{"id":22012,"date":"2020-04-05T22:23:45","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T05:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/?p=22012"},"modified":"2020-04-06T07:34:41","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T14:34:41","slug":"online-brainstorming-session-re-helping-our-communities-april-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/2020\/04\/05\/online-brainstorming-session-re-helping-our-communities-april-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Online brainstorming session re: helping our communities &#8212; April 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFV has a new and exciting opportunity for community involvement!<\/p>\n<p>During times of crisis communities come together and assist those in need.<\/p>\n<p>We welcome you to join Research, Engagement &amp; Graduate Studies\u2019 online brainstorming forum on Thurs, April 9, at 10 am<strong>, <\/strong>a bluejeans link will be provided to those who RSVP. Let\u2019s generate a few ideas for helping those in need in the communities UFV serves.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a great idea, or are already working on a project, or if you would like to get involved but are not sure how, please join us, brainstorm, and help our communities when they need it the most.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Please <strong>RSVP<\/strong> to the meeting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.ca\/r\/9JSHR39\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>For the <strong>meeting<\/strong>, we will provide a Blue Jeans* link to those who RSVP.<\/li>\n<li>Please <strong>read<\/strong> this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.universityaffairs.ca\/news\/news-article\/canadian-universities-heed-the-call-for-help-in-the-fight-against-covid-19\/\">article<\/a> from University Affairs about what other universities are doing before the meeting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*Version 2.15 or higher of the BlueJeans app is recommended.<\/p>\n<p>Some current examples of community engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>UFV nursing students are supporting health care workers by doing their grocery shopping and running other errands for their families while they work at the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic<\/li>\n<li>UFV staff have a chance to <a href=\"https:\/\/connect.ufv.ca\/parking-fee-redirection\">donate<\/a> the money they would have spent on parking to a student emergency relief fund<\/li>\n<li>The College of Nurses of Ontario is granting temporary certifications to recent graduates<\/li>\n<li>Medical students at Memorial University have volunteered to do contact tracing, identifying, and contacting people who may have come into contact with someone with COVID-19<\/li>\n<li>Post-secondary institutions and students are supporting communities by assisting those experiencing food insecurity while still practising social distancing (such as at the University of Lethbridge through Campus Care Parcels)<\/li>\n<li>Okanagan College\u2019s Culinary Arts department is donating food to the local food bank that would originally have been used in class labs and cafeteria meals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other examples that encourage people to stay healthy and at home:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Online free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/90481514\/these-free-online-exercise-offers-will-help-keep-you-fit-and-sane-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic\">exercise<\/a> classes and sessions<\/li>\n<li>Online free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kamloopsthisweek.com\/community\/virtual-yoga-classes-during-the-pandemic-1.24104089\">yoga classes<\/a> to help anxiety and stay fit<\/li>\n<li>Harvard\u2019s free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youthop.com\/scholarships\/harvard-university-free-online-courses-2020\">online courses<\/a> to support education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*If you are unable to join us at this particular meeting, please email <a href=\"mailto:tracy.morrison@ufv.ca\">tracy.morrison@ufv.ca<\/a> in the Research Office and she will be able to assist you with further information.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you and we hope to see you soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFV has a new and exciting opportunity for community involvement! During times of crisis communities come together and assist those in need. We welcome you to join Research, Engagement &amp; Graduate Studies\u2019 online brainstorming forum on Thurs, April 9, at 10 am, a bluejeans link will be provided to those who RSVP. 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