Friday, April 06, 2007

Moving On

Hello Lovely Readers,

this blog has served it's purposes, but it's time to move on. The Department is changing its website and a blog will be part of it. That way, all of us who work in the day-to-day activities can send on appropriate information. I hope you all come visit, post comments, and feed to the page. Here it is: http://msvupr.blogspot.com/

follow me there...

Thursday, March 29, 2007

Katimavik is hiring

cool organization. cool job

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Position: Project Leaders
Organization: Katimavik http://www.katimavik.org

Date posted to GoodWorkCanada.ca: Mar 27, 2007
Application deadline: May 27, 2007
Locations: across Canada

We are recruiting Project Leaders for our 2007-2008
program!

A stimulating work environment:

* Live in a Canadian community where a Katimavik
project has been established. Local community partners
offer volunteer work projects to three groups of eleven
participants that you live with and supervise (one group
at a time).

* Initiate and facilitate group dynamics with the support
of other Project Leaders and a Project Coordinator.

* Maximize participants learning potential and ensure that
the program's objectives are met in the following areas:
leadership, second official language, environment, cultural
discovery, and healthy lifestyle.

* Liaise and maintain good relations with local media,
Katimavik's community partners, work supervisors and
members of the Local Katimavik Committee (LKC).
Implement community integration plans.

* Carry out the logistics, administration and financial tasks
related to group living.

Our commitment to you:

* You will receive a dynamic and interactive training
focused on the different aspects of your responsibilities
and the development of your skills.

* You will receive continued support throughout the
duration of your contract from a network of staff.

Put your strengths and talents to good use:

* Relevant university degree and/or minimum 2 years
experience in working with young adults. Knowledge
of community development is an asset.

* Extensive understanding of youth-related issues,
volunteer service and alternative education.

* Fluent English, and at least conversational French

* Driver's license (license to drive a 12-passenger vehicle
is an asset).

* Excellent facilitation, communication, leadership,
planning, organization and coordination skills; ability to
adapt to change, take initiative, manage a team and resolve
conflicts; open-mindedness and respect; time and stress
management skills.

* Sound knowledge of MS Office applications.

Salary and benefits:

Along with your salary, $489 / wk, we assume all costs
associated with your food, lodging and group activities.
After a three-month probationary period you are eligible
for a range of benefit programs:

o 6% vacation pay
o Group Benefit Program specific to contractual positions
o Access to the Employee Assistance Program
o Professional Development funds

For more information about the position or the program,
please visit our website at: http://www.katimavik.org

TO APPLY:

Please send your résumé to the office in your region. Also,
for project leader positions, please indicate the provinces
and territories where you would like to work in your cover
letter.

Atlantic regional office

Isabelle LeVert-Chiasson, Human Resources Manager
5991 Spring Garden Road, Suite 485
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 1Y6
Fax: 902 492-4321
E-mails:
For project leader positions only: hr@katimavik-atl.org

Quebec regional office

Josée Bleau, Human Resources Manager
2100 Pierre-Dupuy Avenue
Wing 2, Suite 3010
Cité du Havre, Montréal, Québec H3C 3R5
Fax: 514 871-8518
E-mails:
To send your résumé: rh@katimavik-qc.org
For informations: jbleau@katimavik-qc.org

Ontario regional office

Tracy Laurin, Regional Director
301-265 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario K1S 2E1
Fax: 613 722-1359
E-mail: tlaurin@katimavik-ont.org

Prairies, Northwest Territories and Nunavut regional office

Vincent Bernier, Human Resources Manager
860-736, 8th Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 1H4
Fax: 403 693-0190
E-mail: vbernier@katimavik-pra.org

British Columbia and Yukon regional office

Laurie Anderson, Human Resources Manager
200-430 Columbia Street
New Westminster, British Columbia V3L 1B1
Fax: 604 521-9393
E-mail: landerson@katimavik-bcyk.org

IABC Portfolio Competition LOOMING DEADLINE

THIS IN FROM Sarah, one of our current students:

Hello All,

Could you please let your students know about the IABC Atlantic's Annual Portfolio competition. We have not received any interest from the students, which is surprising as it is a great resume builder and there is cash to win! Below are the details...

