NGO Education Survey

Foundations for Community Engagement (SOCI 2F60)

Foundations for Community Engagement combines community involvement with academic study of local issues and citizen responses. Through bi-weekly lectures, readings, seminars and scholarly reflection, students explore critical perspectives on volunteering, civic participation and activism. These themes are brought to life by a series of out-of-classroom learning opportunities that take place throughout the academic year in the interval between lectures. Depending on students’ interests, their community engagement may include volunteer work, arts events, historical tours, cultural festivals, public lectures, and more. All students will be supported to take part in some form of activism, consistent with their convictions.

Service Learning in the Goodman School of Business

Service-Learning in the Goodman School of Business is a project-based teaching-learning strategy that connects classroom theory to challenges experienced in the real world. Facilitated by the Business Career Development Office (BCDO), Service-Learning projects are incorporated into a variety of business courses each year with the support of a dedicated Relationship Manager who works closely with faculty and community partners. Examples of Past Projects - Students Have… Developed and led training sessions for Boards of Directors or staff teams (OBHR 4P67) Programmed databases (ITIS 3P98, MACC 5P53) Taken a new organization through the process of applying for Charitable Status (ACTG 4P34) Analysed the costs of a program or a promotional event (MACC 5P21) Designed social media campaigns or redesigned a brochure (MKTG 2P51, MKTG 2P91, MKTG 4P25)