ACLC Weekly Roundup (March 25-29)

1) ACLC will be hosting a last day of class lunch on Wednesday, April 3rd, 12:00-1:30 in the Faculty Lounge (off the main lobby in SDU Main). Drop by for some free food!

2) #RisingYouth Community Service Grants. Do you have a great idea but need a little money to make it happen? #RisingYouth Community Service Grants (https://risingyouth.ca/) might be the way to make it happen! Sarah Gallant, the PEI contact for these grants, has offered to do an application workshop in which she would help you fill out an application. If you’re interested in attending a workshop, email me (kscarth@upei.ca) by the end of this week (March 22nd).

3) Summer course opportunity: Arts 1050-1  Policy Hack Internship: Design. Build. Change. (more information attached). Deadline: March 31, 2019

This unique experiential learning opportunity will allow students to contribute to writing a cabinet submission (Executive Council Memo) in relation to an authentic policy issue facing PEI. Registered students will be placed on a multi-disciplinary team of professionals, largely public servants, working in various sectors on PEI. A 3-hour in-class session will be conducted at the beginning, middle, and end of the internship to facilitate student readiness for the internship and a reflective learning cycle. Course readings and assignments will scaffold student participation in the internship as a contributing member on a team of professionals and will provide opportunities for meaningful reflection.  The internship itself will run for 6 Fridays, including: 8-hour launch and training day, regular team meetings (scheduling at the discretion of each team), 3-5 hours of independent work each week, and a final case competition day. Students will be expected to participate in the full program of events associated with the Provincial Policy Hack; any scheduling conflicts with be considered on a case by case basis.

Maximum student enrolment = 10

Students are eligible for a $200 scholarship upon successful completion of the internship

Number of internship hours (includes independent work) = 34 to 40 hours tentatively scheduled on 6 Fridays between May 3-June 7, 2019

Number of in-class hours = 9 hours on Tuesdays 6-9 (May 7, 21 and June 11)

Application: Because this is a unique opportunity for only 10 students, we are asking applicants to write a brief statement about why you wish to participate and a confirmation that you will be able to fulfil the commitment to the whole process. Your statement should be no more than 500 words. Please include one academic reference.

Deadline: E-mail your statement to policyhack@upei.ca by March 31, 2019

4) ACLC online. Join the ACLC student Facebook group and check out the ACLC student website.

5) Feel free to share news and events with me (kscarth@upei.ca) that could be of interest to ACLC students. Phoebe Murphy (pbmurphy@upei.ca) and Abi Ong (ojen@upei.ca) are the student reps in charge of events so feel free to reach out to them too.

 

ACLC Weekly Roundup (March 18-22)

Hope your week is off to a great start! Here’s this week’s highlight of upcoming events, deadlines, opportunities, etc.

1) ACLC will be hosting a last day of class lunch on Wednesday, April 3rd. Stay tuned for details! We’re open to your input here.

2) #RisingYouth Community Service Grants. Do you have a great idea but need a little money to make it happen? #RisingYouth Community Service Grants (https://risingyouth.ca/) might be the way to make it happen! Sarah Gallant, the PEI contact for these grants, has offered to do an application workshop in which she would help you fill out an application. If you’re interested in attending a workshop, email me (kscarth@upei.ca) by the end of this week (March 22nd).

3) Summer course opportunity: Arts 1050-1  Policy Hack Internship: Design. Build. Change. (more information attached). Deadline: March 31, 2019

This unique experiential learning opportunity will allow students to contribute to writing a cabinet submission (Executive Council Memo) in relation to an authentic policy issue facing PEI. Registered students will be placed on a multi-disciplinary team of professionals, largely public servants, working in various sectors on PEI. A 3-hour in-class session will be conducted at the beginning, middle, and end of the internship to facilitate student readiness for the internship and a reflective learning cycle. Course readings and assignments will scaffold student participation in the internship as a contributing member on a team of professionals and will provide opportunities for meaningful reflection.  The internship itself will run for 6 Fridays, including: 8-hour launch and training day, regular team meetings (scheduling at the discretion of each team), 3-5 hours of independent work each week, and a final case competition day. Students will be expected to participate in the full program of events associated with the Provincial Policy Hack; any scheduling conflicts with be considered on a case by case basis

Maximum student enrolment = 10

Students are eligible for a $200 scholarship upon successful completion of the internship

Number of internship hours (includes independent work) = 34 to 40 hours tentatively scheduled on 6 Fridays between May 3-June 7, 2019

Number of in-class hours = 9 hours on Tuesdays 6-9 (May 7, 21 and June 11)

Application: Because this is a unique opportunity for only 10 students, we are asking applicants to write a brief statement about why you wish to participate and a confirmation that you will be able to fulfil the commitment to the whole process. Your statement should be no more than 500 words. Please include one academic reference.