Thanks much for your assistance,
Cheers,
Sarah


Win $100 Cash & Bragging Rights!
@ The IABC Atlantic Portfolio Competition


IABC Atlantic is pleased to present the fourth annual Portfolio Competition for public relations students. Details on the competition are provided below. Please RSVP for the event at cerportfolio.iabc@gmail.com before March 30. Hurry and sign up, there are only ten spots available.

We are also looking for communications, PR, and HR professionals to join a panel of judges.


The competition : Judging will take place at MSVU. During a 10 minute presentation, students present their portfolio to the panel of three judges.



The judging criteria: Judging will be based on specific criteria: content, creativity, presentation, consistency, flow/organization of material, and overall presentation/appearance. Scoring sheets will be provided.



The prize: The winning candidate from each school will win a 1-year membership to IABC and $100 in cash. All participating students will receive a certificate of participation.



The date: Friday, April 13 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at MSVU

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Work in Alberta?

Not that I want you all to move to Alberta, but I like the name of this place: Wood Buffalo.

Dr. Marie Riley wrote that she had a visitor this morning, a Mr. Philip Cooper, senior communication advisor for the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in Alberta. "They have lots of jobs and are looking for grads," Marie wrote. "If any senior students in your classes are interested in working in Alberta they should check out www.woodbuffalo.ab.ca or contact philip.cooper@woodbuffalo.ab.ca"

Check it out for us, will you?

Friday, March 23, 2007

Lauren O wins English Department's 2007 Literary Prize

After reading her first paper in year one Communication Theory & Practice, and after hearing her read her work at the launch of All Rights Reserved, I knew that this young woman was smart at talented.

Congratulations, Lauren Oostveen, on winning the English Department's 2007 Literary Prize!

Check out Lauren's work:
http://prwriting.blogspot.com/

GPI Atlantic Short Term Position

GPI Atlantic

Researcher – Job Description


Position: Researcher
Reports to: Executive Director and Managing Director
Start date: as soon as possible
Contract term: 4 months
37.5 hours per week
Salary commensurate with experience

Job Summary
GPI Atlantic is seeking a researcher to work on the completion of our headline indicators report. This project is a product of the ten years of research work that GPI Atlantic has completed to date. The headline indicators from each subject area have already been selected, and considerable data collection has already been undertaken. The researcher will be responsible for collecting new and updated data for the key headline indicators (focusing first on the environmental and natural resource indicators), organizing the data in spreadsheets for incorporation into the GPI database, reviewing the original analysis contained in each report, and then reporting on new trends and changes in the data since the last report was issued.


Organization
Founded in 1997, GPI Atlantic is an independent, non-profit research and education organization committed to the development of the Genuine Progress Index (GPI) – a new measure of sustainability, wellbeing and quality of life.

GPI Atlantic’s vision is that decisions made by governments, businesses and other organizations in Nova Scotia, Canada, and around the world, are based on criteria that properly value social, economic and environmental assets.

GPI Atlantic’s mission is to conduct research on the Genuine Progress Index, which measures environmental, economic and social progress and wealth, and to assist leaders in business, government and communities in using the GPI perspective in their decision-making.

Duties:
Find appropriate data for each selected indicator
Organize data in spreadsheets for incorporation into the GPI database
Interpret, synthesize, and analyse data and information
Prepare summary reports of research results
Write and edit materials for publication and/or presentation
Create charts and graphs
Prepare presentations of research results
Other research tasks as assigned

Skills and Qualifications:
Post-secondary degree (completed or in process) in the social and/or environmental sciences or equivalent experience
Demonstrated quantitative research skills and experience; a demonstrated understanding of the relationship between the environmental, social and economic aspects relevant to the Genuine Progress Index is an asset
Highly organized, flexible, and adaptable; demonstrated ability to meet deadlines under pressure is an asset
Excellent written and editing/proofreading skills
Strong interpersonal communication skills
Proficient with computer use and applications (e.g. MS Word and Excel, online research, etc.)
Professional presence and demeanour
Able to work well both independently and with others
Able to work from home


Application Deadline: Friday, April 6, 2007

Electronic applications strongly preferred. Please send applications to:
Clare Levin
Managing Director
GPI Atlantic
535 Indian Point Rd.
Glen Haven, NS B3Z 2T5
clevin@gpiatlantic.org

We thank all applicants for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Thursday, March 22, 2007

Co-op Celebrations

Word from our fantastic colleagues in co-operative education.

