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GW School of Medicine Fall 2018 Courses: Urban Community Health & Health Disparities and Human Rights
Great opportunities for undergraduates this fall who are interested in health equity coursework from GW's School of Medicine and Health Sciences! Dr. Maranda Ward a former Knapp Fellow and member of Nashman's Faculty Learning Community is offering these classes-encourage your students who may seek careers in health fields or non profits to take a look.
Collaboration Across Disciplines at GW with UNICEF
Collaboration at GW with UNICEF Global Women's Institute, CPS, Elliott School, Milken Institute for Public Health & SMPA on Gender Education
Learn more about the equity work here in GW Today https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/global-women%E2%80%99s-institute-and-unicef-partner-gender-education-credentialing-programs
Tracking Community Impact with GW Serves on Give Pulse
New database GW Serves on Give Pulse replaces Noble Hour: Resources for faculty and students in Community Engaged Courses
August 2018 courses will be the first courses to use GW Serves on Give Pulse tracking for community impact. The new database is easy to use and allows students to track all the CES course hours, as well as other community impacts.
For faculty information click for a PDF to help you get started with using GW Serves on Give Pulse for your classes.
For faculty and students click HERE for a series of video tutorials that cover common questions about setting up your GW Serves Give Pulse class or individual account. If you need help managing your dashboard click HERE for a video tutorial.
If you haven't claimed your account yet don't worry. Look for an email from GW Serves Community Engaged Scholarship on Give Pulse inviting you to join the Community-Engaged Scholarship group page. GWserves (aka GivePulse) is the new database platform from the Nashman Center for tracking community impact. We will be using it to track community engagement, promote our events, make connections across issue areas and log service hours. You can use the platform to building out class content, engage people in discussion, or highlight service opportunities.
When you receive this message to "claim your account" click the link provided and then sign up with your first name, last name, and GW email.
For a quick rundown of the system, tutorials for managing your group, and how to navigate the interface please reference the video links below.
- Basics of GivePulse
- How to Navigate the User Dashboard
- How to Create and Manage an Event
- How to Manage Your Group and Your Members
- How to Verify Service Hours
We hope this system will make it easier for everyone to serve, track, and reflect on their community engagement as well as open up opportunities to expand their group, individual, and GW impact.
Medical College of Wisconsin Hosting Community Engaged Scholarship Program September 17-20
Community Engaged Scholars: Immersion Program Applications due Aug. 3rd Health Faculty Encouraged to Apply
Applicants with experience in research interested in being immersed into community engagement should apply for this program. This program spans four days, focusing on the five Social Determinants of Health outlined by Healthy People 2020 (Healthypeople.gov) through a partnership with Silver Spring Neighborhood Center in Milwaukee, a valuable community partner. This program was designed to align the community as teachers to researchers interested in learning how to become effective community-engaged professionals. During this experience you will be immersed into the community site programming, learn from the staff about perspectives of community partners in community engagement, and have the opportunity for bi-directional discussions. Space is limited.
September 17th (starting at 2pm) through September 20th, 2018
Program Cost $100
Applicant Criteria
Applicants that align to our program must:
- Be a researcher interested in building capacity for community engaged research
- Have at least one year of graduate level study
- Have a willingness to be culturally humble
- Be available for the entire experience from September 17th to September 20th
Apply now: https://www.mcw.edu/Community-Engagement/Immersion-Program.htm
Dr. Ellen Kurtzman Awarded Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellowship
Dr. Kurtzman of GW's Nursing school Awarded the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellowship
GW Nursing's Dr. Ellen Kurtzman will get an opportunity to shape policy through her work as a fellow.
“I want to really learn how legislation happens, and the best way for me to do that is through an immersive Hill experience,” Dr. Kurtzman said. Her research and scholarship have addressed the effects of federal and state policies and programs on health care quality and the role of the health care workforce in higher value care. “I always think about my research through a policy lens,” she said. “But I have not had real-world policymaking experience. I’m hoping that this fellowship will ignite dozens of new research questions, sharpen my existing questions and heighten the policy impact of my research to improve patient care and public health.”
For more information see the full article here: https://nursing.gwu.edu/faculty-headed-capitol-hill-shape-policy
Engaging Students in Democracy by Andrew J. Seligsohn and Thomas Ehrlich
A thought provoking opinion piece about education for democracy. Read the entire op-ed here: https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2018/07/23/colleges-must-do-more-teach-students-about-voting-and-democracy-opinion?width=775&height=500&iframe=true
Ehrlich has been a leader in higher ed and civic engagement for decades, Seligsohn leads the national organization Campus Compact, focused on these issues since 1985. At the Nashman Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service, we are working to prepare students for the responsibilities of citizenship. The article shows the need to consider this as a way to build democracy, and calls for expansion in this work.
The referenced article, Pedagogical Value of Polling-Place Observation by Students: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/ps-political-science-and-politics/article/pedagogical-value-of-pollingplace-observation-by-students/99A4823B2FE884356615DC578B80EB65/core-reader# provides a great example of involving students directly in research - and getting the research published!
