Tine Tennessen, Administrative Assistant                                       

Tine Tennessen came to us in November of 2018 from the Oil and Gas Industry.  

Although she had never previously worked at the University,  she grew up on Campus (3 Dean’s Campus House across from the Faculty Club). Her father, Herman Tennessen was a Philosophy and Psychology Professor here for over 25 years.

Tine is an avid cyclist, environmentalist and health enthusiast who spends as much time as she can on an organic farm West of Edmonton practicing animal husbandry.

Mpoe Mogale, CSL Student Intern 

I am so sad to see my time with CSL come to an end. I have learned a great deal from this internship (professionally and personally) and was so fortunate to work alongside a team of folks filled with wisdom, joy, and a passion for what they do. I especially want to thank CSL for allowing me to meet students, instructors, and community partners that are doing incredible work with the community.

You can still find me across campus talking about CSL to anyone that will listen, as well as occupied with discussions around equity and diversity, and curating/performing in various art shows in the community. Thank you for having me CSL!                                                  

ORIENTATION WORKSHOP: WINTER 2019

Thursday, December 13th, 2018 | 11AM-2PM | Tory Building

ALL Community Partners and Instructors who are participating in Community Service-Learning for the Winter 2019 term are invited and encouraged to attend this introductory Orientation Workshop. 

This is an opportunity to meet the Instructor/s and Community Partners you will be working with, discuss your projects/courses, learn about CSL best practices and ask questions. You will learn from experienced community partners, instructors, and program staff about how to make CSL successful.

A light lunch will be served. We hope you can join us!

*Note: We encourage attendees to use the LRT if possible. Parking is available in Lot U on the east side of HUB mall or on Saskatchewan Drive.

Please RSVP through Eventbrite.

CSL STUDENT SEMINAR: Where can CSL take you?

Wednesday, November 28th, 2018
4-6PM | ECHA L 150

The CSL Student Seminar aims to help students put to work the knowledge they have acquired as a result of CSL. This will be a 1.5-2 hour event with a session from the UofA Career Centre and a panel of CSL alumni present to demonstrate the various opportunities available to CSL students and how to access these opportunities. The event is open to anyone that is interested in CSL.

Sitting on the panel will be Tori Bleeks (CSL instructor), Zhen (Zhengqi) Zeng (Volunteer Coordinator for the Cerebral Palsy Association in Alberta), and Tracy Folorunsho-Barry (Founder of G.R.O.W.). There will be a session by Nathan Booth (CSL alum) from the Career Centre on how CSL students should be articulating their skills in things such as job applications as well as how to access these opportunities. 

This is a FREE event open to all students who are interested in CSL. Please register HERE!

It has been a busy term and we are currently getting ready to host three graduating classes with over forty people receiving certificates from our three different classes!

The Wings class held its graduation on November 21st, celebrating the end of a successful term of learning centred on the theme of Women’s Labour. On December 11th we will be holding a knowledge share and graduation party for the Parkdale One and on-campus Humanities 101 classes. For the knowledge share, folks will present on the work they have done in small groups, applying different theoretical lenses to a variety of systems and institutions.

This semester we also attended the John & Maggie Mitchell Art Gallery at MacEwan University where we explored the topics of play and children in creative spaces. We also had a number of Humanities 101 participants attend the Parkland Institute’s conference “Alberta 2019: Forces of Change”. Finally, on November 26th we will be taking a tour of the University of Alberta’s Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection and Department of Physics Astronomical Observatory, as well as taking a campus tour. All in all, it has been an exciting and busy semester. 

Lisa & Kelsi

HIV EDMONTON

This fall, HIV Edmonton was pleased to host a number of students in different areas of programming. AREC 173 students volunteered in the Collective Kitchen, working alongside community members to cook a meal, and supporting financial/food literacy programming. English 103 and CSL 100 students participated in the AIDS Walk for Life and awareness raising events.  SJ CoSS medical students started an evaluation project with the Positive Connections Peer Mentorship Program. Currently, students are gearing up for World AIDS Day on December 1 and the World AIDS Day Red Ribbon Ride! More information available HERE!

Image: AREC 173 student Tracy Molnar

PARTNERS IN EDUCATION (PIE) PROGRAM

Partners in Education (PIE) aims to acknowledge the valuable contributions and learning opportunities community partners offer to CSL. PIE supports and enhances the capacity of individuals and organizations that contribute to CSL’s curricular program each term. Available in the Fall and Winter terms, PIE provides space for individuals from non-profit partner organizations to be guest students in a CSL Designated Course or courses offered through the Faculty of Extension.

*PLEASE NOTE:

• Classes are considered an audit and are not for credit.  
• Admission into the course occurs after the Add/Drop deadline. 

If you are interested in applying for the PIE program, please submit an application by Friday, December 7th, 2018.