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Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Collaborating for a Canadian National Food Policy

by Jasmine Law, CFICE Vounteer Food connects us all. Believe it or not, food is tied to the economy, environment, and to social justice and democracy. It鈥檚 so central to our lives that one in eight jobs in Canada are related to food systems, not to mention that it has a daily connection with... More

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Learning from Experience: CFICE Community Impact Symposium and CCE Efforts

by Magda Goemans, CFICE RA, Evaluation and Analysis Working Group Following our CFICE Phase I evaluation activity -- which took place between January and August 2016, and involved an examination of the first four years (Phase I) of the CFICE project -- the Evaluation and Analysis Working Group (EA WG) began to plan how... More

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Job Opportunity: University of Saskatchewan seeks Knowledge Mobilization Specialist – Apply by 4:30pm, April 18, 2017

The University of Saskatchewan is searching for a Knowledge Mobilization (KM) specialist to assist with a $77.8-million grant entitled Global Water Futures (GWF). GWF is intended to transform the way communities, governments and industries in Canada, and other cold regions of the world, prepare for and manage increasing water-related threats. A... More

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

C2UExpo and the CCE Movement in Canada

by Eden Suh, CFICE Volunteer The national community-campus engagement (CCE)聽movement in Canada has exciting plans for the beginning of May. Simon Fraser University (SFU), located in Vancouver, will be hosting C2UEXPO 2017 from May 1st to May 5th. C2UEXPO is an event held every two years in varying provinces of Canada where the impact... More

Friday, March 31, 2017

Small but Mighty: Partnering for Food Security in Canada’s North

by Marie Tremblay, CFICE Volunteer The end of March will see this year鈥檚 30 Hour Famine event by World Vision Canada, an event during which youth across Canada pledge to starve themselves for 30 hours to raise awareness and understanding of famine globally. Although World Vision Canada鈥檚 30 Hour Famine aims to raise awareness... More

Friday, March 24, 2017

Celebration of Community Research showcases Trent students鈥� community impact

by John Marris, Community Co-lead, Community Environmental Sustainability (PBTO-HALIB) Hub The Trent Community Research Centre (TCRC) presents its annual Celebration of Community Research on March 31, 2017 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Champlain College Great Hall at Trent University. Over 75 students will be presenting research projects... More

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

GottaGo鈥檚 Vision for Sustainable Toilets in Ottawa

by Kira Locken, CFICE Volunteer As part of their campaign for clean and accessible public washrooms in the Ottawa area, GottaGo!聽is now advocating for more public washrooms to be built with environmentally friendly toilets. Founded in 2013, GottaGo!聽advocates for a network of public washrooms in Ottawa that are easy to find聽and accessible for... More

Friday, March 17, 2017

Job Opportunity: Director of External Relations and Community Engagement – Apply by March 31, 2017

The Director of External Relations and Community Engagement is a member of the College Leadership Council responsible to advance public understanding of and advocacy for Lethbridge College. The Director is responsible to provide strategic direction and leadership in the areas of external and government relations, and community engagement.... More

Thursday, March 16, 2017

Journal Article and Plain Language Podcast: Information into knowledge – Navigating complexity in the CCE context

In this paper, titled Information into knowledge: navigating the complexity in the campus community engagement context,聽the authors聽draw on two case studies from a current research project investigating the impact of campus-community engagement (CCE) to examine how the fundamental functions for effective knowledge mobilization were used. The K*... More

Friday, March 10, 2017

VAW Steering Committee member long time proponent of the Philadelphia Model

by Anna Przednowek, Violence Against Women hub RA A recent Globe and Mail article聽reported on a 20-month-long investigation into how police handle sexual assault allegations across Canada. The investigation found that 1 in 5 sexual assault allegations are filed as unfounded. Our Violence Against Women hub steering committee member, Sunny... More

Friday, March 10, 2017

Video: Building a Better Webinar – Webinar Recording

On Thursday, March 9, 2017 CFICE presented its first webinar in its new webinar series. Titled,聽Building a better webinar: A view through experience and research into best practices, the webinar presenters, Jeannie An and Jill Bedford, walked attendees through聽key tips and pointers for creating the best possible webinar to聽reach your target... More

Thursday, March 9, 2017

Report and Plain Language Podcast: Webinar Best Practices – A Summary of Existing Recommendations

Despite what the name and definition of 鈥榳ebinar鈥� might have you believe (i.e. 鈥渨eb-based seminar鈥�), webinars aren鈥檛 just seminars presented in an online environment. Of course, many have jumped on the webinar bandwagon with the idea that they can easily translate an in-person presentation to a webinar platform. But the major difference... More

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