Level UP CDA Updating MacEwanLife Resources Phase #2
Review and update existing ML resources including documents, videos and links. We are hopeful to continue the creation of competency badges that students worked on this summer. There are an additional four competencies to create for MacEwanLife. We are also creating certificates for a number of other events and would love the student to take this on, as well.
Level UP: First Year Experience Mentorship (Phase 3)
Positions available: 115December 2021 - January 202210 hours/week for 8 weeksAll first-year students will be grouped in cohorts based on faculty or program and will be assigned an upper year student as a mentor. The start of the term is when most students need support; a mentor will organize virtual meetings, activities and socials while providing guidance for a smooth transition to university life. Mentors will:Get thorough mentorship training and knowledge of MacEwan student servicesEnhance their leadership skills through positive role modellingAdd to your career profile and gain a co-curricular record positionContribute to a positive campus culture experience
Level UP: First Year Experience Mentorship (Phase 2)
Positions available: 115September - October, 202110 hours/week for 8 weeksAll first-year students will be grouped in cohorts based on faculty or program and will be assigned an upper year student as a mentor. The start of the term is when most students need support; a mentor will organize virtual meetings, activities and socials while providing guidance for a smooth transition to university life. Mentors will:Get thorough mentorship training and knowledge of MacEwan student servicesEnhance their leadership skills through positive role modellingAdd to your career profile and gain a co-curricular record positionContribute to a positive campus culture experience
Level UP: Student Leadership & Engagement Evaluation (Phase 1)
Positions available: 1May 202140 hours/week for 2 weeksThe Student Leadership Assistant position is part of the portfolio that provides leadership opportunities and development programs for MacEwan students. The person in this role will assist with student programming and student leadership opportunities with a specific focus on the MacEwan Ambassador program (MAP), Golden Key International Honour Society chapter, Emerging Leaders, Co-Curricular Record and other duties as assigned.· Completing reports for 2020-2021 Leadership & Engagement initiatives · Lead and/or participate in evaluation tasks that assess the impact and effectiveness of program deliverables · Creating and updating training materials and resources · Maintenance and efficient organization of student engagement records· Research, compile and promote community volunteer opportunities
Level UP: Student Leadership & Engagement Implementation (Phase 2)
Positions available: 1June 202140 hours/week for 2 weeksThe Student Leadership Assistant position is part of the portfolio that provides leadership opportunities and development programs for MacEwan students. The person in this role will assist with student programming and student leadership opportunities with a specific focus on the MacEwan Ambassador program (MAP), Golden Key International Honour Society chapter, Emerging Leaders, Co-Curricular Record and other duties as assigned.· Completing reports for 2020-2021 Leadership & Engagement initiatives · Lead and/or participate in implementation tasks for programs in the 2021-2022 · Creating and updating training materials and resources · Maintenance and efficient organization of student engagement records· Research, compile and promote community volunteer opportunities
Level UP: Student Leadership & Engagement Assistant
Positions available: 1June - July, 202110 hours/week for 8 weeksThe Student Leadership Assistant position is part of the portfolio that provides leadership opportunities and development programs for MacEwan students. The person in this role will assist with student programming and student leadership opportunities with a specific focus on the MacEwan Ambassador program (MAP), Golden Key International Honour Society chapter, Emerging Leaders, Co-Curricular Record and other duties as assigned.· Providing administrative support to leadership initiatives· Completing reports for 2020-2021 Leadership & Engagement initiatives · Support program development for 2021-2022 Leadership & Engagement initiatives· Creating and updating training materials and resources · Maintenance and efficient organization of student engagement records· Research, compile and promote community volunteer opportunities
Community Partner Project Extension
Students will be given an opportunity to extend their community partner projects from the Winter 2022 semester.Projects must start by Monday, April 11, but can start as soon as students have confirmed with their employers that they will be continuing their projects.Students must submit their final projects by Monday, April 25, 2022.
