Engaging in the dynamic interplay of teaching and research beyond the classroom, Trent University students energized the community with presentations of their experiential learning projects at the Knowledge & Talent in Action Showcase (CIF:KTIAS) held April 4th, 2013, at the Peterborough Golf and Country Club.
Close to 50 Trent University community-based education projects competed for awards in the Showcase at the third annual Community Innovation Forum, co-hosted by Fleming College, Trent University, the Greater Peterborough Innovation Cluster and the Trent Centre for Community Based Education. Students displayed their work for representatives of the local community and were judged on innovation, professionalism, commercial value and presentation.
Dr. Steven E. Franklin, Trent University president and vice-chancellor spoke in the Fireside Keynote chat, “Giving, Learning and Innovation: How foundations and post-secondary institutions can help revitalize local economies,” along with Dr. Tony Tilly, president of Fleming College and Stephen Huddart, president and CEO of J.S. McConnell Family Foundation. The discussion was moderated by Julie Davis, vice-president, External Relations & Advancement.
Topics for the Trent student presentations ranged from “Mapping poverty alleviation in Peterborough” to “Community supported agriculture tours", representing a variety of Trent University programs such as International Development Studies, Environmental Resource Science/Studies, Forensics, and Gender & Women’s Studies. Other project themes included outdoor learning, intellectual disability awareness, civil liberties, social innovation, and aging.
CIF: KTIAS is sponsored by Bell and co-hosted by Fleming College, Trent University, the Greater Peterborough Innovation Cluster and the Trent Centre for Community Based Education.
Award winners:
Community-Based Research Award
Winners
- Amy Chapman – Sudden Death Response Resource Package – Hosted by Peterborough Lakefield Community Police Service – Victim Services) for Forensic Science 4890Y
- Lauren Ostrowski – The Support System When There is a Sudden Death – Hosted by Peterborough Lakefield Community Police Service – Victim Services (Christie Christie & Alice Czitrom) for Forensic Science 4890Y (Prof. Sharon Beaucage-Johnson)
Runner-Up
- Meagan La Plante & Kengo Miyata – A Valued Partnership: Peterborough Lakefield Community Police Service and Canadian Mental Health Association Peterborough – Hosted by Peterborough Lakefield Community Police Service (Staff Sergeant Lynne Buehler) for International Development Studies 4220Y (Prof. Chris Beyers)
Innovative Presentation Award
Winners
- Creighton Avery – History of Peterborough Area Militia – Hosted by Lang Pioneer Village for Canadian Studies 4810Y (Prof. Dimitry Anastakis)
Runner-Up
- Brianna Peters & Natalie Fragomeni – Daycare Policy Scan – Hosted by Peterborough County-City Health Unit for Geography 4030Y (Profs. Peter Lafleur & Heather Nicol)
Social Innovation Award
Runner-Up
- Amber Flynn – New Meanings of Disability and Difference – Hosted by YWCA Peterborough, Victoria & Haliburton for Politics 4070Y (Prof. Nadine Changfoot)
Posted on Thursday, April 11, 2013.