Deadline: E-mail your statement to policyhack@upei.ca by March 31, 2019

4) ACLC online. Join the ACLC student Facebook group and check out the ACLC student website.

5) Feel free to share news and events with me (kscarth@upei.ca) that could be of interest to ACLC students. Phoebe Murphy (pbmurphy@upei.ca) and Abi Ong (ojen@upei.ca) are the student reps in charge of events so feel free to reach out to them too.

ACLC Weekly Roundup (March 11-15)

Hi ACLC students!

Welcome to another weekly update on ACLC and ACLC-related happenings.

1) Advanced Public Speaking with Bruce Rainnie

This Public Speaking workshop will include all new public speaking content and tips from Bruce. The workshop will on Friday, March 15, 1pm to 4pm, in K. C. Irving Chemistry Centre, rm. 104. Register here by Weds, March 13th at noon. Reach out to Phoebe (pbmurphy@upei.ca) or me for more details. Poster attached (thanks to student rep Abi for the poster!). Feel free to share information/poster widely.

 

2) Bruce Rainnie Workshop – Public Speaking for High School Students

This is for any of you who know a high school student who might be interested in doing a public speaking workshop with Bruce Rainnie.

When: Saturday, Mar. 16 – 10am to 2pm

Where: Health Sciences Building, room 103, UPEI campus

Register here.

Note: this workshop is not for ACLC students, but for high school students. 

 

3) The International Community Challenge, Faroe Islands, May 15-22

See the attached poster for more information about this fully funded experience. They’re looking for communication students–that’s you! Reach out to Sherilyn Acorn-LeClair (sdacorn@upei.ca) with questions.

 

4) Summer course opportunity: Arts 1050-1  Policy Hack Internship: Design. Build. Change. (more information attached).

This unique experiential learning opportunity will allow students to contribute to writing a cabinet submission (Executive Council Memo) in relation to an authentic policy issue facing PEI. Registered students will be placed on a multi-disciplinary team of professionals, largely public servants, working in various sectors on PEI. A 3-hour in-class session will be conducted at the beginning, middle, and end of the internship to facilitate student readiness for the internship and a reflective learning cycle. Course readings and assignments will scaffold student participation in the internship as a contributing member on a team of professionals and will provide opportunities for meaningful reflection.  The internship itself will run for 6 Fridays, including: 8-hour launch and training day, regular team meetings (scheduling at the discretion of each team), 3-5 hours of independent work each week, and a final case competition day. Students will be expected to participate in the full program of events associated with the Provincial Policy Hack; any scheduling conflicts with be considered on a case by case basis.

Maximum student enrolment = 10

Students are eligible for a $200 scholarship upon successful completion of the internship

Number of internship hours (includes independent work) = 34 to 40 hours tentatively scheduled on 6 Fridays between May 3-June 7, 2019

Number of in-class hours = 9 hours on Tuesdays 6-9 (May 7, 21 and June 11)

Application: Because this is a unique opportunity for only 10 students, we are asking applicants to write a brief statement about why you wish to participate and a confirmation that you will be able to fulfil the commitment to the whole process. Your statement should be no more than 500 words. Please include one academic reference.

Deadline: E-mail your statement to policyhack@upei.ca by March 31, 2019

 

5) ACLC stories. ACLC student, Katie Clark (keclark2@upei.ca), is collecting your stories about your ACLC experience (see her message below). These stories will appear on social media and other ACLC promotional materials to help get the word out about ACLC. This is an opportunity to be an ACLC spokesperson. Get in touch with Katie to find out more.

Hello All,

I like to believe the ACLC program helps students find their voice. There is a project I luckily have been given the opportunity to pursue, and the project is about you.

With your permission and interest, we are collecting stories to showcase the diverse range of students within the ACLC program. 

If you hold any interest in participating in this project, my email is keclark2@upei.ca.

The time commitment to the project will be less than 1 hour. Give me a shout, and I’ll provide you with all the details! 

Thank you, 

Katie Clark.

 

6) The Thunder Cove Breast Cancer Award deadline has been extended to Monday, March 18 2019.

The award is valued at $2,000, and is for “an undergraduate or graduate student who has an expressed interest in pursuing a project directly related to the care, prevention and/or cure of breast cancer.”  The student can be in any faculty or program, and the project can be academic or community based.  Please share with any prospective students, and don’t hesitate to get in touch with any questions. Contact is Adrienne Montgomery <amontgomery@upei.ca>.

 

7) ACLC online. Join the ACLC student Facebook group and check out the ACLC student website.

 

8) There will be an ACLC social soon! Stay tuned.

 

9) Feel free to share news and events with me (kscarth@upei.ca) that could be of interest to ACLC students. Phoebe Murphy (pbmurphy@upei.ca) and Abi Ong (ojen@upei.ca) are the student reps in charge of events so feel free to reach out to them too.