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Thursday, December 22, 2016
Poverty means a lot of things to a lot of different people. So does poverty reduction. We challenge YOU to think about what poverty means to you. What can you do to help eliminate poverty? Share your thoughts with us on Facebook or Twitter! https://youtu.be/qZRp12JscmU This video was created by the CFICE Poverty Reduction hub.... More
Monday, November 28, 2016
This plain language podcast provides a summary of Amanda Lefrancois’ report titled Using Campus Community Engagement to Build Capacity for Poverty Reduction. This research was conducted in partnership with Pathway to Potential and CFICE. It explores levels of poverty in the Windsor-Essex County and possible resource networks to reduce... More
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
This plain language podcast provides a summary of Larissa Barry-Thibodeau's thesis titled Community Connectivity: Cultivating Sustainability, Influence and Place in Old Ottawa East. This research was conducted in partnership with Sustainable Living Ottawa East (SLOE) and CFICE. It explored the strengths of facilities, amenities, and services... More
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
This plain language podcast is based on an article titled A study of living wage effects on employees' performance-related attitudes and behaviour by Zhaocheng Zeng and Benson Honig. In this article, the authors discuss the different attitudes towards their jobs held by living wage employees versus minimum wage employees. Download a copy of... More
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
This plain language podcast provides a summary of the Campus Food Systems Initiatives Study. This study was conducted in partnership with Meal Exchange and Ryerson University and explored the process of starting, maintaining, and involving community partners in student-led campus food systems initiatives. Download a copy of the podcast... More
Thursday, May 26, 2016
This plain language podcast is based on an article titled Transformative Research as Knowledge Mobilization: Transmedia, bridges, and layers by Colin R. Anderson and Stéphane M. McLachlan. In their article, they discuss several different strategies for making academic research more accessible. Download a copy of the podcast transcript. Podcast... More
Monday, May 2, 2016
On Wednesday February 24, Carleton University held its 4th Annual Community Engagement Event at the MacOdrum Library (read more about the event in our article "Making Connections at Carleton's 4th Community Engagement Event"). The event ran from nine to noon and was packed with presentations and speakers from a variety of disciplines and groups.... More
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
CFICE's latest podcast is based on Action Research Change's Report on the Implementation of Domestic Violence Death Review Committee Recommendations 2007-2011. The report highlights the lack of action from ministries and organizations to help end violence against women. Download a copy of the podcast transcript. Podcast written and... More
Monday, April 11, 2016
by Amy Richardson, CFICE Communications RA The Community Environmental Sustainability (CES) hub at Community First: Impacts of Community Engagement (CFICE) works towards facilitating community-campus partnerships to increase environmental sustainability. The CES hub functions at the local level in three key communities across Ontario: Ottawa,... More
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
On February 24, 2016, CFICE attended Carleton University's 4th Annual Community Engagement event. This event, attended by over 75 community members, students, and faculty, was held to showcase and celebrate the wide variety of community-campus engagement (CCE) projects happening at Carleton. You can read about CFICE's presentation here. While... More
Thursday, March 3, 2016
On June 14, Violence Against Women (VAW) Hub's community co-lead, Kim Pate, was awarded an honourary degree by Carleton University. According to Carleton University, Kim Pate was awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, "in recognition of her tireless efforts and outstanding leadership in promoting human rights for women within the... More
Friday, February 12, 2016
How do the Community Environmental Sustainability (CES) (Ottawa) hub partners understand community sustainability? In what ways has CFICE contributed to their goals? Check out our infographic to find out! Click on the infographic to open it in a new window. You can then use the zoom tool to make the infographic larger. Read the plain... More
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