All students will be interested to hear what our CSL partners are looking for in terms of placements but especially those of you who have already signed up to participate in CSL this term.
Today we have the pleasure of hearing both from the CSL team at the U of A and the CSL partners themselves.
Here is some more info:
Campus Food Bank:
Ashley: I’ve been with the CFB since September 2006 as a volunteer, TL, AED and now ED. I graduated in 2010 with a BA in Political Science and German Studies. Food insecurity is a major global issue, and it’s very rewarding to effect change on our campus through the CFB. I’d like to go to Grad school next year (the ED position is max. 2 years, so this is my last year with the CFB!). I currently play hockey and hula hoop like a champ. In the warmer months I ride my Kawasaki Ninja. I enjoy going out dancing with my friends, learning languages and traveling. I love listening to rock/dance music. Feel free to bring your iPod on shift (we have speakers) and make the CFB the best place to volunteer on campus!
Jennifer: I am entering my fourth year of my BSc (biological sciences and psychology), and I am excited to spend my last year working here at the CFB! I have been a volunteer and TL since 2008, and every year the number of dedicated and passionate people who join the CFB never ceases to amaze me. I hope to graduate and continue my studies in either public health or law, as I have a broad interest in social justice both globally and locally. When I’m not busy with school, I enjoy practicing yoga, painting, or exploring the outdoors. I love working with people, which has been a result of being a part of many student groups and organizations in the community, but the CFB is by far my favourite place to be!
Nehal: I'm a newbie to the CFB family and super excited to be here! I'm finishing my last class for my BSc degree this term, but already have a diploma in Public Relations. I'm hoping to go to grad school sometime in the future and I'm taking a few classes this year that relate to the International Affairs program that I'm interested in. Global issues have always been something that I've followed, especially those related to the Middle East, and I'm hoping to eventually work in the field of PR for international non-profit organizations. I'm a huge fan of music, travel and trying new things. Although I haven't been involved much with the CFB before now, I'm looking forward to helping make this year its best yet!
A QUICK GUIDE TO
NAVIGATING THE PLACEMENT LISTS
Organization
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About the organization
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Placement
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Community
Service-Learning
11039 Saskatchewan Drive
Auralia Brooke
780.492.7422
Lorraine Woollard
(alternate)
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Imagine volunteering with a
community organization as part of a university course - earning course credit
by becoming involved in local community issues and initiatives. Our
students are doing it as part of the Community Service-Learning (CSL)
Program.
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Community
Service-Learning (unlimited number of students)
CSL integrates volunteer
work with classroom studies. Instructors and community partners work
together to design volunteer projects and experiences to meet the needs of
community organizations and fulfill the objectives of academic courses.
Students, in turn, reflect critically on how their experiences help to develop
them as scholars and as citizens.
Some
clearances required (Police Information Check, Youth Intervention
Check). Make sure to pick a placement
that fits with your schedule.
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Organization
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About the organization
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Placement
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Alberta Caregivers Association
Fulton Place School
10310 56 Street
Anna Mann (main)
780.453.5088
Leah Eliuk
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A
Caregiver is anyone caring for a family member or friend living with
challenges due to disability, illness, or age. The Alberta Caregivers
Association makes Caregivers’ lives easier through support, information,
education, networking, advocacy, and community development.
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Building
Online Community (2 students)
The ACGA provides
online resources and information that assist caregivers during their journey.
Students will draw information from one of our Caregiver Community Workshop
Workbooks on a topic such as wellness, housing & transportation,
financial planning, communication, legal issues and making choices. Students
will then conduct a short interview with an appropriate professional related
to their chosen topic and caregiving. Students will also synthesize
information on their topic from the Workbook and prepare text to complement
their interview for the ACGA website. The ACGA will provide training on the
technical aspects of recording and editing an interview.
