{"id":18,"date":"2022-02-17T07:54:05","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T12:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/signals\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2025-11-28T14:41:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T19:41:09","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/signals\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2389\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/signals\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2025-11-27-at-10.11.19\u202fPM-1-240x80.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/signals\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2025-11-27-at-10.11.19\u202fPM-1-240x80.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/signals\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2025-11-27-at-10.11.19\u202fPM-1-400x134.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/signals\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2025-11-27-at-10.11.19\u202fPM-1-160x54.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/signals\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2025-11-27-at-10.11.19\u202fPM-1-768x258.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/signals\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2025-11-27-at-10.11.19\u202fPM-1-360x121.png 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/signals\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2025-11-27-at-10.11.19\u202fPM-1.png 978w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>SIGNALS is a network of \u2018Students, Interested parties, and Graduates Networking And Liaising around Sustainability.\u2019 The network stems from the Sustainable Energy (SE) Program of Carleton\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sppa\/\">School of Public Policy and Administration<\/a> (SPPA).\u00a0Our goal is to connect talented professionals with meaningful opportunities by hosting events, running a mentorship program, and passing along job information through social media.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in joining our team, please fill out the form below and we will get back to you soon. 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