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Here are a few more highlights from this spring's convocation 🙌

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Convocation is a time to celebrate achievements—and great outfits. We asked our Werklund faculty: Who are you wearing?

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Congratulations to Werklund's Class of 2026! We're so proud 🎓👏

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Convocation is just around the corner, so we're looking back at some of our recent graduates and their experiences at Werklund.

Visit our website to discover the experiences, opportunities, and pathways that can make your Werklund journey uniquely yours: https://t.co/dLnkqdJWnb

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As a first-generation student and neurodiverse Werklund PhD candidate, Kristal Turner is turning lived experience into meaningful change.

As a NICE mentor at the Chancellor Cuthbertson Student Success Centre, Kristal helps neurodiverse students navigate post-secondary education.

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🎉 Congratulations to Werklund student Tracy Dinh on being named one of the 2026 President's Award of Excellence in Student Leadership recipients. She graduates this spring with an Honours Bachelor of Education. We're proud to celebrate her incredible achievements!

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GEARS is a personalized video game created by a team of researchers from the University of Calgary and the University of Manitoba that equips students with ADHD and learning disabilities to thrive in post-secondary education. Read more below.

https://t.co/WAowp9tCuG

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Just when our Werklund dino thought we were finally getting good weather... 😞🌧️

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Still planning on joining us online or in person?

Owerko Centre Neurodevelopmental Clinical Research Rounds featuring Dr. Brandy Callahan are this Wednesday from noon to 1.

https://t.co/2WUccBRmWe

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The Queer Research Hub's Queerposium gathered the community to celebrate a new space for queer research.

Read more about the event and Werklund professor Dr. Tonya Callaghan, PhD student Jamie Anderson, and master's student Rebecca Holm's involvement.

https://t.co/H7kG4L2RrH

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How can art help children engage with complex ideas, questions, and ways of knowing?

Werklund professor Dr. Alex Berry is investigating how art studio practices can support young children in thinking deeply, sharing ideas, and building knowledge together.

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As a valued member of the Werklund School of Education community, your perspective matters.

To guide our work in exploring graduate offerings designed to better support educators, we are inviting you to share your anonymous input through a short survey.

https://t.co/vehDtyp35I

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Congratulations to Werklund PhD student Cara Nania on becoming a 2025 @KillamTrusts Scholar 👏

Her work is exploring how youth with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) experience pain and mental health challenges.

Interested in participating? https://t.co/0JBAROF0XK

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Balancing family, work, and grad school isn’t easy—but finding the right program can make all the difference.

That’s what led graduating Master of Education student Hazel Palmer from Ontario to the School and Applied Child Psychology program at Werklund.

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What if art wasn’t treated as an “extra” in education?

Werklund professor Dr. Alex Berry is exploring how art studio pedagogies can help young children become co-creators of knowledge and engage with complex ideas through creativity, conversation, and materials.

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Teaching runs in the family ❤️ #Werklund alum Faye Wolsey and her daughter Lauren Wolsey share what makes the Bachelor of Education program so special, and how it continues to shape educators across generations.

Starting your BEd this fall? Learn more https://t.co/dLnkqdJWnb

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At Werklund, our staff is always learning and growing to better support our students and faculty. In today’s professional development sessions we practiced team building, explored the ethical use of AI, and strengthening our relationships with Indigenous communities.

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At Werklund, our staff is always learning and growing to better support our students and faculty. In today’s professional development sessions we practiced team building, explored the ethical use of AI, and strengthening our relationships with Indigenous communities.

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UCalgary's Queer Research Hub has launched 🌈 creating a space for queer research.

The Queerposium brought together students and researchers, including Werklund professor Dr. Tonya Callaghan, PhD student Jamie Anderson, and master's student Rebecca Holm.

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What does an honours program experience at Werklund look like?

For graduating BEd student Chandni Meharu, it meant researching stereotypes about Northeast Calgary and sharing her work at WestCAST 2026 with her fellow honours student, Tracy Dinh.