HaPpY BirTHday!

National Co-operative Education Week is March 19 - 23, 2007. The MSVU Co-operative Education Office invites you to help us celebrate 50 years of Co-operative Education in Canada .

On Wednesday, March 21st from 2-3 pm , the Co-op Office will be hosting an Open House for students and faculty in Seton Annex 3 . Please drop by for cake and the opportunity to win a basket full of goodies donated by Harbinger Communications Inc.

Of course, if you cannot make it to our Open House, please drop by during the week to fill out a ballot. The draw will take place on Friday, March 23rd at 3 pm and you may only enter the draw once.

Also, we thought a little history lesson was warranted for such an occasion:

HISTORY OF CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION IN CANADA
In the mid 1950's admissions to post-secondary academic institutions in Canada started to grow at a rapid rate. The technology revolution was underway. The community of Kitchener-Waterloo in Ontario, 65 miles west of Toronto, was a diverse manufacturing, business and insurance community.

A number of individuals had a vision that a technologically oriented university was needed. Many of these people had been transferred from head offices to subsidiary companies in the area and were familiar with co-operative education practiced in the United States.

The group decided to find an institution with an engineering program based on the concept of co-operative education. Once the decision was made, little time was wasted and by July 1957, 75 co-op students were admitted to a new institution which would later become the University of Waterloo.

They were told the economy would not support such a venture and that co-operative education would not work. Meanwhile, employers of co-op students judged co-op programs to be a success. Students were well received and given practical and challenging learning situations during their work terms. Supervisors of students became aware they had a unique opportunity to be a part of the educational process and that they were supporting future leaders of Canadian industry and business.

Today, support for co-operative education among employers is found in all sectors of the economy. Approximately 75% of all co-op terms are in the private sector with the remainder represented by federal, provincial and municipal governments as well as various government and social service agencies.

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

1990 Grad Michael Cayley Checks In

... and delivers a great opportunity!

Back in October, I was appointed as CEO of a Toronto based startup that is owned by two leading venture capital companies and Microsoft USA.

This is the first time that Microsoft has agreed to commercialize technology developed in its R&D department through a third party in Canada.

PlanetEye Inc. will deliver a new visual form of travel search and discovery on the internet.

Perhaps it is easiest to think of our service as the reinvention of a travel guide like Lonely Planet, employing all of the latest technologies and techniques of the internet (aka Web 2.0). Social media, social networks, geotagging, wikies, etc.

There are all kinds of ways that I could work with PR grads, students, etc. that range from co-op positions, to long term gigs to volunteer/term projects.

Right now I am looking for a Manager of Content & Community, a very senior marketing exec and some folks on the technology side.

These are probably the kind of people who already have a myspace, flickr and Facebook presence, maybe previous international travel experience. Does anyone come to mind for this? Please spread the word within the current classes on campus and anyone else within the alum network.

I can be reached at michael@planeteye.com

Friday, March 16, 2007

The Canadian Education Centre Open Position

The Canadian Education Centre (CEC) Network, a private nonprofit
organization promoting Canadian education around the world, seeks a highly
motivated Events Assistant for our International Events department.

The ideal candidate will be a recent graduate in Communications, Marketing,
Events or a related field, have some administrative experience and possess
excellent organizational, customer-service and communication skills. A
positive attitude, a strong work ethic and a keen desire to learn are also
important attributes. HTML skills and event experience are assets.

Duties include managing event registrations, handling routine internal and
external inquiries, data entry, invoicing and assisting with the planning
and implementation of international education fairs.

Please forward your resume and cover letter to amy.mullis@cecnetwork.ca by
Friday March 30, 2007.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.