Fiona Rawle recognized with Minister of College and Universitiesā Award of Excellence
Fiona Rawle, associate dean, undergraduate at the »ĘÉ«Ö±²„ Mississauga, has received for her extraordinary contributions to the COVID-19 response in Ontario.
āThe »ĘÉ«Ö±²„ congratulates Fiona Rawle, on this important recognition,ā said Professor Christine Allen, »ĘÉ«Ö±²„ās associate vice-president and vice-provost, strategic initiatives. āIn the early weeks of the pandemic, she asked faculty and students on social media how they could better help each other ā and then collaborated with colleagues Ann Gagne and Simone Laughton to help faculty and librarians share their experiences and advice. She designed and led a series of virtual sessions on remote learning for faculty, staff and teaching assistants.
āHer creativity and determination to help students learn and thrive has had a real impact.ā
Rawle, who is also an associate professor, teaching stream, in the department of biology at »ĘÉ«Ö±²„ Mississauga, said everyone is under more stress than usual these days and āif ever there was a time for a pedagogy of kindness, itās now.
āIām truly honoured to receive this recognition,ā Rawle said. āBut I want to point out that Iām part of a broader community of faculty and staff that are so dedicated to giving students meaningful learning experiences.
āThe wonderful thing about UTM is our community ā it is truly supportive and collaborative.ā