Level UP C and E design for ML upgrade phase 4
Develop graphics and images for the ML symplicity upgrade
MacEwan Careers & Experience Research Project
Leadership and Engagement is a team that provides MacEwan students with cocurricular experiential learning opportunities. This includes but is not limited to campus and communities volunteer experiences and activities to develop career-ready leadership skills. Initiatives include the Emerging Leaders Certificate program, MacEwan Ambassador Program, Golden Key International Honour Society chapter, Co-curricular Record, First-Year Experience Mentorship Program, and the iVolunteer campaign.Students will complete a project for MacEwan’s Careers and Experience Office that explores experiences and perspectives among students who are participating or have participated in Leadership and Engagement programs and services. Ms. Dogbe leads these initiatives at MacEwan and is hoping to further understand how to best support MacEwan students, and their future career journeys and prospects, through volunteer and community engagement opportunities.Research questions: What are the strengths of the volunteering/community engagement opportunities currently offered? Can they be enhanced and, if so, how? What are the barriers and needs among MacEwan students with reference to participating in volunteering/community engagement opportunities? In what ways are students benefiting from participating in the volunteering/community engagement opportunities (i.e., have these experiences helped students navigate their career journey, how)? Research participants: MacEwan students who are or have been engaged in MacEwan’s Leadership and Engagement programs and services.
TEST PROJECT: Curriculum Design - Mental Health & Wellness
We are looking for students to help develop content and curriculum for online and in person workshops for refugee youth and Women Support Groups, focusing on mental health and wellness, trauma, PTSD, and COVID-19.Students will work on the following:Research mental health issues impacting refugees youth and women from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Syria and SudanWork with staff members to create content for workshops and support group meetingsDesign teaching and training materials to use for virtual and in person workshopsTrain staff members on how to best deliver materials to participants
Level UP C and E design for ML upgrade phase 3
Develop graphics and images for the ML symplicity upgrade
Student Leadership Assistant Phase 2
Students will be supporting with:Reviewing feedback programming and evaluations from all student leadership programming (Ambassadors, Golden Key and Emerging Leaders)Providing administrative support to leadership initiativesCompleting reports for 2021-2022 Leadership & Engagement initiativesSupporting program development for 2021-2022 Leadership & Engagement initiatives
Level UP: First Year Experience Mentorship (Phase 1)
Positions available: 80July 11 - September 2, 202210 hours/week for 8 weeksAll first-year students will be grouped in cohorts based on faculty or program and will be assigned an upper year student as a mentor. The start of the term is when most students need support; a mentor will organize virtual meetings, activities and socials while providing guidance for a smooth transition to university life. Mentors will:Get thorough mentorship training and knowledge of MacEwan student servicesEnhance their leadership skills through positive role modellingAdd to your career profile and gain a co-curricular record positionContribute to a positive campus culture experience
Level UP CDA FAS Career Advising Pilot Program - Phase 2
Introduce incoming students to C&E & services through short career advising appointments.
Level UP - Riipen and Community Engaged Learning Project Support
Positions available: 1The Careers & Experience team at MacEwan University is looking for a team player who is able to provide Riipen support as it relates to community engaged learning projects occurring in a variety of fall 2021 courses. Community-engaged learning happens when students works with a community partner to apply what they are learning in a course to solve a problem or meet a challenge that organization is facing within a semester-long course.This will be a 6 week project starting in July and ending in mid August (there is flexibility around how the 80 hours will be distributed over the 6 week period). This project will run concurrently with MacEwanLife project support.Duties include, but are not limited to:Riipen support for fall classes (community engaged learning projects), and assisting the Experiential Learning Facilitator with:Creating course project RFPs for community partnersUploading course project descriptionsAssist responding to community partner and faculty questionsHelp onboard community partners onto Riipen
Level UP - Riipen and MacEwanLife Project Support
Positions available: 1The Careers & Experience team at MacEwan University is looking for a team player who is able to support with a variety of projects related to both the Level UP program and MacEwanLife. This will be a 4 week project (there is flexibility around how the 80 hours will be distributed over the 4 week period)Duties include, but are not limited to:MacEwanLife SupportDatabase contact clean up (Company contacts A-C) This will entail e-mailing database companies and updating contact information.Managing the job boardScheduling events in the calendarLevel UP SupportAssist students create Riipen accounts and apply to Level UP projectsHost Level UP office hours for studentsMonitor the MacEwan Riipen Outlook e-mail account and respond to student inquiriesAssist responding to community partner questions
Student Leadership Assistant Phase 3
Students will be supporting with:Reviewing feedback programming and evaluations from all student leadership programming (Ambassadors, Golden Key and Emerging Leaders)Providing administrative support to leadership initiativesCompleting reports for 2021-2022 Leadership & Engagement initiativesSupporting program development for 2021-2022 Leadership & Engagement initiatives
