Engaging Students in Leadership and the Community

Engaging Students in Leadership and the Community
Best Community Outreach Initiative

New Brunswick Community College (NBCC)

Learn how New Brunswick Community College’s Robertson Institute for Community Leadership makes leadership and service learning a priority for all students in 90 programs, and how innovative approaches and technology are helping the College undertake community outreach in six regions of New Brunswick. Gain ideas and tips that can be applied to your own college, university or school student-leadership / community linkages.

Heather Allaby, Community and Government Relations Advisor, NBCC
Prior to coming to NBCC, Heather spent over 15 years working in the public and non-profit sectors. As NBCC’s Community and Government Relations Advisor, she oversees the College’s media, public and government relations activities, its community engagement investments and the NBCC Robertson Institute for Community Leadership. She feels privileged to work on a College-wide initiative that supports students in developing their leadership skills while fulfilling NBCC’s vision of transforming lives and communities.

Tom Meadus, Director of Advancement, NBCC
Tom joined NBCC in 2010 after 15 years in the private sector. In 2012, he was assigned the task of building NBCC’s first-ever Advancement Best Community Outreach Initiative Robertson Institute for Community Leadership Launch