Invitation and Please Share - Leadership Matters International Webinar 🌍 | Sept 18, 2025

[Liza Choi]

Dear All,

I hope you are well. As part of my scholarly research in nursing leadership and my doctoral work on leadership, organizational burnout, and equity in higher education, I’m co-hosting an upcoming international webinar that brings together voices across academic and health systems. 

I invite you to join and help share this event with your colleagues, network, and community.

Here’s a message you can copy and paste into your emails or online circles. Please see the attached poster.

🌟 Leadership Matters: Driving Change and Innovation in Higher Education and Healthcare
📅 September 18, 2025 | 1:00–2:30 PM ET
💻 Free Online Webinar
🎟 Details & Registration: https://shorturl.at/Hz4CN

This webinar brings together leaders across higher education and healthcare to explore how courageous, inclusive, and creative leadership can help us navigate complexity and strengthen our systems.

Featuring:

• Dr. Julian Barling (Queen’s University, Smith School of Business) – Courageous Leadership in Difficult Times

• Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc (University of British Columbia, School of Nursing) – Trauma-Informed, Inclusive Academic Leadership

• Dr. Leigh Chapman (Chief Nursing Officer of Canada, Health Canada) – System-Level Leadership in Policy and Workforce

🎙 Moderated by Ms. Heather Hines, University of Toronto

👥 Organized by: Prof. Liza Choi from Mount Royal University and Dr. Lillie Lum from York University

📩 Questions? Contact us at: leadership.ma...@gmail.com

Best,

Liza Choi, RN, BN, MN, MBA, EdD (c)

Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health, Community and Education 

Member Engagement Officer, Mount Royal Faculty Association Executive Board  I  Founder, EAL (International) Student Support Program  I  SoTL Scholar

Mount Royal University, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Check out the EAL video clip about student success stories. Web stories: We’re glad you're here, Faculty members recognized with newcomers awards & Compelling Calgarians: Liza Choi 

Lum, L., & Choi, L.L.S. (2025). Chapter 4: The baffling world of middle management in academia. In D. Conrad & W. Archer (Eds.), Portraits of academic life in higher education (pp. 60–74). Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004716117_00

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