Level UP: Social Media Content Development (Part 3)
Part 3Review, Revision and Development of career development resources for use across various platformsThe career development team in the Careers and Experience unit at MacEwan University requires an overhaul of its career resources including a review and revision of existing resources, the creation of new resources, and the development of resources specifically tailored for usage on social media.Project 3Title: Social Media Content DevelopmentTime: August (approx. 20 hrs/week)Tasks/Goals:- Identify key opportunities, themes and times for specific, relevant content throughout school year- Research and develop new digital content to highlight stories and experiences of students(i.e., digital storytelling)- Identify and develop appropriate content for career development topics
Level UP: Career Resources Development (Part 2)
Part 2Review, Revision and Development of career development resources for use across various platformsThe career development team in the Careers and Experience unit at MacEwan University requires an overhaul of its career resources including a review and revision of existing resources, the creation of new resources, and the development of resources specifically tailored for usage on social media.Project 2Title: Career Resources DevelopmentTime: July (approx. 20 hrs/week)Tasks/Goals:- Create new sample resumes, new videos for “Navigating My Career Journey,” other resources as identified in project 1 (e.g., tip sheets, guides)Project 3Title: Social Media Content DevelopmentTime: August (approx. 20 hrs/week)Tasks/Goals:- Identify key opportunities, themes and times for specific, relevant content throughout school year- Research and develop new digital content to highlight stories and experiences of students(i.e., digital storytelling)- Identify and develop appropriate content for career development topics
Level UP: Review and Revision of Career Resources (Part 1)
Part 1Review, Revision and Development of career development resources for use across various platformsThe career development team in the Careers and Experience unit at MacEwan University requires an overhaul of its career resources including a review and revision of existing resources, the creation of new resources, and the development of resources specifically tailored for usage on social media.Project 1Title: Review and Revision of Existing Career ResourcesTime: May-June (approx. 10 hrs/wk)Tasks/Goals:- Review current resources, identify gaps, and earmark materials that could be used for social media platforms- Organize, archive, update presentations- Sample resumes: review of what has been done and what is needed for each program, revise current resumes, develop system for representing them (kinds of resumes/programs)- Redevelop career development online program, “Navigating My Career Journey”: updates, video editing- Update Career Profiles: check, research and add new library and online resources- Update other career resources as identified in review aboveProject 2Title: Career Resources DevelopmentTime: July (approx. 20 hrs/week)Tasks/Goals:- Create new sample resumes, new videos for “Navigating My Career Journey,” other resources as identified in project 1 (e.g., tip sheets, guides)Project 3Title: Social Media Content DevelopmentTime: August (approx. 20 hrs/week)Tasks/Goals:- Identify key opportunities, themes and times for specific, relevant content throughout school year- Research and develop new digital content to highlight stories and experiences of students(i.e., digital storytelling)- Identify and develop appropriate content for career development topics
Level UP - Engage MacEwan Event Support
Positions available: 1We are hosting an event on May 6th from 10:30 am – 1:00 pm called Engage MacEwan which is a networking event for instructors and community partners. The event's focus will be to identify potential community/course matches for the Fall 2021 and Winter 2022 semesters after learning about the best ways to collaborate. Instructors from across all programs and faculties will provide a brief overview of the type of community partnerships they are looking for followed by network sessions between community partners and instructors to discuss collaboration opportunities.We are looking for a student to support the logistics of the virtual platform, Symplicity, that the event will be hosted on. The student will be trained on the Symplicity platform by the Careers & Experience team. This will be a 2 week project, 40 hours each week from April 26th - May 7th, 2021. The student must be available to work on event day, May 6th from 8:00 am - 2:00 pm. We are looking for a detail oriented team player who is a people person and enjoys working with technology! Professional, written, oral and virtual communication skills will be essential to this role. Duties may include, but are not limited to:Working with professors to input project descriptions into SymplicityAssist community partners in creating their Symplicity profile and boothProvide assistance to the Careers & Experience in hosting Symplicity training sessionsBeing available to answer e-mails related to Symplicity questionsMay include working the virtual help booth the day of the eventAttend virtual planning meets and take notesPrepare and share event debrief notes
Level UP- MacEwan Emerging Leaders Community Engaged Project
Positions available: 30May 15 - July 9 202110 hours/week for 8 weeksThis section of the series focuses on students applying the the leadership knowledge they gained in the personal and group sessions to real-life problems that our community is facing. Community engagement is collaboration based on mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge, experiences and resources between students and community partners. Students can use this experience to help explore possible career directions and establish professional networks. Training from the Social Innovation Institute will focus on systems thinking, human-centered design and project management strategies.
