Farewell & Invitation - Better Together: Social Mission and Public Value of Postsecondary Education. Thu, Jun 11, 12pm(ET)/1pm(AT)

[Juan Carlos Lopez]

Hello, everyone,

 

The position as Director of Teaching and Learning for the Maple League of Universities is not being continued past the end of this month. The Maple League Board of Governors, formed by the VP academic from the four institutions, will be reviewing the organizational model and proceeding with a revised approach for the consortium.

 

During my three-year term, I had the privilege to work with the Maple League Teaching and Learning Committee. Creating space for emerging leaders and new practitioners to form community with experienced teachers and leaders, this committee has been engaged in co-designing and co-delivering innovative programming for little over a decade. 

It is in this context that the Maple League Teaching and Learning Committee warmly invites you to our last Better Together of the year: The Social Mission and Public Value of Postsecondary Education with Erin Austen (St. Francis Xavier University), Eva Curry (Acadia University), Jessica Riddell (Bishop’s University) and, Toni Roberts (Mount Allison University), hosted by Juan Carlos López (Maple League of Universities)

 

When: Thursday, Jun 11th, 12:00-1:30pm(ET)|1:00-2:30pm(AT)

Where: Live on Zoom – Register here: https://bit.ly/Postsecondary-Mission  

Description: Over the past few months, the Maple League Better Together series has been exploring the theme of our current times as a time of rupture, of disruption, in light of our consortium’s guiding principles of collaboration and people-centred liberal education. Erin Austen (StFX), Eva Curry (Acadia), Jessica Riddell (Bishop’s University) and Toni Roberts (Mount Allison) come together to share their views on the power of collaboration and a liberal education in facing times of rupture. Hosted by Juan Carlos López, Director of Teaching and Learning at the Maple League of Universities, these four academic leaders will reflect on the social mission and public value of our postsecondary institutions to forge a better future.

Poster attached.

Promotional graphic with a red-to-grey gradient background and multiple headshots of speakers arranged on the right and centre. Main text on the right reads: “The Social Mission and Public Value of Postsecondary Education: The Power of Collaboration and a Liberal Education in Times of Rupture.” Below, smaller text reads: “With Erin Austen (STFX), Eva Curry (Acadia), Jessica Riddell (Bishop’s) and Toni Roberts (Mount A), hosted by Juan Carlos López.” At the bottom left, a red box with icons shows event details: “Thursday, June 11th” and “12–1:30PM (ET) | 1–2:30PM (AT).”

If you have any thoughts or questions, please contact me at jlo...@acadiau.ca.

 

Forward, Upward, Onward, Together,*

Juan Carlos

Juan Carlos López, Ph.D. (he/il/él)

Assistant Dean of EDI – Faculty of Pure and Applied Science

Director Teaching and Learning – The Maple League of Universities

Faculty – Department of Biology

Acadia University

33 Westwood Avenue 

Wolfville, Nova Scotia

Ph. (902) 585-1328

juan....@acadiau.ca

*Bahamian motto: "Forward, Upward, Onward, Together heralds the direction and manner in which the nation should move"