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Semi-pro player, trainer, coach and 91亚色, Glendon Campus alumnus now runs his own soccer academy for young players thanks to the GENIAL entrepreneurial incubator

Nolan Karuta knows what it takes to be successful in soccer and it鈥檚 more than fundamental skills, footwork and passing. It鈥檚 about having the right mindset coupled with a passion for the game. The same can be said for the entrepreneurial game of business.

Karuta, a 2023 91亚色 Glendon Campus graduate with a bilingual degree in business economics, is not short on passion. 鈥淚 played soccer my whole life and stopped for a couple of years,鈥� he says. 鈥淚 came back to it when I went to 91亚色 because they were known as the best soccer program in Canada. I played and trained with them and played semi-pro for about seven years.鈥�

He wasn鈥檛 just passionate about playing soccer, he had an entrepreneurial spirit and an abundance of ideas for businesses, from preventing package theft at front doors to print-on-demand. 鈥淚 was always kind of entrepreneurially minded. I was always ready to take a leap of faith,鈥� says Karuta.

But discovering which business venture best suited his unique set of skills, strengths and connections came after graduation when he joined the entrepreneurial incubator of the Glendon ENtrepreneuriat et Innovation A 尝鈥檌nternational (GENIAL) Initiative at the suggestion of Glendon Associate Professor Angelo Dossou-Yovo. Through GENIAL, Karuta was able to focus his passion. 鈥淚 think it's a great program, something that's really unique,鈥� he says.

Dossou-Yovo, the management and entrepreneurship professor who developed the initiative in 2017, agrees. 鈥淚t鈥檚 the only business incubator in Ontario that I鈥檓 aware of that focuses on the process of discovering business opportunities. In addition, we offer a bilingual program, both French and English, and that makes us different. We don鈥檛 just have participants develop a business model. At the outset, you really need to make sure you're starting the right business because there is no point developing a business model for a venture that would not gain any market traction or end up not surviving within one to three years.鈥�

Through the process, Karuta soon realized what was there all along 鈥� a business that drew from his extensive knowledge, experience and skills at playing, teaching and coaching soccer. That was what first sparked the idea for to train young players in both English and French by focussing on technical fundamentals and defensive intelligence, a skill set he says is often overlooked in grassroots Canadian soccer.

鈥淚t seems natural in hindsight, but it took some time to realize it. I had a strong football (soccer) network, was a trainee, and coached and played with an ex-Arsenal player towards the end of my career. I thought, I can do this. Without the GENIAL Initiative I don鈥檛 think I would have had the same confidence. It helps develop resiliency and provide a support system,鈥� says Karuta. With more than a decade of coaching experience, he continues to be asked by pro players to help coach, such as at FC Bayern M眉nich鈥檚 summer football (soccer) camps. He traveled with them for four weeks and underwent coaching from their philosophy under the Bayern world squad head coach Christopher Loch.

Dossou-Yovo acknowledges that Karuta had several earlier ideas, but this one was 鈥渞eally in line with his passion and is a testimony to the initiative, that it actually helps. We try to create an entrepreneurship mindset by focusing on the early stage of the life cycle of a business. We look at how to identify and develop business opportunities.鈥� It begins with problem solving and learning how to discover and identify business opportunities that offer a higher probability of success.

鈥淲e're in the business of helping would-be entrepreneurs and those interested in entrepreneurship to develop entrepreneurship skills,鈥� adds Dossou-Yovo. Within the bilingual GENIAL initiative is a 15-week Entrepreneurial Skills Passport Program, which recently started offering modules to professionals. Once they complete all the modules, they receive a digital badge. The initiative has also grown and now accepts francophone students from other universities and colleges.

A research program in entrepreneurship and innovation within GENIAL is now also developing a crowdsourcing platform to help test business ideas, what might work or not, and what are the opportunities. Something that is especially useful for participants that don鈥檛 have deep experience and knowledge in a particular business they鈥檙e interested in.

There is also an annual Student Entrepreneurship Competition where students can pitch their ideas, learn how to communicate the value of their business to potential partners and hopefully attract seed funding to launch and scale their business. Karuta took second place in the competition last year and won the public choice award.

This year鈥檚 competition was held on Oct. 2 and presented by Glendon GENIAL and Desjardins Financial Group, which has donated to this initiative and a second initiative, YSpace鈥檚 ELLA for women entrepreneurs, to expand both.

That gift helped not only with infrastructure needs for the GENIAL incubator and its Entrepreneurial Skills Passport program (ESP), but also resources for the experiential education component of the courses, specifically in social enterprise design, as well as the entrepreneurship project course. In addition, it allowed more modules to be added to the ESP program and provides seed funding to the student entrepreneurs.

The future vision for the Karuta Futbol Academy is to expand and have a non-profit affiliation to hold community pick-up events, drop-in clinics and have a more affordable price point for high level training. Karuta aims to have multiple hubs (North 91亚色, 91亚色 Region, Durham, downtown Toronto) as part of a franchise model by 2026鈥�2027.

Karuta continues to refer to what he learned through GENIAL to grow his academy training an increasing number of players ages 10 to 16. Beyond the skill level, Karuta is looking to see if the young players are teachable. 鈥淐an I develop a love of the game and help them be a better person?鈥� That is most important. The rest of it, he says he can train. In fact, he loves working with some of the more challenging kids and helping them develop, not just their footwork, but as well-rounded athletes.

鈥淲ith the youngest players, it鈥檚 more about developing skills, but as they get older, that changes and it becomes more about mindset and game IQ. You need the right mindset to succeed.鈥�

尝鈥檌nitiative GENIAL de Glendon aide un dipl么m茅 脿 canaliser sa passion pour le sport

Ancien joueur semi-professionnel, un dipl么m茅 du campus Glendon de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 devenu entra卯neur dirige aujourd鈥檋ui une acad茅mie de soccer pour jeunes joueurs gr芒ce 脿 l鈥檌ncubateur d鈥檈ntreprises GENIAL.

Nolan Karuta sait que le succ猫s au soccer ne se r茅sume pas aux comp茅tences fondamentales, au jeu de jambes et aux passes. Il faut 茅galement 锚tre dot茅 du bon 茅tat d鈥檈sprit et 锚tre passionn茅 par ce sport. Il en va de m锚me pour le monde des affaires.

Nolan, qui a obtenu en 2023 un dipl么me bilingue en 茅conomie et commerce au campus Glendon de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色, ne manque pas de passion. 芦鈥塉鈥檃i jou茅 au soccer toute ma vie en m鈥檃rr锚tant seulement pendant quelques ann茅es, explique-t-il. Je m鈥檡 suis remis lorsque je suis arriv茅 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色, qui avait la r茅putation d鈥檃voir le meilleur programme de soccer au Canada. Je me suis entra卯n茅 et j鈥檃i jou茅 en semi-professionnel pendant environ sept ans.鈥壜�

Sa passion pour le soccer s鈥檃joutait 脿 un fort esprit d鈥檈ntreprise. Nolan avait en effet en t锚te de nombreux concepts d鈥檈ntreprises comme la pr茅vention du vol de colis laiss茅s 脿 la porte d鈥檈ntr茅e ou l鈥檌mpression sur demande. 芦鈥塉鈥檃i toujours 茅t茅 anim茅 par l鈥檈sprit d鈥檈ntreprise. J鈥檃i toujours 茅t茅 pr锚t 脿 faire un saut dans l鈥檌nconnu鈥壜�, d茅clare Nolan.

Cependant, ce n鈥檈st qu鈥檃pr猫s l鈥檕btention de son dipl么me qu鈥檌l a d茅couvert quel type d鈥檈ntreprise correspondait le mieux 脿 ses comp茅tences, 脿 ses atouts et 脿 son pr茅cieux r茅seau. Il a rejoint l鈥檌ncubateur entrepreneurial de l鈥檌nitiative Glendon ENtrepreneuriat et Innovation 脌 尝鈥檌nternational (GENIAL) sur la suggestion d鈥橝ngelo Dossou-Yovo, professeur agr茅g茅 de gestion et d鈥檈ntrepreneuriat 脿 Glendon, et a pu canaliser sa passion. 芦鈥塉e pense que GENIAL est un excellent programme, quelque chose de vraiment unique鈥壜�, affirme Nolan.

