Provost Presents
Provost Presents… is a speaker series organized by Dr. Diane Purvey, Provost & Vice President, Academic, at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Each event will provide opportunities for KPU students, staff and faculty to hear from experts in higher education about timely, compelling issues that are pertinent to work and study in the field of academia.
An In-Person Session on Advancing PLAR
Prior Learning in Focus: Expert Perspectives and Collaborative Conversations
with Susan Forseille, Director, Prior Learning and Assessment, Recognition, Thompson Rivers University & Alan Mandell, Professor Emeritus, SUNY Empire State University
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Alan Mandell, Professor Emeritus | Image
Susan Forseille, Director |
This Provost Presents features insights from leading PLAR experts and highlights Thompson Rivers University’s experience, including their work on Indigenous PLAR. The session will explore effective strategies, leadership approaches, and institutional frameworks that enhance PLAR, with the goal of informing KPU’s approach and strengthening institutional support for PLAR initiatives.
Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Time: 1:00 – 2:30 pm
Location: KPU Surrey Campus, Arbutus - 1st floor, back of Library
Past Speakers
Michael Byers - "Elon Musk, President of Mars" - April 11, 2025
Robin Wall Kimmerer Discusses her Book, Braiding Sweetgrass - February 21, 2024
Sara Ahmed - Killjoys at Work - October 26,2023
Kumari Beck, PhD. & Sharon Stein, PhD. - Living With/in the Complexities of Internationalization - April 27, 2023
Jean Teillet - The North-West is Our Mother - January 19, 2023
Sunera Thobani, Benita Bunjun, Enakshi Dua - Coloniality and Racial (in)Justice in the University: Counting for Nothing? - March 10, 2022
Provost Presents: Prior Learning in Focus: Expert Perspectives and Collaborative Conversations - May 7, 2025