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Mapping Governmental Engagement With Community Engaged Learning In Canadian Higher Education: An Environmental Scan Of Key Trends, Hannah R. Argiloff

Undergraduate Student Research Internships Conference

This is an environmental survey my supervisor and I conducted pertaining to the landscape of government engagement with Community Engaged Learning in Canadian Universities.

Community Engaged Learning (CEL) is a valuable type of experiential learning characterized by collaboration between student and community partner/ stakeholder for the creation of a mutual outcome.

Given the relations between provincial governments and their influence over publicly funded universities, compounded by a recent uptick in CEL programs across Canada, we wanted to survey government rhetoric, policy, and legislation across the country to create a picture of the interactions between provincial governments and CEL in the …

Learning From Experience: The Forest City Film Festival And Life*Spin, Madeline Braney

SASAH 4th Year Capstone and Other Projects: Publications

Madeline reflects on her experiences while interning with the Forest City Film Festival and Life*Spin. At the Forest City Film Festival, Madeline was responsible for social media and marketing, while at Life*Spin she compiled a business proposal for a Community Land Trust (CLT) in London, Ontario. Madeline considers connections between art and humanity and how the lessons she has learnt throughout the Community Engaged Learning course will inform and shape her future endeavours.

The Power Of Community: Reflections From The Education Commissioner Of Active Minds Western, Josh Thompson-Persaud

SASAH 4th Year Capstone and Other Projects: Presentations

As a mental health advocate, Josh is passionate about advancing mental health reform and increasing mental health literacy in their communities. Feeding from this passion, Josh worked with Active Minds Western (AM), a USC-regulated mental health advocacy club, as the Education Commissioner this year. Josh decided to use the second half of the term in this role as a Community Engaged Learning (CEL) project as they recognized the value in academically structuring and critically assessing their progress toward increased mental health literacy at Western University.

Web.Isod.Es Cel, Aman Kular

SASAH 4th Year Capstone and Other Projects: Presentations

For her CEL, Aman interned at WEB.ISOD.ES in London, Ontario, working on producing a documentary discussing the recent implementation of Basic Income by the Conservative Provincial government. Aman learned valuable research skills and communications skills while working on this project and was excited to work in politics.

Rwanda: Culture, Society And Reconstruction Cel, Misha Apel

SASAH 4th Year Capstone and Other Projects: Presentations

After taking French 3140B: Rwanda: Culture, Society and Reconstruction herself in first year, Misha once again delved into the course this year as a Teacher's Assistant. In her final report and presentation, Misha reflects on the lessons she learned from the course, as well as how the experience has led her to pursue her passion through a highly competitive internship program with the Ontario Legislature and into Law School.

Reflections On The Art Education Program, Devon Lowrie

SASAH 4th Year Capstone and Other Projects: Presentations

Devon founded The Art Education Program (AEP) started because of her interest in the transition into a post-secondary level of arts academics from a secondary school level. The AEP aims to ease the transition from high school into university by providing support to students interested in pursuing the visual arts. The outcome of the program became a lot more than a mentorship, but it became an opportunity for participants to critically engage with their own art practice, and professionalize their skills, and created a small community that fostered growth, creativity, and experimentation. Devon designed the AEP to uncover where the …

Archivist At The Grand Theatre, Nicole Barrett

SASAH 4th Year Capstone and Other Projects: Presentations

In her role as archivist for the Grand Theater, Nicole used her community engaged learning credit to research and catalogue the history of one of London's great performance halls. Here, she reflects on the experiences, the skills she gained from the work, and how the course has benefitted her professional development.

Cel At The Grand Theatre, Sarah Ball

SASAH 4th Year Capstone and Other Projects: Presentations

Sarah also interned as an archivist at The Grand Theatre for her community engaged learning course, and in her final report reflects on her experiences and professional development from the course.

Woodland Cemetery Cel, Mickey Juranka

SASAH 4th Year Capstone and Other Projects: Publications

In this Final Report of his CEL Experience, Mickey gives an overview of the work he completed for the Woodland Cemetery, reflects on how the skills he's honed through SASAH affected his work, further reflects on the experience of creating and delivering the final presentation, and discusses the impact the work may have on his career prospectives after graduation this spring.