M. Dossou-Yovo, qui a d茅velopp茅 l鈥檌nitiative en 2017, rench茅rit : 芦鈥壝� ma connaissance, c鈥檈st le seul incubateur d鈥檈ntreprises en Ontario ax茅 sur le processus de d茅couverte de possibilit茅s commerciales. De plus, nous nous d茅marquons en offrant un programme bilingue, fran莽ais et anglais. Les participant路e路s ne doivent pas se contenter d鈥櫭﹍aborer un mod猫le d鈥檈ntreprise. D猫s le d茅but, il faut s鈥檃ssurer de se lancer dans la bonne activit茅, car c鈥檈st inutile d鈥櫭﹍aborer un mod猫le commercial pour une jeune entreprise qui ne parviendrait pas 脿 s鈥檌mposer sur le march茅 ou qui finirait par dispara卯tre en un 脿 trois ans.鈥壜�

Durant ce processus, Nolan s鈥檈st vite rendu compte qu鈥檌l avait tout avantage 脿 lancer une entreprise fond茅e sur ses connaissances pouss茅es, son exp茅rience et ses comp茅tences en mati猫re de pratique, d鈥檈nseignement et d鈥檈ntra卯nement du soccer. 尝鈥檌d茅e de la a donc germ茅 : elle forme de jeunes en anglais et en fran莽ais tout en mettant l鈥檃ccent sur les fondements techniques et l鈥檌ntelligence d茅fensive, un ensemble de comp茅tences qui, selon lui, est souvent n茅glig茅 dans le soccer canadien de base.

芦鈥塁ela semble naturel avec le recul, mais il m鈥檃 fallu du temps pour m鈥檈n rendre compte. J鈥檃vais un r茅seau solide dans le domaine du soccer. J鈥檃vais 茅t茅 joueur et entra卯neur et vers la fin de ma carri猫re semi-professionnelle, j鈥檃vais c么toy茅 un ancien joueur d鈥橝rsenal. Je me suis dit que j鈥檈n 茅tais capable. Sans l鈥檌nitiative GENIAL, je ne crois pas que j鈥檃urais eu autant d鈥檃ssurance. GENIAL renforce la r茅silience et fournit un syst猫me de soutien鈥壜�, ajoute Nolan. Avec plus d鈥檜ne d茅cennie 脿 son actif en tant qu鈥檈ntra卯neur, il continue d鈥櫭猼re sollicit茅 par des joueurs professionnels, notamment lors des camps d鈥櫭﹖茅 du FC Bayern de Munich. Il a voyag茅 avec les joueurs pendant quatre semaines et a suivi leur philosophie sous la houlette de Christopher Loch, l鈥檈ntra卯neur de l鈥櫭﹒uipe mondiale du Bayern.

Angelo Dossou-Yovo confirme que Nolan avait plusieurs id茅es initiales, mais que cette derni猫re 芦鈥塩orrespondait vraiment 脿 sa passion et qu鈥檈lle t茅moigne de l鈥檜tilit茅 de l鈥檌nitiative GENIAL. Nous essayons de cr茅er un 茅tat d鈥檈sprit entrepreneurial en nous concentrant sur les premi猫res 茅tapes du cycle de vie d鈥檜ne entreprise. Nous examinons les moyens de d茅finir et de d茅velopper des possibilit茅s commerciales鈥壜�. Cela commence par la r茅solution de probl猫mes et l鈥檃pprentissage de la mani猫re de d茅couvrir et de cerner les plus viables.

芦鈥塏ous aidons les entrepreneurs potentiels et les personnes qui s鈥檌nt茅ressent 脿 l鈥檈ntrepreneuriat 脿 d茅velopper des comp茅tences dans ce domaine鈥壜�, ajoute-t-il. Dans le cadre de l鈥檌nitiative bilingue GENIAL, un programme de passeport de comp茅tences entrepreneuriales d鈥檜ne dur茅e de 15 semaines a r茅cemment commenc茅 脿 proposer des modules aux professionnels. Une fois qu鈥檌ls ont termin茅 tous les modules, les participant路e路s re莽oivent un badge num茅rique. 尝鈥檌nitiative s鈥檈st d茅velopp茅e et accueille maintenant des 茅tudiant路e路s francophones d鈥檃utres universit茅s et coll猫ges.

Un programme de recherche sur l鈥檈ntrepreneuriat et l鈥檌nnovation au sein de GENIAL est en train de mettre au point une plateforme de production participative pour aider 脿 tester les id茅es commerciales, ce qui pourrait fonctionner ou non, et quelles sont les possibilit茅s. C鈥檈st particuli猫rement utile pour les participant路e路s qui n鈥檕nt pas d鈥檈xp茅rience et de connaissances approfondies dans le domaine d鈥檈ntreprise qui les int茅resse.

Par ailleurs, un concours annuel de l鈥檈ntrepreneuriat 茅tudiant donne la chance aux 茅tudiantes et 茅tudiants de pr茅senter leurs concepts, d鈥檃pprendre 脿 communiquer la valeur de leur entreprise 脿 des partenaires potentiels et, avec un peu de chance, d鈥檕btenir un financement de d茅part pour lancer et d茅velopper leur entreprise. 尝鈥檃nn茅e derni猫re, Nolan a remport茅 la deuxi猫me place du concours et le prix du choix du public.

Le concours de cette ann茅e, qui a eu lieu le 2聽octobre, 茅tait pr茅sent茅 par GENIAL et le Groupe financier Desjardins, qui a fait un don 脿 cette initiative et 脿 une autre initiative pour les femmes entrepreneures, ELLA de聽YSpace, en vue de leur expansion.

Ce don a permis non seulement de r茅pondre aux besoins en infrastructure de l鈥檌ncubateur GENIAL et de son programme Passeport Comp茅tences Entrepreneuriales (PCE), mais aussi de fournir des ressources pour la composante d鈥櫭ヾucation exp茅rientielle des cours, notamment pour la cr茅ation d鈥檈ntreprises 脿 vocation sociale, ainsi que pour le cours sur les projets d鈥檈ntrepreneuriat. Par ailleurs, il a permis d鈥檃jouter d鈥檃utres modules au programme PCE et de fournir un financement de d茅part aux 茅tudiant飧眅飧眘 entrepreneur飧眅飧眘.

La vision d鈥檃venir de la Karuta Futbol Academy est de s鈥檃grandir et d鈥檃voir une affiliation 脿 but non lucratif afin d鈥檕rganiser des parties communautaires improvis茅es, des cliniques sans inscription pr茅alable et de proposer des formations de haut niveau 脿 des prix plus abordables. Nolan aimerait avoir plusieurs centres d鈥檃ctivit茅s (North 91亚色, r茅gion de 91亚色, Durham, centre-ville de Toronto) dans le cadre d鈥檜n mod猫le de franchise d鈥檌ci 2026-2027.

Il continue de se r茅f茅rer 脿 ce qu鈥檌l a appris gr芒ce 脿 GENIAL pour d茅velopper son acad茅mie en formant un nombre croissant de joueurs 芒g茅s de 10 脿 16 ans. Au-del脿 du niveau de comp茅tence, Nolan Karuta cherche 脿 savoir si les jeunes de l鈥檃cad茅mie sont capables d鈥檃pprendre. 芦鈥塒uis-je leur faire aimer le jeu et les aider 脿 devenir de meilleures personnes?鈥壜� C鈥檈st le plus important. Pour le reste, il peut les entra卯ner. En fait, il adore travailler avec certains des enfants en difficult茅 et les aider 脿 d茅velopper, non seulement leur jeu de jambes, mais aussi leur personnalit茅 d鈥檃thl猫te.

芦鈥堿vec les plus jeunes, l鈥檃ccent est davantage mis sur l鈥櫭﹍aboration des comp茅tences, mais 脿 mesure qu鈥檌ls grandissent, cela 茅volue et l鈥檃ccent est davantage mis sur l鈥櫭﹖at d鈥檈sprit et l鈥檌ntelligence de jeu. Il est essentiel d鈥檃voir le bon 茅tat d鈥檈sprit pour r茅ussir.鈥壜�

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The diplomatic and ceremonial exchange reinforces a commitment to Indigenous governance and shared responsibility

In June, Glendon College Principal Marco Fiola returned from Nokiiwin Day in Thunder Bay with a gift of enduring legal and ceremonial significance: a Two Row Wampum Belt. The offering, made by Executive Director of Nokiiwin Tribal Council Audrey Gilbeau, affirms a deepening relationship between 91亚色鈥檚 Glendon College and the Tribal Council.

