Funding/Time Release Recipients

We are excited to announce the recipients of time releases awarded to the following faculty on two important initiatives championed by the Commons: Trauma Informed Teaching and ePortfolios. 

Spring 2024 

KPU Compassionate Community

The following faculty will be dedicated to a project team which will partner with TL Commons staff to develop and consult on a plan to support Trauma Informed Teaching at KPU.  

Time Release Recipient 

Department 

Faculty 

Ross Laird 

Creative Writing 

Faculty of Arts 

Maureen Lee 

Educational Studies 

Faculty of Arts 

Sarah Duncan  

Applied Communications 

School of Business 

ePortfolio Champions 

The following faculty will partner with Commons to advance the use of ePortfolios in their respective departments and faculties. Having submitted project plans for their department initiative. They will have training, support and most importantly time to create resources and implement their projects.   

Time Release Recipient 

Department 

Faculty 

Sarah Hickinbottom

Faculty of Arts

Educational Studies (CNPS) 

Paola Gavilanez

Wilson School of Design

Interior Design 

Ella Bohinska

School of Business

Accounting

Alexandra LyonFaculty of Science & HorticultureSustainable Agriculture

Inquiry Based Learning 

Time Release Recipient 

Department 

Faculty 

Lee Beavington 

Learning Centre 

Faculty of Academic & Career Preparation 

UN SDG Champions 

In an effort to support the integration of UN SDG sustainable development goals into student learning experiences, the TL Commons has initiated a champions program similar to our ePortfolio champions.

Time Release Recipient 

Department 

Faculty 

Mina Sahota

Human Resource Management 

Melville School of Business 

Marcelo Machado

Graduate Business Management

Melville School of Business 

Pamela Ip

MarketingMelville School of Business

Constanza Rojas-Primus

Language and Cultures

Faculty of Arts

Kathy Dunster

Sustainable Agriculture/Horticulture

Faculty of Science & Horticulture

Rajdeep S. Gill 

Interdisciplinary Expressive Arts Program 

Faculty of Arts 

Fall 2023 

KPU Compassionate Community

The following faculty will be dedicated to a project team which will partner with TL Commons staff to develop and consult on a plan to support Trauma Informed Teaching at KPU.  

Time Release Recipient 

Department 

Faculty 

Ross Laird 

Creative Writing 

Faculty of Arts 

Maureen Lee 

Educational Studies 

Faculty of Arts 

Sarah Duncan  

Applied Communications 

School of Business 

 

Undergraduate Research 

Time Release Recipient 

Department 

Faculty 

Fabricio Telo 

Sociology 

Faculty of Arts 

 

ePortfolio Champions 

The following faculty will partner with Commons to advance the use of ePortfolios in their respective departments and faculties. Having submitted project plans for their department initiative. They will have training, support and most importantly time to create resources and implement their projects.   

Time Release Recipient 

Department 

Faculty 

Anjela Godber 

Learning Centre 

Faculty of Academic & Career Preparation 

Monica Affleck 

Human Resources Management 

School of Business 

Robin Cook Bondy 

Applied Communications 

School of Business 

Elzhbeta Bohinska 

Accounting 

School of Business 

Paola Gavilanez 

Faculty of Design Instruction 

 

Wilson School of Design 

 

Spring 2023 

KPU Compassionate Community

The following faculty will be dedicated to a project team which will partner with TL Commons staff to develop and consult on a plan to support Trauma Informed Teaching at KPU.  

Time Release Recipient 

Department 

Faculty 

Ross Laird 

Creative Writing 

Faculty of Arts 

Maureen Lee 

Educational Studies 

Faculty of Arts 

Sarah Duncan  

Applied Communications 

School of Business 

 

ePortfolio Champions 

The following faculty will partner with Commons to advance the use of ePortfolios in their respective departments and faculties. Having submitted project plans for their department initiative. They will have training, support and most importantly time to create resources and implement their projects.   

Time Release Recipient 

Department 

Faculty 

Monica Affleck 

Human Resource Management 

School of Business 

Khairunnisa Ali 

Co-op 

School of Business 

Jovita Vytasek 

Learning Centre 

Faculty of Academic & Career Preparation 

Teresa Swan 

Access Programs 

Faculty of Academic & Career Preparation 

Ann-Marie McLellan 

Educational Studies 

Faculty of Arts 

Simon Driver 

Access Programs 

Faculty of Academic & Career Preparation 

 

We look forward to working with the recipients to advance teaching innovation. Please join us in congratulating the above time release recipients.