Micro-credit for SFU credits

Being a student in the School of Communications at SFU has been good to me so far.

Through one of my courses, "Applied Communication for Social Issues", I have been able to team up with a classmate to work on a semester-long project which will basically re-create the communication ideas behind the Europe Tour and culminate in a mini-tour around Stanley Park in Vancouver.

This means, I'm getting credit for fundraising, and making sense of this bike ride from a communications point-of view. woo!

Our professor is this genius man, Markwick, who has successfully seared a quote from Aristotle into our minds for the rest of eternity. Aristotle argument states that "Man is born for Citizenship". And Markwick's argument agrees that it is in empathy for one another that change is created.

food for thought.

Our project pitch can be seen in this unintentionally comedic video:

Gala & Candice from candice drouin on Vimeo.

More credit? You be crazy!

Yes, it's true. I'm milking this for everything it's worth. After a rather heartfelt and convincing conversation with my co-op advisor, they have agreed to allow this 100% volunteer trip be a co-op work experience. Which makes sense, because there is a ton of work to be done. But for me, this means I'll be considered a full-time student while travelling abroad, still be eligible for scholarships, and student loans. (Which is good - because then I will be able to ride off government $ while I live in Turkey at the end of our trip! juuusstt joking... muahahaha)

Anyhoo... I think the co-op people at SFU like me, because I keep randomly winning these co-op contests and giving the communications co-op faculty a reason to be proud of their students. In January I won the Work Integrated Learning Photo Contest open to all of SFU.
I was shocked, to be honest. The grand prize was a Nikon D90 Camera - which is almost the same price as the bike/bike accessories that I have to buy soon! But I am promising myself that I won't return the camera in exchange for cash, despite my small urge to do so.

The point of this post? I guess that the ride is for all sorts of people's credit now... not just micro-credit, and not just personal credit, but credit to SFU, and to a degree too.