2025 Annual Pathways Meeting

Connected Journeys: Actioning Systems to Empower Learners

Zoom:

Link to be provided in meeting invitation

Email acat.articulation@gov.ab.ca to request meeting invitation and Zoom link to attend

Wednesday November 19, 2025

8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. MST

1.       

Open Zoom and Mingle

8:15 a.m.

2.       

Welcome, Introductions, and Land Acknowledgement

• Land Acknowledgement
• Greetings from Alberta Advanced Education
  • Anne Ryton, Executive Director, Engagement and Student Support, Alberta Advanced Education
• ACAT Secretariat–Event Welcome & Introductions 
  • Ann Marie Lyseng, Senior Manager, ACAT Secretariat/Learner Pathways, Alberta Advanced Education
• Event Overview and System Updates
  • Chalaing Gray, Articulation Coordinator, ACAT Secretariat/Learner Pathways, Alberta Advanced Education

8:30 a.m.

3.       

Pathways and Purpose: Diverse Perspectives for Learner-Focused Pathways

• Articulation Committee Representatives
  • Institution/faculty representatives from ACAT Articulation Committees
  • PLAR Articulation Committee – Sasha Lussaint (NAIT)
  • Psychology Articulation Committee – Greg Gibos (Lethbridge Polytechnic)
• Student Body Representatives
  • Alberta Students Executive Council (ASEC)

9:00 a.m.

4.       

National Keynote Session: Setting up Success in the System (20 Min Each)

• Military Veteran and Family Connected Campus Consortium (MVF3C)
  • Suzette Brémault-Phillips – Professor, University of Alberta, and Chair and Principal Investigator, CMVF3C and AB-MVF3C
  • Donald Moore – Associate Vice President Academic/Dean, Portage College, and Chair PLAR Working Group CMVF3C
• Working together – Building the Experience
  • Jodi Tavares – Executive Director, MyCreds
  • Natasha Buis-Deering – Registrar, University of Lethbridge
• Building Together – A Data Informed National Transfer System
  • ACAT – Ann Marie Lyseng – Senior Manager, ACAT Secretariat/Learner Pathways, Alberta Advanced Education
  • ONCAT – Andrew Wilson – Director of IT, Data and Transfer Services

9:30 a.m.

5.       

Break

10:45 a.m.

6.       

Breakout Rooms: National Keynote Session Question and Answer (15 Min)

1. Military Veteran and Family Connected Campus Consortium (MVF3C)
2. MyCreds, University of Lethbridge
3. PCCAT/ACAT/ONCAT

11:00 a.m.

7.       

Rapid Fire – Quick Recaps on Initiatives, Both New and Familiar (35 Min)

• Micro-Credentials
  • Alberta Post-secondary Institution Micro-Credentials Forum Update – Christina Lovestone – Manager, Business Processes & Strategic Operations (Mount Royal University)
  • Standards Survey – Hannah Temple – Manager, Domestic Enrolment Operations & Transfer Affairs
• Alberta Post-Secondary Options Project
  • Paul Lalonde – Senior Research Associate, Social Research and Demonstration Corporation (SRDC)
• Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition
  • Andy Brown – Chair, Canadian Association for Prior Learning Assessment (CAPLA), and Teacher, Champlain College
• Policy and Data
  • ACAT Secretariat
  • Mobility Data Highlights

11:15 a.m.

8.       

Return and Conclusion – Chalaing Gray

• Survey Link

11:50 a.m.