks about the UofR students charged with felony criminal mischief, the Rochester police officer injured during a burglary call, the motorcyclist who hit a trooper then crashed, Bob talks about football coach Gary Mervis' birthday and Bob takes calls.
Bob talks about the war in Ukraine, the students who posted the antisemitic posters at UofR, truancy in Rochester schools and Bob talks about the comments made by representative Joe Morelle and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson on Sarah McBride as a newly elected representative.
Bob talks about the UofR students who posted antisemitic posters on campus, new pharmacies in Rochester, Channel 10 reporter Deanna Dewberry's birthday and adoption. Bob also talks about coming together despite political differences and Bob takes calls.
Bob talks about the UofR students who posted antisemitic posters on campus, Monroe County's COMIDA approving a tax break for hotel project, Demaria Brown arrested for robbing an 80 year old man and his car, Bob talks about Matt Gaetz and Trump's cabinet picks and Bob takes calls.
What's it like to come full circle at your alma mater, helping shape the next generation of Spiders? In this episode of "From Inside the Web," we dive into the stories of University of Richmond alumni who have returned to campus as admissions officers. Hear how their experiences as students inspired them to help others embark on their own Richmond journey, and learn how their time at UofR still influences their approach to welcoming future Spiders.Music by Wahyuddin and sound effects from Pixabay. This episode was edited and produced by Charlotte Haneke, Assistant Director of Annual Giving and Maggie Johnson, Associate Director of Regional and Young Graduate Engagement.
On this episode of the BBM podcast, we are re-airing our James Wood conversation in honor of his MLB debut and first MLB hit last night. James is a top prospect in the Nats organization. He has been killing it in the minors the previous two seasons and has all the tools to be an MLB starter at the age of 21. On a personal note for the podcast, we consider James someone we really like and root for. Not only did he give us the conversation you're about to hear, but we also spent time with James at the Futures Game last year and at the Don't Blink HR Derby last December. He is a great person with a wonderful family (S/O Poppa Wood, a UofR grad)...and we're just very happy for him as a player and a person. This episode is in partnership with Steelo Sports, the Players Alliance, Herencia 21, and Numbers Game. Please share this podcast, follow BBM on IG, and request to join our FREE group chat on Discord.
Current head coach for the University of Hartford, Aaron Toomey joins this week's episode of "Not Even D2". Before Toomey was a coach he was one of the best players in college basketball- playing at Amherst College. Toomey won a National Championship and in the same year won Associated Press (AP) National Player of the Year. As a coach, Toomey is the first coach to lead Hartford post-transition from Division 1 to Division 3. Hear about what Toomey's experience of playing at Amherst and under Coach Hixon was like, how his playing career influenced his coaching career, how he created the Nerd Team (TBT), and the future of the Hartford program.This episode is available wherever you listen to your podcasts. Make sure to subscribe to the podcasts YouTube channel @ Not Even D2 for more Division 3 content. Enjoy the episode! Intro- 00:00-07:49NBA Talk- 07:49-09:57Growing up in North Carolina- 09:57-11:18Recruitment Process to Amherst- 11:18-12:42Amherst National Championship + AP National POTY- 12:42-14:47Amherst Culture under Coach Hixon- 14:47-16:12Playing Against Duncan Robinson/Williams- 16:12-17:42Amherst Vs. Williams Dynamic- 17:42-19:15Overseas Basketball Journey- 19:15-22:13Individual Playing Career Impact on Coaching Career- 22:13-23:50Relationship with Coach Hixon- 23:50-27:34What Separated Coach Hixon from Other Coaches- 27:34-28:56Break- 28:56-29:05Coaching at UofR and in the UAA- 29:05-31:11Coach Toomey Player Development Workouts- 31:11-33:27 Hartford Transitioning D1 to D3- 33:27-35:47Philosophies to Develop the Hartford Program- 35:47-37:35Coaching a Young/New Team- 37:35-38:55Competing in the CCC- 38:55-40:33Closing Games this Past Season- 40:33-41:14Creating the Nerd Team (TBT)- 41:14-44:10Keeping the Nerd Team Ivy League Only?- 44:10-45:47Imploring Student-Athletes to Focus on things Bigger than Basketball- 45:47-47:16Rapid Fire- 47:38-50:14Starting 5: Best Shooters- 50:14-54:54Outro- 54:54-55:40
Bob pays tribute to Jonathan Dean Jr. a Hilton man who lost his life fighting in Israel. Bob also covers the protests and incident at UofR.
