My name is Abby (she/her), and I’m a Political Science and Economics student and PLLC Scholar heading into my final year at the University of Alberta! When I first learned about the opportunity to initiate a PLLC Stretch Project, I knew I wanted to make the most of it. The past few months have been […]
By Mohamed Bah. Hi all! This summer for my Stretch Experience I had the opportunity to be a monitor for the Explore Program in la Pocatière, Quebec, for 6 weeks. These weeks were a learning and giving experience that will live on eternally in my mind. From the standpoint of a multilingual person, I had […]
As a third year immunology student in the University of Alberta’s Specialization program I spend most of my time learning about the dozens of different bacteria, virus, fungi and parasites that plague humanity. From memorizing virulence factors to drawing out countless mechanisms of infection all night, I can now say immunology and the immune system […]
PRIDE MONTH is upon us!! Fitting for the occasion, the West Central Queer-Straight Alliance officially kicked off this week, aiming to support the local queer community and promote inclusivity in our corner of rural Saskatchewan. As in every community, there has always been queerness afoot in Kindersley, Sk. and surrounding area, however, there haven’t been […]
My Stretch Experience – Kayla Gulka As a first scholar of the Peter Lougheed Leadership College at the University of Alberta and having just finished my third year of my Elementary Education degree program I am excited to share what I have been working on this summer! The “Stretch Experience” is a task that all […]
By Adam Brown When this is called a “stretch experience”, that’s a perfect way to describe the last 8 months of my life. One of those stretching facets, the one which I have chosen to use for this project, is that I am serving as Chair of the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations. CASA […]
Hello PLLC blog readers! I am Liam McCoy, an Honors Neuroscience student and PLLC Scholar from Forum 1C. For my stretch experience I spent a month in a community in the North West Territories known to the local Dene descendants as Liidlii Kue, and to the government as Fort Simpson. I worked with the Liidlii […]
By Reshma Sirajee For most people when you are sick, you go to the hospital. You wait for the doctor to do an exam, receive a diagnosis and leave. In this scenario, healthcare accessibility appears clear-cut and, under Canada’s universal health care policy, the cost is covered. Unfortunately, this is not the case for 5.2 […]
Bonjour, Je m’appelle Sydney. Part of my stretch experience was taking an intensive French program and living in Montreal for five weeks. Why French and Montreal? I have been considering going to McGill for graduate school so I wanted to learn some French, get a taste of Montreal and be immersed in Quebec culture! The […]
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