Sustainability interns given awards
Ten John Molson School of Business students received awards Oct. 6 to commemorate their completion of the first Sustainable Internship Program at Concordia. This represents the first collaborative initiative between the David O’Brien Centre for Sustainable Enterprise (DOCSE) and Career Management Services (CMS).
This summer, seven organizations and the 10 JMSB business students teamed up to give the students handson experience, exposure and insight into sustainable practices in the workplace.
The program’s second internship session began this fall; students are currently placed here at Concordia at R4 and Concordia Food Systems Project, and other internships are being arranged at external organizations such as consumer network Ethiquette, packaging company Le Kac, and Sahana Ayurvedic Products.
Celebrants at the gala included (from left to right), Four Green Steps President Jaye Yarrow, intern Martin Grezak, Executive Director West Island Community Shares Caroline Tison, intern Thomas Hecht, intern Megan Ly, R4 Coordinator Ilia Kassianenko, Sustainable Internship Program Program Managers Shelly Elsliger and Chantal Forgues, FAST International Project and Business Development Manager Christina Larrea, intern Rodrigo Feracini, Career Management Services Director Gerry Hughes, David O’Brien Centre for Sustainable Enterprise Director Paul Shrivastava, intern Natasha Shanit Albilia.
Missing from photo: Chris Roth, Jessica Chan, Xiaolu Xu, Cristelle Basmaji, Sarah Orlando.