University of Richmond Head Basketball Coach Chris Mooney has recently started his 18th season. He already has more wins than any coach in UofR history (315). He has the school's only two A10 conference titles. He's collected three NCAA tournament appearances: including a trip to the sweet sixteen (2010-2011). He has graduated countless players, led several to careers in professional basketball, and even coached one of hip-hop's biggest stars right now (more on that in the interview). No matter how you look at it, Coach Mooney is swiftly approaching legendary status on Westhampton Way.But those are some of the things you may already know about Coach Mooney. What you may not know is that for 18 seasons, Mooney has had at least one player from the Richmond-Metro area on the team. When Coach Mooney and his wife moved to Richmond they didn't know what the future held, but they truly fell in love with the university and the greater Richmond community. Now, they have two boys (10 and 13) they are raising in Richmond. Mooney and his players emphasize giving back and being role models on and off the court. During our conversation, you will get a chance to learn more about Chris Mooney - the basketball coach - and also Chris Mooney: the man. It was an honor to have him on the Cheats Movement Podcast. I hope you enjoy this conversation and subscribe to The Cheats Movement Podcast.
Paul, Rob and Ross Luck have been friends since childhood. Ross grew up just outside the Ashland limits and growing up, he spent time going to Kings Dominion (later worked there) and the Hanover Country Club. He told Paul and Rob about playing a lot of sports growing up including a story about a little league baseball match up versus Paul. Ross said he had a couple hobbies growing up one which was a game he played with Rob when they were 10-11 years old. Ross played basketball and football in high school at Patrick Henry and he and Paul talked about some of his teammates. Ross attended the University of Richmond and told the stories of some of the great Spider basketball upsets as well a story or two about being in a fraternity at UofR. Ross majored in Business and after he and his dad Jack (Episode 139) talked, Ross joined the family business at Luck Motor Company in Ashland and has been there thirty-two plus years. We finished the podcast with Ross telling us about his family and we discussed playing 35+ Rec Basketball together and all the unique nicknames we had on the team.
The union representing skilled trades staff members at the U of R have given their 10-day strike noticeOne of the worker's girlfriends called in to say the union is in the wrong
-Happy Middle Child Wednesday-Scott's horror Dentist story-Ooops the news got the story wrong. Do you REALLY need an ID to buy whipped cream?-My new college roommate sleeps with...-Judgment Zone: Are they a JERK or JUSTIFIED? Looking the other way when you see someone struggling-The UofR union vote. Will 300 workers go on strike?-What is the biggest thing you bicker about at home?-BUZZ Business Pitch Tank: listener Tara pitches her idea to our investor Brandon T Adams-The first thing you need to do when you get a mosquito bite-Quote of the Day
One of our BUZZ listeners who is also part of the union opens up about how he really feels about the possible strike
Administration has dropped their "Density Target for New Neighbourhoods Report" in which they recommend giving council discretion to lower the OCP's density targets for certain development proposals. We speak with UofR geography professor about that recommendation and about Regina's sprawl problem.
Do you remember the best boss you've ever had? What made them a great leader? In an increasingly online workplace, leaders are adapting to new ways of thinking and doing. The UofR's Cristine Saxon shares a few tips you can use in your own work life.
