Becoming a Champion

Jamie Noakes, Thompson Rivers University

Track: Partnering with Faculty and administration/ Volet: Partenariat avec le corps professoral et l'administration

Type: One-hour Innovative Topic Discussion

Changing work environments and “the great resignation” have created an increase in hiring and greater need to access new and emerging talent with PSI’s. Organizations and employers often experience difficulties when connecting with the right person at PSI’s. Additionally, employers are often unaware of the wide range of experiential learning opportunities available for students to support the local community. At Thompson Rivers University (TRU), we used a unique approach to develop a comprehensive list of campus contacts and Experiential Learning options that we could quickly share with the local company. Join us to learn more about the strategies we utilized to approach this problem and how we mobilized quickly to bring together staff, faculty and administration for collaboration.

Learning objectives:

• Understand new employer frustrations when trying to connect with PSI’s for a wide range of Experiential Learning options. 

• Learn about strategies TRU utilized to create solutions to these concerns 

• Develop your own plan for approaching this situation at your own PSI through discussions with other participants. 

• Create an implementation plan for your PSI, complete with an action item list.