March 17, 2015
The Faculty of Education is pleased to announce that the Indigenous Teacher Education Program (NITEP) has been selected to receive the 2014/15 Alfred Scow Award. Each year, the Vice-President, Students Office grants this award to an undergraduate program or department that has contributed significant and positive impacts towards student development.
A reception was held on April 23, 2015 to recognize and honour this year’s Student Awards recipients.
Congratulations to the NITEP team on an award well deserved.
Dr. Rita Irwin (L), Associate Dean, Teacher Education, and Dr. Jo-ann Archibald (R), Associate Dean, Indigenous Education, and Director, NITEP
L-R: Dr. Jo-ann Archibald, Associate Dean, Indigenous Education and Director, NITEP, Dean Blye Frank, Dr. Rita Irwin, Associate Dean, Teacher Education
Dean Blye Frank and Dr. Jo-ann Archibald with the NITEP team
About the Alfred Scow Award
A UBC Alumnus, Judge Scow was the first Aboriginal person in British Columbia to graduate with a Bachelor of Law degree, and in 1962, he became the first Aboriginal lawyer in BC. He served as a judge for the Provincial Court of British Columbia from 1971 to 1992. His tireless efforts to support First Nations students contributed to the establishment of the First Nations House of Learning.
This award is granted to an undergraduate program or department that has contributed to student development in honour of his commitment to UBC and demonstrated vision, integrity, and dedication to social justice.
