The success of any volunteer organization such as CAFCE is dependent on its members' contributions. There are a number of projects planned and your help would be very much appreciated. Please review the following committees seeking member volunteers and then contact the CAFCE Office for more information.

Co-op Student of the Year Awards Selection Committee

The purpose of this committee is to evaluate the applications for, and the awarding of one (1) college and one (1) university co-op student, the annual CAFCE Co-op Student of the Year Awards. Members are appointed.

Chair: Harriet Choicoine, Simon Fraser University

International Co-op Work Experiences

The purpose of this committee is to support the mobility of Canadian co-operative education students between Canada and other countries.

Chair: Laurie Lahn, Wilfrid Laurier University

Board Rep: Diana Young, University of Lethbridge

Membership Committee

The purpose of this committee is to maintain existing members. Attract new members. Communicate the value of membership. Review the current membership fee structure.

Chair: Kevin Rolston, Langara College

Co-operative Education Week Committee

The purpose of this committee is to develop tools needed to support regional activities to promote and increase awareness of co-operative education during the 3rd full-week in March.

Chair: Lisa Whalen, Georgian College

Nominations and Awards Committee

The purpose of this committee is to evaluate nominations and award the CAFCE Albert S. Barber, Dr. Graham Branton Research, and Service Awards, and facilitate the annual elections of the Executive to the Board of Directors. Chaired by the Immediate Past President with members appointed.

Chair: Anil Raheja, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Professional Development Committee

The purpose of this committee is to deliver professional development sessions for CAFCE members. Under the direction of the CAFCE Board, review technologies to bring PD events to the membership.

Chair: Bruce Wilson, University of Guelph
Rachel Banham, Conestoga College
Tony Botelho, Simon Fraser University
Fran Burke, Sheridan College
Karen Reimer, University of Guelph
Board Rep: Manitoba Regional Rep TBA

Research Committee

The purpose of the Research Committee is to foster the conduct and distribution of co-operative education research across Canada.

Chair: Christine Arsenault, University of Toronto Scarborough
Rocco Fondacaro, University of Waterloo
Larry Iles, Thompson Rivers University
Nancy Johnston, Simon Fraser University
Jeela Jones, University of Ottawa
Norah McRae, University of Victoria
Peter Rans, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Board Rep: Heather Skanes Memorial University of Newfoundland

 CAFCE Accreditation Council

Members from Accredited Member Institutions are appointed by accredited insititutions.

Chair: Jenny Kagetsu, University of British Columbia
Board Rep: Stacey Cool, University of New Brunswick Saint John

Learn valuable insight on CAFCE Accreditation by volunteering as a Reader on a Accreditation Application Review Team. The CAFCE Accreditation Council needs members to volunteer on accreditation review teams. Participation provides you with an excellent opportunity to learn more about the accreditation process.

Team members review the application and assess it against the CAFCE accreditation guidelines. The review team chair confers with members, usually by some combination of telephone, e-mail and fax, to finalize the assessment, and then reports to the Accreditation Council with a recommendation.

The time commitment to participate on a review team is not onerous. Accreditation Applications are received by February 1 or August 1 and the Review Teams, chaired by a member from the Accreditation Council, are asked to complete the review process before the next Accreditation Council Meeting.