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Writers Guild
of Alberta
11759 Groat Road NW
Edmonton, AB T5M 3K6
www,writersguild.ab.ca
Nichole
Quiring,
Program Coordinator
Phone: 780-422-8174
Fax: 780-422-2663
nquiring@writersguild.ab.ca
Carol Holmes,
Executive Director (Primary Contact)
Phone: 780-422-8174
Fax: 780-422-2663
cholmes@writersguild.ab.ca
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The Writers Guild of
Alberta (WGA) was formed in 1980 to provide a meeting ground and collective
voice for all the writers of the province. The WGA helps give Alberta writers
a sense of unity and community, and is the largest provincial writers’
organization in Canada.
The WGA believes
that:
1. The literary arts
are essential to the well-being of all individuals, communities and the
economy of Alberta;
2. Working in
partnership with other organizations contributes to the quality of life in
Alberta;
3. Networking and
collaboration are beneficial to innovation and the creative process;
4. A free and safe
environment is essential for writers to pursue their craft;
5. Knowledge and
ongoing development are fundamental to creative growth.
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Writers Guild of Alberta
Interactive Youth Website/Blog
(2 Students)
The
Writers Guild of Alberta has a main, informative website for both members and
non-members. http://www.writersguild.ab.ca/ We would like to add some sort of
extension to this website being an interactive youth site that our younger
members can obtain resources and information from and interact. Goals of this
site/blog etc are:
a) Blog where Guild staff and camp
instructors can post youth event topics for discussion
b) Forums for teens to ask questions
pertaining to all things writing and where they can respond to topics/articles/events
etc. on the webpage
c) A place for students to post their
writing—separate from discussion forums
d) Online Registrations for youth or their
parents to register them for Guild events—this could be integrated into the
website or what we currently use: Eventbrite.
e) We would also like this page to be a
place where we can post: Guild events and youth programs, markets, contests,
resources, our youth camp updates—throughout the year, guest posts from YA
authors, and or Q & As where kids can send their questions and an author
can answer them in the blog post, writing prompts.
We
are looking for a student to design or help the program and membership
coordinators come up with a design
concept for this site.
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Campus Food
Bank
0-40j
SUB
Ashley
Seibert
780.492.8677
Jennifer
Nguyen
780.700.4143
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The Campus Food Bank
is a registered non-profit organization that distributes food items and
toiletries to all members of the university community--students, staff,
alumni and their children. As such, the CFB is governed by a Board of
Directors that represents the members of the University Community.
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Food Bank
Volunteer (2 or more students)
There are two complementary roles for the placement:
-Volunteering in our office one hour per week on a designated shift
(same time every week) in the Campus Food Bank office to learn about the
basics of our service.
- Approximately one additional hour per week would be spent assisting
with fundraisers/special events/special projects. This involves working with
Team Leader (senior volunteers) committees to make up some hours and gain a
deeper understanding of our organization. The Team Leaders (senior
volunteers) focus on the areas of fundraising, sponsorship, awareness, or
statistics. No experience in these areas is required, and you’d be working
with your fellow students on campus.
Police
Information Check is required. A Campus Food Bank Volunteer Contract must be
signed (will be provided upon placement and outlines conduct expectations).
Hours can be completed between
10:00 – 5:00, Monday – Friday, or on student’s
time.
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Green
Hectares
Dana Penrice
780.914.6282
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Green
Hectares was founded by young people with a passion for agriculture. The
mandate of Green Hectares is to support the rural way of life in the areas of
education, business and culture. Green Hectares was founded in 2007 and
operates as a not-for-profit organization.
A three-pronged
strategy was developed combined combining an online presence, programs and a
physical site that will facilitate a practical think tank. While pursing all
aspects of this strategy, Green Hectares is currently focused on the online
presence and programs.
Green Hectares is
offering a program to allow for short term, informal mentorship for rural
business people and entrepreneurs at agricultural events across Alberta. This
program will provide an organized venue at tradeshows and conferences for the
exchange of ideas and knowledge.
Participants will
have access to a panel of top experts and professionals who will share
advice, counsel, mentorship and connections. It will provide the opportunity
for entrepreneurs and rural businesses to learn things that they had never
thought of before and for panel members to gain insights from face-to-face
conversations with individuals in the industry.
