Community Engagement Option

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Note: Additional training and education may be required.

At Laurier, develop these competencies through both curricular and co-curricular opportunities to help you achieve your goals for the future.

Demonstrate the concepts of social inclusion, local democracy and community enterprise through coursework and placement at The Working Centre.
Identify structural barriers that affect individuals in communities; how to address barriers through inclusion, collaboration and fair distribution of resources and knowledge.
Demonstrate a critical awareness of responsive community development through emergent thinking, personalist practices and local decision making.
Critically engage with key theoretical and methodological approaches of community engagement, social innovation and interdisciplinary thinking to generate positive social and community change.
Work collaboratively, effectively and respectfully with others through relationship building and social interaction.
Develop a strong appreciation of cultural diversity, empathy and respect for others.
Discover how to create welcoming third spaces through cultivating hospitality, principles of placement and reciprocity.
Develop skills to become changemakers, social entrepreneurs and active citizens.

Lead and/or contribute to projects, including determining goals, planning details, making decisions and completing tasks.
Work effectively as part of a team by identifying your role and collaborating with others for team success.
Demonstrate professional behavior, including sensitivity to individual perspectives and diversity.
Engage in collective action aimed at addressing social, environmental or political challenges.

Explain information, ideas and opinions effectively, both verbally and in writing, with approaches suitable to a variety of audiences.
Probe for information by asking questions and listening, and engage in constructive conversations.
Present information in multiple kinds of media, using current technology, for maximum reach and impact.
Apply practices of listening, critical reflection and argument to engage in productive dialogue across social and cultural differences.

Make well-reasoned decisions by identifying and considering all sides of an issue.
Use a variety of sources to prepare informative reports and presentations that address specific questions.
Critically interpret information and apply knowledge to new situations.
Set priorities, meet deadlines and managing time, data and resources.
Analyze and evaluate data to discuss, support and/or question ideas, opinions, reports, theories and proposals.