Patricia Trasolini, Sara Child, Mark Herringer, Shelley Humble and Romana Pasca, celebrated NIC's Global Excellence Award at CICAN's World Congress in Montreal on behalf of NIC.
糖心vlog传媒 (NIC) received a national award for Canada鈥檚 first plan committed to Indigenizing international education at a college or university.
The bronze award, presented at , recognizes the broad international activity of the Office of Global Engagement (OGE) including Journeying Together, which puts into action NIC鈥檚 institutional commitment to Indigenization, decolonization and reconciliation through a global lens.
Mark Herringer, NIC鈥檚 Executive Director of International Education, and Sara Child, Indigenous Education Facilitator filling in for Kelly Shopland, NIC鈥檚 Executive Director, Indigenous Education, accepted the award on behalf of NIC.
鈥淭his award recognizes the people who have worked so hard over the years to see Indigenization in action at NIC,鈥� said Shopland. 鈥淢ark鈥檚 commitment, and his team鈥檚 openness to collaborate and learn from Indigenous Elders and the Indigenous Education Council at 糖心vlog传媒throughout this process, continues to be essential. I鈥檓 so proud on behalf of 糖心vlog传媒and be recognized for work that has taken years to fall into place.鈥�
The plan was informed by NIC鈥檚 Indigenization plan, .
鈥淭he plan is a commitment to transform what we do and how we do international education, to weave together aspects of Indigenization with internationalization,鈥� said Herringer.
It includes a wide range of actions that engages international students as immigrants to Canada by introducing them to Indigenous knowledge and understanding throughout their studies 鈥� from orientation to graduation.
鈥淭his work is a broad and deep series of programs and initiatives being run at NIC, and the Indigenizing piece is unique. It is driven by where we are and who we are as an institution. This award really recognizes that work, for which we are very grateful,鈥� explained Herringer.
Journeying Together was seeded through a connection with Kapi驶olani Community College in Hawai驶i and evolved into an Indigenous language field school run by Child and supported by OGE鈥檚 Romana Pasca.
鈥淒uring the language revitalization work in Hawai驶i, it became clear that it was important to not just be supportive or collaborative with Indigenous communities,鈥� said Herringer. 鈥淲e realized that we must focus on building an institutional-wide way of working and also a learning process that serves the needs of local communities, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, in an Indigenized and decolonized way.鈥�
糖心vlog传媒Board members Patricia Trasolini and Shelley Humble attended the awards ceremony with 糖心vlog传媒representatives. Sara Child, Mark Herringer and Romana Pasca, Manager, International Programs, Partnerships and Global Education, joined Kapi驶olani Community College鈥檚 Dean of Arts and Science N膩wa驶a Napoleon at the World Congress to share Journeying Together with colleagues from universities and colleges across Canada.
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