UPDATED: Three candidate presentations for UPEI鈥檚 inaugural Chair in L.M. Montgomery Studies and Communication, Leadership, and Culture
69传媒will soon be home to a Chair in L.M. Montgomery Studies and Communication, Leadership, and Culture. The three final candidates for the position will be making public presentations in the coming month. The successful candidate will have an established record of Montgomery scholarship and interest in Montgomery outreach, and will be part of development and delivery of the new program in Applied Communication, Leadership, and Culture in the Faculty of Arts at UPEI.
The candidate presentations include:
鈥淣o Matter Where We Wander: L.M. Montgomery Writes Prince Edward Island in Ontario鈥�
Dr. Benjamin Lefebvre, Ryerson University
Friday March 10, 3:15 pm
Room 211, SDU Main Building
鈥溾�橶orld famed Island novelist' and 'canny businesswoman': L. M. Montgomery鈥檚 presence in Canadian periodicals鈥�
Dr. Sarah Galletly, James Cook University, Queensland, Australia
Thursday, March 23, 6:30 pm
Wanda Wyatt Lecture Theatre, room 104, K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre
鈥淎nne of Green Gables in the City: Introducing Halifax's Literary Landmarks"
Dr. Kate Scarth, Dalhousie University
Thursday, March 30, 6:30 pm
Wanda Wyatt Lecture Theatre, room 104, K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre
The Applied (ACLC) bachelor鈥檚 degree is a new interdisciplinary program in the Faculty of Arts at 69传媒designed to connect the communication skills and leadership training of a Liberal Arts education to successful post-graduation employment. The ACLC program is defined by its focus on the transferability of written, oral and visual communication skills, critical thinking, and cultural awareness acquired during a Liberal Arts education to the world beyond academia. Technical skills, work-integrated learning, and career-related mentoring are key components of the program鈥檚 design.
L.M. Montgomery achieved international fame through fiction, largely set on Prince Edward Island. She was an accomplished communicator in multiple genres and media: a newspaper woman, photographer, diarist, poet, correspondent, creator of multi-media collage, public speaker, amateur theatre director, and successful litigant for authors鈥� rights. The (LMMI) was founded in 1993 at UPEI, Montgomery鈥檚 alma mater. It has hosted twelve international biennial conferences and has supported numerous interdisciplinary publications, including scholarly essay collections and research tools. The LMMI, housed in the Robertson Library of UPEI, owns the world鈥檚 largest public collection of rare and foreign language editions of Montgomery鈥檚 novels, Montgomery memorabilia, and a in which Montgomery originally published many of her stories and poems.
The 69传媒 prides itself on people, excellence, and impact and is committed to assisting students reach their full potential in both the classroom and community. With roots stemming from two founding institutions鈥擯rince of Wales College and Saint Dunstan鈥檚 University鈥�69传媒has a reputation for academic excellence, research innovation, and creating positive impacts locally, nationally, and internationally. 69传媒is the only degree granting institution in the province and is proud to be a key contributor to the growth and prosperity of Prince Edward Island.
