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15-38 C2U Program.Indd 2 EXPO Carleton University CU2015 Ottawa, ON CITIZEN SOLUTIONS. BETTER WORLD. May 26-29, 2015 program 2 EXPO Université Carleton CU2015 Ottawa, ON SOLUTIONS CITOYENNES. UN MONDE MEILLEUR. Du 26 au 29 mai 2015 cuexpo2015.ca 1 Contents Our Sponsors and Partners ............................................................................................................................................................... 3 Partners ...................................................................................................................................................................................................4 Welcoming remarks ............................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Welcome from Roseann O’Reilly Runte, President, Carleton University ........................................................................ 5 Welcome from Edward T. Jackson, C2UExpo 2015 Conference Convenor .................................................................... 5 Committees ............................................................................................................................................................................................6 Expo Essentials ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Registration Desk Hours ............................................................................................................................................................... 7 Phone Numbers .............................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Cyber Café and WIFI Access ....................................................................................................................................................... 7 Parking at Conference Venues ................................................................................................................................................... 7 Taxis .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 OC Transpo/O-Train (Public Transit) ......................................................................................................................................... 7 On-Campus Amenities .................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Off-Campus Amenities ................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Connect with Us .............................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Community Building Blocks ........................................................................................................................................................ 7 Algonquin Campus Map – May 26 ............................................................................................................................................. 8 Carleton University Campus Map – May 27-29 ...................................................................................................................... 8 Commitment to Sustainability ..........................................................................................................................................................9 Tuesday, May 26, 2015: Pre-Conference Program, Algonquin College .................................................................................9 Pre-Conference Workshops ........................................................................................................................................................9 C2UExpo Free Open-to-Community Evening Reception .................................................................................................. 10 May 27 – 29, 2015: C2UExpo Program-at-a-Glance................................................................................................................... 10 Wednesday, May 27, 2015: Conference Program, Carleton University ..................................................................................11 Wednesday, May 27, 2015: Keynote Speakers ........................................................................................................................11 Bi-Annual C2UExpo Banquet and Awards Night ..................................................................................................................12 Wednesday, May 27, 2015: Concurrent Sessions ..................................................................................................................13 Thursday, May 28, 2015: Conference Program, Carleton University .....................................................................................15 Thursday, May 28, 2015: Keynote Speakers ...........................................................................................................................15 Thursday, May 28, 2015: Engagement Afternoon ................................................................................................................17 Site Visits ...................................................................................................................................................................................17 Living Library ............................................................................................................................................................................19 Poster Session ..........................................................................................................................................................................21 Engagement Fair ....................................................................................................................................................................22 Thursday, May 28, 2015: Concurrent Sessions ......................................................................................................................23 Friday, May 29, 2015: Conference Program, Carleton University ..........................................................................................25 Friday, May 29, 2015: Keynote Speakers ......................................................................................................................................25 Friday, May 29, 2015: Concurrent Sessions .................................................................................................................................27 C2UExpo Abstracts .............................................................................................................................................................................28 2 Our Sponsors and Partners Gold Level Silver Level Bronze Level Supporter Level COMMUNITY ENGAGED SCHOLARSHIP Centre d'engagement mondial et communautaire INSTITUTE Centre for Global and Community Engagement Other Contributors COMMUNITY ENGAGED SCHOLARSHIP INSTITUTE 3 Partners C2UExpo 2015 is proudly hosted by Carleton University—Canada’s University—in collaboration with many other key partners. COMMUNITY ENGAGED SCHOLARSHIP INSTITUTE 4 Welcoming remarks Welcome from Roseann O’Reilly Runte, President, Carleton University Dear C²UExpo Participants, On behalf of my colleagues and our students, I welcome you to Carleton University. I cannot think of a more appropriate environment for this program. Founded by the community we serve, our university, with the Centre for Community Innovation (3CI), School of Social Work, and the Pearson Center for Children’s Rights, to name but a few, centered its strategic plan on the theme of building sustainable communities. Our researchers in food security, environmental sustainability, prevention of violence against women, poverty reduction and knowledge mobilization have received top awards in national and international competition. As you share experiences, I hope you will discover new ideas, create meaningful partnerships and find inspiration in our superb setting. Sincerely yours, Roseann O’Reilly Runte President Welcome from Edward T. Jackson, C2UExpo 2015 Conference Convenor Welcome to the C2UExpo 2015 Program! With more than 200 presenters from across Canada, the United States and a dozen other countries gathering to exchange insights, models and tools for building stronger communities, the 2015 Community, College and University Exposition, or C2UExpo 2015, is a dynamic idea incubator and accelerator. As we warmly welcome you to Ottawa, we also affirm that our conference is taking place on traditional, unceded Algonquin territory. You already know that there is a genius in combining citizen and academic knowledge to make a better world. This edition of the Expo, a biannual event, aims to increase the policy impacts of community-campus partnerships, make more space in the community engagement sector for community colleges, encourage the use of new digital platforms for collaboration, and support younger non-profit practitioners and scholars to play greater
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