Meet student leader Kelly Gillard
Nipissing students consistently impress as leaders, in the classroom, on campus and in the community. Recently the university celebrated 25 student leaders at the annual Dave Marshall Leadership Awards. Over the coming months, NU News will introduce each student leader to the wider community with a short article discussing their accomplishments and activities. Today, we are pleased profile Kelly Gillard, a bachelor of arts, with specialization in social welfare and social development student.
Gillard is an accomplished student who takes on multiple academic and social leadership roles on and off campus. These roles include: outreach assistant for sexual violence prevention; president, social coordinator for the social welfare and social development club, and research assistant. Gillard is also an active community volunteer at One Kids Place, Community Living, and the Amelia Rising Sexual Assault Centre. In all of these roles, she is an outgoing and thoughtful student leader.
Gillard’s academic accomplishments include assisting in the preparation of a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Partnership Development Grant that focused on promoting reconciliation through collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities. In her own research, Gillard is working on an honours thesis examining the impacts of media industries on youth with a focus on how profit-making businesses emphasize sexist and racist values.
Whether it is supporting students who share her focus of study or providing education and training on sexual violence prevention Gillard is an empathetic leader who brings a professional approach to her work on campus. She approaches her work with honesty, kindness, and sincerity.
Gillard offers strength in her ability to engage with both community members and fellow students. She is skilled at initiating conversation and makes a difference through her enthusiasm for creating community change.
The university community is proud to recognize Gillard with a Dave Marshall Leadership Award in the Academic Category.