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Deadline extended!

CESI is hiring a graduate student to serve as Knowledge Mobilization and Design Assistant for the Fall 2018 and Winter 2019 semesters. The successful student will be responsible for creating visual products (e.g. infographics, posters, videos) to help translate CESI research in more accessible formats, supporting research communications, and contributing to the development of knowledge mobilization 

The successful student will commence in early October 2018 and work 5 to 7 hours a week until April 2019 (with possibility to extend).

CESI is looking to fill five​ student positions for the Fall 2018 and Winter 2019 semesters! Students will work within our Research Shop and Knowledge Mobilization programs on roles related to design, communications, and research.

Does your community organization work in collaboration with an academic institution? Does your work at an academic organization include active collaboration with community members? The Community Engaged Scholarship Institute (CESI) wants to know:

The second cycle of the Certificate in Knowledge Mobilization will be starting this Fall! A partnership between CESI and OpenEd at the University of Guelph, this online professional development certificate builds capacity to turn knowledge into action and supports the development of evidence-based policy and practice.

CESI and the Center for Business and Student Entrepreneurship are offering two students an opportunity to get hands-on entrepreneurship experience and make a positive impact in the Guelph-Wellington community! Selected students will work with a staff member from the SEED Community Food Project over the Fall semester to develop and pilot a new social enterprise called the Upcycle Kitchen.

As public institutions, cities and universities play a pivotal role in shaping their communities. When these institutions work collaboratively to drive social and public innovation, they can significantly expand the depth and scope of their impact.

Guelph and Wellington County Vital Signs

Vital Signs provides a meaningful, high-level snapshot of strengths and challenges in Guelph and Wellington County.  Vital Signs is an invitation to engage in important community conversations. 

Elizabeth Jackson, CESI Acting Director, has written a piece in the most recent issue of the Hamilton Arts and Letters magazine entitled: Stories, Trust, and Social Justice: Toward response-able community engaged narrative arts work. Read the full article. 

How can municipalities balance innovation, policy goals and citizen protection when faced with the growing popularity of companies like Uber or Airbnb? How can we best understand and respond to this new model of a sharing economy?

This article was originally posted on ReCode.

Are you interested in social innovation, or are considering starting an innovation lab on your campus? Make sure to read these few tips from CESI's Guelph Lab Facilitator Sam Laban: