Have you met Jamie, Program Coordinator and Speech-Language Pathologist for the Corbett Hall Early Education Program? Spend a few minutes getting to know her a little better. What is your first U of A memory? I remember the day before classes began in the first term of my first year. I took a map and my schedule to…

By Robert Summers — The modern era has brought tremendous prosperity to much of the world. Its benefits, however, have been tremendously uneven among the world’s population, and our economic processes are putting significant strain on ecosystems. Recognizing this, in 2015 the United Nations General Assembly set a blueprint for the transition to a…

It has been a year like no other for the U of A community. As we head into winter break (Dec. 23 — Jan. 11) for students and winter closure (Dec. 25 — Jan. 3) for staff, we are also still contending with the COVID-19 pandemic. …

The University of Alberta banner is flying at half-mast from December 14–17, 2020 in remembrance of Ms. Charlene Martha Knudsen, Graduate Student-Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Human Ecology in the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences. Charlene had deep roots in the University of Alberta community. She…

By Human Resources, Health, Safety and Environment — Each fall, Human Resources hosts the university’s Celebration of Service. The award ceremony recognizes all faculty and staff members who have attained service milestones of 25, 30, 35, 40 and 45 years of service within the calendar year. …

By Jennifer Ward and Jillian Ames — “Indigenization must be understood and implemented as working toward the ‘transformation of the academy.’” — Dr. Shauneen Pete, 100 Ways: Indigenizing & Decolonizing Academic Programs (2016) It is now November 2020. Snow has fallen once again in the time of COVID-19; we have officially been experiencing a global pandemic in…

By Alex Clark and Bailey Sousa — It’s been quite the month — in quite the year. Between the ongoing losses and adjustments both in work and life due to COVID-19, the ongoing reorganization of both the academic and administrative sides of the University of Alberta, the state of the economy, and the recent Presidential election in…

Have you met Gail, Sr. Project Manager for IST? Spend a few minutes getting to know her a little better. What is your first U of A memory? My first memory is being at the Myer Horowitz Theatre with my dance class when I was about 6 years old. What’s something your coworkers don’t know about you? I sometimes eat breakfast cereal for dinner. What isyour favourite distraction? Flipping through…

A thoughtful listener and a calm voice — these are the qualities that we all seek when looking for support, and they are what you can expect to be met with if you ever find yourself placing a call to the U of A’s Rapid Response COVID-19 Triage Team. Connecting…