Archives: Omar Elsharkawy

Friday, August 19, 2016

Presentation: Student Experiences with Community-Campus Engagement

Three Community First: Impacts of Community Engagement (CFICE) research assistants (RAs), two from the Poverty Reduction Hub (Amanda Lefrancois and Aaron Kozak) and one from the Secretariat (Omar Elsharkawy), teamed up to present a student perspective of community-based post-secondary education at the Canadian Alliance for Community Service... More

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Being a Boundary Spanner

by Omar Elsharkawy, CFICE Admin RA Boundary spanners are integral to the success of community-campus engagement (CCE). At CFICE (Community First: Impacts of Community Engagement), we are lucky to have several boundary spanners on our team. We see boundary spanners as people with the ability to bring together academics, community members, and... More

Monday, November 23, 2015

Upcoming Event: BUILDING Community-Campus Food Justice Workshop

On December 4th, between 10am and 1pm, CFICE members Peter Andrée (PI), Chris Yordy (volunteer researcher), and Omar Elsharkawy (Administrative RA) will join activist-academics from University of Ottawa, Carleton University, Meal Exchange’s Campus Food Systems Project and others at University of Ottawa for a workshop on community-campus food... More

Monday, November 16, 2015

Upcoming Event: Food Security Day at University of Ottawa

For those interested in food politics looking for an introduction to the concepts of food sovereignty, food security, and land justice, the Student Federation at the University of Ottawa's Sustainable Development Centre is hosting an upcoming workshop to teach you! Facilitated by Omar Elsharkawy, this workshop is part of several that make up... More

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Reflections on International Service Learning

by Omar Elsharkawy, CFICE Admin RA I saw the Alternative Spring Break program as a great opportunity to travel and learn about sustainability, so in October 2014 I decided to participate. The Alternative Spring Break program at Carleton University is a 6-month immersive community service learning (CSL) program that connects students’ academic... More

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