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CSL
Communications Project (2-4 Students)
Students will work with Green
Hectares to develop a “How to pitch your
good idea” resource kit for the participants of our program. The goal of this
project will be for the student to translate what they are learning in ALES
204 into a practical, easy to comprehend tool for our program participants
who will go before the expert panel.
The resources’
format will be determined through conversations with the students and Green
Hectares to align the student’s interest with an effective tool but it may
include handouts, video, infographic, tip sheet etc. or a combination of a
few. We will provide support through experts to advise you on these different
communications mediums to create a high quality product ready for the
industry (ex: videographer/editor, graphic artist, etc.)
Your 20 hours of
time will be spent:
- understanding
the target audience demographic
- determining the
best communication tips to present
- producing your
resources and working with experts
- evaluating the
resources
Dana Penrice of
Green Hectares is available to meet with students for this project whenever
it fits with their timetable. (Mondays and Tuesday I will be on campus already.)
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University of Alberta Students’ Union
2-900 SUB, 8900
114 Street
Nigel Brachi
780.492.4241
nigel.brachi@su.ualberta.ca
Marc Dumochel
780.492.4236
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The
Students’ Union is a student-centric organization that serves as a strong
advocate for students at all levels of government and at the university. We
provide access to a range of businesses designed to appeal to student needs,
and offer a variety of student services to meet the needs of all of our
members. We also operate the Students' Union Building.
The
Students' Union is run by students for students, and prides itself on being a
proactive organization that is sensitive to the needs of individual students
as well as the student body as a whole. The Students' Union is committed to
ensuring that education is affordable and of the highest quality, and that
student experiences are very positive.
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Communications Assistants (1-4 Students)
Students will
evaluate existing strategies for promoting involvement by students in
University governance (i.e., University committees and councils, faculty
associations, and student government). Based on that review, students
will help create a communications and engagement campaign to promote student
engagement in governance.
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SUSTAIN SU: The Student
Sustainability Service
0-30R
Students’ Union
Building
Ian Moore
sustain@su.ualberta.ca
780-492-7134
su.ualberta.ca
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SUSTAIN SU
is a service of the Students’ Union that provides peer-to-peer learning and support
for all undergraduate students to incorporate sustainability into every
aspect of their university experience. This includes providing
sustainability-based services to the entire campus community, as well as
opportunities to facilitate change on a larger scale. SUSTAIN SU defines
sustainability as a decision-making process and lifestyle that balances
economic, social, and environmental responsibility in a just and equitable
manner.
Over the past two school years, the University of Alberta
Students’ Union’s environmental service, the Environmental Coordination
Office of Students (ECOS), has been reviewing its operations to determine (a)
whether its services were complementing effectively those offered by
UAlberta’s new Office of Sustainability and (b) whether its primary focus on
environmental sustainability was limiting its effectiveness. In the Winter
2011 term, a proposal was put forward to the SU’s Executive Committee with a
new mission statement that would shift the service’s focus towards a more holistic
definition of sustainability, as well as clarify the service’s role with
respect to the Office of Sustainability. This proposal was approved in March
2011 and the service’s personnel have subsequently begun work on rebranding
and reframing each aspect of ECOS’s operations. Most significantly, ECOS has
adopted the new name and tagline “SUSTAIN SU: The Student Sustainability
Service”, a new logo, and a new strategic plan.
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Redevelopment Communications Assistants (3 students)
As a CSL student
involved with SUSTAIN SU, you will be responsible for helping communicate to
the campus community the service’s new name, mandate, values, modifications
to its projects, and any other changes SUSTAIN SU’s staff see fit. This will
take the form of classroom presentations, social media, innovative
sustainable marketing materials, tabling, website content creation, and
classroom whiteboard messages.
CSL students will
have the opportunity to brainstorm with SUSTAIN SU’s staff innovative and
effective marketing techniques and materials that align with the service’s
new strategic plan (mission statement and values). Consequently, this CSL
opportunity offers students with a fair amount of flexibility. As long as the
message is consistent and the techniques used align with the service’s
strategic plan, SUSTAIN SU’s staff will be happy with the work done.
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