ConocoPhillips provides opportunity for co-op

trevor.kenney — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:10:15 +0000

Andrew Brown, Jenna Van Bodegom and Hannah Erb all have one thing in common – social responsibility is a cornerstone of their ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge education.

To that end, they've been able to take advantage of a new scholarship program established by ConocoPhillips to pursue their passion.

"I am thrilled that we now have scholarships available to students completing co-op work terms with not-for-profit organizations or in international development positions," says Lynette LaCroix, program advancement officer with the Management Co-op program. "The experiences students gain through these positions are incredible and in some cases career altering."

The ConocoPhillips Co-operative Education Award, with a value of up to $5,000, is now available to encourage students to take advantage of exceptional co-op opportunities – opportunities that might otherwise have been missed.

Whether students have an interest in working in a foreign culture, have a desire to make a difference in people's lives or simply want to gain career-related experience, a co-op work term in the not-for-profit sector or in international development can really open doors to their future.

Brown began a work term assisting with the planning and organization of the Lethbridge HIV Connection's 20th Anniversary event. Designing his own advertising campaigns and working on the marketing plan from idea generation to implementation and evaluation, Brown gained valuable experience in a real-world setting.

Through her work term with Volunteer Lethbridge, Van Bodegom discovered a possible career path. She had always had a desire to give back to the community and make a difference in people's lives and through the networking opportunities available to her as the Fund Development and Volunteer Coordinator, she made a number of contacts that will allow her to pursue this career path.

Similarly, Erb dreamt of working for an international non-governmental organization in Africa, such as the Samaritans Purse, after finishing university. Through support from the ConocoPhillips Co-operative Education Award, she was able to go to Africa in January and experience just what such a career would entail.

Studies do not end in the classroom and all three of these students, with the valued support of ConocoPhillips, have been able to apply their studies in real-world settings. It has also allowed them to grow as socially responsible community members and make a lasting impact on the world around them.

IME students into ICBC finals

trevor.kenney — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:01:31 +0000

A group of Integrated Management Experience (IME) students in the Faculty of Management has made the final round of Canada's most prestigious business case competition.

Five U of L students made it through a grueling preliminary process to win the right to compete in the finals with business students from around the world at the Queen's ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (ICBC), which takes place this month in Kingston, Ont.

ICBC is Canada's oldest and largest undergraduate academic business case competition and attracts business students from across Canada and the world. This year, students from 33 international universities (Canada, USA, Hong Kong, mainland China, Singapore, and the U.K.) competed in the preliminary round, where the top six teams were chosen to compete in the finals.

The U of L teams that made the finals were in the Ethics category (Chase Degenhardt and Caleb Pierce) and in Business Policy (Larissa Featherstone, Andrew Brown and Allison Mostowich).

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