Proposal Title
Chemistry Outreach going north: Inuit Chemistry student coming south
Session Type
Presentation
Room
FNB 1220
Start Date
4-7-2019 1:00 PM
Keywords
indigenous culture, outreach, chemistry
Primary Threads
None of the Above
Abstract
Northern Canada is a different world. In this presentation, a chemistry instructor will first give the perspective of a “southerner” who experienced the eye-opening culture-change experience of taking Chemistry Outreach to Nunatsiavut (and to Nunavut). Then a young woman Inuk, who has lived the Inuit life, will describe the challenges for her in travelling south to become a science student away from her culturally-rich society to a small, but very isolating, university environment.
Elements of Engagement
Discussion on challenges of attracting indigenous students to science programs at university and making faculty culturally aware.
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Chemistry Outreach going north: Inuit Chemistry student coming south
FNB 1220
Northern Canada is a different world. In this presentation, a chemistry instructor will first give the perspective of a “southerner” who experienced the eye-opening culture-change experience of taking Chemistry Outreach to Nunatsiavut (and to Nunavut). Then a young woman Inuk, who has lived the Inuit life, will describe the challenges for her in travelling south to become a science student away from her culturally-rich society to a small, but very isolating, university environment.