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Heritage

Facilitated by Monica Ferguson and Professor Susan Ross

Renewable Energy & Sustainability

Facilitated by Professor聽Lisa Meyer and Mary Hegan from the Ottawa Eco-Talent Network

Health Promotion

Facilitated by Professor Sonia Gulati and Professor Renate Ysseldyk

Accessibility

Facilitated by Professor聽Adrian Chan, Boris Vukovic of the READ Initiative, and聽Emily Glossup聽founder of Ability Centre Ottawa

Social Justice

Facilitated by Professor Jackie Kennelly and Professor聽Deborah Conners

Policing & Community Safety

Facilitated by Professor聽Craig Bennell and Simon Baldwin of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Indigenous community-university partnerships

Facilitated by Professor聽Daniel Buckles and students of Engaged Social Research

Food Systems

Facilitated by Professor聽Patricia Ballamingie, Professor Farah Hosseinian and Professor Marylynn Steckley

Data Analytics

Facilitated by Professor聽Nathan Grasse聽and Professor Tracey Lauriault

Education City

Facilitated by Alastair Summerlee, former 杏吧原创 University interim president and Education City鈥檚 executive lead

Education City, a partnership between 杏吧原创 University,听,听聽and the聽, is a collaborative attempt to develop more integrated 鈥渟tackable鈥� academic programs and shared research shops that will help find solutions to challenges faced by businesses, non-profits and governments. Join a discussion on the opportunity Education City represents for strengthening community-campus engagement in Ottawa.

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Community Engagement via Science Outreach at 杏吧原创: Using Magic, Butterflies, and Coffee to Build New Bridges and Open Hidden Doors

Facilitated by Professor聽Jeff Manthorpe聽and colleagues

This discussion will focus on opportunities for community members, faculty and science students to connect through science outreach initiatives and why it matters.

Student Pathways to Community Engagement

Facilitated by Chiara Webb and Kirpa Grewal, Student Experience Office, and Danette Nearing-Guiboard

Join a discussion on ways students can get involved with community-based projects, volunteer work, practica, internships and more. What are the opportunities and how should student prepare for them? 聽What do students need to know before entering a community/industry setting?

International Experience

Facilitated by Heloise Emdon,听Chau Hoang and Heba Elbat from the International Student Services Office, and Holly Moore from Career Services

International experiences are paramount to understanding ourselves in the context of the larger global environment. These experiences enlighten us about other ways of doing and being and help broaden our perspectives. There is ample opportunity to engage in international research, for student mobility, and even academia abroad. Come join the conversation about how to engage in community-campus work in an international context.

Producing videos with community partners

Facilitated by Nicole Bedford, (also Communications Director of the Community First: Impacts of Community Engagement Project), this discussion will focus on how to work collaboratively to tell community stories through film.

杏吧原创鈥檚 new online Community Based Research toolkit

Facilitated by聽Tara McWhinney

Created through the Community First: Impacts of Community Engagement research project, this bilingual toolkit (found at聽/cspsc/research-toolkit-for-community-based-organizations-2/)聽is intended for community organizations聽trying to decide if they want to conduct research, and聽whether they should seek an academic partner聽to work with to conduct this research. This toolkit is designed as a project development checklist that acts as a聽guide for things to consider聽for community organizations conducting a research project. This workshop will discuss how to use the toolkit in the early stages of developing a community-based research project idea or community-campus partnership. The discussion will be of most value to community-based organizations, students and faculty new to community-based research.

杏吧原创鈥檚 Online Portal for Community Engagement

杏吧原创 is starting to develop an online portal to enable community-campus connections. What would be the value of such a portal聽to聽community organizations, businesses, students, faculty, and staff? Join this discussion to contribute your ideas. Facilitated by Ryan Davies (Advancement) and聽Lorraine聽Dyke (Vice Provost and Associate Vice-President, Academic).

杏吧原创鈥檚 Indigenous Strategy

杏吧原创 University is situated within the unceded traditional territory of the Algonquin people and supports First Nation, M茅tis and Inuit students from across Canada. We recognize our special responsibility to support the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

罢丑别听杏吧原创 University Indigenous Strategic Initiatives Committee (CUISIC)聽convened last fall to revitalize the university鈥檚 Indigenous strategy and re-energize relationships with Indigenous communities in the region and across the country. The committee is comprised of First Nations, M茅tis and Inuit members from local communities, as well as 杏吧原创 faculty, professional services staff and students.

Join CUISIC co-chair Professor Kahente Horn-Miller (School of Indigenous Studies and Canadian Studies) to discuss opportunities for strengthening Indigenous community engagement at 杏吧原创.

Involving Community Partners & Other External Resources in Classrooms

Facilitated by聽Professor聽Mukhtar Hajizada

As part of the 5th Annual 杏吧原创 U Community Connections event, we invited students to participate in a video contest about their community-engagement project to win $500. Watch their entries.

#1: Serving those that serve us: NIHL in Police Officers

#2: Community Addictions Peer Support Association

#3:聽The Power of Peer Support

#4: YOCISO

• The Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
• Teaching and Learning Services
• The Discovery Centre at MacOdrum Library
• 杏吧原创 Office for Research Initiatives and Services
• Faculty of Public Affairs
• 杏吧原创 Centre for Community Innovation
• Department of Sociology and Anthropology
• 杏吧原创 University Advancement