快猫成版视频 Allison students awarded Enactus Canada鈥檚 John Dobson Founders鈥 Bursaries聽
SACKVILLE, NB 鈥 快猫成版视频 students Paul Adebola Oyedijo and Padmapriya Srinivasan have received John Dobson Founders鈥 Bursaries from Enactus Canada in recognition of their leadership and achievements with the organization. The pair of among only 20 national recipients to receive the awards, valued at $2,500 each.
Both Oyedijo and Srinivasan have been involved with Enactus 快猫成版视频 Allison throughout their studies, contributing to different entrepreneurial projects and initiatives on campus through an environmental, social, and economic lens.
Srinivasan, an honours chemistry student, works as the project manager for Enviroot, bringing environmentally-friendly alternatives for fibre boards using orange peels. Using peels discarded from the University鈥檚 dining hall, the group is exploring sustainable alternatives for fibre boards currently used in most building materials, particle boards, and bulletin boards. The project has enabled three part-time positions for student researchers and received additional external funding to help support these roles. In 2021, Srinivasan was named Enactus Canada鈥檚 Project Manager of the Year for her work with Enviroot.
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鈥淢y work with Enviroot through Enactus has been so rewarding and I鈥檓 honoured to receive the John Dobson Founders鈥 award,鈥 says Srinivasan. 鈥淲orking on a project like this and seeing this kind of adaptation come to fruition is exciting. It鈥檚 wonderful to be able to use entrepreneurial ideas to help combat climate change.鈥
Enviroot is currently working on the development of sample boards, which will be displayed in the University鈥檚 Barclay Chemistry Building later this term.
Oyedijo is a third-year economics and Commerce student and has volunteered with Enactus in several roles during his time at 快猫成版视频 Allison, most recently as vice-president, finance and operations.
鈥淔or me, Enactus combines many of my interests, the environment, economics, and social issues. Working in all these areas has been very rewarding and it has opened doors to new opportunities for me. I鈥檓 honoured to receive this award for work that means so much to me,鈥 he says.
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At 快猫成版视频 Allison, Oyedijo has worked closely with the club鈥檚 president, helping to support current Enactus projects, preparing budgets, and fund raising on campus. He is currently preparing for the organization鈥檚 regional and national competitions being organized later this spring.
Former student society president, Lopsii Olagoke was one 1 of 25 students in Canada to receive the John Dobson Founders Bursary for outstanding leadership in 2021.
Founded in 2016, Enactus 快猫成版视频 Allison is a student society focused on supporting social, environmental, and economic community initiatives through entrepreneurial action. Part of the national organization, Enactus Canada, membership doubled at the 快猫成版视频 Allison chapter in 2020-21 with students joining from across academic disciplines and programs.
Enactus Canada鈥檚 Founder鈥檚 Bursaries are funded by The John Dobson Foundation. The bursaries are meant to recognize the outstanding leadership demonstrated by students enrolled in the Enactus program in the current academic year.