Campus Compact is now accepting proposals for the Compact24 national conference. They seek proposals that explore the theme: Now is the moment: Higher Education Civic and Community Engagement as the Way Forward. Proposals are due September 8th. Submit here.
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Campus Compact has released the inaugural issue of its Common Cause series on public service. In this issue, the authors discuss why public service is a critical focus and need for our country. Read more here.
GW is a member institution in the TRUCEN network.
From TRUCEN:
| We’re excited to announce a new TRUCEN program–TRUCEN Showcases.
TRUCEN Showcases are in-person campus-hosted convenings focused on specific topics, issues, or opportunities that advance civic and community engagement within R1 institutions. These convenings can range from 1-3 days and are intentionally flexible to allow for campus-hosts to design an experience that addresses their interests and capacity. We want to host our first TRUCEN Showcase in late 2023 or January 2024. Are you interested in hosting this year or in the future? Reach out to Bobbie at blaur@compact.org to explore your idea and discuss the next steps. Priority consideration for hosting the 2023/January 2024 Showcase will be given to those that reach out before August 7th. |
“My research always comes out of necessity from the field,” Cha said. “I asked [Paw], ‘What do you really want to do?’ She told me she wants to invite youth in the community to know the importance of self-expression and finding that greatness.”
After some planning, the result was a two-day intensive writing workshop in August 2022 where participants were encouraged to explore themes of identity and open up about the struggles of navigating a sense of belonging as immigrants in the United States.
An interesting resource on learning and the public humanities, including community engaged scholarship in the humanities.: NHAlliance
Sarah Malinowski, GWU biomedical engineering alumna, traveled to Ukraine to improve her prosthetic knee prototype with input from amputees injured from Russia's war in Ukraine. Sarah co-started her own company, Seamless Transition, LLC, to build a prosthetic so amputees, especially veterans and active duty military members, could resume their active lifestyles. Check out the article in GW Today.
The 23rd SENCER Summer Institute on: SCIENCE EDUCATION, DEMOCRACY, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: BUILDING THE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE will be held August 3-6 2023 virtually. Meeting description and registration information. ...continue reading "Register Now: The 23rd SENCER Summer Institute"
Title: No Safe Place: Empowering Black Women Through Art and Community
"No Safe Place" is a powerful musical project created, composed, and directed by Anne Laurie Joseph (BA) at GW. This emotionally charged musical delves deep into the trauma of sexual violence against Black women, weaving a compelling narrative of personal, familial, and societal healing. Through the stories of a diverse cast of women, it sheds light on the strength and resilience of Black women who have endured unimaginable hardships. ...continue reading "Nashman Spotlights: Anne Laurie Joseph Awarded Second Place for 2023 Nashman Center Community Engagement in the Arts and Design Award"
Congratulations to Christina Villadolid, First Place Winner of the Nashman Center Community Engagement in the Arts and Design Award for their project, 'Tracing Manila House,' an ongoing art project that brings Filipino American history to life while building a resilient and interconnected community in Washington, D.C. Through graphite rubbings, engaging with local schools, and honoring the forgotten past of the Manila House, this project reshapes narratives, educates, and inspires change. Explore how one artist's personal journey of reckoning with colonial history has sparked a beacon of resilience and remembrance for a marginalized community. ...continue reading "Nashman Spotlights: Christina Villadolid Receives First Place for 2023 Community Engagement in the Arts and Design Award"
In this course, taught by Dr Erica Walls, students analyze how nonprofits/groups organize in pursuit of social justice/impact/change, examine strategies and tactics of social movements, identify provisions and gaps in U.S. social policy, and more. Throughout the semester, the course covers relevant theory, history, and current events, and partnered with DC-area nonprofits to critically evaluate causes, effects, and potential solutions to poverty.
In teams, students serve with a DC-area nonprofit that combats an issue related to poverty. The project required teams to work with the organization staff to design and implement an action plan to help meet their goals, track their time and progress, and share learning/experiences with others. This work helped fulfill the course learning objectives and invited reflection on student's beliefs about civic responsibility and their sense of purpose in the world.
Students’ service informs a scholarly paper and presentation on the influences on social change, particularly with respect to addressing poverty. This work invites reflection on students’ beliefs about civic responsibility and sense of purpose in the world.
For information about Community Engaged Scholarship at GW: https://go.gwu.edu/cesc
This Human Interactions class by Professor Sangeeta Prasad observes human development from young adulthood through later stages of aging. Students study the dominant psychosocial, cognitive, and physical competencies; motivational changes; coping styles; and normative and non-normative behaviors of humans from young adulthood to old age. The course includes three hours per week of service-learning in an appropriate agency setting. Some common organizations that students collaborate with include: Community of Hope, Horton's Kids and Our Stomping Ground.
For information about Community Engaged Scholarship at GW: https://go.gwu.edu/cesc
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All entering first year and transfer undergraduate students are take UW 1020, which is a four-credit course. UW 1020 is designated as a pre-disciplinary course: the goal is to enable students to write effectively in various contexts, within the university and beyond. Dr. Barlow's course integrates the development of writing competencies in varying contexts with a direct or indirect service learning component centered around community based research and advocacy.
In "Engagement Lab," by Professors Kevin Patton and Angela Stepancic students address a challenge posed by a community organization using interaction design. Focusing on social, environmental, and community impact, students collaborate with community stakeholders to create tools, and design new systems. Students have worked with a range of organizations, including Roosevelt STAY Academy and the Library of Congress.
Each semester, the core of the IxD MA program takes place in the Engagement Lab. Students have opportunities to take their design skills into the world to practice design with a focus on social, environmental, and community impact. Students work with faculty to gain a systemic understanding of challenges and investigate the histories that have led to the current moment. The teams then engage community members as partners in the process of designing tools and systems that can address those challenges. Students will focus on prototyping responses while evaluating from an at-scale perspective based on goals and metrics identified in conversation with the community partner.
Professors: Angela Stepancic, Kevin Patton
For information about Community Engaged Scholarship at GW: https://go.gwu.edu/cesc
The Universities and Community Schools Journal has released its newest graduate student issue. This issue of Universities and Community Schools features seven articles written largely by graduate students whose scholarship involves community-engaged research, particularly with local public schools. It includes the perspectives and experiences of students from a range of disciplines, geographies, and institutional types. Check out the publication here.
The AAC&U is hosting a conference on Global Learning in Washington, DC October 12-14 in Washington DC. GW is a member institution and faculty are encouraged to register. Register here.
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