Emma Bider worked with Farm Radio International in Burkina Faso.
Four FPA Students have received the Provost Scholar Award, one of Carleton University’s highest honours.
The students were awarded by the Faculty for their undergraduate research, community engagement, internationalization, and/or immersive learning experience.
“These award winners have been an inspiration for their fellow students and a pleasure for our faculty to work with,” said Faculty of Public Affairs Dean André Plourde. “We are all very proud of them.”
The award winners include:
Emma Bider, Combined Bachelor of Arts Honours (African Studies) with Bachelor of Journalism (15)
Emma has excelled in both her Journalism and African Studies courses and has displayed an ongoing interest in international studies. As part of her Journalism program, she participated in an exchange to the Netherlands from February to June 2013. After completing the exchange, she did an internship at the CBC’s London, England office. In her courses for her African Studies degree, she has been keen to push her understandings of Africa, its diasporas and its implications for Africans and for international affairs. To that end, she took the African Studies Abroad course in May 2014 and emerged as one of its student leaders. Emma assisted with the wider community engagement activities of the Institute of African Studies (IAS). She has been an active member of the IAS Student Association and has written articles for its biannual newsletter. -Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Carly Jacuk, Bachelor of Arts Honours (Law) (15)
Carly’s program of study focused on human rights, social justice and harm reduction approaches to pressing socio-legal issues. While performing at the highest academic level, Carly also made time for community work and extracurricular activities. At Carleton, she works as an Enriched Support Program Facilitator for the Centre for Initiatives in Education, facilitating weekly workshops for AESP and ESP students, and volunteers with the Paul Menton Centre. Her extracurricular work also has global impact. She volunteers for the United Nations Association of Canada where she helped to build informational resources for delegates. She is the Director and Editor-in-Chief of the 2015 Canadian International Model United Nations. -Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Christine Ackerley, Combined Bachelor of Arts Honours (Communication Studies) with Bachelor of Journalism (15)
An outstanding undergraduate student, Christine has spent many hours as a research assistant in the area of knowledge mobilization with the Community First: Impacts of Community Engagement (CFICE) project and contributed time to the very successful C2U Expo that attracted hundreds of participants from around the globe. She recently joined a gender and diversity project teaming with researchers from the University of Toronto. Christine was the winner of the 2014 Faculty of Public Affairs undergraduate research showcase and received the University Medal in Journalism for achieving the highest academic standing in her graduating class. -Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Frohan Foroutan, Student in Department of Economics
Frohan’s engagement with the Carleton community and beyond has not gone unnoticed by her professors and students alike. As a Bounce Back Facilitator, volunteer with the School of Linguistics and Language Studies (SLaLS), member of the executive of the Carleton Undergraduate Economics and Math societies, and initiator of the “Ask Frohan” Project, she is valued by her peers. In addition, her academic research, invitations to present at conferences, and her ability to maintain a consistently high academic standing, make her an ideal candidate for the Provost Scholar Award. -Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Friday, August 7, 2015 in Communication and Media Studies, Department of Economics, Department of Law and Legal Studies, Economy, Institute of African Studies, International, Journalism, Justice, Media, News
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