Congratulations to Carleton’s 2026 Achievement Award Recipients
Congratulations to Peter Andre (cross-appointed faculty from Poli-Sci) and Joshua Steckley (DGES contract instructor) on receiving teaching awards!
Peter Andrée
Department of Political Science
Faculty of Public and Global Affairs
Mindful Approaches to Ecopolitics
Enhanced mindfulness enables students to respond to ecological challenges with greater clarity, compassion, confidence and courage. Mindfulness offers a response to growing eco-anxiety, strategic insight, career-enhancing skills and a deeper connection with the more-than-human. This project will offer in-class mindfulness training for ecopolitics students. It will also stimulate further discussion among post-secondary educators and support staff at Carleton, in Ottawa and beyond, about how action on ecopolitical issues can benefit from the cultivation of mindfulness.
Joshua Steckley
Department of Geography and Environmental Studies
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Dr. Joshua Steckley is a Banting Postdoctoral Fellow who investigates unexplored “living commodities”—from bait worms to bull semen—to reveal how our economy shapes nature and labour. He translates this research into dynamic, experiential teaching that connects theory to everyday life, from kitchen fermentation experiments to field courses on urban ecology. Above all, he seeks to spark curiosity in his students and inspire new ways of seeing the world.