Check out what the nominators had to say about the winners.
Celebrating our international champions
ɫ International
Jan. 19, 2018
International champions celebrated on campus for building a collaborative, inclusive community
Nine winners in campus community and beyond recognized with Internationalization Achievement Awards
President Elizabeth Cannon congratulating the internationalization achievement award winner.
Colleen De Neve, for ɫ International
On Jan. 17, individuals from across campus and the Calgary community came together to celebrate the winners of the ɫ Internationalization Achievement Awards in an event that featuredan internationally flavoured dinner, cultural performances, and awards ceremony.
The event brought back a 10-plus year tradition to celebrate students, faculty, staff and community members who are progressing our institutional commitment to excellence and leadership in internationalization.
“When ɫ launched its journey towards internationalization based on our, we wanted to create a welcoming, inclusive and diverse campus where students, faculty and staff could come together to promote new discoveries, ideas and applications that will have a global impact,” said Janaka Ruwanpura, vice-provost (international). “By holding an event like this, we are able to recognize some of the most passionate internationalization champions from our campus and the Calgary community, and I couldn’t be more pleased to celebrate the winners tonight. These individuals and programs have helped us to become anaward-winning leader in internationalization.”
In addition to the awards ceremony, the event also featured a reception and live entertainment including lion dancers, the ɫ World Ensemble, a Mexican guitarist, and Bollywood dancers.
“Internationalization has been a priority for our university for many years, and the Internationalization Achievement Awards are part of a long tradition of global partnerships,” said President Elizabeth Cannon. “Our awardees have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to fostering internationalization at our university and building a community of collaboration and inclusion.”
The winners who were recognized at the event are:
- Academic Staff Member Award (Experienced): Jennifer Hatfield, Cumming School of Medicine
- Academic Staff Member Award (New): Leighton Wilks, Haskayne School of Business
- Staff Member Award: Heather Clitheroe, Faculty of Science
- Staff Member Award: Matthew Knox, Student and Enrolment Services
- Student Award: Laura Fader, Schulich School of Engineering
- Student Award: Eliana El Khoury, Werklund School of Education
- International Program Award: Teaching Across Borders, Werklund School of Education
- Community Member Award: Cecilia Villanueva Bracho, former Mexican Consul in Calgary
- Career Achievement Award: Lorne Jaques, Faculty of Social Work
The ɫ Internationalization Achievement Awards will be reintroduced as an annual event. The call for applications for the next award ceremony will happen in fall 2018.