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Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Video: Community Voices Webinar Recording

On Tuesday, February 13, 2018 CFICE presented Community Voices: Advancing community policy agendas through CCE. Moderated by David Peacock, the webinar had presenters Cathy Wright, Diane Bronson, Bonnie Brayton, and Colleen Christopherson-Cote sharing their experiences working in community-campus partnerships to advance their organization's... More

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

CFICE Partner, Food Secure Canada, to Coordinate Study on Northern Sustainable Food Systems

Original article posted February 7 by Food Secure Canada Food Secure Canada, in collaboration with a pan-Canadian network of researchers and community partners with expertise in Northern food security and sustainable food systems, is undertaking a study to synthesize research and knowledge on the state of food systems and food security in the... More

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

CFICE Steering Committee Member is new UofCalgary Board Chair

--Press release from University of Calgary-- Former teacher and high school principal Jill Wyatt is the new chair of the Board of Governors of the University of Calgary. Following an open recruitment competition, Wyatt was the successful candidate for board chair. She served two terms on the senate of the University of Calgary and... More

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Top 5 Terms You’ll Hear in Community Engagement

By Erin Martel, Communications RA. Just getting started in community engagement? Then perhaps you’ve already encountered some confusing terms and phrases. It is common for specialists to invent language that suits their needs, but jargon can create barriers for those looking to participate. We don’t want anything get in your way—the point of... More

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Nourish: The Future of Food in Health Care seeks to host a CIHR Health System Impact Fellow

Nourish: The Future of Food in Health Care is a collaborative project led by the McConnell Foundation in partnership with Food Secure Canada (FSC), HealthCareCAN, Health Care Without Harm, Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care and other emerging partners. Nourish seeks to host a Health System Impact Fellow (2018) being funded by the Canadian... More

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

How Community-Campus Engagement Can Help YOU Make the World a Better Place

by Kate Wetterstrand, CFICE Administrative RA As students we’ve all heard the very ‘tumblr’ quote “You all have a little bit of ‘I want to save the world in you’. That’s why you’re here in college”. But, did you know that participating in community-campus engagement can actually help you cultivate that ambition and actively... More

Thursday, February 8, 2018

How ORCID can help your research career!

By Ethan Walker, 0000-0002-2607-6500 Are you an avid researcher hoping to showcase your work? Are you involved with a community project? Are you looking for a way to ensure that you get credit for your research? ORCID can help! What is ORCID? ORCID is a service that is growing in popularity within the research... More

Friday, February 2, 2018

Job Opportunity: Northern Food Systems Community Project Coordinator — Apply by Feb. 16, 2018

Roots to Harvest is a small, grassroots organization and every position involves elements of organizational development and maintenance. We aim to foster a culture that is transparent, inclusive, progressive, and productive. As staff, we work collaboratively, we work hard, we do what needs to be done, and we try to keep the big picture in... More

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Journal Article: Community Service-Learning in Graduate Planning Education

CFICE Co-Investigator, Charles Levkoe, recently published an academic article with colleagues Abigail Friendly and Amrita Daniere titled Community Service-Learning in Graduate Planning Education. Published in the Journal of Planning Education and Research January 2018, the article looks at how planning programs involving graduate-level students... More

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Call for Content: 2018 Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum — Deadline March 30, 2018

The Institute for Knowledge Mobilization is inviting practitioners, researchers, academics, activists, social innovators, research funders, science educators and communicators, citizen scientists, policy-makers, non-governmental organizations, artists, interested community groups, and citizens to share their views and experience on innovative... More

Monday, January 29, 2018

The Impact of Tenure on Community-Campus Engagement

In a CFICE article titled “5 Things You Should Know About Tenure in Canada and at Carleton”, we outlined what tenure is and how it works. In this follow up article, we look at how a professor’s tenure status can affect their involvement in community-campus engagement work. by Kira Locken, CFICE Volunteer Many PhD... More

Thursday, January 25, 2018

Humans of CFICE: Erin Martel

by Erin Martel, CFICE Communications Research Assistant Community First: Impacts of Community Engagement (CFICE) is a project that aims to foster existing community-campus partnerships and identify new ways that post-secondary institutions and community organizations can better work together. Sharing information between these stakeholders is an... More

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