INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC PROGRAMS IAP Updates After fewer than three years of operation, International Academic Programs (IAP) is happy to report that after the January 2021 intake, international students now represent 29% of the student body at Crandall University. In the 2020-2021 academic year we have hired two new tenure-track professors, Don Moore and J. Wellington Sousa. Professor Dieu Hack-Polay celebrated the recent publication of his book “Migration Practice as Creative Practice.” In December of 2020, Cohort Three of the Master of Organizational Management program completed their degree and participated in the May 2021 convocation. Currently, we have 10 Cohorts in progress across the two degrees. As a result of the pandemic, nine are operating online and one is face-to-face. We have been able to secure adjunct professors from the UK, India, Manitoba and Nova Scotia to teach some of the online classes. Since September 2020, approximately 70 international students have arrived in Moncton despite COVID-19 restrictions, and more continue to arrive. Cohort One in the Master of Management program started their 12-week, paid internship on May 1, 2021. May saw the launch of four new cohorts totalling more than 100 new students. Finally, in September 2021, International Academic Programs will regularly be offering 10 courses per month across our programs.
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Our Newest Faculty Member: J. Wellington Sousa We are pleased to be welcoming José Wellington Sousa as Assistant Professor of Management. Professor Sousa comes to Crandall with a Master’s degree in Administration and a Bachelor’s degree in Economic Sciences (University of Amazonia), and he is working on his PhD in Adult Education and Community Engagement at the University of Regina. He has extensive experience in the international nonprofit sector as a community development practitioner working in countries like Brazil, Colombia, Uganda, and the United States. On top of this, he is extremely passionate about community engagement and development, as well as social change and management, all of which will serve to benefit his students here at Crandall. “As a former international student and newcomer myself, I feel honoured to join Crandall to teach and mentor international students as they prepare for their work and life in Canada,” shared Wellington. “As an assistant professor at Crandall University I am very excited to help my students have ‘aha!’ moments, to co-create knowledge, and to serve and empower communities. I can’t wait to start!” Due to the growing nature of International Academic Programs, Professor Sousa represents the third tenure track hire in the department in less than two years. “It’s exciting to see our programs continue to develop, and I am beyond thrilled to be welcoming Wellington to our growing team,” said Dr. Dannie Brown, the Dean of International Academic Programs. “We are looking forward to seeing the impact he will have on our programs and our students.” Professor Sousa joins the Crandall faculty this summer, and will be teaching classes such as Managing Diversity in Organizations, Managing Organizations in Social Change, and Organizational Behaviour.
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