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The Power Of Community: Reflections From The Education Commissioner Of Active Minds Western, Josh Thompson-Persaud
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Editorial Assistant Internship, Noelle Schmidt
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.