A Directors Perspective Of Iconoclast Collective, Diyana Noory

SASAH 4th Year Capstone and Other Projects: Publications

In February 2016, Diyana co-founded ICONOCLAST with five of her good friends from the School for Advanced Studies in the Arts and Humanities (SASAH): Sama Al-Zanoon, Nara Monteiro, Emma Cohen, and Emily Wood. ICON is an arts and culture collective based at Western, and it is funded by SASAH and the Arts and Humanities Students Council (AHSC). Diyana and her co-founders had already been drawn to each other by their shared interests in art, culture, and progressive politics, and they wanted to create a community centered on these values. Here, Diyana reflects on her experiences as Director of ICON for …

Editorial Assistant Internship, Noelle Schmidt

SASAH 4th Year Capstone and Other Projects: Presentations

For her Community Engaged Learning course, Noelle interned as a Publishing Assistant with Latitude 46 Publishing in Sudbury. She mainly focused on organizing the publicity and events for the company's two Spring releases, and in her final report offers a creative look into her growth as a publicist and the opportunities she had in the role.

Child Marriage In Ghana: A Projectsabroad Internship, Rikki Bergen

SASAH 4th Year Capstone and Other Projects: Presentations

For her Community Engaged Learning internship, Rikki travelled to Ghana with ProjectsAbroad to volunteer in Ghana for several weeks in the summer of 2017. Accompanied by a friend, the two worked together to study several key issues in child marriage that occur in Ghana, and to produce a list of recommended points of action for future volunteers.

The Walrus Internship, Hina Afzaal

SASAH 4th Year Capstone and Other Projects: Presentations

Hina interned at The Walrus for her Experiential Learning credit, and herein reflects on the challenges of the job and her personal growth throughout the experience.

Experiential Learning At The Yee Hong Community Wellness Foundation, Vicky Qiao

SASAH 4th Year Capstone and Other Projects: Presentations

Vicky Qiao spent the summer of 2019 working at the Canadian not-for-profit Yee Hong Community Wellness Foundation, at the Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care. While there, Vicky coordinated fundraising events and event planning, and organized a mini-documentary series interviewing 8 individuals, including senior residents and staff, to unearth their immigration stories and experiences. Through this community engaged learning course, Vicky developed strong interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills while engaging with a network of seniors to share their stories.

An Education In Chisasibi, Margaret Graham

SASAH 4th Year Capstone and Other Projects: Presentations

For Margaret's Community Engaged Learning project, she worked with the charitable organization Elephant Thoughts, a collection of teachers and volunteers who work together with Indigenous schools in Canada and internationally to teach summer courses. Margaret was placed in Chisasibi Quebec, on the picturesque shores of James Bay. For the month of July she taught French as a third language in a local high school and herein presents photos and reflections on the experience.

My Experience At The Walrus, Megan Levine

SASAH 4th Year Capstone and Other Projects: Presentations

Megan Levine interned at The Walrus for six weeks in the summer of 2017 as part of her Community Engaged Learning credit for SASAH. She worked in the Digital Editing department, and while there she was responsible for creating newsletters and problem solving issues that arose in the digital publication space, and she enjoyed the opportunity to learn from the distinguished authors at the magazine. Here, Megan reflects on her learnings while at The Walrus and shares how she developed personally and professionally through her internship.

Irregular Entertainment Internship, Morgan Mcauley

SASAH 4th Year Capstone and Other Projects: Presentations

For her Experiential Learning course, Morgan interned with Irregular Entertainment in Toronto, assisting the General Manager in the summer 2018 production of Greece. In this position, Morgan moved to Toronto and gained valuable experience in many facets of the Industry, such as managing Investor relations and customer services, developing marketing materials, and becoming certified in Google Analytics.

Experiential Learning Courses At The Walrus And Jkuat University, Betty Wang

SASAH 4th Year Capstone and Other Projects: Presentations

Betty interned at The Walrus and worked at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) for her two experiential learning credits. While at the Walrus, Betty worked in the Events department for two months, and at JKUAT Betty worked with other Ivey students to organize a case competition. In her final report and accompanying presentation, Betty describes both internships in detail and presents a wonderful example of the diverse opportunities available to undergraduate students at Western.

Basement Business 101, Alex Busch

SASAH 4th Year Capstone and Other Projects: Publications

For her Experiential Learning course, Alex designed a brochure to help new business owners effectively manage their new endeavours. Alex started her own small business of custom paintings of horses, and used her own business model to break down the process of starting a business into six steps with advice and detailed examples.

Why You Can Actually Sing: A Study Of Human Evolution And Culture As Influenced By Music, Cassandra E. Haley

SASAH 4th Year Capstone and Other Projects: Publications

Cassandra's Community Engaged learning course took her outside of her home faculties of Science and Arts & Humanities to study with Professor S. Wei in the Faculty of Music. For her course, Cassandra became a member of the Viola Studio, and conducted extensive research on music history, aesthetics of music, and human evolution of music to combine her studies in music, SASAH, and genetics.

In her capstone research, Cassandra explored how music has shaped narratives and likewise been controlled by political narratives, how it is different from other forms of communication, and if it is possible to express emotions musically. …