Five-time Olympic medallist Tessa Virtue shares vision of leadership“No one person can possibly be all things to everyone. Being conscious of filling in the voids in the team around you is critical,” says Tessa Virtue.
At the 2020 edition of the SOAR Student Leadership Conference, the five-time Olympic medallist shared her vision of leadership with Carleton students during a fireside chat in Southam Hall. “And so is having a keen sense of purpose. It’s easy to get lost in the everyday details and the day-to-day pursuit of a goal, and overlook the long-term perspective.” . Click here for full text |
University alumni perform at Ottawa BluesfestFor 11 days every July, the normally empty fields of LeBreton Flats host a lineup of musicians spanning genres and generations. Since Bluesfest launched 25 years ago, it has attracted some of the biggest names in music, from Bob Dylan, Ray Charles and James Brown to Kanye West, Skrillex and the Dixie Chicks.
But Bluesfest isn’t only for big-name touring acts. Every year students and alumni from Carleton’s music program are part of the spectacle. This year, one of them is Carleton alumna Renée Landry , who is playing the City Stage on Saturday, July 6 at 3:30 p.m. Click here for full text |
Ravens basketball team celebrates national championship at City HallThe Carleton Ravens opened their season with convincing wins over NCAA competition in August, and closed it with a resounding 34-point national title game win over the defending U SPORTS champion Calgary Dinos.
Along the way, the Ravens racked up a 22-1 regular season record and won the Wilson Cup as Ontario University Athletics (OUA) basketball champions. Then they ran the table at the Final 8 tournament in Halifax to reclaim the national championship. It was the team's 14th U SPORTS championship since 2003, the latest milestone in a historic run of success. Click here for full text |
Students recognized for administering life-saving first aidPatient is VSA.
That’s first responder jargon for: “vital signs absent.” When the Department of University Safety received reports that a student was lying unconscious on campus, Staff Sgt. Richard Heron rushed to the scene, accompanied by Evan Desroches and Justin Morell of the Carleton University Student Emergency Response (CUSERT). Heron secured the scene as Desroches and Morell began performing CPR and provided oxygen. They readied a portable automated external defibrillator and delivered a shock to restore normal cardiac rhythm. For 10 minutes, they administered first aid. Click here for full text |
Ontario Volunteer Service Awards recognize student contributionsEvery incoming student knows the demands will be different in university, but what does that mean, exactly?
The Carleton Science Student Success Centre helps new students excel through a peer-mentorship program in which upper-year undergraduate and graduate students share their experience, advice and subject expertise. On April 15, nine of its volunteer mentors were honoured with the Ontario Volunteer Service Award Medal for Young Volunteers. Awarded by Ontario’s Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, the medal recognizes youth who have volunteered a large number of hours for an organization and are role models for other young people. Click here for full text |
Grad students propose policy solutions on World Water DayWhen stormy weather rolls into Ottawa, the city’s wastewater infrastructure is swamped by the deluge. Impermeable surfaces like pavement prevent soil from absorbing water. With increased water volume, the flow picks up pesticides, animal waste and other pollutants as it rushes through the city’s 2,600 kilometres of storm sewers, pouring pollutants into Ottawa’s rivers.
Beaches close due to high counts of E. coli. Waterfront properties erode. Aquatic wildlife is killed off by contaminants. This World Water Day, Carleton’s Faculty of Public Affairs challenged students to find creative solutions to the problem with CU75POPS: Water. Click here for full text |