On October 30, 2024, we would like to invite you to join the CHELPS Global Webinar Series for a talk with Prof Keith D. Walker (University of Saskatchewan) and Prof Benjamin Kutsuyruba (Queen's University) sharing their insights on higher education policies and practices in addressing the challenges of mental health and human flourishing.
Drawing on the initiatives, practices, and structures that provide a positive outlook on individual and organisational flourishing in higher learning, the presenters will share key lessons from efforts to promote positive emotional and social nurturing through student resilience and leadership, supervisory relationships, appreciative mentoring, student thriving, issues of mental and physical health, faculty and leader wellbeing, development of wellbeing interventions and health promotion frameworks, and international student wellbeing.
Please register by using this Zoom link: https://eduhk.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAudO6tpzwoG9eaKGGsVs0D_ksxjlC02Faf.
About Presenters:
Keith D. Walker is a Professor in the Department of Educational Administration at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. He has consulted with senior educational leaders, development bank leaders, and public sector executives worldwide. For over 35 years, Professor Walker has taught educational law and professionalism, organizational theory/behaviour, policy-making, school improvement and renewal, political, ethical and jurisprudential philosophy, case-based leadership and ethics courses. Keith is currently a Provincial Cabinet-appointed member of the Saskatchewan Higher Education Quality Assurance Board.
Benjamin Kutsyuruba is a Professor of Educational Leadership, Policy, and School Law in the Faculty of Education at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Benjamin has worked as a teacher, researcher, manager, and professor in the field of education in Ukraine and Canada. His research interests include educational leadership and policymaking; teacher development, induction, and mentorship; wellbeing and flourishing; school climate and safety; trust, moral agency, and ethics, among others.