The Two Row Wampum, or Kaswenta, is a formal diplomatic document and living treaty first recorded over 400 years ago. The agreement is governed by three principles: peace, friendship, and mutual respect. Receiving the Kaswenta is a rare and profound honour. Considered the original treaty between Indigenous civilizations and non-Indigenous peoples, it outlines a framework of coexistence between Indigenous Nations and non-Indigenous peoples.

Unbroken twin lines running the length of the beaded belt assert how each party will travel down the river of life in their own vessel: Indigenous Nations with their laws, governance, and ways of life; non-Indigenous settlers with theirs. These vessels travel side by side, never steering one another. It recognizes Glendon鈥檚 position not as a leader, but as a guest in a relationship shaped by Indigenous community.

In a powerful gesture, Gilbeau presented Fiola with the striking white and purple belt during Nokiiwin鈥檚 anniversary event. The day was sunny and bright, with around 200 people gathering to enjoy family-friendly games and a community barbecue. Attendees were in a festive mood. The Council was celebrating 19 years of work in support of First Nations self-determination, healing and capacity-building, serving five First Nation communities.

鈥淭o receive the Two Row Wampum 鈥� Kaswenta 鈥� is not something I take lightly,鈥� said Fiola, speaking to the crowd seated under the big white special events tent. 鈥淭his is not a gift in the usual sense. It is a teaching, a responsibility, and a reminder of the path we have agreed to walk 鈥� side by side, never crossing into the other鈥檚 canoe, but travelling together.鈥�

Glendon College reciprocated with a cedar tree. Considered a medicine plant in many Nations, the cedar is a living reminder that trust is not a static agreement 鈥� it must be tended over time. The tree is set to be planted at the Nokiiwin office, along with a plaque, where it will continue to grow across generations.

Glendon鈥檚 collaboration with Nokiiwin started four years ago with the co-creation of the , available through Glendon鈥檚 Continuing Education. The course was developed and led by 91亚色 Sociology Professor Maya Chacaby (Anishinaabe, member of Opwaaganisiniing / Red Rock Indian Band, Beaver Clan). Since its inception as a community-driven initiative, over 700 learners have participated in the program. Of them, more than half identified as Indigenous. 鈥淚t is not often that a university can say that its largest Indigenous student cohort emerged from a course designed with and for Indigenous Nations,鈥� Fiola later added.

This is not a gift in the usual sense. It is a teaching, a responsibility, and a reminder of the path we have agreed to walk 鈥斅爏ide by side, never crossing into the other鈥檚 canoe, but travelling together

Fiola

The exchange underscores the certificate program鈥檚 role in advancing reconciliation through community-based, culturally grounded education. Shaped by Indigenous knowledge systems and guided by community priorities, the certificate course has grown to become one of 91亚色鈥檚 largest Indigenous education offerings. It represents a shared commitment to the kind of cross-institutional alliance that is as uncommon as it is impactful.

鈥淭his partnership reflects what鈥檚 possible when Indigenous governance leads,鈥� said Gilbeau, who also spoke at the ceremony.

鈥淥ver the past four years, Nokiiwin has shaped Glendon in ways that cannot be overstated. Through your leadership, our programs have evolved, our vision for Indigenous education has deepened, and our understanding of how to be in true relationship with Indigenous communities has grown. You have transformed the learning environment at Glendon,鈥� said Fiola. 鈥淚t is because of your leadership that we have been able to walk this path with integrity.鈥�

In addition to the certificate, the partnership also encompasses the Nokiiwin Spirit Builder apprenticeship model used to train community-based facilitators who now deliver the course. There is also a Dungeons & Dragons-style Anishinaabemowin immersion game piloted at Glendon and available through the Tribal Council. Beyond that, there鈥檚 the development of an Indigenous-led metaverse project , led by co-investigators Chacaby and Rebecca Caines, an assistant professor in theatre and creative technologies at 91亚色鈥檚 School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design. The partnership is one rooted in language revitalization, trauma-informed education and community-led innovation.

鈥淔or Glendon, receiving the Kaswenta means stepping further into accountability. It means continuing to uphold the agreements we鈥檝e made 鈥� not just on paper, but in practice, with humility, clarity, and care,鈥� said Fiola. 鈥淭o Maya, to Audrey, to the communities Nokiiwin serves 鈥� miigwech for your guidance and your trust. It has changed how we work, how we teach, and how we understand our responsibilities.鈥�

Nokiiwin Tribal Council serves five First Nation communities: Animbiigoo Zaagi鈥檌gan Anishinaabek, Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek, Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek, Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg and Fort William First Nation. The Council supports holistic community development through governance, legal support and cultural resurgence.

Glendon College, part of 91亚色, is the only fully integrated bilingual faculty of its kind in Canada and one of the only university campuses specializing in liberal arts education. Students take courses in English, French, or both 鈥� and, increasingly, Indigenous languages.

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Les 茅changes diplomatiques et c茅r茅moniels renforcent l鈥檈ngagement en faveur de la gouvernance autochtone et du partage des responsabilit茅s.

En juin, Marco Fiola, principal du Coll猫ge Glendon, est revenu de la Journ茅e Nokiiwin 脿 Thunder Bay avec un gage d鈥檃lliance rev锚tant une port茅e juridique et c茅r茅monielle p茅renne聽: une ceinture wampum 脿 deux rangs. Cette ceinture, offerte par Audrey Gilbeau, directrice ex茅cutive du Conseil tribal Nokiiwin, mat茅rialise l鈥檃pprofondissement des relations entre le Coll猫ge Glendon de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 et le Conseil tribal.

Le wampum 脿 deux rangs 鈥� ou Kaswenta 鈥� est un document diplomatique officiel et un trait茅 vivant dont la premi猫re trace remonte 脿 plus de 400聽ans. 尝鈥檃ccord est r茅gi par trois principes聽: la paix, l鈥檃miti茅 et le respect mutuel. Recevoir le Kaswenta constitue un honneur rare et d鈥檜ne valeur inestimable. Consid茅r茅 comme le premier trait茅 entre les civilisations autochtones et les peuples non autochtones, il d茅finit un cadre de coexistence entre les nations autochtones et les peuples non autochtones.

Les lignes jumelles ininterrompues qui courent le long de la ceinture de perles affirment que chaque partie suivra sa propre voie sur le fleuve de l鈥檈xistence聽: Les nations autochtones avec leurs lois, leur gouvernance et leurs modes de vie; les colons non autochtones avec les leurs. Ces navires naviguent c么te 脿 c么te, sans que leur route se croise. Le Kaswenta reconna卯t la position de Glendon non pas comme figure dirigeante, mais en tant qu鈥檌nvit茅 dans une relation fa莽onn茅e par la communaut茅 indig猫ne.

Dans un geste fort, Mme聽Gilbeau a remis au principal Fiola la ceinture de perles blanches et violettes lors de la c茅l茅bration d鈥檃nniversaire de Nokiiwin. Par une journ茅e ensoleill茅e et lumineuse, quelque 200聽personnes se sont rassembl茅es pour profiter de jeux familiaux et d鈥檜n barbecue communautaire. Les personnes pr茅sentes 茅taient d鈥檋umeur festive. Le Conseil marquait ainsi 19聽ans d鈥檈ngagement en faveur de l鈥檃utod茅termination, de la gu茅rison et du renforcement des capacit茅s des Premi猫res Nations, accompagnant cinq communaut茅s autochtones.

芦鈥塕ecevoir le wampum 脿 deux rangs 鈥� Kaswenta 鈥� c鈥檈st quelque chose que je ne saurais prendre 脿 la l茅g猫re鈥壜�, a d茅clar茅 le principal Fiola, s鈥檃dressant 脿 la foule assise sous la grande tente blanche r茅serv茅e aux 茅v茅nements sp茅ciaux. 芦鈥塈l ne s鈥檃git pas d鈥檜n pr茅sent au sens habituel du terme. C鈥檈st un enseignement, une responsabilit茅 et un rappel du chemin que nous avons accept茅 de parcourir 鈥� c么te 脿 c么te, sans jamais passer dans le cano毛 de l鈥檃utre, mais en cheminant ensemble鈥壜�.

Le Coll猫ge Glendon a rendu la pareille 脿 ses h么tes en leur offrant un c猫dre. Consid茅r茅 comme une plante m茅dicinale au sein de nombreuses nations, le c猫dre est un rappel vivant de ce que la confiance, loin d鈥櫭猼re le fruit d鈥檜n accord immuable, s鈥檈ntretient au fil du temps. 尝鈥檃rbre sera plant茅 au bureau de Nokiiwin, accompagn茅 d鈥檜ne plaque comm茅morative, o霉 il continuera 脿 grandir au fil des g茅n茅rations.

