Conference Program
Monday, May 16
9:00-5:30
All day meeting amongst graduate students from across Canada.
Tuesday, May 17
9:00-9:15
Welcome, Roseann O’Reilly Runte, President of Carleton University & Matthias Neufang, Dean of Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs
Opening Remarks, Paul Keen, Carleton University
9:15-10:15 (Moderated by Paul Keen)
Presentation by graduate students and discussion
10:15-10:30
Coffee
10:30-12:30 (Moderated by Jill Stoner)
The Public Value of the Humanities
- Robert Gibbs, Director of the Jackman Humanities Institute, University of Toronto
- Lesley Cormack, Dean of Arts, University of Alberta
- James Cheetham, Professor of Biology, Carleton University
- Jill Stoner, Director of Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism, Carleton University
12:30-1:30
Lunch
1:30-3:00 (Moderated by John Osborne)
Plenary Talk: Alex Usher, Higher Education Strategy Associates
3:00-3:30
Coffee
3:30-5:30 (Moderated by Kathryn Temple)
Innovative Programs
- Elizabeth Hodgson (UBC English: PhD Co-Op program)
- Jay Drydyk (Carleton University: Ethics and Public Affairs Ph.D.)
- Dustin Grue (UBC English, UBC Public Scholars Initiative)
- Joshua Lambier (Director, The Public Humanities at Western)
5:30-7:00
Reception
Wednesday May 18
9:00-10:30 (Moderated by Barbara Crow)
Plenary Talk: Paul Yachnin, McGill University
10:30-10:45
Coffee
10:45-12:30 (Moderated by Jean-Pierre Morin)
Non-Academic Career Paths
- Michael Bloom, Vice-President, The Conference Board of Canada
- Dean Oliver, Director, Research and Exhibitions, Canadian War Museum
- Amy Tector, Manager of Online Content and Copyright, Library and Archives Canada
12:30-1:30
Lunch
1:30-3:00 (Moderated by Susan Whitney)
Presentation by Jennifer Polk (From PhD to Life) and Maren Wood (Lilli Research Group): “PhDs That Work: New Stats, Tough Transitions, Concrete Solutions”
3:00-3:30
Coffee
3:30-5:00 (Moderated by Ursula Gobel)
Fixing Completion Times/ Changing Program Structures
- Peter Ricketts, Provost and VP Academic, Carleton University
- Heather Zwicker, Dean of Graduate Studies, University of Alberta
- Sandra den Otter, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Queen’s University
Support for this conference provided by:
Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences | Fédération des sciences humaines
