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# Academic Year Welcome 2024
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All Faculty and Staff Welcome at 100 McCaul St. Main Auditorium and Onsite Gallery!
August 28, 2024 1:30 - 5:30 p.m.
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August 28, 2024 1:30 - 5:30 p.m.
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Join us for this year's Academic Year Welcome event (AYW) which includes a keynote panel discussion, *"Engaging in Brave and Compassionate Conversations in Art and Design Education,"* with [Dr. Alana Butler](https://educ.queensu.ca/people/alana-butler) (Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Queen’s University), Dr. Sarita Srivastava (Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science, OCAD U), and [Dr. Cheryl Thompson](https://www.torontomu.ca/performance/about/faculty/c-thompson/) (Associate Professor, Performance, Toronto Metropolitan University). A presentation of the Teaching Awards certificates to the 2023-2024 winners follows. And a social reception at Onsite Gallery to celebrate and mark the beginning of a new academic year concludes the event. [See the detailed event schedule](https://www.ocadu.ca/events-and-exhibitions/academic-year-welcome-2024-0).
All faculty and staff welcome. Please email with any questions and access requests.
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