La collaboration de Glendon avec Nokiiwin a commenc茅 il y a quatre ans avec la cr茅ation concert茅e du offert dans le cadre de la formation continue de Glendon. Le cours a 茅t茅 d茅velopp茅 et dirig茅 par Maya Chacaby, professeure de sociologie 脿 91亚色 (Anishinaabe, membre d鈥橭pwaaganisiniing / Premi猫re Nation de Red Rock, Clan du Castor). Depuis sa cr茅ation en tant qu鈥檌nitiative communautaire, plus de 700聽apprenant路e路s ont particip茅 au programme. Plus de la moiti茅 se sont identifi茅路e路s comme Autochtones. 芦鈥塈l n鈥檈st pas fr茅quent qu鈥檜ne universit茅 soit en mesure de dire que sa plus grande cohorte de personnes 茅tudiantes autochtones est issue d鈥檜n cours con莽u pour les nations autochtones et avec elles鈥壜�, a ajout茅 le principal Fiola.

Il ne s鈥檃git pas d鈥檜n pr茅sent au sens habituel du terme. C鈥檈st un enseignement, une responsabilit茅 et un rappel du chemin que nous avons accept茅 de parcourir 鈥� c么te 脿 c么te, sans jamais passer dans le cano毛 de l鈥檃utre, mais en cheminant ensemble

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Cet 茅change souligne le r么le du programme de certificat dans la promotion de la r茅conciliation gr芒ce 脿 une 茅ducation 脿 vocation communautaire et ayant un ancrage culturel. Fa莽onn茅 par les syst猫mes de connaissances autochtones et align茅 sur les priorit茅s de la communaut茅, ce cours sanctionn茅 par un certificat est devenu l鈥檜ne des formations autochtones les plus 茅toff茅es de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色. Il traduit un engagement commun en faveur d鈥檜n type d鈥檃lliance interinstitutionnelle aussi rare qu鈥檈fficace.

芦鈥塁e partenariat refl猫te ce qu鈥檌l est possible de r茅aliser lorsque la gouvernance autochtone est au premier plan鈥壜�, a d茅clar茅 Mme聽Gilbeau, qui a 茅galement pris la parole lors de la c茅r茅monie.

芦鈥堿u cours des quatre derni猫res ann茅es, Nokiiwin a eu une influence majeure sur Glendon. Gr芒ce 脿 votre leadership, nos programmes ont 茅volu茅, notre vision de l鈥櫭ヾucation autochtone s鈥檈st approfondie et notre compr茅hension de la mani猫re d鈥櫭﹖ablir une v茅ritable relation avec les communaut茅s autochtones s鈥檈st d茅velopp茅e. Vous avez transform茅 l鈥檈nvironnement d鈥檃pprentissage 脿 Glendon鈥壜�, a d茅clar茅 le principal Fiola. 芦鈥塁鈥檈st gr芒ce 脿 votre leadership que nous avons pu suivre cette voie avec int茅grit茅鈥壜�.

En plus du programme de certificat, le partenariat englobe 茅galement le mod猫le d鈥檃pprentissage Nokiiwin Spirit Builder utilis茅 pour former les animateurs et animatrices communautaires qui donnent d茅sormais le cours. Il existe 茅galement un jeu d鈥檌mmersion Anishinaabemowin de type Donjons et Dragons, dont la version pilote a vu le jour 脿 Glendon et qui est disponible par l鈥檌nterm茅diaire du Conseil tribal. Par ailleurs, , un projet de m茅ta-univers dirig茅 par des Autochtones, est en cours d鈥櫭﹍aboration. Men茅 par l鈥櫭﹒uipe de recherche constitu茅e de Mme聽Chacaby et Rebecca Caines, professeure adjointe de th茅芒tre et de technologies cr茅atives 脿 l鈥櫭塩ole des arts, des m茅dias, de l鈥檃nimation et du design de 91亚色. Ce partenariat est ancr茅 dans la revitalisation linguistique, l鈥櫭ヾucation tenant compte des traumatismes et l鈥檌nnovation communautaire.

芦鈥塒our Glendon, recevoir le Kaswenta est une invitation 脿 aller plus loin dans la responsabilisation. Cela signifie qu鈥檌l faut continuer 脿 respecter les accords que nous avons conclus, non seulement sur le papier, mais aussi dans la pratique, avec humilit茅, clart茅 et attention鈥壜�, a d茅clar茅 le principal Fiola. 芦鈥壝� Maya, 脿 Audrey, aux communaut茅s que Nokiiwin sert : miigwech pour vos conseils et votre confiance. Cela a chang茅 notre fa莽on de travailler, d鈥檈nseigner et de comprendre nos responsabilit茅s鈥壜�.

Le conseil tribal Nokiiwin dessert cinq communaut茅s des Premi猫res Nations : Animbiigoo Zaagi鈥檌gan Anishinaabek, Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek, Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek, Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg et la Premi猫re Nation de Fort William. Le Conseil soutient le d茅veloppement holistique des communaut茅s au moyen de la gouvernance, du soutien juridique et de la r茅surgence culturelle.

Le Coll猫ge Glendon, qui fait partie de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色, est la seule facult茅 bilingue enti猫rement int茅gr茅e de son genre au Canada et l鈥檜n des seuls campus universitaires sp茅cialis茅s dans l鈥檈nseignement des arts lib茅raux. La population 茅tudiante suit des cours en anglais, en fran莽ais ou dans les deux langues officielles auxquelles s鈥檃joutent progressivement les langues autochtones.

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The entrepreneurially driven initiative teaches non-business participants the foundational skills for identifying opportunities and developing innovative solutions to start a new business.

Gabrielle Cooper-Saint-Cyr had already finished her BA in international studies at 91亚色鈥檚 Glendon College and was part way into a degree in translation services when she saw a poster for Glendon ENtrepreneuriat et Innovation A 尝鈥檌nternational (GENIAL) initiative on the hallway wall opposite her class.

鈥淚 thought this seems like the exact thing that I'm looking for. And it was already ongoing on campus, which was easily accessible,鈥� she says.

At the time, Cooper-Saint-Cyr was trying to figure out how as a non-business student she could get the entrepreneurial skills and guidance needed to propel her work as a freelance translator forward. The GENIAL initiative did so much more. It gave her the confidence and know how to start her own translation business, not just do it off the side of her desk.

GENIAL, a bilingual initiative, offers Glendon students, Faculties and Ontario francophones training, extracurricular activities, and a research program in entrepreneurship and innovation. 

The fact that the GENIAL entrepreneurial incubator was open to everyone regardless of their degree and was in Cooper-Saint-Cyr鈥檚 first language, French, as well as English was a huge bonus for her.

鈥淚t鈥檚 especially nice if you鈥檙e working and living in Ontario as there aren鈥檛 always French resources available and not everything is bilingual. It also helps establish a better sense of community,鈥� she says. 鈥淭ranslation is not like a traditional company that you're creating, so it was a bit more complicated, but any questions I had was easily answered.鈥�

Cooper-Saint-Cyr is one of the winners of last year鈥檚 business pitch Student Entrepreneurship Competition presented by Glendon GENIAL and Desjardins Financial Group, which donated more than $775,000 to this initiative and a second initiative, YSpace鈥檚 ELLA for women entrepreneurs, to expand both accelerators. That gift helped not only with infrastructure needs for the GENIAL incubator and its Entrepreneurial Skills Passport program (ESP), but also resources for the experiential education component of the courses, specifically in social enterprise design, as well as the entrepreneurship project course. In addition, it allowed more modules to be added to the ESP program and provides seed funding to the student entrepreneurs.

鈥淚t really helped us get to the next level,鈥� says Associate Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship Angelo Dossou-Yovo, who launched the GENIAL initiative in 2017. So far 64 students have gained entrepreneurial knowledge through the ESP program.

This year鈥檚 competition on Sept. 26 will again offer students, interested in developing their entrepreneurial spirit, the opportunity to pitch their venture project and get seed funding. 

Dossou-Yovo joined 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Glendon as a business faculty member in its four-year dual degree program, which offers students the ability to combine two years of studies at Glendon with two additional ones at the Emlyon Business School in France to earn an International Bachelor of Arts (iBA) in International Studies and a Global Bachelor in Business Administration (GBBA).

But when he saw the tremendous interest liberal arts students showed in attaining entrepreneurial skills, he realized there was an opportunity to offer something unique to the francophone and bilingual community.

