8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
Hot buffet breakfast and networking

9:30 to 9:50 a.m.
Introduction and welcome

10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Keynote – Featuring:

• Matthew Pearson – Assistant Professor, School of Journalism and Communication; Award-winning journalist
  Matthew Pearson is an award-winning journalist and graduate of Carleton’s Master of Journalism program. Pearson has worked as a journalist with the Ottawa Citizen, the Times Colonist in Victoria, B.C., as well as CBC Radio as an associate producer for Ottawa Morning and The House. As the 2017 Michener-Deacon Fellow for Journalism Education, Pearson developed a journalism pedagogy intended to teach students how to cover traumatic incidents and report on people who have experienced trauma. He has presented this innovative work and led workshops on trauma-informed journalism at conferences, journalism schools and in newsrooms across Canada. These efforts were recognized in November 2018 with an award from the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies.

11:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Conclusion and feedback survey

Have questions about the GTA Guidance Breakfast? Please contact uro.events@carleton.ca.