Andrew Slater joins us for the podcast today. Andrew is the Head Baseball Coach at The Collegiate School. Paul and Andrew have known each other since they were both at St. Christopher's though Paul is a few years older. Andrew attended St. Christopher's through 6th grade and then went to Collegiate where he graduated in 1996. Andrew talks about getting a football scholarship to the University of Richmond where he also played baseball. He tells us how his life changed when he suffered a back injury at the end of his freshman year. He left UofR and headed to Auburn University where his brother Tom was a baseball coach. Andrew played baseball for two years at Auburn and spent a third year there as a student assistant coach and he said this is when he really developed a passion for coaching. He then went onto coach baseball at VMI and then Western Kentucky. In 2008, Andrew and his wife Samantha decided it was time to move back to Virginia and that's when he started at Collegiate. Paul and Andrew also discussed how Andrew believes it is important that kids play multiple sports when they are growing up. They discussed his baseball journey as a player and a coach and how Collegiate won a State Championship in 2016. Andrew talked about his other duties at Collegiate (he's busy,) his dad's work ethic and 1 on 1 basketball games with his big brother. Andrew finished by talking about Samantha and their three boys … Will (16), Jake (13) and Sam (11.)
"Serving the University and Rochester community as Chief of the Division of Hematology and Oncology is a great privilege and honor.Oncology is a field of work I chose driven by the loss of my grandfather from cancer as a young man, and then later in medical school, as I came to understand the scientific challenges cancer medicine presented and the deep satisfaction of caring for and helping people facing cancer. In particular, I found the people I met in the clinics and labs who devoted themselves to this area to be role models and sources of inspiration."
Dr. Bennett is the founder and Director of the Center for Community Health & Prevention and Co-Director of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute. Dr. Bennett chaired the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices from 2015-2018. She has directed numerous studies and community interventions funded by the NIH, CDC, NYSDOH, and national and regional foundations related to the prevention of communicable and chronic disease. Dr. Bennett served for 17 years as the Deputy Director of the Monroe County Department of Public Health, and founded the Center for Community Health & Prevention in 2006. Dr. Bennett currently serves as co-chair of the Finger Lakes COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force.
*This episode was recorded live as a part of the UofR's Oralé! club to showcase a local artist from the Redlands community* In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, today's show is a special episode showcasing Carmelo Barrera Cruz. While not a traditional performing artist, Carmelo's interview speaks to the same social injustices faced by artists of color. He is a third year Johnston student at the University of Redlands in southern Califonia and his emphasis is titled “Channeling Experiences into forms of expression.” Join us as we hear his story as a first-gen college student attempting to work with a Predominantly White Institution. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Bob Whipple speaks with Kevin Beckford of the University of Rochester.
Listen up, humanities students! Kayoung Kim '22 worked at Open Letter Books, a literary translation and publishing house, as part of the Humanities for Life program offered at the University of Rochester. This program is a great opportunity for any student with an interest in non-profits, and partners students with Rochester area humanities organizations for paid summer internships! Tune in to hear more about Kayoung's experience with Humanities for Life!
Are you pursuing research opportunities in biology or chemistry this summer? If so, be sure to tune in to this episode to hear Julian Maceren '20 talk about his experience in the Amgen Scholars program at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
Anne Marie Cortes '20 is the Student Association Vice President, a varsity athlete, and a Financial Economics and Political Science double major at the University of Rochester. This past summer, she completed an internship at Barclays in New York. Join us to hear a bit about finding an internship in finance, networking with peers, and what it's like inside a massive international bank!