鈥淚n this initiative we try to create an entrepreneurship mindset by focusing on the early stage of the life cycle of a business. We look at how to identify and develop business opportunities. How to know when something is worth spending time, money and resources on in the long run. The starting point is solving problems, and how to discover and identify opportunities, but also how to test them and make sure that you come up with something with a higher probability of success,鈥� says Dossou-Yovo.

鈥淲e're in the business of helping would-be entrepreneurs and those interested in entrepreneurship to develop entrepreneurship skills they can leverage later on either to create a business or to look for a job in organizations where intrapreneurship skills are needed.鈥�

Within the GENIAL initiative is the 15-week Entrepreneurial Skills Passport Program, a series of workshops, entrepreneurial activities, and presentations, where Cooper-Saint-Cyr developed the skills to start her translation business years before she originally intended. Despite not having a business background, she felt she was in the right place.

鈥淚 received a lot of help throughout. There wasn't ever a point where I was like 鈥極h, this is something I should rethink doing鈥� because I kept getting the help I needed, which is great. If you're going to go into a program of that sort you want to feel like you're on par with all the other students and can learn at the same pace.鈥�

The final piece, the pitch competition, teaches students to communicate the value of their business to potential partners and to hopefully attract seed funding to launch and scale their business.

Although Cooper-Saint-Cyr wasn鈥檛 sure what to expect when she started, she says, 鈥渋t definitely went beyond my hopes.鈥� By the end of a few months, including some time off to concentrate on her other studies, she had already registered her company and lined up several contracts.

鈥淭hat was amazing. They know what they're doing for one, but they also know when to push and when to allow you to take a step back. They are great in helping you push forward when you have your doubts.鈥�

She is now looking to expand her business and offer more services.

鈥淚 think that's a success story,鈥� says Dossou-Yovo. 鈥淵ou know, that wouldn't be possible if she did not have access to the GENIAL initiative while being student at Glendon.鈥�

It鈥檚 also another way organizations like Desjardins are stepping up to help 91亚色 create positive change now and into the future.

尝鈥檌nitiative GENIAL de Glendon aide la population 茅tudiante et les communaut茅s francophones de l鈥橭ntario 脿 exceller

Cette d茅marche ax茅e sur l鈥檈ntrepreneuriat inculque aux personnes qui d茅butent en affaires les comp茅tences fondamentales qui leur permettront d鈥檌dentifier des occasions et de concevoir des approches in茅dites pour cr茅er leur entreprise.

Ayant d茅j脿 脿 son actif un baccalaur茅at en 茅tudes internationales du Coll猫ge universitaire Glendon de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色, Gabrielle Cooper-Saint-Cyr pr茅parait un dipl么me en traduction lorsqu鈥檈lle a remarqu茅 une affiche GENIAL (Glendon ENtrepreneuriat et Innovation 脌 尝鈥檌nternational) sur le mur en face de sa classe.

芦 Je me suis dit que c鈥櫭﹖ait exactement ce que je cherchais. Le projet 茅tait d茅j脿 en cours sur mon campus, alors c鈥櫭﹖ait tr猫s facile d鈥檡 acc茅der. 禄, explique-t-elle.

脌 l鈥櫭﹑oque, Mme Cooper-Saint-Cyr cherchait 脿 d茅velopper ses comp茅tences entrepreneuriales en tant qu鈥櫭﹖udiante non form茅e dans ce domaine afin de mieux g茅rer sa future carri猫re de traductrice autonome. GENIAL a fait beaucoup plus pour elle : en plus de lui fournir les comp茅tences techniques et la confiance n茅cessaires, l鈥檌nitiative l鈥檃 encourag茅e 脿 fonder une entreprise de traduction.

GENIAL est une initiative bilingue qui offre 脿 la population 茅tudiante de Glendon, aux facult茅s et aux francophones de l鈥橭ntario une formation, des activit茅s para-universitaires et un programme de recherche en entrepreneuriat et en innovation. 

Le fait que l鈥檌ncubateur entrepreneurial GENIAL soit ouvert 脿 tout le monde 鈥� peu importe leur dipl么me 鈥�, et qu鈥檌l soit offert en fran莽ais (la langue maternelle de Mme Cooper-Saint-Cyr) ainsi qu鈥檈n anglais 茅tait un 茅norme atout.

芦 C鈥檈st particuli猫rement utile si vous travaillez et vivez en Ontario, car tout n鈥檈st pas bilingue et des ressources ne sont pas toujours offertes en fran莽ais, explique-t-elle. De plus, le programme renforce notre sentiment d鈥檃ppartenance 脿 la communaut茅. Une entreprise de traduction diff猫re beaucoup d鈥檜ne entreprise traditionnelle. Je n鈥檃i toutefois eu aucun mal 脿 obtenir des r茅ponses satisfaisantes 脿 mes questions. 禄

Mme聽Cooper-Saint-Cyr faisait partie des 茅tudiants et 茅tudiantes ayant remport茅 la comp茅tition entrepreneuriale de l鈥檃nn茅e pr茅c茅dente, organis茅e par GENIAL et commandit茅e par le groupe Desjardins, qui avait contribu茅 plus de 775鈥�000聽$ 脿 cette initiative ainsi qu鈥櫭犅爈鈥檌nitiative ELLA de YSpace 鈥� qui est consacr茅e aux femmes entrepreneures 颅鈥�, afin de renforcer ces deux acc茅l茅rateurs. Ce don a permis non seulement de r茅pondre aux besoins en infrastructure de l鈥檌ncubateur GENIAL et de son programme Passeport Comp茅tences entrepreneuriales (PCE), mais aussi de fournir des ressources pour la composante d鈥櫭ヾucation exp茅rientielle des cours, notamment pour la cr茅ation d鈥檈ntreprises 脿 vocation sociale, ainsi que pour le cours sur les projets d鈥檈ntrepreneuriat. De plus, il a permis d鈥檃jouter des modules au programme PCE et de fournir un financement d鈥檃mor莽age aux 茅tudiant飧眅飧眘 entrepreneur飧眅飧眘.

芦聽Nous avons pu passer 脿 la vitesse sup茅rieure聽禄, d茅clare Angelo Dossou-Yovo, professeur agr茅g茅 de gestion et d鈥檈ntrepreneuriat et fondateur de l鈥檌nitiative GENIAL en 2017. 脌 ce jour, 64聽茅tudiantes et 茅tudiants ont acquis des connaissances en entrepreneuriat gr芒ce au programme PCE.

Cette ann茅e encore, la comp茅tition du 26 septembre offrira aux 茅tudiantes et 茅tudiants d茅sireux de d茅velopper leur esprit d鈥檈ntrepreneuriat la possibilit茅 de pr茅senter leur projet et d鈥檕btenir un financement d鈥檃mor莽age. 

脌 son arriv茅e 脿 Glendon, M. Dossou-Yovo enseignait le commerce dans le cadre du programme de double dipl么me en quatre ans du coll猫ge universitaire, qui donne aux 茅tudiant飧眅飧眘 la possibilit茅 de combiner deux ann茅es d鈥櫭﹖udes 脿 Glendon avec deux ann茅es 脿 l鈥櫭塩ole de commerce emlyon en France afin d鈥檕btenir un baccalaur茅at international 猫s arts (i.B.A.) en 茅tudes internationales et un baccalaur茅at en administration des affaires (B.A.A.).

Cependant, quand il a r茅alis茅 l鈥檈ngouement des jeunes universitaires pour le d茅veloppement de comp茅tences entrepreneuriales, il a souhait茅 lancer un projet unique en son genre pour la population francophone et bilingue.

芦 Dans le cadre de cette initiative, nous tentons de d茅velopper un esprit d鈥檈ntreprise en nous concentrant sur les premi猫res 茅tapes du cycle de vie d鈥檜ne entreprise. Nous examinons les moyens de d茅finir et de d茅velopper des occasions d鈥檃ffaires, c鈥檈st-脿-dire savoir si un projet vaut la peine qu鈥檕n y consacre du temps, de l鈥檃rgent et des ressources 脿 long terme. Tout commence par la r茅solution de probl猫mes, la recherche, l鈥櫭﹙aluation et la validation de possibilit茅s commerciales pour maximiser les chances de r茅ussite 禄, explique M. Dossou-Yovo.

