Partnerships in Education
Leadership Development, Service Learning & Entrepreneurship
Announcing: Service Integrated Learning Partnership
The Community Leadership Development (CLD) Program at CNA aims to empower students to affect change, form social groups for the purpose of achieving common goals, and to positively influence communities from a greater context, including the community as a ‘whole.’ As a result, a mutually beneficial relationship currently exists between the non-profit sector in the province and the CLD program. Organizations that focus on mental and emotional well-being, diversity and inclusion, accessibility, and children and youth have provided invaluable feedback in the development of the program, while students enrolled in a vast array of field placements have worked on meaningful projects that are trying to address current needs of their workplace. Currently, students complete unpaid work placements. The opportunity for students to receive a stipend while on a work placement would potentially motivate additional students to work within the non-profit sector and hence become advocates. This would provide many advantages including having keen and committed students who would make substantial contributions within their communities.
The Alumni and Advancement Office will work directly with the Dean, Faculty and coordinators of the CLD program to offer the Fry Family Foundation Stipend for any student in the program who successfully completes the 5-week work placement in a not-for-profit or charitable organization. The program will be piloted for one year (2021-2022) before being fully commissioned, however the intent is to commit to a 4-year program which would award 50 stipends annually.
The Community Leadership Development (CLD) Program at CNA aims to empower students to affect change, form social groups for the purpose of achieving common goals, and to positively influence communities from a greater context, including the community as a ‘whole.’ As a result, a mutually beneficial relationship currently exists between the non-profit sector in the province and the CLD program. Organizations that focus on mental and emotional well-being, diversity and inclusion, accessibility, and children and youth have provided invaluable feedback in the development of the program, while students enrolled in a vast array of field placements have worked on meaningful projects that are trying to address current needs of their workplace. Currently, students complete unpaid work placements. The opportunity for students to receive a stipend while on a work placement would potentially motivate additional students to work within the non-profit sector and hence become advocates. This would provide many advantages including having keen and committed students who would make substantial contributions within their communities.
The Alumni and Advancement Office will work directly with the Dean, Faculty and coordinators of the CLD program to offer the Fry Family Foundation Stipend for any student in the program who successfully completes the 5-week work placement in a not-for-profit or charitable organization. The program will be piloted for one year (2021-2022) before being fully commissioned, however the intent is to commit to a 4-year program which would award 50 stipends annually.
Spotlight on Past Projects at College of the North Atlantic
|
Student Logo Contest
In 2018, when the Fry Family Foundation decided it needed a new logo, it didn’t have far to look. As a partner of College of the North Atlantic, the Foundation opted to hold a design contest for students enrolled in the Graphic Design program at Prince Philip Drive campus. Paul Burt, President of the Fry Family Foundation, said, “It was a great experience and an amazing exercise for the students. Our mission is to interact with the students as much as we can, because it helps us to connect and understand their needs, the challenges and plan for future scholarships.” The winning design was submitted by Olivia Eunyoung Lee. Olivia not only won the Fry Family Foundation logo design contest, she also designed a manual and letterhead as a part of the marketing package for the Foundation, and was recognized with the Juno Legacy Fund Scholarship. Read more about this project in the article "Design is Key". |
Olivia Eunyoung Lee with Paul Burt and the winning logo design for the Fry Family Foundation
|
The Together By Design team standing with members of the Church of the Annunciation in New Orleans after restoring the church altar.
Together by Design
Engineer and MUN professor Darlene Spracklin-Reid co-founded the Together by Design project with John Oates, from College of the North Atlantic and Skills Canada. Their aim was to encourage volunteerism as well as help the people New Orleans. The program started with CNA and expanded to include Memorial University students. John Oates said,"CNA students have not only received a practical education with the help of the Fry Family Foundation, they have also learned the value of philanthropy themselves, by participating in projects funded by the Foundation. They are concentrating on rebuilding around an Educational Corridor. Their philosophy is that if you rebuild schools, libraries, community centres, etc., the things that families and communities need to thrive, residents will return. We have worked with these groups since 2007 because their approach to redevelopment and the goals of the community are closely aligned with the values of CNA and the Fry Family Foundation." Read more about this International Project here.
Engineer and MUN professor Darlene Spracklin-Reid co-founded the Together by Design project with John Oates, from College of the North Atlantic and Skills Canada. Their aim was to encourage volunteerism as well as help the people New Orleans. The program started with CNA and expanded to include Memorial University students. John Oates said,"CNA students have not only received a practical education with the help of the Fry Family Foundation, they have also learned the value of philanthropy themselves, by participating in projects funded by the Foundation. They are concentrating on rebuilding around an Educational Corridor. Their philosophy is that if you rebuild schools, libraries, community centres, etc., the things that families and communities need to thrive, residents will return. We have worked with these groups since 2007 because their approach to redevelopment and the goals of the community are closely aligned with the values of CNA and the Fry Family Foundation." Read more about this International Project here.