Last week, Ken Steele sat down with Vianne Timmons, president of the University of Regina, to discuss why Indigenization matters to higher ed. (ICYMI see it at https://youtu.be/iLe1mxiT4rM). This week, we turn from “why” to “how”, and look at dozens of ways that colleges and universities can better accommodate Indigenous students, integrate Indigenous ways of knowing and learning, and introduce all students to Indigenous perspectives. This episode highlights more than 40 examples of ways in which non-Indigenous faculty, staff and administrators can help to indigenize the campus. The examples are drawn from “100 Ways to Indigenize and Decolonize Academic Programs and Courses,” a checklist developed for the UofR by Dr Shauneen Pete in 2015, when she was the University’s Executive Lead of Indigenization. You can find the full checklist at: https://www.uregina.ca/president/assets/docs/president-docs/indigenization/indigenize-decolonize-university-courses.pdf or read Dr Pete’s article in Aboriginal Policy Studies vol. 6, no. 1, 2016: http://accle.ca/wp-content/uploads/Pete-100-Ways-of-Indigenizing-Decol.pdf Because every Indigenous person and community have had very different experiences, it is important to work with elders, knowledge-keepers, and Indigenous staff and faculty to develop approaches for your own context. Without a doubt, we need to recruit more Indigenous staff, faculty, students, and graduate students. A big part of the challenge is to overcome financial and geographic barriers for prospective students in remote communities. Specialized cohort programs can encourage student success. Sessional hires can prioritize Indigenous candidates. There are many small things that cumulatively can improve the campus experience for Indigenous students. We can recognize Indigenous names and symbols on campus, acknowledge traditional lands, display Indigenous symbols and art. We can honour Indigenous alumni, nominate Indigenous scholars for awards, and recognize Elders with gifts and honoraria. We also may need to revise criteria for faculty promotion, perhaps by recognizing relational capital. We can also incorporate traditional celebrations and events on campus, from major annual pow-wows to traditional feasts, smudging, and round-dances. These events should engage all students, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, and can be considered at the departmental level. Every campus needs a gathering place for Indigenous students, where they can feel comfortable in their culture and share joys and challenges with each other and with elders. We can ensure that signage and promotional materials recognize Indigenous students’ languages and contributions. “You must invest financially in supports for Indigenous students,” says Timmons. We can create some courses designed specifically for Indigenous learners, and make others mandatory on “shared work” such as settler-Indigenous relations and reconciliation. Professional schools need to insert mandatory courses, and pursue Indigenous language programs like First Nations University’s Denee Teacher Education Program. The biggest challenge for settlers is to recognize our biases. Many of us have been raised in a Eurocentric culture, and we take capitalism and the scientific method for granted. Whiteness isn’t neutral, and we can help overcome students’ limitations by naming the dominant worldview, and ensuring that alternative perspectives are visible. Administrators can ensure that workshops, release time and financial supports are available for faculty interested in Indigenizing their courses. Faculty can co-teach with Indigenous elders, alumni and community members. We can establish Aboriginal Advisory Circles within each Faculty. Instructors can move away from lecture and try a circle format in class, or land-based learning. Even nontraditional evaluation methods, like performance or artistic expression, could be considered. Ultimately Indigenization can’t just be the job of Indigenous people: it will only have succeeded when everyone on campus understands and advances it. Indigenous faculty and staff are already burdened with much extra work, and Indigenous students cannot be expected to fill in gaps in the curriculum. All of us know how to learn, and need to commit time and energy to the topic. Indigenous history is being written, and Dr Pete’s checklist includes a helpful bibliography of sources. All faculty should consciously seek out Indigenous scholarship in their field, and every campus leader has a responsibility to learn more about Indigenizing the academy. Vianne Timmons began her teaching career on the Babine First Nations Reserve in BC, and was appointed President of the University of Regina in 2008. She has helped advance Indigenization through dozens of initiatives, and two successive strategic plans. Vianne is one of 12 recipients of the national 2019 Indspire Award. Shot on location at First Nations University, on the University of Regina campus, in October 2018, by campus videography staff – thank you again! Next week, it’s the annual Ten with Ken Holiday Special! To be sure you don’t miss it, subscribe today! http://eduvation.ca/subscribe/ And if you would like to host a 10K Site Visit at your campus, see http://eduvation.ca/twk/site-visits/for further information!
