Fanshawe's co-curricular record launching in January
As your classes wind down,
work is still happening on campus
to get ready for the next semester,
and an exciting initiative is coming
to Fanshawe for students: the cocurricular
record.
This is an official Fanshawe College document that recognizes your participation in a range of campus life activities. Students who participated in identified activities in the fall of 2013 will be able to include them in the creation of their co-curricular record. Students will be able to add this document to their portfolio and present recruiters with both a transcript and a co-curricular record. In addition to recording your participation, more importantly you can share this with employers to differentiate yourself in employment competitions.
Fanshawe students have always enjoyed a rich and diverse student experience. Many students have chosen to study here because of the quality of the academic program and student life opportunities, and the College wanted to recognize students' participation in these activities. There is tremendous growth and development that can happen as a result of student participation in campus life activities. This learning can now be captured in the co-curricular record. Academic activities that earn grades will not be included in this document; the tool is designed to capture your learning that happens outside of the classroom.
Employers can often glean from your resume your technical skills, but some of your soft skills may be harder to determine from just a resume. If they see a lot of participation or involvement in leadership roles on campus, they may assume you will gravitate towards a leadership role within their company. Recruiters for organizations are looking not only for what you can do tomorrow but what you will potentially offer in the future. Students who are well rounded and very engaged academically and with campus life often stand out and make their job much easier.
There will be over 100 activities in the co-curricular record when it launches. These range from student leadership activities, participation in athletics and numerous other activities that will foster student growth and leadership. There will be opportunities for new activities to be added in the future should they fit the criteria for addition. There is a committee that had done considerable work to bring this initiative to a point it is ready to launch in 2014.
In the last few years, more and more campuses have offered the co-curricular record document to students as a result of strong student participation and interest in documenting these activities and this learning and growth. Additionally, research suggesting the value of participation in these activities has encouraged campus leaders to want to recognize this additional learning and growth that happens on campus.
Look forward to finding out more about the CCR in the January 13 issue of Interrobang. At that time we will discuss how students can sign up to start the process to get their own CCR.
This is an official Fanshawe College document that recognizes your participation in a range of campus life activities. Students who participated in identified activities in the fall of 2013 will be able to include them in the creation of their co-curricular record. Students will be able to add this document to their portfolio and present recruiters with both a transcript and a co-curricular record. In addition to recording your participation, more importantly you can share this with employers to differentiate yourself in employment competitions.
Fanshawe students have always enjoyed a rich and diverse student experience. Many students have chosen to study here because of the quality of the academic program and student life opportunities, and the College wanted to recognize students' participation in these activities. There is tremendous growth and development that can happen as a result of student participation in campus life activities. This learning can now be captured in the co-curricular record. Academic activities that earn grades will not be included in this document; the tool is designed to capture your learning that happens outside of the classroom.
Employers can often glean from your resume your technical skills, but some of your soft skills may be harder to determine from just a resume. If they see a lot of participation or involvement in leadership roles on campus, they may assume you will gravitate towards a leadership role within their company. Recruiters for organizations are looking not only for what you can do tomorrow but what you will potentially offer in the future. Students who are well rounded and very engaged academically and with campus life often stand out and make their job much easier.
There will be over 100 activities in the co-curricular record when it launches. These range from student leadership activities, participation in athletics and numerous other activities that will foster student growth and leadership. There will be opportunities for new activities to be added in the future should they fit the criteria for addition. There is a committee that had done considerable work to bring this initiative to a point it is ready to launch in 2014.
In the last few years, more and more campuses have offered the co-curricular record document to students as a result of strong student participation and interest in documenting these activities and this learning and growth. Additionally, research suggesting the value of participation in these activities has encouraged campus leaders to want to recognize this additional learning and growth that happens on campus.
Look forward to finding out more about the CCR in the January 13 issue of Interrobang. At that time we will discuss how students can sign up to start the process to get their own CCR.
