J. Wellington Sousa, Assistant Professor of Management, published an article in the special issue of the Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education (CJSAE) titled, “Community Development in Canadian Adult Education: Looking Back and Moving Forward,” exploring how community development has been conceived in Canadian adult education in the last ten years. He also published another article in Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement titled, “Community Members as Facilitators: Reclaiming Community-Based Research as Inherently of the People,”
which is part of a broader research agenda committed to community-led approaches to social change. Dr. John Stackhouse, Mikolaski Professor of Religious Studies, gave a guest lecture on C. S. Lewis’ book, The Abolition of Man, in the course on Natural Law at the University of British Columbia Law School. Professor Stackhouse also guested on the popular podcast of Prof. Mike Bird (Ridley College, Australia) to discuss his forthcoming book on evangelicalism, and on CBC Radio’s “Tapestry” regarding his recent book, Can I Believe? Christianity
for the Hesitant (Oxford University Press). He also published an article on truth, beauty, and goodness as “How Much Truth Is There in Beauty?” in Comment magazine, published by Cardus in Canada. Finally, he published two linked reflections on Christian philosopher Nicholas Wolterstorff clarifying work by Immanuel Kant – and what that deep dive into philosophy might mean for ordinary folks as well: “On Wolterstorff on Kant Part I: On Fallibility” and “On Wolterstorff on Kant Part II: On Calling,” Christian Scholar’s Review weblog.
Professional Programs Student Success Stories Samantha Leger, BA ’22 (Cohort 38) Marketing Coordinator, OMISTA Credit Union My journey to earn my BA started when I was 19 years old. I tried university but ultimately I needed some time to reflect on what I wanted to do. I eventually found myself at NBCC, completing a diploma in Business Administration. After working for a few years, I realized that I wanted to finish what I started and complete my BA, but I was not ready to give up my career to go back to school. Then, I found out about Crandall’s Degree Completion program and realized I did not need to give up anything! This program gave me the flexibility to continue advancing my career while allowing me to finally complete my degree. After my first year of the program, I had my wonderful daughter and decided to take a break
to spend quality time with my family. Once I was ready to start again, Crandall was there to welcome me back with open arms, making the transition back to school as seamless as possible. Now that I have completed my degree, I plan on continuing my education by completing a master’s program. I can see a future for myself that I never thought possible, and none of it would have been achievable without Crandall.
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