2016-2017 Projects Funded
September 2016 Grant Recipients
On October 19, 2016, the Alumni Student Council adjudicated 20 grant applications and awarded $10,137.50 to six successful applicants. Here are the projects the Alumni Student Council has agreed to support on behalf of the Alumni Association:
Alberta Student Leadership Summit
Name: Alberta Student Leadership Summit 2017: Harnessing Courage
Type: Leadership symposium
Secondary Education Graduate Students' Association
Name: Reconciliation in Action
Type: Dance production (reconciliation/relationship-building event)
University of Alberta Hide and Seek Club
Name: Weekly Hide and Seek Games
Type: On-campus physical activity/involvement opportunity
The Student Design Association
Name: Built: A Pop-Up Design Shop
Type: Art & design show/sale
Swing-Out Edmonton Dance Club
Name: St Louis Shag Workshop
Type: Dance workshop
School of Public Health Students' Association
Name: SPHSA Wine and Cheese Networking Event
Type: Networking event
January 2017 Grant Recipients
On February 16, 2017, the Alumni Student Council adjudicated 34 grant applications and awarded $25,737.04 to thirteen successful applicants. Here are the projects the Alumni Student Council has agreed to support on behalf of the Alumni Association:
Health and Wellness Movement
Name: Health Week 2017
Type: Week-long health and wellness event
TEDxUAlberta
Name: TEDxUAlberta Conference
Type: Conference supporting innovation within Edmonton
UAlberta Ambassador Program
Name: Represent U: Community Art Project
Type: Community art project
U of A Compliments
Name: PostiviWEEK
Type: Event to celebrate professors and de-stress prior to exams
Art and Design Graduate Student Association
Name: Built: ADGSA Sustainable Creativity Workshop and Exhibition Series
Type: Creativity workshop and exhibition series
Jack.org
Name: Night of Spoken Word Poetry and Expressive Arts
Type: Poetry and expressive art event
OUTreach
Name: Enigma: 14th Annual OUTreach Drag Show
Type: Performance and fundraiser
First Aid Responders
Name: UAFAR First Aid Course Start-up
Type: First Aid training
Engineering Students' Society
Name: Surge (The 6th Annual Engineering Art Show)
Type: Art Show
Augustana Outdoors Club
Name: Gear Rental Program
Type: Rental program
Association of Graduate Anthropology Students
Name: 25th Richard Frucht Memorial Lecture Series and Student Conference
Type: Conference and lecture series
Geography and Planning Students' Society
Name: Urban Week
Type: Workshops, speaking sessions and panel discussions
Visual Arts Students Association
Name: Bachelor of Fine Arts Graduating Exhibition: Between Us
Type: Exhibition