COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT
FELLOWS

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I hope a CE Fellows program will help my community collaborate toward community well-being

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A key influence that led me to this work is/was my work as a organizer and coach.

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I hope a CE Fellows program will help my community institutionalize community engagement in teaching, scholarship, and service.

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A key influence that led me to this work is/was working with community to meet community needs in an inclusive, authentic, and sustainable way.

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I hope a CE Fellows program will help my community find better ways of connecting and solving.

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A key influence that led me to this work is/was working with Travis and Laurel and Kristine and desperation for better.

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I hope a CE Fellows program will help my community through gaining knowledge about program development and ways to sustain programs.

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A key influence that led me to this work is/was the networking and willingness of participants to share ideas

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I hope a CE Fellows program will help my community by bringing together like-minded individuals who are currently doing their "soul work" in relative isolation and not getting the credit or recognition they deserve.

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A key influence that led me to this work is/was my father who started bringing me to rallies and community development meetings when I could barely walk. He only had a Grade 8 education but was one of the most intelligent people I ever knew. As I was working on my PhD he always reminded me (so I would stay humble) that some of the stupidest people he knew had "big fancy degrees" - so remember your roots!

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I hope a CE Fellows program will help my community come together to do great things!

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A key influence that led me to this work is/was being with people.

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I hope a CE Fellows program will help my community more effectively collaborate on initiatives and projects in and around the region.

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A key influence that led me to this work is/was working my 2020-21 CE Fellows experience being so helpful and encouraging.

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I hope a CE Fellows program will help my community strengthen our work to create reciprocal and transformative student-focused efforts.

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A key influence that led me to this work is/was the interest in developing intergenerational learning, listening and problem-solving within communities.

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I hope a CE Fellows program will help my community through thoughtful facilitation and teaching tools that call in other ways of knowing and help create spaces for critical reflection.

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A key influence that led me to this work is/was growing up in a faith community that valued the role of knowledge and awareness of others.

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I hope a CE Fellows program will help my community by creating a space for community members both on and off campus to come together in a democratic learning environment.

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A key influence that led me to this work is/was my commitment to mutually beneficial university-community partnerships.

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I hope a CE Fellows program will help my community be more engaged with my University.

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A key influence that led me to this work is/was my commitment to mutually beneficial university-community partnerships.

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I hope a CE Fellows program will help my community institutionalize community to engage, relate and grow.

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A key influence that led me to this work is/was my previous participation in CE Fellows program that I enjoyed being part of.

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I hope a CE Fellows program will help my community deepen principled practice in community-university partnerships.

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A key influence that led me to this work is/was the realization that there is power and strength in collaborative initiatives where post-secondary institutions and communities articulate shared values, and are truly open to combining their knowledge and resources to make an impact.

I look forward to acquiring new knowledge and skills on how best to positively impact my community.

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A key influence that led me to this work is/was a key influence that led me to this work is the great passion for volunteering and changing my community through gender equality and youth empowerment.

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I hope a CE Fellows program will help my community reduce the barriers that often exist between college and community.

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A key influence that led me to this work is/was community organizations often curious about how they can be a part of educating the future of change agents.

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I hope a CE Fellows program will help my community strengthen the interconnectedness of community engagement practitioners at SFU and their community partners, to better identify and address local and global issues.

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A key influence that led me to this work is/was my background working in the non-profit sector, seeing what change is possible when folks come together around shared values.

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I hope a CE Fellows program will help my community by igniting interest in social learning that allows a community to identify and solve its own problems.

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A key influence that led me to this work is/was relationship. I was brought in by someone who convened the first system in Spokane. I want to be able to support that same network as a full convener or convene my own if I relocate.

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I hope a CE Fellows program will help my community deepen its interrelationships in ways that also deepen justice.

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A key influence that led me to this work is/was my ignorance: I feel completely inadequate even just imagining how to approach just and equitable co-creation in the right way from the start.