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Dean of Education and Social Work at Thompson Rivers University, BC Canada. All comments and views here are my own.

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Beautiful Kamloops - out on a Winter Sunday walk alongside the river. Grateful to be living here 👐🏾

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@UBCDeanEduc @UBCEduc @UBC_LLED @UBCEducAlum Congratulations Jan. So well deserved.

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New funding grows Indigenous researchers.Thank you BMO for the support for Knowledge Makers at TRU. We are inspired & changed by research from these new Indigenous researchers.Thank you to our Elders & all supporters of Knowledge Makers researchers. https://t.co/9Nq1OW39CW

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Thank you to Chris Rose, awarded Hon. Doctorate by TRU in 2009 - pioneer of positive services for children with autism. Such a role model of how service to others can continue- across decades and in the midst of a global pandemic.

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Happy Birthday to Chris Rose! This gentleman is 85 years young today. He chose to celebrate by volunteering at the Kamloops Food Bank! We are very honoured to spend this special day with him ❤️🎂

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We join with SSWHS colleagues, TRU, A Way Home, & communities remembering BSW graduate Katherine. Thank you colleague Dr. Oleksandr (Sasha) Kondrashov for your tribute: https://t.co/ULBp0EKLDZ

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@arti_choke Thanks so, so much Pam.

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@JeanetteRobert4 @SereanaNaepi @usask Thanks so much Jeanette. Your wonderful leadership of the TRU School of Social Work and Human Service was a gift to so many: a genuine, generous, bold leader. What a joy to be in your colleague, Jeanette.

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@trudeanstudents @usask Big (socially distanced) hugs, Chris. The circle of friendship and professional roles just widens....The circle still remains :)

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@HasanKettaneh @usask @EducationDeans @acde_acde @thompsonriversu @TRUResearch Thank you so much Hassan.Your research into global and local (‘glocal’) potential in education is important & timely.The innovation you bring to edcn scholarship, your instinct to lead in thought, & welcome all is exceptional. So enjoyed assisting Dr T.Handford in your MEd at TRU

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@_Kathy_Gaynor @SereanaNaepi @usask Thank you Kathy for showing all of us how it’s possible to be a leader true to ourselves, as ourselves, honest, and genuine. You’re a role model to me and to many.

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@leenamyahia @SereanaNaepi @usask Hi Leena.Weyt-k.Our corridor chats at TRU were about doing the very best education research possible,because this matters. I believed then as I do now, you will be one to make what matters happen.Thank you for your words today. Most of all,thank you for the inspiration you are.

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@ToryHandford Thank you for such meaningful words, especially when from a mentor and educator of leaders, yourself Tory. Thank you so much. My hope is our tracks will continue to converge. I and we have so much to learn from you :) Be well. Airini

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New Wells Gray centre allows year-round study, and learning - from and for the beautiful lands and environment - TRU Newsroom. So much is possible when donors, community, researchers, and educators combine effort, goodwill, and vision. https://t.co/WbPJpJDp7n

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Much respect to Gordon Gore, a true leader in science education, for Kamloops and beyond. Awarded honorary Doctor of Letters (TRU), inspired and inspiring teacher. Gordon Gore showed that so much is possible if you’re a passionate, visionary educator. https://t.co/hTeQhuprfK

[General / Générale Jennie Carignan @CDS_Canada_CEMD]

“The torch of remembrance is in our hands, we hold it high. We will Remember them.” JV

#WearYourUniform

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Excited to talk with Shelley Joyce ⁦@CBCKamloops⁩ on renovations at McGill Rd complex for new & unique centre for Early Years care,teaching & research.Huge space & led by TRU ⁦@thompsonriversu⁩.Here’s Dr Laura Doan talking with Shelley. ‘Watch this space’.ECE matters.

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@acde_acde @thompsonriversu Thank you so much ACDE for sharing the good news about ECE teacher education, research and innovation making a difference for children here in the BC Interior and across Canada.

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Sincere congratulations to TRU’s Dr Laura Doan. Her research created the first BC-wide network of mentoring for ECE educators, specifically to tackle the low retention rate in the profession. Read here about this exceptional 2-year project. ECE matters. https://t.co/MGDd4y1t6T

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The REDress Project at TRU during October has honoured & called for change for Murdered & Missing Indigenous Women & Girls. Thank you Dr Shelly Johnson & Dr Natalie Clark from the Faculty of Education & Social Work for your words here. https://t.co/DdNBGysjdG

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@DBuszard @JamesDeanAPSC @LiannaMah @ubcengineering @UBCNursing @UBCOSOE @ubcappscience Huge congratulations Deborah :)