Level UP - Level UP Project Support
Positions available: 1The Careers & Experience team at MacEwan University is looking for a team player who is able to support with a variety of projects related to the Level UP program. This will be a 4 week project (there is flexibility around how the 80 hours will be distributed over the 4 week period)Duties include, but are not limited to:Assist students create Riipen accounts and apply to Level UP projectsHost Level UP office hours for studentsMonitor the MacEwan Riipen Outlook e-mail account and respond to student inquiriesAssist with responding to community partner questions
Mentorship Assistant
We would like to work with students to review feedback of programming and evaluations from First Year Experience Mentorship 2021-2022 Phases 1-3.This will involve:Conducting environmental scan of Nationwide post-secondary student mentorship programming with specific focus on BIPOC and First Year studentsCompiling common threads and list recommendationsCreating an evaluation framework for the program
Level UP Social Media Support (DEMO1)
Positions available: 1The Careers and Experience team is looking for a social media marketing wizard who can help us drive more traffic and improve our SEO positioning. The primary project requirements include:Keyword analysis to determine relevant search terms to our organizationA strategy document to outline:Search Engine Optimization (SEO) requirements to ensure our organization appears on the first page of Google for relevant keywordsSocial media requirements to increase the number of followers/likes and shareContent Calendar Execution: Timely deployment of all our social media content to drive maximum traffic to our siteCreating engaging content for prominent media websitesWorking with tools and programs such as Canva, Instagram and FacebookWe’re excited to work with a MacEwan student who can help us not only brainstorm, but also execute a strategy to achieve to create a greater awareness of the Level UP program to the MacEwan student body.This is a great project for students to prove their digital marketing expertise to future employers, as the impact of their work on this project can be easily measured and communicated.
Level UP - Organizing the MacEwanLife Database
Positions available: 1The Careers & Experience team at MacEwan University is looking for a team player who is able to support with a database clean up project. We are looking for an individual who has a strong attention to detail and will be comfortable working independently on a project that entails repetitive work. This project has a flexible start date.The student will be responsible for organizing our contact database in the MacEwanLife. The student will be trained on MacEwanLife at the start of the project. Project duties will include:Contacting employers via e-mail to confirm and update contact informationUpdating contact statuses in MacEwanLife, confirming which contacts/organizations are active vs inactive
Field Study Consulting
We are looking to work with students to identify new opportunities to achieve our business goals. We are open to feedback about areas of focus, as we would like our assigned person or team to preform a comprehensive analysis of our business. We have shared a few high priority goals and desired benefits below to help guide you:- Please describe the problems/opportunities you would like students to address with this project- Please describe the benefits (for your customers and/or organization) that you hope to achieve with this project
Level UP Statistical Analysis of Career Appointments
Analysis of career appointment data to maximize efficiency of scheduling.
Level UP CDA FAS Career Advising pilot program
Introduce incoming students to C&E & services through short career advising appointments.
Level UP CDA Project
Updating coop resources for course and ML