Brag - Spring2023

Mission Priority Examen
Faculty Notes
Have you ever wondered
what is unique about
Jesuit colleges and
universities?
As a Jesuit College, Campion is an associate-member
of the Association of Jesuit
Colleges and Universities (AJCU). The AJCU,
comprises 28 colleges and universities in
the USA and Belize, provides a forum for
exchanging information and experiences in
Jesuit higher education, and encourages and
facilitates collaboration among its member
institutions.
Our Jesuit education is guided by spirituality
in forming men and women for others and in
always seeking the Magis, understanding that
there will always be more to do and ways to do
it better. That foundation is not only for our
students but also for staff and faculty. In the
spirit of the Magis, Campion will embark on
our first Mission Priority Examen (MPE) in
September 2023.
At the request of the Superior General of the
Society of Jesus, Very Rev. Arturo Sosa, S.J.,
the North American Jesuit Provincials and
the Presidents of the schools constituting
the AJCU have established a self-study and
peer review process for reaffirming the
Jesuit, Catholic mission of Jesuit colleges
and universities. Campion College will be the
first Canadian Jesuit college to embark on an
MPE to evaluate our mission and priorities
as we “look honestly at our institutional life,
notice the activity of God within, and respond
freely to the invitation to grow in Faith, Hope
and Love” (Characteristics of Jesuit Higher
Education: A Guide for Mission Reflection, p. 5).
The MPE process is multifaceted, with
presentations, seminars, and group discussions
that will take place throughout the 2023-24
school year.
As members of our Campion community,
we encourage you to participate as we
consider our present and future: how we
currently reflect Jesuit values in our work
within the college, our community, and our
wider world. Campion is proud to welcome
Dr. Margaret Lavin, Professor Emerita, Regis
College at the University of Toronto, as she
presents “Celebrating Jesuit Education:
Dare to Imagine” on September 27th, followed
by seminars on September 28th.
For more information about the MPE
and Campion College events, check out
www.campioncollege.ca.
Dr. Marta Bashovski, Assistant Professor
of Political Science, co-edited a special issue
of the journal Globalizations on "Political
Subjectivity in Times of Crisis". She
contributed the introduction to the special
issue with Norma Rossi (St. Andrew's), and
a single-authored article entitled "Knowing
Dissent: the Enlightenment Subject within
Contemporary Politics of Subjectivity". She
also attended the annual meeting of the
International Studies Association in Montreal
in March, presenting a paper entitled "The
Epistemology of Dissent and the Politics of
Classification".
Dr. Allison Fizzard, Associate Professor
of History, Campion College attended the
Victorian Studies Association Western Canada
(VSAWC) conference in Winnipeg. May 5 – 6,
2023. “Women, Work, and Craft Education in
the United Kingdom, c. 1879-1900: The Case of
Valentine Eliot, Wood-Carver and Instructor”.
Dr. Deborah Hoffmann, Sessional Professor of
English, has retired—we wish her all the best!
Elaina Lawn, Librarian, delivered a
presentation titled "The Library Edit: Weeding
our Way to a Better Library" on May 4, 2023,
at the Saskatchewan Libraries Conference
in Saskatoon, SK. The presentation detailed
recent project work on the east side of
Campion Library to create a more welcoming
space for our patrons.
Dr. Samantha Lawler, Assistant Professor
of Astronomy, presented “Planet 9 or Planet
Nein? Discoveries in the Outer Solar System”
at the Kramer IMAX Theater in Regina,
prior to the screening of Interstellar: The
IMAX Experience. Dr. Lawler also presented
a seminar for the Faculty of Engineering
and Applied Science at the University of
Regina titled “Worldwide Internet for All?
Unintended Consequences of New Satellite
Constellations”. Dr. Lawler’s discoveries in
the Kuiper Belt and predictions for satellite
pollution have been featured by CBC, CNN,
NPR, Scientific American, The New York
Times, The Los Angeles Times, Wired
Magazine, and many other international
news outlets.
Dr. Alex MacDonald, Associate Professor of
English, was the Campion College Idle Talk
presenter. The title of his talk is "Elizabeth
Barrett Browning's Aurora Leigh and two
Popular but annoying songs mentioned
in Book Seven: 'I'd Be a Butterfly' and
"C'est l'amour'”. Dr. MacDonald was also a
panellist for The Archer Book Club of the
Dr. John Archer Library & Archives “Candy
Canes & Humbugs: A Conversation About
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol" a panel
discussion about the classic novela
A Christmas Carol.
Since 1980, Dr. MacDonald has been a faculty
member of Campion College, this is his last
year and we wish him all the best!
Dr. Robert Petry, Assistant Professor of
Mathematics and Statistics, set up servers for
WeBWorK, a web application that can create,
modify, and distribute formula-intensive
assignments to students with an interface that
makes testing and assessing your student’s
knowledge easier during the pandemic and
helped U of R IT set up their own servers.
Dr. Tom Phenix, Dean and Associate
Professor of Psychology, attended the
Western Canadian Deans of Arts and Science
Conference, Victoria, BC, February 23-25,
2023. He was a panellist on "Crossing
Boundaries: Cultures and Communities".
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