Executive meeting on 18-JAN-2010 and other important news
January 11, 2010 by TrentWUSC-IT · Leave a Comment
Our next WUSC at Trent University meeting for committee executives will be held on Monday, January 18th, 2010, at 5:00pm in the LEC Pit. If you hold an executive position within the Local Committee, you are expected and encouraged to attend this very important meeting. During this meeting, we will be talking about Better World Books and next year’s intern.
Other Notices
Referendum Web Training Postponement – The next web training session that is being provided by WUSC in Ottawa will be held this Wednesday, January 13th. Members are asked to contact our Local Committee co-chairs via e-mail as soon as possible if they are interested in attending this seminar.
WUSC Local Committee Get-together – WUSC staff will be holding a get-together for regional Local Committees at the University of Toronto New College campus on Saturday, January 23rd, and Sunday, January 25th, from 8:30-4:30pm and 8:30-2:30pm on the respective days. Matters to be dealt with include the SRP and the various Uniterra campaigns. At least one prospective Local Committee executive member and an existing executive member of WUSC at Trent University are encouraged to attend. Please contact our Local Committee co-chairs via e-mail for more information and to obtain forms that require completion prior to attending.
TCSA Referendum Petition Deadline – Petitions are due on Thursday, January 21st. Those members within the Finance Committee are kindly asked to obtain details on what WUSC at Trent University needs to do for this referendum petition.
Online training for Local Committee members
September 13, 2008 by TrentWUSC-IT · Leave a Comment
WUSC in Ottawa writes to inform us that they will be hosting an online training session for all Local Committee members who would like to learn more about delivering a more effective sponsorship and orientation for sponsored students. Although SRP committee members are encouraged to participate in this training session, members from other committees are also welcome.
The training session is scheduled for Thursday, September 18th at 1:00pm EST, but all interested members are asked to send an RSVP by Tuesday, September 16th. If you would like to take part in the training, please use our contact form stating your intention. We will respond to you as quickly as possible giving you the necessary details for submitting the RSVP.
Online training session for WUSC committee members
March 1, 2008 by TrentWUSC-IT · Leave a Comment
WUSC.ca invites committee members to take part in an online training session for 1 hour on 13th March at 1:00pm EST (English version). This training session is specifically geared to new members or those interested in learning more about the student sponsorship that WUSC is involved in.
The session will address things such as:
- Reviewing candidates’ dossiers
- Dealing with confidentiality
- Completing immigration forms
- Sending welcome letters
- Preparing for orientation
A French version of the training session will be held on Tuesday, 18th March. For more information on what you need to do in order to take part, please contact us.
Note that WUSC.ca must receive RSVPs by Monday, 10th March.
10-December-2007: Human Rights Day
December 10, 2007 by TrentWUSC-IT · Leave a Comment
Today, December 10th, we celebrate the 60th anniversary to mark the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This year’s theme, “Dignity and justice for everyone,” reinforces the vision of the Declaration as a commitment to universal dignity and justice. WUSC volunteers in Canada, overseas, or on campus, contribute every day to make this Declaration a reality, may it be through our Student Refugee Program, which gives young refugees the opportunity to start a new life in an environment free of violence and fear, or WUSC’s Vocational Training for Women in Afghanistan Project, which assists widows in acquiring new skills.
- from WUSC.ca.
SAID and WUSC informative discussion
November 14, 2007 by TrentWUSC-IT · Leave a Comment
WUSC and SAID will be holding an informative discussion on Friday, November 16th at SCRI (Champlain College) from 2:00-4:00pm with PRET delegates.
During a Public Engagement Tour from November 5th-17th, four delegates from Sri Lanka, who are involved in the Project for Rehabilitation through Education and Training (PRET), will meet with a number of Canadian institutions and groups. The purpose of the visit is to engage Canadians on development work in Sri Lanka and share the experience of implementing vocational training programs in the context of post-tsunami and the on-going conflict. They will advocate for the importance of training women and men as a means of addressing poverty alleviation and economic empowerment in tsunami and conflict affected areas and discuss how communities have supported the training of women in non-traditional trades. At a same time, we hope to exchange best practices and learn from Canadian counterpart organizations and institutions and establish a partnership.
All are welcome to take part in this discussion.