Members of the TRU and Kamloops communities are invited to an Inaugural Professorial Lecture by Dr. Tory Handford from the Faculty of Education and Social Work.
An education professor with a focus on leadership, Handford will share her recent project, co-led with retired cultural advisor and Secwépemc poet Garry Gottfriedson, to address leadership on Truth and Reconciliation through writing.
Read more: Creating action and commitment through writing: the TRC and academics’ voices
On Tuesday, Nov. 28, Dangling in the glimmer of hope: Academic action and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission takes attendees on the journey from initial dialogue to trust to leadership, to find a better way forward that includes all.
Handford was promoted to professor in the Faculty of Education and Social Work in April 2023. An Inaugural Professorial Lecture (IPL) is given by tenured faculty who have recently been promoted to full professor as a way for universities to publicly celebrate this milestone event in the careers of academics. These lectures provide an opportunity for the public to meet new professors and gain an understanding of their scholarship, research and teaching.
The Inaugural Professorial Lectures are organized by TRU’s Professorial Lecture Committee, with generous support from the Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic.
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023
Time: 4:30 to 6 p.m.
Location: Scratch Café, Culinary Arts Training Centre, Kamloops Campus
Limited seating — RSVP for the event here
