Seán Carson Kinsella,MEd

Experience

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  Fleming College

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2010

  Residence Life Coordinator
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  Ontario Association of College & University Housing Officers

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2010

  Professional Development Director
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  Ontario Assocation of College & University Housing Officers

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

  Member at Large
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  University of Toronto

  Aug 2010 - Jan 2020

  Design, execute, and assess a first year transition model built to enhance student development for those living in residence.Curriculum development for workshops on study skills, academic preparedness, goal setting, and SI (Supplementary Instruction).Hire and manage a team of 16 upper year student leaders who deliver the rezONE program.Manage a budget of $150,000.Plan, organize, and execute residence orientation for 900+ new first year students, ensuring events are informative, fun, and safe.Provide on call response for emergency or crisis situations that include both personal and facilities issues. Manage crisis situations in a calm, logical, and professional manner.Develop residence policies to improve community on campus and enhance the student experience.Design and implement the Waawaahte Northern Lights Initiative a tri-campus cross-cultural Indigenous Initiative that works to enhance student learning around First Peoples in Canada. Responsible for overseeing the Artistic Resource Team (ART) which is a student group that seeks to enhance arts and cultural based learning across the campus and features a yearly artistic festival. Show less

  • Coordinator of Residential Transition Programs

    Oct 2013 - Jan 2020

  • Community Development Coordinator

    Aug 2010 - Oct 2013
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  Centennial College

  Jan 2016 - now

  Working to implement Centennial’s Indigenous Strategic Framework and supporting the work of the Place of Reconciliation for All Our Relations, Centennials newest Centre of Excellence. Teaching in the School of Advancement in the Indigenous Studies Program through which Centennial offers a First Peoples in Canada Certificate which is a Stackable Credential. Courses have included GNED-250- First Peoples Stories: Current Issues and GNED-251- First Peoples Stories: Communites.

  • Director, the Eighth Fire

    Jan 2020 - now

  • Professor

    Jan 2016 - Jan 2020
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  University of Toronto

  Jan 2023 - now

  Course Instructor

  Contract course instructor for SDS385H1S Queer Indigenous Politics and Cultures. Have taught in Winter term the past two years. The course focuses on discussions related to Indigenous queer and 2spirit lived experiences and theoretical frameworks.