芦 Nous aidons les entrepreneur飧眅飧眘 en herbe et les personnes int茅ress茅es par l鈥檈ntrepreneuriat 脿 d茅velopper des comp茅tences entrepreneuriales qu鈥檈lles pourront exploiter plus tard, soit pour cr茅er une entreprise, soit pour chercher un emploi dans des organisations o霉 les comp茅tences entrepreneuriales sont n茅cessaires. 禄

Gr芒ce au programme Passeport Comp茅tences entrepreneuriales de 15 semaines propos茅es dans le cadre du projet GENIAL, Mme Cooper-Saint-Cyr a pu d茅velopper les comp茅tences n茅cessaires pour cr茅er sa propre entreprise de traduction. Cela s鈥檈st fait bien bien plus t么t que pr茅vu. Bien qu鈥檈lle n鈥檃it pas de formation commerciale, elle s鈥檈st sentie au bon endroit.

芦 J鈥檃i re莽u beaucoup d鈥檃ide tout au long du processus. Je n鈥檃i jamais remis mon choix en question parce que j鈥檃i continu茅 脿 recevoir le support n茅cessaire, ce qui 茅tait formidable. Quand on s鈥檈ngage dans un tel programme, on veut avoir l鈥檌mpression d鈥櫭猼re sur un pied d鈥櫭ゞalit茅 et d鈥檃pprendre au m锚me rythme que tout le monde. 禄

La derni猫re 茅tape, la comp茅tition 芦 pitch publique 禄, permet aux jeunes entrepreneurs et entrepreneures d鈥檃pprendre 脿 pr茅senter les atouts de leur entreprise aupr猫s de futurs partenaires, dans l鈥檈spoir d鈥檕btenir un financement pour en acc茅l茅rer le d茅veloppement.

M锚me si Mme Cooper-Saint-Cyr ne savait pas trop 脿 quoi s鈥檃ttendre lorsqu鈥檈lle a commenc茅, elle affirme que les r茅sultats ont d茅pass茅 toutes ses esp茅rances. Au bout de quelques mois seulement 鈥� avec quelques interruptions pour se consacrer 脿 ses 茅tudes 鈥�, elle a fond茅 son entreprise et obtenu plusieurs contrats.

芦 C鈥櫭﹖ait incroyable. Ils s鈥檡 prennent tr猫s bien et ils savent quand il faut pousser et quand on peut prendre un peu de recul. Ils nous aident 脿 continuer d鈥檃vancer quand on a des doutes. 禄

Mme Cooper-Saint-Cyr cherche maintenant 脿 d茅velopper son entreprise et 脿 bonifier son offre de services.

芦 Je pense, d茅clare M. Dossou-Yovo, que c鈥檈st un bel exemple de r茅ussite qui n鈥檃urait pas 茅t茅 possible sans l鈥檃cc猫s 脿 l鈥檌nitiative GENIAL durant ses 茅tudes 脿 Glendon. 禄

C鈥檈st aussi une autre fa莽on pour des organisations comme Desjardins d鈥檃ider 91亚色 脿 susciter des changements positifs aujourd鈥檋ui et 脿 l鈥檃venir.

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Federal funding will go towards further developing immersive video game where players learn the Anishinaabe language, culture and ways of life

TORONTO, June 4, 2024 鈥� , a sociology professor at 91亚色鈥檚 Glendon Campus, is the recipient of for her Indigenous-led metaverse project Biskaabiiyaang: Creating a path towards healing and reconciliation. , associate professor in theatre and creative technologies at 91亚色鈥檚 School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD), is a co-applicant. Robyn O鈥橪oughlin joins the team as co-applicant working within the New Brunswick Ministry of Education. 91亚色 and the are also partners in the grant application. The award was created in response to Call to Action 65 to establish a national research program to advance understanding of reconciliation. It is a joint initiative of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.

Chacaby鈥檚 immersive virtual game is set in a post-apocalyptic world invaded by linguicidals responsible for the death of the Ojibwe language Anishinaabemowin. It challenges players to learn the language 鈥� and save it from extinction 鈥� by exploring ruins, listening to the teachings of Elders and taking lessons from nature. Players discover how Indigenous history and culture have a role in returning beauty and magic to this world where Anishinaabe ways of life prevail. As an Indigenous community-led research project, Nokiiwin Tribal Council guides the work ensuring that Indigenous communities are first and foremost in the project鈥檚 direction.

鈥淢etaverses, as we see them in the Western world, are spaces where Indigenous people do not exist,鈥� says Chacaby, who is Anishinaabe, Beaver Clan from Kaministiquia (Thunder Bay). 鈥淭hat is a form of colonial erasure happening in these new technologies that I really want to disrupt.鈥� Part of the groundbreaking interdisciplinary research program Connected Minds: Neural and Machine Systems for a Healthy, Just Society, Biskaabiiyaang works to address the impacts of colonization on Indigenous communities, support culture-based healing practices and encourage language reclamation.

Chacaby, a research associate with the Centre for Indigenous Knowledges and Languages, has long promoted Anishinaabe culture and language through courses she鈥檚 developed at Glendon. In 2016, for her online classes, she crafted a Dungeons and Dragons-style, card-based role-playing game in Anishinaabemowin. This gamified approach to learning led to soaring proficiency levels, with grammar and other difficult areas of language acquisition becoming easier as students developed characters and completed quests. But Chacaby wanted anyone to have access to this education. That鈥檚 where the metaverse came in.

An avid gamer, Chacaby noted how within massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) like World of Warcraft and Fallout, players use and coin terms that are only understood by other users and immediate team members. That made her realize these virtual worlds were environments ripe for learning. 鈥淚 thought, 鈥業f young people can talk in this very sophisticated technical language about a made up world, we can do the exact same thing with the culture鈥�,鈥� says Chacaby.

The project uses research-creation methodologies to build an audio and visual archive that is the foundation of the Biskaabiiyaang metaverse. Scott Baker, the education manager for the Nokiiwin Tribal Council, describes his excitement about Elders鈥� teachings making their way into the virtual world. 鈥淲hat the SSHRC grant is going to open up for us is to start collecting these stories,鈥� says Baker.

鈥淲e're actually documenting stories and teachings, and these will live long beyond when I'm gone,鈥� says Audrey Gilbeau, executive director of the Tribal Council. A co-creation with community Elders and Indigenous youth, the virtual world is a community-built and -owned archive that鈥檚 alive, growing and changing. She says that Elders and Knowledge Keepers who have passed away over the past five years, since work on Biskaabiiyaang began, continue to live on in the recordings and stories captured in the project.

The best way for a community to hold an archive is in a format that people can access, says Caines, adding: 鈥淭he metaverse is the archive.鈥� The researchers have partnered with , a virtual world platform, to build the metaverse and bring the archive to life. Content in the metaverse is based upon Anishinaabe worldview and culture as well as family histories and individuals鈥� lived experiences. The virtual world is a place where players learn by undertaking quests and interacting with traditional tools and objects, teachings, and language learning modules using culture-based game mechanics.

In partnership with AMPD鈥檚 new program opening at Markham Campus, undergraduate students, graduate students and postdoctoral research fellows will come together with Indigenous teens from the region to work on the metaverse at the new facilities, as well as gain on-site training in Northern Ontario. Biskaabiiyaang is the first step in a decade-long project running in tandem with the UNESCO International Decade of Indigenous Languages. A multi-year project, it is a direct response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Call to Action 65.

Visit the Biskaabiiyaang to learn more and download a free demonstration.

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Naima Sood credits University community with encouraging her to pursue an impressive array of leadership roles.

Recently, as she prepared to graduate with a degree in sociology from 91亚色, international student Naima Sood said she was leaving campus with a newfound confidence in her abilities and the freedom to use her voice, both of which she struggled to find growing up in New Delhi.

鈥淚 came from India feeling doubtful about myself, and 91亚色 truly gave me an opportunity to become the person I am today,鈥� said Sood, 22. 鈥淚 definitely feel like I鈥檓 ready to take on what鈥檚 next for me, and if there are disappointments that come my way, 91亚色 has better prepared me for that. 91亚色 has prepared me for the journey ahead 鈥� the good, bad, the ugly, all of it. I鈥檓 ready to take it on.鈥�

Over her four years at 91亚色鈥檚 Glendon College, Sood embodied the University鈥檚 mission to use her voice, experience and skills to create positive change.

She was a member of the Glendon student caucus, giving her a voice on programming choices when they were debated at faculty council meetings. She was a student representative on a committee to find a new principal for Glendon. She helped establish a Model United Nations on campus, and she was an executive on 91亚色鈥檚 UNICEF Club, which runs fundraising events and awareness campaigns about issues that impact children across Canada and the globe.