Campus Compact, a national coalition of 1,000 colleges and universities committed to the public purposes of higher education, is launching a major initiative called Education for Democracy establishing an expectation that every student will engage in courses, programs and activities aimed at preparing them for effective participation in democracy.
The initiative comprises six core components:
- Student voting matters: With a goal of increasing the proportion of college students who vote in local, state, and national elections;
- Democracy in principle and practice: With a goal of increasing student understanding of the underpinnings of democracy and the workings of democratic institutions;
- Deliberation for a shared future: With a goal of increasing students’ capacity to listen respectfully to the ideas of others and engage in both constructive and critical discussion of public questions;
- Media fact and fiction: With a goal of increasing the capacity of students to distinguish reliable from unreliable political information;
- Student leadership for democracy: With a goal of leveraging Campus Compact’s existing student fellowship program to build a network of student leaders committed to democratic renewal; and
- Teaching for democracy: With a goal of preparing faculty and staff members to develop and execute high-quality courses and programs focused on democratic engagement.
Seligsohn and Ehrlich note, "If our democracy’s current crisis has any silver lining, it may be, as a friend suggested, that this could be “a civic Sputnik moment,” focusing our attention on the reality that democracy is not a spectator sport. It requires the thoughtful involvement of its participants. One crucial path to overcoming polarization and fostering a healthy democracy is to do a better job of preparing college and university students to be engaged citizens, guiding them to productive discourse, rather than ugly rancor."
Apply for Nashman Course Designation: Deadline August 6th
Help Students Find Community-Engaged Scholarship Courses!
The GW Registrar will now tag community-engaged scholarship courses to help students find these opportunities. If you currently teach a community-engaged scholarship course or would like more information on the process, please click following link and then submit the form via email to wagnerw@email.gwu.edu. FORM LINK
We encourage applications from courses across all subjects and all GW schools at undergraduate and graduate levels and can help you get started.
The Nashman Center supports:
- Forming community partnerships
- Community-Based Paticipatory Research (CBPR)
- Applying for project funding
- (Re)designing curriculum
- Developing assignments
- Planning logistics
- Managing risk and liability
- Training faculty and GTAs
- Publicizing the course/program in the Schedule of Classes and through advisors
During and after course semester:
- Orienting students to service-learning
- Supporting students and community partners
- Assessing and sharing outcomes and impact
For more information on community engaged scholarship click here: https://www.gwnashmancenter.org/course-designation-1
Summer Podcast Listening and Learning? Campus Compact has you covered!
Three new podcasts for the summer-check them out and share with your students!
Addressing health through grant-making and program development
J.R. Jamison sat down with Bob Atkins, Director of the New Jersey Health Initiatives of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. They chat about Bob’s journey from registered nurse to co-founder of a youth-development nonprofit to faculty member at Rutgers-Camden, and how these experiences have influenced Bob’s work as a grant-maker throughout the state of New Jersey. They also make a stop off in Pop Culture Corner to talk books, podcasts, and the importance of seeing yourself reflected in the world.
Radical Hospitality
Emily Shields and Sinda Nichols, Associate Director of Minnesota Campus Compact, are joined by Katie Clark, Director of Augsburg Central Health Commons at Augsburg University, for an engaging conversation about providing community-ownership over healthcare and what it means to view healthcare from a lens of social justice and radical hospitality.
Brian Gogan, assistant professor in rhetoric and writing studies in the Department of English at Western Michigan University, Azuri Gonzalez, Director of the Center for Civic Engagement at the University of Texas at El Paso, and Mark Wilson, Director of Civic Learning Initiatives and the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University, to talk about dialogue, Civic Action Planning, and highlights from the national conference.
Learn more about Fiscal Sponsorship at Rodham Institute
Fiscal Sponsorship Workshop July 11th 2018 6-7pm
According to the National Network of Fiscal Sponsors, "Fiscal sponsorship has evolved as an effective and efficient mode of starting new nonprofits, seeding social movements, and delivering public services." This session will introduce participants to the practice of fiscal sponsorship. Content will include the various models of fiscal sponsorship, best practices of a fiscal sponsor, comparisons and contrasts to obtaining a 501©3 tax-exempt status, and additional resources for participants.
Location: Whitman-Walker Health, 1525 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005
The session is free and open to all but you must register.
Please contact Sara Mutnick, smutnick@mfa.gwu.edu, to register.
Call for Papers International Undergraduate Journal for Service-learning, Leadership and Social Change
Did you present your community engaged scholarship for a class? At the symposium? Share your work with the world!
The International Undergraduate Journal for Service-learning, Leadership and Social Change has a call for papers. You can view the Journal athttp://opus.govst.edu/iujsl/
The Journal is dedicated to providing undergraduate students a venue to discuss their service-learning projects and experiences. The Journal considers three types of articles:
1) Articles that discuss the development of a service-learning project and the
impact of the project on the community served;
2) A case study of a service-learning project;
3) A reflection on service-learning and the development of personal
leadership.
Each article will be reviewed by selected readers and the member of the editorial board. Manuscripts should be typed double-spaced, excluding block quotations which should be typed single-spaced, and references. To ensure anonymity, author’s names and affiliation should appear on a separate cover page. Articles should not exceed 15 pages. Authors should follow APA format.