Last week, Ken Steele sat down with Vianne Timmons, president of the University of Regina, to discuss why Indigenization matters to higher ed. (ICYMI see it at https://youtu.be/iLe1mxiT4rM). This week, we turn from “why” to “how”, and look at dozens of ways that colleges and universities can better accommodate Indigenous students, integrate Indigenous ways of knowing and learning, and introduce all students to Indigenous perspectives. This episode highlights more than 40 examples of ways in which non-Indigenous faculty, staff and administrators can help to indigenize the campus. The examples are drawn from “100 Ways to Indigenize and Decolonize Academic Programs and Courses,” a checklist developed for the UofR by Dr Shauneen Pete in 2015, when she was the University’s Executive Lead of Indigenization. You can find the full checklist at: https://www.uregina.ca/president/assets/docs/president-docs/indigenization/indigenize-decolonize-university-courses.pdf or read Dr Pete’s article in Aboriginal Policy Studies vol. 6, no. 1, 2016: http://accle.ca/wp-content/uploads/Pete-100-Ways-of-Indigenizing-Decol.pdf Because every Indigenous person and community have had very different experiences, it is important to work with elders, knowledge-keepers, and Indigenous staff and faculty to develop approaches for your own context. Without a doubt, we need to recruit more Indigenous staff, faculty, students, and graduate students. A big part of the challenge is to overcome financial and geographic barriers for prospective students in remote communities. Specialized cohort programs can encourage student success. Sessional hires can prioritize Indigenous candidates. There are many small things that cumulatively can improve the campus experience for Indigenous students. We can recognize Indigenous names and symbols on campus, acknowledge traditional lands, display Indigenous symbols and art. We can honour Indigenous alumni, nominate Indigenous scholars for awards, and recognize Elders with gifts and honoraria. We also may need to revise criteria for faculty promotion, perhaps by recognizing relational capital. We can also incorporate traditional celebrations and events on campus, from major annual pow-wows to traditional feasts, smudging, and round-dances. These events should engage all students, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, and can be considered at the departmental level. Every campus needs a gathering place for Indigenous students, where they can feel comfortable in their culture and share joys and challenges with each other and with elders. We can ensure that signage and promotional materials recognize Indigenous students’ languages and contributions. “You must invest financially in supports for Indigenous students,” says Timmons. We can create some courses designed specifically for Indigenous learners, and make others mandatory on “shared work” such as settler-Indigenous relations and reconciliation. Professional schools need to insert mandatory courses, and pursue Indigenous language programs like First Nations University’s Denee Teacher Education Program. The biggest challenge for settlers is to recognize our biases. Many of us have been raised in a Eurocentric culture, and we take capitalism and the scientific method for granted. Whiteness isn’t neutral, and we can help overcome students’ limitations by naming the dominant worldview, and ensuring that alternative perspectives are visible. Administrators can ensure that workshops, release time and financial supports are available for faculty interested in Indigenizing their courses. Faculty can co-teach with Indigenous elders, alumni and community members. We can establish Aboriginal Advisory Circles within each Faculty. Instructors can move away from lecture and try a circle format in class, or land-based learning. Even nontraditional evaluation methods, like performance or artistic expression, could be considered. Ultimately Indigenization can’t just be the job of Indigenous people: it will only have succeeded when everyone on campus understands and advances it. Indigenous faculty and staff are already burdened with much extra work, and Indigenous students cannot be expected to fill in gaps in the curriculum. All of us know how to learn, and need to commit time and energy to the topic. Indigenous history is being written, and Dr Pete’s checklist includes a helpful bibliography of sources. All faculty should consciously seek out Indigenous scholarship in their field, and every campus leader has a responsibility to learn more about Indigenizing the academy. Vianne Timmons began her teaching career on the Babine First Nations Reserve in BC, and was appointed President of the University of Regina in 2008. She has helped advance Indigenization through dozens of initiatives, and two successive strategic plans. Vianne is one of 12 recipients of the national 2019 Indspire Award. Shot on location at First Nations University, on the University of Regina campus, in October 2018, by campus videography staff – thank you again! Next week, it’s the annual Ten with Ken Holiday Special! To be sure you don’t miss it, subscribe today! http://eduvation.ca/subscribe/ And if you would like to host a 10K Site Visit at your campus, see http://eduvation.ca/twk/site-visits/for further information!