And, perhaps unsurprisingly, given her accomplishments, the University鈥檚 recruitment office hired her as a student ambassador to help prospective international students get a feel for life at Glendon.

Sood dreamed of studying abroad even before she was a teenager. Her father, who is head of operations for BBC in India and South Asia, and her mother, who teaches mindfulness, had always been supportive.

Sood arrived in Canada in 2017, after her father had travelled to Glendon to give her a virtual walking tour over FaceTime. Before long, she had fallen in love with Glendon鈥檚 surrounding north-Toronto neighbourhood, not far from the tony Bridal Path enclave, where enterprising sightseers can find rap star Drake鈥檚 opulent mansion.

But what she came to value most, as she settled into her studies, was the support she received from her peers, professors and University staff, who pushed her to reach again for leadership roles.

鈥淲hen I came from high school, I didn鈥檛 really have faith in myself that I could do it, but with the peers and the environment that Glendon created, it gave me faith in my own abilities and re-instilled that, hey, I鈥檓 capable. I can do this.鈥�

In the classroom, in the midst of all her extracurricular commitments, Sood dug deeper into the differences she was perceiving between life in India and in Canada, particularly migration policies and women鈥檚 rights. Through the coursework she completed for her minor in communications, she interrogated the implications of fake news and the explosion of social media. And she found time to pick up French, a language she had had only a passing grasp of in India.

Sood put her academic experience to use in real life, volunteering in a communications role for the Ontario Liberal Party during the four-week provincial election in 2018.

Today, Sood is trying to get a foothold in a career in communications as a content creator or production assistant. She hopes to use that as a springboard to one day produce a network series that shines a spotlight on the different practices of people and cultures around the globe, the kind of perspective her transition from India to Canada gave her when she was 18.

鈥淭he biggest thing that I鈥檝e liked about Canada is the freedom that you have to voice your opinions, the freedom that you have to say things without a judgment being attached to them and the open policy we have of just listening to on another without any feeling of anger or hatred coming in,鈥� she said.

Her parents travelled from India to watch her walk across the stage and collect her degree at convocation in June 鈥� 91亚色 U鈥檚 first in-person convocation since the beginning of the CODD-19 pandemic.

She can stay in Canada on her student visa until 2023 after which she plans to lengthen her stay by applying for a work permit once she finds her first job.

鈥淗opefully, within the next six to eight months, I can land myself a job, which I鈥檓 passionate about and excited about. And then I can start the process of finding an apartment, finding a home and moving in 鈥� the adulting will truly begin.鈥�

This year鈥檚 Glendon Convocation took place on Saturday, June 18, at Glendon Green. All 2020 and 2021 graduates who attended virtual ceremonies were also welcomed back to campus on that day in celebration of their degrees.

Une 茅tudiante originaire d鈥橧nde d茅couvre sa passion, sa confiance et sa voix 脿 Glendon

尝鈥橴niversit茅 de 91亚色 cr茅e des changements positifs en encourageant les 茅tudiants et 茅tudiantes 脿 explorer des r么les de leadership

尝鈥櫭﹖udiante internationale Naima Sood vient d鈥檕btenir un baccalaur茅at en sociologie et en communication de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色; elle quitte le campus non seulement avec un dipl么me en poche, mais aussi avec une nouvelle confiance en ses capacit茅s et la possibilit茅 de faire entendre sa voix, deux choses qui 茅taient difficiles 脿 New Delhi.

芦 J鈥檃vais quitt茅 l鈥橧nde remplie d鈥檌ns茅curit茅. 91亚色 m鈥檃 permis de devenir la personne que je suis aujourd鈥檋ui, d茅clare Naima qui a maintenant 22 ans.

Je me sens pr锚te 脿 affronter ce que l鈥檃venir me r茅serve; s鈥檌l y a des d茅ceptions en cours de route, l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 m鈥檃ura bien pr茅par茅 aux bonnes choses comme aux mauvaises choses, comme aux tribulations. Je peux tout encaisser. 禄

Depuis son enfance, Naima r锚vait d鈥檃ller 茅tudier 脿 l鈥櫭﹖ranger. Son p猫re, 颅qui est directeur g茅n茅ral de la BBC Inde/Asie du Sud, et sa m猫re, qui enseigne la pleine conscience, l鈥檕nt toujours soutenue.

Naima est arriv茅e au Canada en 2017. Son p猫re s鈥櫭﹖ait tout d鈥檃bord rendu en personne au campus Glendon de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 pour le lui faire visiter virtuellement gr芒ce 脿 FaceTime. Elle explique qu鈥檈lle est tomb茅e amoureuse de ce quartier cossu situ茅 au nord de Toronto, pr猫s du Bridal Path o霉 se trouve l鈥檕pulente demeure de Drake, la vedette de rap.

Mais 脿 mesure de la progression de ses 茅tudes, Naima a commenc茅 脿 appr茅cier davantage le soutien de ses pairs, de ses professeurs et du personnel de l鈥橴niversit茅 et a r茅essay茅 de se lancer dans des r么les de leadership.

芦 Quand j鈥檃i fini l鈥櫭ヽole secondaire, je ne croyais pas vraiment en moi. Gr芒ce 脿 mes pairs et 脿 l鈥檈nvironnement que Glendon a cr茅茅, j鈥檃i pris confiance en mes capacit茅s et je me suis dit que je pouvais faire 莽a. 禄

Tout au long de ses quatre ann茅es d鈥櫭﹖udes 脿 91亚色, Naima a incarn茅 la mission de l鈥橴niversit茅 en utilisant sa voix, son exp茅rience et ses comp茅tences pour cr茅er des changements positifs.

Elle a repr茅sent茅 la communaut茅 茅tudiante en si茅geant 脿 un comit茅 visant 脿 trouver un nouveau principal pour le coll猫ge Glendon. Elle a contribu茅 脿 la cr茅ation d鈥檜n mod猫le des Nations Unies sur le campus qui permet aux 茅tudiants et 茅tudiantes de repr茅senter des pays, des organisations ou des dirigeants lors de d茅bats fictifs sur des questions internationales pressantes.

Elle a fait partie du caucus des 茅tudiants de Glendon et a pu s鈥檈xprimer sur les choix de programmation quand ils 茅taient d茅battus lors des r茅unions du Conseil de la Facult茅. Elle a 茅galement au nombre des leaders du club UNICEF de 91亚色, qui organise des collectes de fonds et des campagnes de sensibilisation aux probl猫mes qui touchent les enfants du Canada et du monde entier.

Le Bureau de recrutement de l鈥橴niversit茅 l鈥檃 engag茅e comme 茅tudiante ambassadrice pour aider les futures cohortes d鈥櫭﹖udiants internationaux 脿 se faire une id茅e de la vie 脿 Glendon.

En salle de classe, Naima a approfondi les diff茅rences qu鈥檈lle percevait entre la vie dans un pays en d茅veloppement comme l鈥橧nde et la vie au Canada, notamment en ce qui concerne les politiques de migration et les droits des femmes. Elle s鈥檈st servie de sa mineure en communication pour r茅fl茅chir aux implications des fausses nouvelles et 脿 l鈥檈xplosion des m茅dias sociaux. De plus, elle a appris le fran莽ais, une langue qu鈥檈lle ma卯trisait mal en Inde.

Naima a mis 脿 profit son exp茅rience universitaire dans le cadre d鈥檜n poste de b茅n茅volat, en occupant un poste de communication pour le Parti lib茅ral de l鈥橭ntario pendant les quatre semaines qu鈥檕nt dur茅 les 茅lections provinciales.

Aujourd鈥檋ui, elle tente de faire une perc茅e dans le secteur du marketing et des communications.

Elle esp猫re s鈥檈n servir comme tremplin pour produire un jour une s茅rie t茅l茅vis茅e qui mettra en lumi猫re les diff茅rentes pratiques des gens et des cultures du monde entier, le genre de perspective que sa transition de l鈥橧nde au Canada lui a donn茅 脿 l鈥櫭e de 18 ans.

芦 Ce que j鈥檃ime le plus au Canada, c鈥檈st la libert茅 d鈥檈xprimer ses opinions et de dire des choses sans 锚tre en proie au jugement ainsi que l鈥檈sprit d鈥檕uverture qui consiste 脿 茅couter l鈥檃utre sans sentiment de col猫re ou de haine 禄, d茅clare-t-elle.

Ses parents ont fait le voyage pour la voir traverser l鈥檈strade et recevoir son dipl么me lors de la c茅r茅monie de remise des dipl么mes de Glendon, le samedi 18 juin, lors la premi猫re c茅r茅monie de remise des dipl么mes en personne depuis la pand茅mie.

