We're back with the third and final chapter in the CEWIL Conference Chronicles! A 3 part series of short episodes recorded live during the 2025 CEWIL Canada Conference in Hamilton, ON. Spoiler alert if you didn't look at the runtime, this one isn't short!

It's not everyday you get to sit across the recording desk from someone who currently works in a role you once held. On this episode I sit down with Jason Causarano, Experiential Education Coordinator for the Faculty of Mathematics and Science at Brock University, to chat about the ways he has been growing WIL at the Grad level of Science education. As a trained biotechnologist, he draws on the pivotal decision to pause his own Master's studies in favour of gaining industry experience - an experience that now fuels his commitment to shaping meaningful, real-world learning opportunities for today's graduate science students.

Guest: Jason Causarano, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON

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We're back with part 2 in the CEWIL Conference Chronicles! A 3 part series of short episodes captured live during the 2025 CEWIL Canada Conference in Hamilton, ON.

On this episode I sit down with published experiential education researcher and fellow podcaster, Dr. Bill Heinrich. Many impromptu talks in hotel lobbies, conference presentation halls and dinner conversations finally lead to us hitting the record button on 28 minutes all about reflective practice!

Check out Bill's Podcast; Mindset in Motion

Guest: Bill Heinrich, Director of Mindset, Symplicity

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Welcome to the CEWIL Conference Chronicles! A 3 part series of short episodes captured live during the 2025 CEWIL Canada Conference in Hamilton, ON.

On this episode I sit down with long time friend of the show, David DiPietro as he prepares for his conference presentation on The Innovation Mentorship Program - an annual experiential learning project where NC students, faculty and staff, collaborate with local high school students to provide real world solutions to industry partners. It's an extremely innovative way to help combat the ever growing challenge of post secondary enrollment.

Guest: David DiPietro, Manager, Business Development, Niagara College, ON

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It's been one year to the day since the last episode dropped and I'm thrilled to announce we're back for Season 5! To celebrate the National Day of WIL, we've got a special episode queued up with 4 absolutely outstanding and inspiring students. Tune in and listen to their stories, hear about their WIL journeys and share in their accomplishments this year.

Guests: Phoenix Seelochan, University of Toronto // Yui Mikuriya, University of British Columbia // Quinlin Lawrynowicz, Sheridan College // Ediah Jauforally, Sheridan College

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To celebrate the National Day of WIL, we're back with Season 4! I'm kicking off this season by diving deeper into the stories of CEWIL Canada's 2023 Students of the Year. First up is Jayde Medland (College and CEGEP, Co-op), who is a recent graduate of Algonquin College's Interactive Media Design program and is currently a Communications Officer with Natural Resources Canada. On this episode we dive into Jayde's journey from first year Psych student to passionate media enthusiast. It's a road filled with uncertainty, change, discovery and support.

Guest: Jayde Medland, Communications Officer, Natural Resources Canada

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Sept. 26, 2023 marks 50 years for CEWIL Canada. From its origins as CAFCE in 1973 with a small group of passionate individuals to the leading organization on all things Work-Integrated Learning in Canada, it's been a journey. It's important to reflect on these 50 years, celebrate the successes and identify where positive change can be made. You don't exist as an organization for this long without earning the trust of your members and the people you serve. On this episode I sit down with Stan Chung to talk about building trust, the importance of the "check-in", aligning equity in strategy and operations, colonial power structures in higher ed. including a mindful critique of land acknowledgements, and how to enact change through indigenous informed EDI.

Guest: Sae Hoon "Stan" Chung

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It's been almost two years since I got my boots dirty in the Ag-tech industry and chatted all things agriculture with the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC). Joining Jennifer Wright on this episode is Sean Rudd, co-founder of Korotu, a software company that turns remote sensing data into actionable nature-based solutions that are helping to combat climate change - it's A.I. revolutionizing farming, one crop at a time. We also explore skills translation, challenges in the industry and encouraging students to think beyond their degree titles.

Guests: Jennifer Wright, Executive Director, CAHRC // Sean Rudd, Co-Founder & CEO, Korotu

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Live from the 2023 CEWIL Conference in Halifax, NS, I sit down with Cara Krezek and Anne Marie Fannon fresh off a feisty debate in their session about making changes to the way CEWIL Canada accredits cooperative education programs in this country. The crux of this discussion focusses on two main points, ensuring a student ends on an academic term and the notion of part-time co-op.

Guests: Cara Krezek, Director, Co-op, Career and Experiential Education, Brock University, ON // Anne Marie Fannon, Director, Work-Learn Institute, University of Waterloo, ON

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Live from the 2023 CEWIL Conference in Halifax, NS, I sit down with Julia Zhu, Associate Director of Cooperative Education at Brock University to explore how she and her team are taking co-op beyond the work term. We chat career competencies, skills translation and debrief her session on building a sustainable staffing model to support this enhanced approach to cooperative education.

Guest: Julia Zhu, Associate Director of Cooperative Education, Brock University, ON

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Live from the 2023 CEWIL Conference in Halifax, NS, I sit down with Cherine Zananiri, Director of Experiential Learning and Co-operative Education at Concordia University to talk about their Beat the Odds Internship program - an inclusive and flexible internship program that levels the playing field for students in need.

Guest: Cherine Zananiri, Concordia University, QC

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