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Social Justice Studies Consulting

SJS 5601
Closed
Lakehead University
Lakehead University
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Kevin Brooks
Advisor, including Practicum Placements
(1)
3
Timeline
  • September 6, 2020
    Experience start
  • September 9, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • April 16, 2021
    Experience end
Experience
2/4 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Non profit
Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society
Categories
Humanities Visual arts Law and policy Social sciences
Skills
lobbying strategy data analysis research advocacy
Learner goals and capabilities

Do you need help with social and economic policy analysis? Volunteer or advocate mobilization? Diversity and inclusion work within your organization? A social innovation, enterprise, or entrepreneurship project? One or more graduate students enrolled with in the Social Justice Studies Practicum option at Lakehead University may be able to support your work over the course of a full school year.

Learners
Graduate
Any level
4 learners
Project
200 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Individual projects
Expected outcomes and deliverables

The student, organization, and program director will collaborate on a Memorandum of Understanding in which deliverables are identified and agreed upon. These are graduate students and skilled knowledge workers; these students are social justice advocates. They will be available for approximately 10 hours a week from September until May. MOU Document

Project timeline
  • September 6, 2020
    Experience start
  • September 9, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • April 16, 2021
    Experience end
Project Examples

Students in this program are capable of doing a wide range of thing: interviewing stakeholders and community constituents, literature reviews, policy analysis, develop educational materials, event planning, community engagement work, and more. Their educational backgrounds are also varied: social sciences, humanities, education, and the arts.

Some areas of focus can include but are not limited to:

  • Developing a diversity, equity, and inclusion plan for your organization.
  • Conducing primary and secondary research and policy analysis relevant to your organization or causes.
  • Creating a volunteer or advocate mobilization plan.

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.

Project MOU will identify additional commitments on the part of the organization, student, and program.

Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.