A one- to two-day event in which companies present students with real-world challenges and ask them to create and present innovative solutions, either individually or in teams. Typically, hackathons culminate in a pitch competition where companies and other stakeholders act as judges, providing feedback and ranking the best solutions.Upon successful completion of an Experience Ventures Hackathon, student participants receive a stipend valued at $325, paid in part by Canada's Work Integrated Learning Initiative.

Companies present students with a specific project, and the Student Innovation Centre will facilitate matching of talent from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds.Upon successful completion of an Experience Ventures Project, student participants receive a stipend valued at $825, paid in part by Canada's Work Integrated Learning Initiative.

Incubators create teams of students from more than one discipline and provide them with a project for a venture, or group of ventures. We are accepting applications for InterD Team Projects now.Upon successful completion of an Interdisciplinary (InterD) Team Project, student participants receive a stipend valued at $825, paid in part by Canada's Work Integrated Learning Initiative.

Our 4th year nursing students take their senior nursing leadership course in either their last or second last term before graduation. The leaders, who we call mentors, that work with our students can expect our students to come to your organization with:a solid knowledge in nursing and healthcarestrong critical thinking and analytical skillsintroductory statistics and research skillssolid understand of the social determinants of healthability to support a diverse number of projects and initiativesIf there are specific learner capabilities required, such as speaking a particularly language, or skills with video editing, this is something that we can try and accommodate.