Co-Curricular Experiences
Co-curricular experiences are all the on-campus volunteer opportunities you can participate in to complement your Laurier academic journey. Many departments across campus offer co-curricular experiences as a way to gain meaningful learning opportunities and to support transformational experiences.
These include experiences such as volunteering with your faculty/department, Residence, clubs, athletics, Students' Union, etc.
If you're running an activity and would like students to get recognized for their participation, learn more about the Co-Curricular Database and determine if your activity is eligible to be included.
Explore Co-Curricular Experiences
Experience Catalogue
As you plan what activities to get involved in next year, check out the Experience Catalogue, which:
- Includes a full list of co-curricular experiences that are currently offered across campus.
- Provides a description and contact information for each activity to help you find the perfect outlet for your passions or supporting your future career path.
Experience Guides
Check off all the elements on your experience checklist! Each year the Career Centre publishes Experience Guides to:
- Outline possible experiential pathways designed around your program.
- Help to highlight co-curricular experiences that will enrich your academic learning.
- Provide a year-to-year progression of volunteer opportunities.
Add and Track Your Co-Curricular Experience
Adding a Co-Curricular Experience
1. Log in to Navigator and click Co-Curricular Experiences.
2. Select Add a Position.
3. Search for the activity.
- Type the position title or activity in the search box (e.g. intramurals participant) and select the position as it populates.
- Use search filters to search for positions.
- If you can't find an activity, email experiencerecord@wlu.ca.
4. Select Add Position.
5. Select the blue Add Reflection button and complete the reflection questions - Save.
6. Using the dropdown box, select Developed for up to five competencies - Save Changes.
7. Under Time Entry, click the grey Edit box - include the total number of hours you completed. Select Update and the total hours will appear on your LER.
Adding Positions from Previous Years
Adding co-curricular experiences is not retroactive so you must add activities during the same academic year in which you were involved. This encourages you to think critically and reflect on your involvement each year and ensures a timely and accurate validation process.
If you missed adding an experience, email experiencerecord@wlu.ca and we will help you as best we can.
Deadlines and Validation
2020/21 activities can be added to your Laurier Experience Record starting January 2021. Your activities must be added by April 9, 2021.
Once positions are validated in April and May, they will appear on your record.
Only approved positions with reflection, learning competencies selected and time commitment indicated will appear on your published LER. The checkmark on the experience will be green once validated.
Pending or incomplete positions will not appear on your published LER.
Troubleshooting
Missing Reflections
Co-curricualr positions will not show on your Published LER until you complete the reflection questions, select learning competencies and indicate time commitment for each position.
Add reflection by viewing the position and clicking "Add Reflection" - complete the five reflection questions for each position.
Approved positions will then display on your Published LER.
Activities Not Appearing
Activities may not appear in the Co-Curricular Experiences database for several reasons:
- Certificates and/or workshop series are tracked in the Certificate/Programs module.
- The activity did not meet the inclusion criteria.
- The minimum 3 hour time commitment was not met.
- The validator did not submit the activity to the database.
Declined Positions
Validation is completed by the host department by sending a membership list or logging in to approve/decline requests. Here are a few reasons why your position might be declined:
- Did you add the wrong position by accident? Were you a note taker but accidentally added note taker coordinator to your record?
- Club presidents are responsible for submitting full membership lists to the Students' Union. If this list is not received, all club members are declined.
- Did you meet all the requirements for the position?
Contact experiencerecord@wlu.ca to inquire about declined positions.
Need More Information?
If you are interested in learning more about co-curricular experiences, email Bailey Gross at experiencerecord@wlu.ca or book a LER in Navigator (Career Centre appointment calendar).