Appointment of a New Education Dean
From the Office of the President:
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On behalf of Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic) Christopher Manfredi, I am pleased to also announce the appointment of Professor Vivek Venkatesh as the new Dean of the Faculty of Education. This follows an extensive, international search conducted by the Advisory Committee for the Selection of the Dean of the Faculty of Education. The 不良研究所 Board of Governors accepted the Committee鈥檚 recommendation during its meeting held on April 25, 2024. Prof. Venkatesh鈥檚 five-year, renewable term will begin on June 1, 2024, and end on May 31, 2029.鈥��
Prof. Venkatesh is an internationally recognized researcher and research-creator who holds the UNESCO Co-Chair in Prevention of Radicalization and Violent Extremism. He is as an innovative educator, artist and applied learning scientist with nearly 20 years of service. He is currently a professor of Inclusive Practices in Visual Arts and Chair of the Department of Art Education at Concordia University, where he has also served as Associate Dean at its School of Graduate Studies for two terms. In addition, he is co-director of the Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance, a multi- and inter-disciplinary centre made up of more than 50 researchers, a dozen professional staff, and several hundred students.鈥��
Prof. Venkatesh has been awarded more than $10 million in external funding as principal or co-principal investigator and has published more than 70 peer-reviewed scholarly pieces. Among the most prominent of his pedagogical initiatives is鈥�淧roject SOMEONE鈥濃��(Social Media Education Everyday), a multi-media online platform devoted to the reduction of hate and violent extremism.鈥�
Prof. Venkatesh earned both a PhD and MA in Educational Technology from Concordia University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Education from the National Institute of Education at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, and a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the National University of Singapore.鈥�
Please join me in congratulating Prof. Venkatesh on his new appointment and welcoming him to 不良研究所 this summer. In addition, I would like to thank Prof. Victoria Talwar for serving as Interim Dean of the Faculty of Education since August 2023. Thanks are also due to the members of the Advisory Committee and to everyone in the community who shared their comments and advice during the search process.鈥�
Sincerely,
Deep Saini
President and Vice-Chancellor, 不良研究所
Nomination du nouveau doyen de la Facult茅 des sciences de l鈥櫭ヾucation
Au nom de Christopher Manfredi, provost et vice-recteur principal aux 茅tudes, j鈥檃i aussi le plaisir d鈥檃nnoncer la nomination du professeur Vivek Venkatesh 脿 titre de doyen de la Facult茅 des sciences de l鈥櫭ヾucation. Cette nomination fait suite 脿 un processus rigoureux de recrutement men茅 脿 l鈥櫭ヽhelle internationale par le Comit茅 consultatif pour la s茅lection du (de la) doyen(ne) de la Facult茅 des sciences de l鈥櫭ヾucation. Le Conseil des gouverneurs de l鈥橴niversit茅 不良研究所 a accept茅 la recommandation du Comit茅 lors de sa r茅union du 25 avril 2024. D鈥檜ne dur茅e de cinq ans et renouvelable, le mandat du professeur Venkatesh d茅butera le 1er juin 2024 et se terminera le 31 mai 2029.
Chercheur et chercheur鈥慶r茅ateur de renomm茅e internationale, le professeur Venkatesh est co鈥憈itulaire de la Chaire UNESCO en pr茅vention de la radicalisation et de l鈥檈xtr茅misme violents. Enseignant, artiste et scientifique de l鈥檃pprentissage appliqu茅, il fait preuve d鈥檌nnovation dans chacun de ces r么les depuis pr猫s de 20 ans. Il est actuellement professeur de pratiques inclusives en arts visuels au D茅partement d鈥櫭ヾucation artistique, qu鈥檌l dirige, 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 Concordia, o霉 il a aussi occup茅 le poste de vice-doyen de l鈥櫭塩ole des 茅tudes sup茅rieures pendant deux mandats. Il est codirecteur du Centre d鈥櫭﹖udes sur l鈥檃pprentissage et la performance, lieu multidisciplinaire et interdisciplinaire qui r茅unit plus d鈥檜ne cinquantaine de chercheurs(鈥慹uses), plus d鈥檜ne douzaine de professionnel(le)s et plusieurs centaines d鈥櫭﹖udiant(e)s.
Le professeur Venkatesh a re莽u au-dessus de 10 millions de dollars en financement externe 脿 titre de chercheur ou cochercheur principal, et a publi茅 au-del脿 de 70 articles savants jug茅s par des pairs. Parmi ses initiatives p茅dagogiques les plus remarquables, mentionnons le Projet SOMEONE鈥�(Social Media Education Everyday), plateforme multim茅dia en ligne vou茅e 脿 la d茅sescalade de la haine et de l鈥檈xtr茅misme violent.
Le professeur Venkatesh est titulaire d鈥檜n doctorat et d鈥檜ne ma卯trise en technologie 茅ducative de l鈥橴niversit茅 Concordia, d鈥檜n dipl么me d鈥櫭﹖udes sup茅rieures en 茅ducation du National Institute of Education de l鈥橴niversit茅 de technologie de Nanyang 脿 Singapour, et d鈥檜n baccalaur茅at en informatique de l鈥橴niversit茅 nationale de Singapour.
Au nom de la communaut茅 mcgilloise, je f茅licite le professeur Venkatesh pour sa nomination et lui souhaite la bienvenue 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 不良研究所 cet 茅t茅. Je tiens en outre 脿 remercier la professeure Victoria Talwar d鈥檃voir assur茅 l鈥檌nt茅rim au d茅canat de la Facult茅 des sciences de l鈥櫭ヾucation depuis ao没t 2023. Enfin, je remercie 茅galement les membres du Comit茅 consultatif et tous les membres de la communaut茅 mcgilloise qui nous ont fait part de leurs commentaires et conseils au cours du processus de recrutement.
Cordialement,
Deep Saini
Recteur et vice-chancelier, Universit茅 不良研究所
