On Tuesday, Sept. 19, students, faculty, staff and members of the local community gathered on North Campus in the Timms Centre to celebrate the unveiling of Shape: A Strategic Plan of Impact. The U of A community also joined the festivities from watch parties elsewhere on North Campus, Campus Saint-Jean, Augustana Campus and Enterprise Square, and through a live-stream from their homes and offices. It was a true moment of connection for our communities and campuses.
Elder Dr. Francis Whiskeyjack performs a blessing and drumming.
Kate Chisholm, Chair of the Board of Governors welcomes those in attendance and expresses her excitement in launching the new university strategic plan.
Verna Yiu, Provost and Vice-President (Academic), thanks those who participated in building the strategic plan and shares her reflections while highlighting the plan’s academic promise.
Nisha Patel, School of Business grad; Poet Laureate Emeritus of the City of Edmonton performs the spoken word she wrote for the launch of the university strategic plan entitled ‘in the practice of radicality.’
Jessica Kolopenuk, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of of Medicine and Dentistry and the AHS Research Chair in Indigenous Health, provides an overview of their work and its impact on the community.
President and Vice-Chancellor Bill Flanagan shares the key messages from the new university strategic plan.
Madrigal Singers led by conductor Tim Shantz.
President Bill Flanagan addresses the media.
Volunteers hand out copies of Shape: A Strategic Plan of Impact.
Guests received a piece of the “Shape” puzzle to hold onto during the event and afterwards add to the puzzle wall.
Elder Dr. Francis Whiskeyjack adds his puzzle piece to the wall.