University of Alberta
EN-13: Community Service

CORPORATE CHALLENGE uab.ca/corpchall Edmonton Corporate Challenge was created in 1992 to provide an activity for local businesses to foster employee interaction, teamwork, morale, pride, and health and wellness. It is an Olympics-style competition that is now one of the largest amateur sporting events in Canada! In addition to athletic competition, an equal emphasis is placed upon team spirit and community support. Participants compete in specific sports as well as in activities that are geared towards building team pride. The University of Alberta is proud to participate in these community games, fielding teams in each of the 20 sporting events, providing volunteers who support the events, and participating in all parts of the spirit challenge, including the CEO Pep Rally Challenge, Big Bike Challenge (fundraiser for the Heart and Stroke Foundation), scavenger hunt and the blood donor drive. COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AWARDS https://uab.ca/cca The University of Alberta’s Community Connections Awards honour those individuals and groups who have embodied the U of A’s spirit to “uplift the whole people” by sharing their expertise, time, and energy for the benefit of the public good. Three awards are presented annually to those who support, study and work at the University of Alberta. Recipients of these awards demonstrate their exceptional service to the U of A through the impact of their community involvement. Awards are presented at a ceremony typically held in May each year. There are three award categories: - Community Scholar – recognizes faculty and instructors who share and translate their areas of expertise for the betterment of the community. - Community Leader – recognizes U of A employees, post-doctoral fellows and/or students who have embraced opportunities to build, enhance, and sustain engagement with the broader community. - UAlberta Advocates – recognizes people from the broader community who’s efforts have enhanced the U of A’s reputation and raised its profile with neighbouring communities. GREEN AND GOLD DAY https://uab.ca/ggday Green and Gold Day is the University of Alberta’s premier school spirit event, celebrating the people who make the U of A the vibrant, involved and innovative community that it is - students, faculty, staff and alumni. It features a parade, pep rally, barbeque, dodgeball and other festive activities that uplift and connect the university community near and far. Each year in September, hundreds of people come out to Main Quad to enjoy food, carnival games and the chance to show off their Green and Gold spirit. UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN https://ualberta.ca/united-way More than 135,000 people in the Edmonton region live in poverty. Many people across the University of Alberta, government and multiple community organizations and agencies are working to understand and solve this problem. The United Way stands at the heart of many of those efforts by supporting the delivery of over 100 programs and services – all dedicated to creating pathways out of poverty by partnering with 50 other organizations in the region. Many of the 50 organizations partnered with the United Way also partner with the University of Alberta. They open their doors to UAlberta students through internships and co-ops. They assist researchers through joint research projects. Most importantly, they help people on UAlberta's campuses directly through the services they provide. The University of Alberta has been a proud supporter of the United Way for more than 30 years. Each year the university runs a fundraising campaign to facilitate UAlberta staff and faculty donations to this worthy cause. To date, the campus community has raised in excess of $12 million dollars for the United Way.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBLE PARTIES: Lauren Baril Team Lead, Student Engagement & Partnerships Volunteer Management & Partnerships Office of the Registrar Prachi Mishra Associate Project Planner Sustainability Council David Peacock Director Community Service-Learning Faculty of Arts Amber Basarab Student Advisor Learning, Advising and Beyond Augustana Campus Michaela Mann U School Program Lead Office of the Senate Caitlin McLeod Supervisor Residence Life Education and Leadership Ancillary Services Facilities & Operations Zhi Jones Associate Director Education Abroad University of Alberta International Gavin Palmer Student Engagement Programs Coordinator University of Alberta International Idara Effiom EASI Program Assistant University of Alberta International Darlene Bryant Associate Director Strategic Initiatives and Events Strategic Portfolio Initiatives University Relations Eric Kother Senior Manager Student's Union Michelle Kim Program Lead Sustain SU Student's Union Kristin LaGrange Program Lead Student Group Services Student's Union Macey Nortey Team Lead Student Services Students' Union Devin Smith Program Lead Peer Support Centre Students' Union Josh Connauton Strategy Manager New Student Orientation Students' Union Dayna Wallington Program Lead Student Development Students' Union Em Matheson Program Lead The Landing Students' Union Deanna L. Williams Chair & Associate Professor Department of Human Ecology Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences Kim Lo Event Operations Associate Golden Bears and Pandas Athletics Reshma Sirajee Volunteer Coordinator Campus Food Bank Society Kenneth Lord President Outdoors Club Emily Stein Co-President Healthnuts