Sandy MacKay
Posted: January 31, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: ExperienceUNB
The Office of Experiential Education is excited to share an opportunity regarding a series of skills development modules called the Future of Work Skills. Built on three foundational pillars: intentional skills training combined with self-directed and experiential learning, this program is dynamic and focuses on the ten skills in highest demand by employers today; the 10 Future of Work...
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Posted: January 31, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: ExperienceUNB
FutureNB has partnered with Outcome Campus Connect to provide a digital platform for students looking for experiential learning opportunities in New Brunswick. Outcome Campus Connect is a Canada-wide platform that allows employers to recruit university students. FutureNB built upon this software to create a “data-driven recruitment strategy between students across New Brunswick, local...
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Posted: January 26, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Student Champions
In the summer of 2021, a team of student researchers were tasked with performing an evaluation of the community impact of experiential learning programs at UNB. The project, ExperienceNB, was first of its kind in Canada and assessed various dimensions of community engagement through faculty surveys and interviews with students and employers. In the final report, student discovered that although...
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Posted: January 21, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Student Champions
This summer, the University of New Brunswick launched the EngagedUNB Summer Internship Program campus wide, matching 41 equity-deserving students with 31 community-oriented organizations and businesses cross the province. Students applied skills learned in the classroom to projects ranging from website development to data collection, all with the goal of improving the health and wellbeing of...
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Posted: January 18, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Student Champions
UNB’s Alumni News Magazine has featured a story about the Office of Experiential Education’s pilot program, Experience Upper River Valley. In partnership with McCain Food Ltd. and various community partners, the project provided students with experiential learning opportunities that aimed to increase access to transportation and healthcare. In phase 1 of the project, an...
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