Exploring Communities: Community Collabs!
Exploring Communities: Community Collabs Exploring Communities is a collaboration between the Urban Studies department from the University of Calgary and the Federation of Calgary Communities. Exploring Communities is an opportunity for our members to get support from students on a placemaking project that will enhance their community. Placemaking is the action of taking underused spaces and turning them into energized places. The collaboration is also a […]
Exploring Communities goes to Evergreen!
Students from the Urban Studies class headed down to Evergreen to meet with the board and learn about great placemaking opportunities for the community.
Exploring Communities is back!
Exploring Communities is back! We are thrilled to start the second round of Exploring Communities and once again working with the Urban Studies department at the University of Calgary. We recently met with the students who will be part of this round of Exploring Communities and they are excited to work with the three chosen […]
First accounts from the students!
This week we are highlighting four students from the Urban Studies program who will talk about how important it was for them to work on this community project!
Hearing from the Students
The first part of our new program “Exploring Communities”, a collaboration between the University of Calgary and the Federation has now concluded. The second part will see Federation staff working with the community and to implement some of the information found by the students through our own respective programs, “Engage U”, “Building Safe Communities,” and “Place making”. The next opportunity to participate in this program will be in the Fall, watch Get Engaged to see your next opporutnity to be a community project!
Exploring Community Students at Southview!
Students from the University of Calgary listened in on their first board meeting with Southview. We didn't have a traditional board meeting format so I sneakily snuck a photo!
