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August 5, 2010
School beckons and SFU faculty and staff are standing by to offer expert commentary of a range of educational themes:
Post-secondary transitions:
- Tara Black, director, Student Development, 778.782.6754, tblack@sfu.ca
Transition to university
- Lisa Ogilvie, manager, Student Life, 778.782.3728, lisa_ogilvie@sfu.ca
University orientation programs and academic success
- Chris Rogerson, Residence Life, 778.782.5803, rogerson@sfu.ca
Moving out, living away, coping skills, helicopter parents
- Lindsay Neilson, SFU International, 778.782.5887, lindsay_neilson@sfu.ca
Studying abroad through international exchange programs
- Kate Ross, Registrar, 778.7882.4176, kuross@sfu.ca
- Tim Rahilly, Associate VP, Students and International, 778.782.4004, tim_rahilly@sfu.ca
- Nancy Johnston, Executive director, Student Affairs, 778.782.6572, nancy_johnston@sfu.ca
Enrolment targets, entrance averages, competition among post-secondary institutions
Educational policy, testing and learning:
- John Nesbit, education, 778.782.7123; (cel) 778.230.1495, nesbit@sfu.ca
Homework; learning styles
- Maureen Hoskyn, education, 778.782.5808, mhoskyn@sfu.ca
Learning difficulties
- Kieran Egan, education, 778.782.4671; 604.261.1533, egan@sfu.ca
Imagination and learning
- Dan Laitsch, education, 778.782.7589, dlaitsch@sfu.ca
Educational policy and practice
- Alyssa Wise, education, 778.782.8046, alyssa_wise@sfu.ca
Cyber-learning
- Phil Winne, education (after Aug. 30), 778.782.4858, winne@sfu.ca
Learning strategies, learning software, learning styles, assessment issues
- Milt McClaren, education, 250.764.8781, milt_mcclaren@sfu.ca
Curriculum, testing, parent involvement in schools
- Paul Shaker, education, 778.782.3148, pshaker@sfu.ca
Educational policy
- Peter Liljedahl, education, 778.782.5643, liljedahl@sfu.ca
Math education; increased demand for secondary school math instructors
Nutrition:
- Diane Finegood, kinesiology, via Doreen Chiang: 778.782.6707, doreen_chiang@sfu.ca
Childhood obesity, nutritional issues, school lunches
Bullying:
- Brenda Morrison, criminology, 778.782.7627, brendam@sfu.ca
Bullying issues
- Wanda Cassidy, education, 778.782.4484, cassidy@sfu.ca
Cyber-bullying
Careers:
- Claire Trepanier, Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs (OFFA), 778.782.6981, trepanie@sfu.ca
- Danielle Arcand, OFFA, 778.782.6866, darcand@sfu.ca
French immersion; increased demand for post-secondary French-language programs - Gail Anderson, criminology, 778.782.3589, ganderso@sfu.ca
Author of an on-line book about choosing a ‘CSI’ career