芦 J鈥檈sp猫re que d鈥檌ci six 脿 huit mois, je pourrai d茅crocher un emploi qui me passionne et m鈥檈nthousiasme. 脌 ce moment-l脿, je pourrai commencer 脿 chercher un appartement, un chez-moi et emm茅nager. Je deviendrai vraiment adulte. 禄

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91亚色 researchers delve into the trust differences between generations

Le fran莽ais suit l鈥檃nglais.

TORONTO, June 27, 2022 鈥� A new study by 91亚色 researchers finds the Quiet Revolution in Quebec had a strong influence on how trusting Quebecers are of each other.

Assistant Professor of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, and Associate Professor , chair of the Department of Sociology at 91亚色鈥檚 Glendon College, examined the impact of the Quiet Revolution on levels of trust for people born during and after this time.

When the researchers compared the trust levels of those born prior to the Quiet Revolution of the 1960s to those born after 1960, they found a significant difference in social trust levels.

"Older generations of Quebecers socialized prior to the Quiet Revolution of the 1960s are significantly less trusting compared to those born in the province after 1960," says Wu. "Usually, older generations are more trusting than young ones, but in this case it's the opposite."

The Quiet Revolution had a significant impact on culture and religion and diminished the influence of the Catholic church on subsequent generations. This influence is seen in the varying levels of trust between generations.

鈥淭he findings suggest that the modernization and secularization brought on by the Quiet Revolution has generated a long-term positive impact on trust,鈥� says Dawson.

However, when the researchers controlled for religious beliefs and modernization, they discovered younger Quebecers, like their counterparts elsewhere, are actually less trusting than older generations.

Overall, Quebec has been shown to have a consistently low level of social trust. In the 2013 Canadian General Social Survey (CGSS) by Statistics Canada, only 35 per cent of Quebecers said they had trust in most people. In the rest of Canada, 65 per cent had trust in others. For this study, the researchers analyzed data from the CGSS from 2003, 2008 and 2013.

"This general lack of social trust may have been transferred from older generations, from prior to the Quiet Revolution, to subsequent generations," says Dawson, "but there is reason to believe those younger generations are gradually becoming more trusting."

The was published in the journal of Canadian Review of Sociology.

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Les g茅n茅rations pr茅c茅dentes de Qu茅b茅cois font-elles moins confiance aux autres que les g茅n茅rations actuelles?

Des chercheurs et chercheuses de l鈥橴niversit茅 de 91亚色 se penchent sur les diff茅rents niveaux de confiance selon les g茅n茅rations

TORONTO, le 27 juin 2022 - Une nouvelle 茅tude men茅e par des chercheurs de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 r茅v猫le que la R茅volution tranquille au Qu茅bec a eu une forte influence sur la confiance que les Qu茅b茅cois et Qu茅b茅coises ont les uns envers les autres.

Le professeur adjoint de la Facult茅 d鈥檃rts lib茅raux et 茅tudes professionnelles, et le professeur agr茅g茅 directeur du D茅partement de sociologie du Coll猫ge universitaire Glendon, ont examin茅 l鈥檌mpact de la R茅volution tranquille sur les niveaux de confiance des personnes n茅es pendant et apr猫s cette p茅riode.

Lorsque les chercheurs ont compar茅 le niveau de confiance sociale des personnes n茅es avant la R茅volution tranquille des ann茅es 1960 au niveau de celles n茅es apr猫s 1960, ils ont constat茅 une diff茅rence majeure.

芦 Les g茅n茅rations pr茅c茅dentes de Qu茅b茅cois et Qu茅b茅coises socialis茅s avant la R茅volution tranquille des ann茅es 1960 sont nettement moins confiantes que celles n茅es dans la province apr猫s 1960, explique le professeur Wu. Habituellement, les g茅n茅rations pr茅c茅dentes font plus confiance que les g茅n茅rations nouvelles, mais dans ce cas, c鈥檈st le contraire. 禄

La R茅volution tranquille a eu une incidence consid茅rable sur la culture et la religion et a diminu茅 l鈥檌nfluence de l鈥櫭ゞlise catholique sur les g茅n茅rations suivantes. Cette influence se traduit par des niveaux de confiance variables entre les g茅n茅rations.

芦 Les r茅sultats sugg猫rent que la modernisation et la s茅cularisation entra卯n茅es par la R茅volution tranquille ont g茅n茅r茅 des effets positifs 脿 long terme sur la confiance 禄, d茅clare M. Dawson.

Cependant, lorsque les chercheurs ont pris en compte les croyances religieuses et la modernisation, ils ont d茅couvert que les jeunes Qu茅b茅cois, comme leurs homologues d鈥檃illeurs, sont en fait moins confiants que les g茅n茅rations pr茅c茅dentes.

Dans l鈥檈nsemble, il a 茅t茅 d茅montr茅 que le Qu茅bec a un niveau de confiance sociale uniform茅ment faible. Selon l鈥橢nqu锚te sociale g茅n茅rale canadienne (ESGC) r茅alis茅e par Statistique Canada en 2013, 35 % seulement des Qu茅b茅cois avaient confiance en la plupart des gens. Dans le reste du Canada, 65 % avaient confiance en d鈥檃utres personnes. Pour cette 茅tude, les chercheurs ont analys茅 les donn茅es des ESGC de 2003, 2008 et 2013.

芦 Ce manque g茅n茅ral de confiance sociale peut avoir 茅t茅 transmis aux g茅n茅rations suivantes par des g茅n茅rations ant茅rieures 脿 la R茅volution tranquille, d茅clare M. Dawson, mais il y a des raisons de croire que le niveau de confiance des nouvelles g茅n茅rations s鈥檃ccro卯t progressivement. 禄

尝鈥� a 茅t茅 publi茅 dans la revue Canadian Review of Sociology.

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Thursday October 8, 2020, TORONTO 鈥� A new knowledge mobilization hub at 91亚色鈥檚 bilingual Glendon Campus will help to meet the need for French as a second language (FSL) teachers at a time when they are in short supply.

The Glendon Accelerator for Innovation and Best Practices in French Teaching will lead several new initiatives to help recruit and retain French language teachers for Extended, Core and Immersion teaching and address the shortage of FSL teachers in Ontario and Canada.

Students, continuing learners, and experts in the field are coming together to create an innovative new hub for the sharing of resources, expertise, and networking opportunities.

The new hub鈥檚 main objective is to encourage students to seek a career in French language teaching and assist internationally certified French teachers who could benefit from bridging programs for the local Canadian and Ontarian market. The accelerator will include a newly created undergraduate certificate in French language and community stewardship which will nurture the skills needed for a future in FSL teaching. The hub will introduce a critical new FSL research centre and Open Education Resources (OER) on FSL teaching and learning, that will help educators find connections and support in professional learning communities.

The new hub will offer prospective participants a diverse and rich place to learn in an environment that fosters inclusivity, equity and diverse ways of knowledge. It will deepen cooperative practices between academic, school, and non-governmental partners in French language education and remove some of the burden from schools and school boards that often use their own resources to recruit and retain teachers.

The project is co-led by 91亚色 Associate Professor , Associate Professor and Researcher , and will include a diverse team of people involved in education, such as聽 teacher candidates, current teachers, post-secondary course instructors, and university professors.

The accelerator hub has received funding from the 聽and has already begun identifying needs and designing innovative programming for its different targets : high school students, Glendon students, future French teachers and in-service French teachers trained in Canada or internationally.

The Government of Canada is proud to provide the necessary support to this important initiative aimed at training the next generation of French as a Second Language educators. Glendon鈥檚 unique position as a significant bilingual campus within the world-class 91亚色 makes it an ideal post-secondary partner. At a time when the demand for bilingual skills is increasing, this made-in-Canada knowledge hub is a welcome tool to recruit, retain or retool FSL educators.

-Rob Oliphant, MP Don Valley West

For many years, Glendon has played a central role in the development of teachers entering the immersion system, as well as in the teaching of French as a Second Language. We are extremely pleased to lead key initiatives which will address the teacher shortages across the province and will also make core resources available to support them in their daily activities.

-Ian Roberge 鈥� Principal Glendon Campus

91亚色 champions new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-disciplinary programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. 91亚色 students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world鈥檚 most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. 91亚色 U is an internationally recognized research university 鈥� our 11 faculties and 25 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, 91亚色 is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 300,000 alumni. 91亚色 U's fully bilingual Glendon Campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.

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