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Shadbolt Fellowship
September 06, 2015
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Dean's Office has awarded Yosef Wosk a Shadbolt Fellowship with GLS beginning in 2015/2016.
Yosef was the Director of Interdisciplinary Programs in Continuing Studies and still serves as Adjunct Professor in the Department of Humanities at Simon Fraser University where he developed seminal programs such as The Philosophers' Café and The Canadian Academy of Independent Scholars. In addition to being an ordained rabbi and receiving two honorary doctorates, he holds Ph.D.s in Religion & Literature as well as in Psychology, and Masters degrees in Education and in Theology. Yosef has founded and supported hundreds of libraries worldwide, endowed Vancouver's Poet Laureate, and has lectured at a number of universities and institutes of higher learning throughout the world. Identified as one of the top ten thinkers and most thoughtful citizens in the province, he is an appointed member of The Order of British Columbia, a recipient of both The Queen's Golden and Diamond Jubilee Medals and included in Canadian Who's Who. Active in communal affairs-especially in the areas of education, libraries, museums, the arts, social services, heritage conservation, gardens, philanthropy and religion-Yosef is a media commentator, public speaker and published author.
Broadly speaking, Yosef's activities as GLS Shadbolt Fellow will fall in two categories: Shadbolt Identity and other Arts and Heritage Outreach. A primary focus of his Fellowship will be the organization of events and activities that highlight the Shadbolts' role in the city, both their own arts practice and philosophies as well as the substantial work in arts and heritage that their legacy has made possible. These activities include talks and curated events at SFU/GLS, local galleries, and the VAG, as well as the organization of a major Shadbolt Conference and a publication about the Shadbolts and their ongoing influence. Furthermore, Yosef will appoint five GLS Shadbolt Community Scholars a year for four years (20 in total). Over time, this will become a substantial and influential group strongly connected with GLS, the Faculty, and each other in ways that suggest many collaborative opportunities.
In addition to Shadbolt Identity initiatives, Yosef will also be engaged in other Arts and Heritage Outreach activities attached to GLS. These include liaising with students and faculty involved in the GLS Community Centre "Big Ideas Seminar Series" (also funded by the Shadbolt award); delivering a key-note address for the 2016 philosopher of compassion nd ethics, when she visits GLS in September, 2016.
Yosef will also participate in GLS in a variety of formal and informal capacities which include teaching a course in the program, hosting one of our annual Bowen Island seminars, and working with GLS students whose research falls within his areas of interest.
GLS thanks Dean John Craig and the Dean's Office for the four-year Shadbolt Award that will directly sponsor these activities and events.
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Dean's Office has awarded Yosef Wosk a Shadbolt Fellowship with GLS beginning in 2015/2016.
Yosef was the Director of Interdisciplinary Programs in Continuing Studies and still serves as Adjunct Professor in the Department of Humanities at Simon Fraser University where he developed seminal programs such as The Philosophers' Café and The Canadian Academy of Independent Scholars. In addition to being an ordained rabbi and receiving two honorary doctorates, he holds Ph.D.s in Religion & Literature as well as in Psychology, and Masters degrees in Education and in Theology. Yosef has founded and supported hundreds of libraries worldwide, endowed Vancouver's Poet Laureate, and has lectured at a number of universities and institutes of higher learning throughout the world. Identified as one of the top ten thinkers and most thoughtful citizens in the province, he is an appointed member of The Order of British Columbia, a recipient of both The Queen's Golden and Diamond Jubilee Medals and included in Canadian Who's Who. Active in communal affairs-especially in the areas of education, libraries, museums, the arts, social services, heritage conservation, gardens, philanthropy and religion-Yosef is a media commentator, public speaker and published author.
Broadly speaking, Yosef's activities as GLS Shadbolt Fellow will fall in two categories: Shadbolt Identity and other Arts and Heritage Outreach. A primary focus of his Fellowship will be the organization of events and activities that highlight the Shadbolts' role in the city, both their own arts practice and philosophies as well as the substantial work in arts and heritage that their legacy has made possible. These activities include talks and curated events at SFU/GLS, local galleries, and the VAG, as well as the organization of a major Shadbolt Conference and a publication about the Shadbolts and their ongoing influence. Furthermore, Yosef will appoint five GLS Shadbolt Community Scholars a year for four years (20 in total). Over time, this will become a substantial and influential group strongly connected with GLS, the Faculty, and each other in ways that suggest many collaborative opportunities.
In addition to Shadbolt Identity initiatives, Yosef will also be engaged in other Arts and Heritage Outreach activities attached to GLS. These include liaising with students and faculty involved in the GLS Community Centre "Big Ideas Seminar Series" (also funded by the Shadbolt award); delivering a key-note address for the 2016 philosopher of compassion nd ethics, when she visits GLS in September, 2016.
Yosef will also participate in GLS in a variety of formal and informal capacities which include teaching a course in the program, hosting one of our annual Bowen Island seminars, and working with GLS students whose research falls within his areas of interest.
GLS thanks Dean John Craig and the Dean's Office for the four-year Shadbolt Award that will directly sponsor these activities and events.
Submitted on April 22, 2017 in By David.
