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September – May: Monday to Friday, 8:45am to 4:30pm
June – August: Monday to Friday, 8:45am to 3:30pm

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The Michaëlle Jean Centre for Global and Community Engagement promotes lifelong community engagement and social responsibility among uOttawa students. Integrating academics with meaningful volunteer service through community and faculty partnerships, the Centre supports students in contributing to stronger communities, positive social change and a more active university locally, nationally and internationally.

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Vision:

Engaged Citizens for Thriving Communities

Goals:

To foster social responsibility, leadership and skills development, whatever students’ level of engagement.
To cultivate impact-driven partnerships to address community priorities and improve student learning.
To connect students to local and international community engagement opportunities.

Values:

Inclusion and respect

We are open, honest and transparent in our dealings with students, community partners and staff.
We treat everyone in a respectful, equitable manner.
We value diversity and accessibility.
We take a positive attitude to new ideas and change.

Collaboration

We build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
We help connect community engagement to classroom learning.
We work as a team to find solutions.

Excellence

We enable students to reach their potential by offering opportunities to develop knowledge, transferable skills and social awareness.
We contribute to a culture of social responsibility.
We take responsibility for our actions through self-development and learning.

Reciprocity

We practice active listening.
We facilitate mutually beneficial experiential learning opportunities.
We meet stakeholders wherever they are on the continuum of engagement and suggest options based on their needs.