In the wake of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and Canada’s Truth & Reconciliation Commission findings, higher ed is realizing just how much work lies ahead if it is to reconcile itself with Indigenous peoples, and indigenize the curriculum. Saskatchewan, where some projections say that 30% of the population will be Indigenous by the year 2045, is in many ways the epicentre of indigenization. This week, Ken Steele talks with Vianne Timmons, President & Vice-Chancellor of the University of Regina, to better understand why Indigenization matters. Vianne grew up in Labrador and is of Mi’kmaq heritage, but Ken is quite conscious of being a white settler of European ancestry. How can non-Indigenous people get over their reticence to talk about a challenging subject? Vianne reassures us that people appreciate genuine interest and a desire to learn, even if they make errors in protocol. The University of Regina has been Indigenizing for 40 years. Vianne has an Executive Lead – Indigenization who reports directly to her office, and an Aboriginal Advisory Circle that provides feedback. “Shoulder to shoulder we work together to Indigenize our campus.” The latest UofR strategic plan, “peyak aski kikawinaw”, has Indigenization as a top priority. First Nations University is a federated college of the University of Regina, independent administratively, but integrated academically. In 2009 there were unsubstantiated allegations of mismanagement that led the federal and provincial governments to suspend FNUC’s funding. Indigenous communities and students protested, and the University of Regina stepped up to assume administrative oversight of FNUC for five years until it regained its independence. Now FNUC is financially stable, with solid leadership and growing enrolment. The UofR was presented with an Eagle Staff as a symbol to thank them for their advocacy, but also to challenge them to continue being warriors for truth and reconciliation, and Indigenous education rights. The UofR’s Aboriginal Advisory Circle defines Indigenization as “the transformation of the existing academy by including indigenous knowledges, voices, critiques, scholars, students and materials, as well as the establishment of physical and epistemic spaces that facilitate the ethical stewardship of a plurality of indigenous knowledges and practices so thoroughly as to constitute an essential element of the university. Indigenization is not limited to Indigenous people, but encompasses all students and faculty, for the benefit of our academic integrity and our social viability.” (See https://www.uregina.ca/strategic-plan/priorities/indigenization.html) So to truly Indigenize, institutions need to include Indigenous peoples as students, faculty, and staff; include Indigenous scholarship and perspectives in curriculum; provide physical and symbolic spaces dedicated to Indigenous use; and re-think the foundations of the academy. Indigenous peoples are the founding people of Canada, and institutions need to reflect their country – but Indigenization benefits ALL students. It provides them with a better appreciation of First Nations peoples, a more nuanced understanding of historical truth, and prepares them for a world in which indigenous peoples and settlers are truly reconciled. “There is so much that went unsaid in our past, that needs to be spoken in our future.” Vianne Timmons began her teaching career on the Babine First Nations Reserve in BC, and was appointed President of the University of Regina in 2008. She has helped advance Indigenization through dozens of initiatives, and two successive strategic plans. Vianne is one of 12 recipients of the national 2019 Indspire Award. Shot on location at First Nations University, on the University of Regina campus, in October 2018, by campus videography staff – thank you again! Next week, Ken’s conversation with Vianne Timmons continues, as we explore “100 Ways to Indigenize Your Campus.” To be sure you don’t miss it, subscribe today! http://eduvation.ca/subscribe/ And if you would like to host a 10K Site Visit at your campus, see http://eduvation.ca/twk/site-visits/for further information!
