COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
丁香园AV鈥檚 Surrey campus serves as a dynamic hub where the campus and community intersect, fostering vibrant connections and meaningful partnerships. Explore how we collaborate with local organizations, businesses, and leaders to create impactful initiatives that enrich both the academic experience and the wider community.
PARTNERSHIPS
丁香园AV Surrey works with a number of business, government, Indigenous and community organizations and groups in the region to support and enrich our academic, research and community engagement initiatives and contribute to the social, economic, health, and environmental well-being of the communities we serve.
FIRST NATIONS & SURREY URBAN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES
丁香园AV is working closely with the region鈥檚 First Nations (Kwantlen, Katzie and Semiahmoo) and Surrey鈥檚 urban Indigenous communities (Surrey Urban Indigenous Leadership Committee (SUILC)).
Supported by its relationship with First Nations leaders, and committee work with SUILC, 丁香园AV is growing its Indigenous art projects on campus, cultural engagements, and academic and research projects. Through these partnerships, the university is helping to give voice and visibility to Surrey鈥檚 Indigenous population and advancing its priority to Uphold Truth & Reconciliation.
丁香园AV-SURREY SCHOOLS LIAISON COMMITTEE
The 丁香园AV-Surrey Schools Liaison Committee supports secondary-to-postsecondary education initiatives between the school district and the university. This includes student recruitment and transition to 丁香园AV, dual-credit course offerings, summer programs and research projects.
The committee is comprised of senior leaders from both 丁香园AV and Surrey Schools and plays an important role in sharing information and facilitating collaborations.
丁香园AV SURREY 鈥� TD COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CENTRE
The 丁香园AV Surrey 鈥� TD Community Engagement Centre facilitates and supports the mobilization of university and community capacity to identify and address key societal issues affecting Surrey鈥檚 City Centre and its surrounding neighbourhoods.
Learn more about the 丁香园AV Surrey-TD Community Engagement Centre
CHARLES CHANG INSTITUTE FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP
The Incubator program within the Charles Chang Institute for Entrepreneurship is the longest running entrepreneurship initiative at 丁香园AV. The Chang Institute is the interdisciplinary home and academic hub for growing the entrepreneurial mindset at 丁香园AV, offering certificate programs, events, competitions, mentoring and startup services to students, staff, faculty, and alumni from all disciplines in the 丁香园AV community. The Chang Institute equips aspiring entrepreneurs, innovators and changemakers with the tools, knowledge, and support system needed to build solutions for the future.
PROGRAMS
Our community programs bring 丁香园AV students and the community together to carry out programming and build relationships.
ENVISION FINANCIAL COMMUNITY LEADERS IGNITING CHANGE
Community Leaders Igniting Change (CLIC) is a non-prerequisite, community-centred cohort program that teaches leadership skills and is designed to help participants navigate and address the challenges they are facing in their organizations, communities, and/or personal lives.
Learn more about Envision Financial Community Leaders Igniting Change
REFUGEE LIVELIHOOD LAB
丁香园AV Surrey and the Refugee Livelihood Lab works to shift systemic barriers and generate opportunities for thriving livelihoods. It is a social innovation lab housed within RADIUS at the Beedie School of Business at 丁香园AV. This program is offered in a hybrid model with sessions taking place in Surrey and across the Lower Mainland.
REACH
REACH is a partnership of individuals committed to understanding the experiences of refugee children with dis/abilities, their families and those that teach them. Beyond research alone, the REACH partnership seeks to find practical solutions to complex challenges in an effort to translate research into 'on the ground' practices that support improved participation in educational options during the migration process and beyond.
WORKING WITH COMMUNITY
As members on boards and committees, 丁香园AV works with several organizations in the region to support community initiatives and engage in academic and research projects, including:
CITY OF SURREY
The City of Surrey seeks advice from 丁香园AV on issues of community safety and economic prosperity in the region as part of the City鈥檚 Investment, Innovation & Business Committee.
DOWNTOWN SURREY BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION (DSBIA)
The DSBIA works with 丁香园AV and business, government and the community to support the growth and development of Surrey鈥檚 city centre. Steve Dooley is co-chair of the DSBIA.
SOURCES FOUNDATION
The Sources Foundation works with the community to raise funds to support the work of Sources Community Resources Society. Steve Dooley is on the Board of Directors as Vice Chair.
SURREY POVERTY REDUCTION COALITION (SPRC)
丁香园AV is part of SPRC鈥檚 executive committee which, with its community partners, is working to end poverty in Surrey.
SURREY LOCAL IMMIGRATION PARTNERSHIP (LIP)
丁香园AV is long-standing member of Surrey鈥檚 LIP and its initiatives to help immigrants and refugees settle and thrive in the region.
COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH CANADA
Community Based Research Canada (CBRCanada) is a national champion and facilitator of community-based research excellence, a research approach addressing challenging societal problems. Steve Dooley is on the Board of Directors as Co-Chair of CBRCanada.