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Volunteer & Clubs<br />
94.9 CHRW – Radio <strong>Western</strong><br />
See the Media on Campus section in this guide.<br />
Alternative Spring Break<br />
asb.uwo.ca<br />
<strong>Western</strong> <strong>of</strong>fers <strong>student</strong>s the opportunity<br />
to participate in a service-learning experience<br />
during Reading Week each year. Since 2003,<br />
hundreds <strong>of</strong> <strong>student</strong>s from all faculties have<br />
travelled to places like Louisiana, the Dominican<br />
Republic, Costa Rica and Winnipeg to engage in<br />
community development projects. The program<br />
aims to connect <strong>student</strong>s’ academic learning<br />
with real-world issues and enhance their sense <strong>of</strong><br />
civic engagement.<br />
Clubs<br />
www.usc.uwo.ca<br />
Clubs Week: September 20-24, 2010<br />
Get involved, join something different or<br />
something you love. Meet new people. Also<br />
check out the USC website for all the different<br />
campus clubs. Click on ‘Student Life’ and then<br />
on ‘Clubs Community’.<br />
Elections<br />
See the Leadership section in this guide.<br />
Enviro<strong>Western</strong>, USC<br />
Email: usc.environment@uwo.ca<br />
www.usc.uwo.ca/envirowestern<br />
Enviro<strong>Western</strong> is the <strong>student</strong> answer to<br />
environmental issues, providing both action<br />
and advocacy for issues important to <strong>student</strong>s,<br />
as well as numerous opportunities to get<br />
involved. Check out the website listed above<br />
for more information on how to get involved<br />
with the range <strong>of</strong> projects undertaken each<br />
year.<br />
Faculty Students’ Councils,<br />
Clubs and Associations<br />
Visit your Faculty or School’s website<br />
to find out about how to get involved<br />
with different Councils, Clubs and<br />
Associations at the Faculty level. It’s a<br />
great way to get involved. If you go to<br />
www.uwo.ca and click on ‘Faculties’ on<br />
the right hand menu, it will link you to<br />
all the Faculties and Schools at <strong>Western</strong>.<br />
fraternities and the exciting dynamic<br />
they provide in addition to your <strong>student</strong><br />
experience. Looking for valuable connections<br />
to your field <strong>of</strong> study or future career, or to<br />
expand on your social or athletic experience?<br />
Find us on the Concrete beach after O-Week<br />
and introduce yourself!<br />
International Income Tax<br />
Preparation (IITP) Volunteers<br />
www.sdc.uwo.ca/int/services/index.html?iitp<br />
IITP volunteers are <strong>Western</strong> <strong>student</strong>s<br />
whose role is to assist international <strong>student</strong>s<br />
(individually or in small groups) and their<br />
spouses/partners with completing their<br />
Canadian Income Tax Forms during the<br />
Income Tax Clinic held in March and April.<br />
In addition to enhancing their cross-cultural<br />
communication skills, IITP volunteers can<br />
benefit from learning how to file their own<br />
taxes and become familiar with international<br />
<strong>student</strong> tax issues. Training and a Volunteer<br />
Certificate is provided by Canada Revenue<br />
Agency. For more information, please contact<br />
iss@uwo.ca, or visit us at SDC’s International<br />
and Exchange Student Centre in Room 2120,<br />
WSS. Please visit our website in December<br />
for information on the IITP recruitment for<br />
Spring 2011.<br />
International Peer<br />
Connection (IPC)<br />
www.sdc.uwo.ca/int/services/index.html?ispc<br />
The IPC program connects new<br />
international (graduate and undergraduate)<br />
<strong>student</strong>s with current <strong>Western</strong> <strong>student</strong>s called<br />
Peer Guides. Peer Guides are<br />
familiar<br />
with the <strong>Western</strong> campus and have had a<br />
variety <strong>of</strong> international and intercultural<br />
experiences <strong>of</strong> their own. Peer Guides act as<br />
guides, resource people, cultural interpreters<br />
and friendly supports to new international<br />
<strong>student</strong>s during their transition to <strong>Western</strong><br />
and Canada. Volunteering as a Peer Guide<br />
is an opportunity to enhance intercultural,<br />
leadership and helping skills as well as<br />
develop international friendships. For more<br />
information, please contact iss@uwo.ca, or<br />
visit us at SDC’s International and Exchange<br />
Student Centre in Room 2120, WSS. Please<br />
visit our website (www.sdc.uwo.ca/int/<br />
services/index.html?pg) in early 2011 for<br />
information on the Peer Guide recruitment for<br />
2011-2012.<br />
Let’s Talk Science<br />
www.letstalkscience.ca<br />
Middlesex College room 11<br />
Through the Partnership Program,<br />
volunteers go into classrooms to do handson<br />
activities with <strong>student</strong>s; guide field trips<br />
and laboratory tours; provide science fair<br />
mentoring and judging; <strong>of</strong>fer organized<br />
workshops in fields like biotechnology<br />
and physics; engage <strong>student</strong>s in bonafide<br />
scientific research; give whole-school<br />
workshops and presentations; and give<br />
workshops at museums or community<br />
events.<br />
Leadership and Mentorship<br />
Program (LAMP)<br />
See the Leadership section in this guide.<br />
continued…<br />
Gazette<br />
See the Media on Campus section in this<br />
guide.<br />
Interfraternity Council,<br />
UWO<br />
Email: shalas@uwo.ca (IFC President)<br />
This is the body that helps<br />
organize and maintain the<br />
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Volunteer & Clubs
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