In the wake of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and Canada’s Truth & Reconciliation Commission findings, higher ed is realizing just how much work lies ahead if it is to reconcile itself with Indigenous peoples, and indigenize the curriculum. Saskatchewan, where some projections say that 30% of the population will be Indigenous by the year 2045, is in many ways the epicentre of indigenization. This week, Ken Steele talks with Vianne Timmons, President & Vice-Chancellor of the University of Regina, to better understand why Indigenization matters. Vianne grew up in Labrador and is of Mi’kmaq heritage, but Ken is quite conscious of being a white settler of European ancestry. How can non-Indigenous people get over their reticence to talk about a challenging subject? Vianne reassures us that people appreciate genuine interest and a desire to learn, even if they make errors in protocol. The University of Regina has been Indigenizing for 40 years. Vianne has an Executive Lead – Indigenization who reports directly to her office, and an Aboriginal Advisory Circle that provides feedback. “Shoulder to shoulder we work together to Indigenize our campus.” The latest UofR strategic plan, “peyak aski kikawinaw”, has Indigenization as a top priority. First Nations University is a federated college of the University of Regina, independent administratively, but integrated academically. In 2009 there were unsubstantiated allegations of mismanagement that led the federal and provincial governments to suspend FNUC’s funding. Indigenous communities and students protested, and the University of Regina stepped up to assume administrative oversight of FNUC for five years until it regained its independence. Now FNUC is financially stable, with solid leadership and growing enrolment. The UofR was presented with an Eagle Staff as a symbol to thank them for their advocacy, but also to challenge them to continue being warriors for truth and reconciliation, and Indigenous education rights. The UofR’s Aboriginal Advisory Circle defines Indigenization as “the transformation of the existing academy by including indigenous knowledges, voices, critiques, scholars, students and materials, as well as the establishment of physical and epistemic spaces that facilitate the ethical stewardship of a plurality of indigenous knowledges and practices so thoroughly as to constitute an essential element of the university. Indigenization is not limited to Indigenous people, but encompasses all students and faculty, for the benefit of our academic integrity and our social viability.” (See https://www.uregina.ca/strategic-plan/priorities/indigenization.html) So to truly Indigenize, institutions need to include Indigenous peoples as students, faculty, and staff; include Indigenous scholarship and perspectives in curriculum; provide physical and symbolic spaces dedicated to Indigenous use; and re-think the foundations of the academy. Indigenous peoples are the founding people of Canada, and institutions need to reflect their country – but Indigenization benefits ALL students. It provides them with a better appreciation of First Nations peoples, a more nuanced understanding of historical truth, and prepares them for a world in which indigenous peoples and settlers are truly reconciled. “There is so much that went unsaid in our past, that needs to be spoken in our future.” Vianne Timmons began her teaching career on the Babine First Nations Reserve in BC, and was appointed President of the University of Regina in 2008. She has helped advance Indigenization through dozens of initiatives, and two successive strategic plans. Vianne is one of 12 recipients of the national 2019 Indspire Award. Shot on location at First Nations University, on the University of Regina campus, in October 2018, by campus videography staff – thank you again! Next week, Ken’s conversation with Vianne Timmons continues, as we explore “100 Ways to Indigenize Your Campus.” To be sure you don’t miss it, subscribe today! http://eduvation.ca/subscribe/ And if you would like to host a 10K Site Visit at your campus, see http://eduvation.ca/twk/site-visits/for further information!
I defend the UofR, bemoan Golisano's poop, decry illegal aliens and opine on "the gay panic defense."
Three Things You Need To Know with stories on alleged murderer Holly Colino, Zagster success, the fishy story about a Hawaiian boat rescue, and a bonus story about the UofR booting a student.
Brother Wease previews the U of R kidnapping story that will be airing as a special E60 on ESPN this weekend