Patti Clayton CSL Workshop: Internationally renowned CSL and community engaged scholar, Dr. Patti Clayton will be our facilitator in a session titled Designing the Integration of Critical Reflection and Assessment within Community Service-Learning courses. MAY 2, 2019, 10:30AM-2:40PM (lunch from 12:20PM - 1:30PM), Edmonton Clinic Health Academy (ECHA) Lower Level L1-220. 

Community Engagement Table Top Discussion: The University of Alberta is constructing its community engagement strategy and Government and Community relations staff want to hear your ideas about future engagement opportunities.  How can UAlberta best connect with the not-for-profit sector? Join us for a conversation about: CSL Student Learning - How might CSL best prepare students for future careers with not-for-profit organizations? MAY 17, 2019, 10AM-3PM, Skills Society Action Lab (10408 – 124 Street). Please register through Eventbrite.

Campion Cottrell-McDermott, CSL Student Intern 

My time as the student intern is coming to an end, but I'm so grateful for the opportunity I've been given to be a part of the CSL unit! Everyone has been so kind and welcoming, and I've learnt so much. The experience has reaffirmed my utmost support and love for the CSL and non-profit community. Every experience I've had with CSL has been a critical key in piecing together who I want to be and what I want to do, and I know I'm not the only one who feels this way. I hope to continue to promote and advocate for the unique and important opportunities that CSL provides!  Thank you all at CSL for having me! 

The term is quickly coming to an end and we have had another tremendous year of learning in Humanities 101! This term we facilitated three classes, one on-campus and two off campus. We held our longstanding class at WINGS of Providence with many guest faculty members instructing on different topics supporting the course theme of “Women Moving Together”. A HUGE thank you for the continued support of so many staff and faculty from WINGS and the UofA.

On the other side of town we had an exciting first for HUM: a course with childcare! Amity House, on Thursday evenings, provided free childcare in their play school facility while we held classes upstairs. The theme for this class was “The Politics of Inclusion”. Thank you so much to all the guest lecturers, Amity House, and Capital Region Housing for making it great semester!

Back on campus, we held classes on Tuesday evenings around the theme “Politics of Fear”. It was a busy term but we managed to visit four on-campus museums and the art gallery in addition to our weekly classes and working towards a magazine (check the website in a few weeks to view the magazine). Thank you so much to all the volunteers and guest faculty lecturers who make Humanities 101 happen!

- Lisa Prins & Kelsi Barkway

The Edmonton Down Syndrome Society (EDSS) has been an essential support for individuals with Down Syndrome and their families in Central and Northern Alberta since 1988.  EDSS supports the community by providing information about Down Syndrome and available resources, facilitating services, and promoting inclusion through public awareness and advocacy, in collaboration with community partners.  EDSS is in its third year of partnership with CSL and has provided numerous opportunities for students to engage with their work.  Students have supported front-line programs such as their Centre Stage Musical Theatre, Club 21 and Baby and Toddler Drop-In programs.  They have also contributed to research on issues and projects of value to the organization.  We look forward to continued collaboration!