Students /education/taxonomy/term/5/all en Congratulations to Tayah Liska for Successfully Defending Her Dissertation /education/channels/news/congratulations-tayah-liska-successfully-defending-her-dissertation-372699 <p>Tayah Liska successfully defended her PhD Oral Defence in Currie Room 304  on April 21st, 2026.</p> <p><strong>The title of her thesis</strong><em><strong>:</strong></em><br /> "Identifying the conceptual attributes of physical activity maintenance among adults with physical disability"</p> <p><strong>Oral Defence Comittee:</strong><br /> Prof. Shane Sweet (Supervisor), Dr. Daniel Fortin-Guichard, Dr. William James Harvey, Dr. Kathleen Martin Ginis, Dr. Rebecca Bassett-Gunter, Prof. Guillaume Gervais</p> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:36:26 +0000 admin 5608 at /education Loop Lab Spring Edition: Leadership and Learning in the Great Outdoors /education/channels/event/loop-lab-spring-edition-leadership-and-learning-great-outdoors-372659 <p>Loop Lab is heading outside for its final spring installment of this academic year! Join us for two student-led workshops:</p> <p> </p> <strong>WiSE by Nature</strong> <p><strong>April 29th @ 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM</strong></p> Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:00:42 +0000 andrea.shuster@mcgill.ca 5607 at /education KPE PhD Candidate Cyrille Mvomo Honored with IEEE-EMBS BHI 2025 Best Paper Award and NSF-EMBS-Google NextGen Scholar Recognition /education/channels/news/kpe-phd-candidate-cyrille-mvomo-honored-ieee-embs-bhi-2025-best-paper-award-and-nsf-embs-google-369513 <p>Cyrille Mvomo achieved an outstanding double recognition at the IEEE-EMBS Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI) Conference held October 26-29 in Atlanta, GA, USA.  BHI is one of the world’s leading venues in digital health research.</p> <ul> <li> <p><strong>Best Paper Award (Third Place)</strong> — for his paper <em>“Monitoring Parkinson’s Disease In-the-Wild”</em>.</p></li></ul> Wed, 07 Jan 2026 03:14:48 +0000 admin 5602 at /education Congratulations to Siobhan Henderson for Successfully Defending Her Dissertation /education/channels/news/congratulations-siobhan-henderson-successfully-defending-her-dissertation-369623 <p>Siobhan Henderson successfully defended her PhD Oral Defence in Currie 304 on December 4th, 2025.</p> <p><strong>The title of her thesis</strong><em><strong>:</strong></em><br /> "Understanding and Exploring Coaches’ Perspectives of Mental Health in Competitive Sport in Canada"</p> <p><strong>Oral Defence Comittee:</strong><br /> Dr. Gordon Bloom (Supervisor), Dr. Shane Sweet, Dr. Bruno da Costa, Dr. Lindsay Duncan, Dr. Odile Liboiron-Ladouceur, Dr. Krista Chandler</p> Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:19:41 +0000 admin 5593 at /education CoLab Annual Showcase /education/channels/event/colab-annual-showcase-372502 <p>Imagine a world where students, teachers, and researchers collaborate to enact positive change in education...</p> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:23:34 +0000 andrea.shuster@mcgill.ca 5590 at /education Education Convocation Ceremony /education/channels/event/education-convocation-ceremony-372503 <p>Education graduands will be walking the stage and will be conferred with their undergraduate and graduate degrees: Let's celebrate their accomplishments and fill them with inspiration and they begin their new chapters!</p> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:43:10 +0000 andrea.shuster@mcgill.ca 5591 at /education Eastern Door Features Second Kahnawà:ke B.Ed. Cohort through OFNIE /education/channels/news/eastern-door-features-second-kahnawake-bed-cohort-through-ofnie-372072 <p><strong>The following is an excerpt of an article by Olivier Cadotte</strong><strong> of the Eastern Door publication.</strong></p> <p> </p> Second cohort coming for 鶹ýվ partnership <p>This fall will mark the return of the four-year, 120-credit bachelor of education program, with classes being given right here in Kahnawake.</p> Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:26:40 +0000 andrea.shuster@mcgill.ca 5585 at /education New Appointment for ECP's Prof. Marie-Hélène Pennestri /education/channels/news/new-appointment-ecps-prof-marie-helene-pennestri-372046 <p>On March 20, 2026, it was announced that Professor Marie-Hélène Pennestri will be appointed as 鶹ýվ's new Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and Associate Provost (Graduate Education). The 鶹ýվ Board of Governors approved both appointments at its meeting on March 19, 2026 and her five-year term will begin on July 1, 2026.</p> Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:58:49 +0000 andrea.shuster@mcgill.ca 5583 at /education Shifting Networks, Changing Identities: The Hidden Social Costs of College Education /education/channels/event/shifting-networks-changing-identities-hidden-social-costs-college-education-372042 <p>You are warmly invited to attend “Shifting Networks, Changing Identities: The Hidden Social Costs of College Education,” with guest speaker Professor Anthony S. Laden, Centre for Ethics and Education, University of Illinois.  </p> Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:12:32 +0000 andrea.shuster@mcgill.ca 5582 at /education Rayna Edels: Oral Defence /education/channels/event/rayna-edels-oral-defence-372013 <p>Prof. Tina Montreuil, from The Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, is proud to announce that Rayna Edels, a doctoral candidate in School &amp; Applied Child Psychology, will be defending their dissertation on March 24, 2026, at 1</p> Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:53:32 +0000 marc.wrobel@mcgill.ca 5579 at /education Isabel Sadowski: Oral Defence /education/channels/event/isabel-sadowski-oral-defence-372012 <p>Prof.</p> Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:27:42 +0000 marc.wrobel@mcgill.ca 5578 at /education Dean's Speaker Series Featuring Prof. Marina Avelar /education/channels/event/deans-speaker-series-featuring-prof-marina-avelar-371995 <b>Dean's Speaker Series:<br /> Featuring Professor Marina Avelar</b> <p>Monday, March 23, 2026</p> <p>Education Building (3700 McTavish), 1st Floor</p> <p> </p> Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:48:53 +0000 andrea.shuster@mcgill.ca 5576 at /education Embroidering Words that Matter: Virtual Political Embroidery Workshop /education/channels/event/embroidering-words-matter-virtual-political-embroidery-workshop-371911 <p>Embroidery has long been dismissed as mere "domestic work," but for generations of women and gender-diverse people, it has served as a powerful tool for defiance and resistance.<br /> <br /></p> Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:06:35 +0000 andrea.shuster@mcgill.ca 5570 at /education #鶹ýվ24 /education/channels/event/mcgill24-371391 <p><strong>鶹ýվ community celebrates 鶹ýվ24</strong>—<strong> the University's annual day of giving! More details coming soon!</strong></p> Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:35:16 +0000 andrea.shuster@mcgill.ca 5555 at /education Winter Reading Break /education/channels/event/winter-reading-break-371390 <p>No classes this week. Teacher Education students (B.Ed, MATL) may not have the same break if they are placed in schools during this time.</p> Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:32:23 +0000 andrea.shuster@mcgill.ca 5554 at /education