{"id":138,"date":"2022-07-04T10:05:19","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T17:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/provost\/?p=138"},"modified":"2024-09-17T11:26:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T18:26:22","slug":"dr-allyson-jule-joins-ufv-as-inaugural-dean-of-education-community-and-human-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/provost\/dr-allyson-jule-joins-ufv-as-inaugural-dean-of-education-community-and-human-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Allyson Jule joins UFV as inaugural Dean of Education, Community, and Human Development"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Dr. Allyson Jule, a leader in education and champion for social justice, joins UFV as the inaugural Dean of the Faculty of Education, Community, and Human Development (FECHD)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The vision of the new faculty, announced in late 2021, is to create an inclusive and collaborative learning environment dedicated to educating others, and assisting families and communities.<\/p>\n

With a defined purpose and a revitalized space on the Mission campus that will serve as FECHD\u2019s home base, the priority became finding a standout leader who would take the program to new heights and maximize impact in the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m absolutely thrilled to join the UFV community and connect with faculty, staff, and students across the university, especially those in the Faculty of Education, Community, and Human Development,\u201d says Jule, who officially starts as Dean on July 1. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to building a shared vision and coming together as a FECHD community. I\u2019m also excited about the new Mission campus and the relationships with the larger Fraser Valley community.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Dean, Jule will work closely with internal and external stakeholders and will be responsible for providing strategic leadership and implementing a shared vision with the faculty. She will lead the new faculty based partially at UFV\u2019s Mission campus at Heritage Park Centre, which will include a new Centre of Excellence for Children, Youth, and Families. Dr. Tracy Ryder Glass served as Acting Dean since January, 2022.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are fortunate to welcome someone with the extensive knowledge, academic background, and demonstrated commitment to Indigenization and equity, diversity, and inclusion that Dr. Jule possesses,\u201d says Dr. James Mandigo, Provost & Vice-President Academic.<\/p>\n

Dr. Jule comes to UFV via Trinity Western University (TWU), where she was Dean of Education, a position she had held since 2017. She joined TWU\u2019s School of Education in 2008, becoming full professor of Education in 2011. She was co-founder and co-director of TWU\u2019s Gender Studies Institute and helped establish the Gender Studies minor. She also serves as Chair of the Association of BC Deans of Education (ABCDE) and treasurer of the Association of Canadian Deans of Education (ACDE).<\/p>\n

In 2016, Dr. Jule received the 3M National Fellowship Award as one of Canada\u2019s top 10 university professors. She was also the recipient of TWU\u2019s Davis Distinguished Teaching Award in 2011. She holds a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Alberta and a master\u2019s degree in Education from Simon Fraser University. She completed her PhD in London, England at Roehampton, and continues as a research fellow at the University of Oxford\u2019s International Gender Studies Centre.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe is a proven leader who is passionate about the student learning experience,\u201d says Dr. James Mandigo, Provost & Vice-President Academic. \u201cI am confident she will make an immediate and lasting impact on our university.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beyond her vast contributions in academia, Dr. Jule has been an active advocate for equality, social justice, and Reconciliation. She has published 10 books, including Sh-shushing the Girls<\/em> and The Compassionate Educator<\/em>, focusing on topics such as gender, language, religion, education, and Canadian social issues. Dr. Jule is also on the editorial board of the Gender and Education Journal, Women and Language Journal<\/em>, and the Contemporary Journal of Religion<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have long viewed UFV as a progressive institution committed to academic excellence and positive inclusivity,\u201d said Jule, who briefly taught in UFV\u2019s Teacher Education program in 2006\/07. \u201cI am excited to join the UFV community, to work with faculty and students, and to help strengthen a flourishing culture of dialogue, curiosity, inclusion, and reconciliation in the Fraser Valley.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u200b\u200bFive departments formerly within the Faculty of Professional Studies (Teacher Education; Child, Youth and Family Studies; Adult Education; Social Work and Human Services; and Information Studies) have joined with departments from the former Faculty of Access and Continuing Education (Upgrading and University Preparation, English Language Studies, and Continuing Education) to join the renamed faculty. Jule will be responsible for integrating all the departments into a cohesive vision and using strategic external partnerships to further program visibility and research opportunities.<\/p>\n

Focusing on integrating diversity, inclusion, and Reconciliation into her education programs will also be one of Jule\u2019s first orders of business in her new role at FECHD.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m particularly interested in connecting with the Indigenous community and the relationships happening at UFV, particularly in the Mission community where a lot of our work will be conducted,\u201d she says. \u201cCreating relationships and opportunities for dialogue and collaboration with local Indigenous peoples is a top priority of our faculty.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jule arrives at a time when the world is resuming normalcy. She believes that the combination of the global pandemic, the social justice movement, and climate change with the floods and heat dome has made students and faculty more connected, more resilient, and more eager to make meaningful relationships through education and the building of a flourishing society.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe past two years have magnified the need for community and the need we have for each other; we need each other for our own well-being and personal growth as well as for the betterment of Canadian life,\u201d Jule said. \u201cMy door and FECHD\u2019s door are always going to be open. Open dialogue is how we are going to challenge ourselves and spark the ideas that will further a community of connection. That\u2019s the power of educational institutions: to create spaces to think and engage with the ideas of others to create and sustain a fair and just society.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Original Post <\/a>By<\/span> Gerald Narciso<\/a><\/span><\/span> on<\/span> June 24, 2022<\/abbr><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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