The Journal accepts Book Reviews on service-learning and social change. Book reviews should not exceed 2 pages and include Book Title, Author, and Publisher.
Submissions should be sent in Word format. DO NOT HAVE HEADERS OR PAGE NUMBERING.
Submit by e-mail to: Ned Scott Laff, Ph.D.
ned.laff@gmail.com
Undergraduate Opportunity: Heinz College Public Service Weekend 2018
Leadership in The Age of Smart Cities Conference: Deadline 6/22 to Apply and Attend
Undergraduates and recent graduates are invited to examine how data and equity are impacting urban communities -great opportunity to learn, network and share your ideas and research. We encourage students to apply and attend and hope our faculty will as well.
Course: Theatre for Social Change TRDA 3131W
Looking for a unique way to satisfy your CCAS Writing in the Disciplines requirement? Sign up for Theatre for Social Change this fall!
11:10 TO 12:25 ON MON./WED.
PROFESSOR LESLIE JACOBSON
ALL THEATRE IS POLITICAL – IT EITHER SUPPORTS OR CHALLENGES THE STATUS QUO. THIS IDEA WILL BE TESTED THROUGH OUR SEMESTER TOGETHER.
THEATRE GIVES THE AUDIENCE – AND THE PERFORMERS – OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPERIMENT WITH A VARIETY OF LIFE CHOICES, AND TO EXPERIENCE INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETAL CHALLENGES IN A SAFE CREATIVE SPACE. THIS COURSE WILL FOCUS ON THEATRE OF SOCIAL CHANGE AS PRACTICED IN THE 20TH AND EARLY 21ST CENTURIES. TOGETHER, WE WILL EXPLORE CASE STUDIES FROM SOUTH AFRICA, EUROPE, AND THE US. YOU WILL RESEARCH AND WRITE ABOUT A PARTICULAR PLAY, THEATRE COMPANY, OR PRACTITIONER USING THEATRE TO EFFECT SOCIETAL CHANGE.
AND YOU WILL CREATE AND PERFORM, INDIVIDUALLY OR WITH OTHERS IN THE CLASS, A FINAL PROJECT THAT IS A PIECE OF SOCIAL ACTION THEATRE.
Former Knapp Fellow and GSHED Alumna Dr. Maranda Ward in the News!
Check out Dr. Maranda Ward: The Practitioner's Perspective - A Tale of Two Cities: My Health Equity Work in the Nation's Capital
Her research is translated into practice as the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Promising Futures. In her blog, she takes you on a bus ride from an affluent part of town replete with healthy and abundant food options and services, to her neighborhood, where residents struggle to even meet their most basic needs. She uses these examples to engage students in understanding structural inequity.
Webinar June 13th Corporation for National and Community Service
Want to learn how to marshal evidence for your community based research? Don't miss this CNCS webinar!
Using Evidence for Scaling Community-Based Interventions That Work
RSVP for the June Research and Evidence Webinar
THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND EVALUATION (ORE) AT THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE (CNCS) INVITES YOU TO JOIN OUR RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE WEBINAR SERIES. THIS WEBINAR SERIES IS ONE OF MANY WAYS ORE IS SHARING CURRENT RESEARCH ON CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, VOLUNTEERING, AND NATIONAL SERVICE.
THIS MONTH, WE ARE PLEASED TO INTRODUCE:
WELCOME: MARY HYDE, PHD., DIRECTOR, ORE, CNCS
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS: LILY ZANDNIAPOUR, PH.D., RESEARCH AND EVALUATION MANAGER, AND ANTHONY NERINO, ORE, CNCS
PRESENTATION: USING EVIDENCE FOR SCALING COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTIONS THAT WORK
NAN MAXWELL, PH.D., SENIOR RESEARCHER, MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH
SCOTT RICHMAN, PH.D., SURVEY RESEARCHER, MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH
CLOSING REMARKS: LILY ZANDNIAPOUR AND ANTHONY NERINO
DATE AND TIME
THIS WEBINAR WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, FROM 2 - 3 PM ET.
PLEASE RSVP TO ATTEND.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CONTACT THE CNCS OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND EVALUATION AT EVALUATION@CNS.GOV.
STUDY ABSTRACT
PRESENTATION: USING EVIDENCE FOR SCALING COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTIONS THAT WORK
PRESENTERS: NAN MAXWELL, PH.D., SENIOR RESEARCHER, AND SCOTT RICHMAN, PH.D., SURVEY RESEARCHER, MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCHIN RECENT YEARS, POLICYMAKERS, RESEARCHERS, AND PRACTITIONERS HAVE EXPRESSED A GROWING INTEREST IN USING EVIDENCE TO MAKE INVESTMENT DECISIONS AND GROW THE IMPACT OF COMMUNITY-BASED SOLUTIONS THAT WORK. CNCS AND ITS GRANTEES HAVE INVESTED SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES IN THE DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, AND EVALUATION OF INTERVENTIONS TO IMPROVE A RANGE OF OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN, FAMILIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES. THESE EFFORTS HAVE HELPED THE AGENCY IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTIONS.
