Service-learning colleague, Tara Scully was featured for her work to protect the Chesapeake Bay Oyster population and in turn, the entire aquatic ecosystem with her work to collect oyster shells. Her course Understanding Organism Through Service works to maintain this and other programs to protect the environment.
You can read more about her work in the class here.
Diverse Issues in Higher Education published an article by Lydia Lum about Georgetown Professor Dr. Marcia Chatelain's syllabus about the shooting of Michael Brown by a White police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. The syllabus has been a resource for educators across the country to speak about the recent events surrounding the shootings of Black men and race in general in our country.
You can read the full article here.
A friendly reminder about the Bagels and Best Practices event on October 6th, 9:30 – 10:30am, Marvin Center room 538.
These are regularly held monthly meetings in which leaders of local community organizations are invited on campus to dialogue with faculty and staff about the approaches to campus-community partnerships that are most effective from all perspectives.
Please join us for a light breakfast and important conversations with our community partners. You are welcome to drop in as you are able, but if you know you plan to come, signing up through this e-vite helps with planning and is much appreciated.
This week, Dr. Emily Morrison and Dr. Wendy Wagner presented the findings of their research on the perspectives of community-engaged faculty at the annual International Association for Research in Service Learning and Community Engagement conference. Both a symposium session on the implications of the findings for practice and a poster presentation on the research study itself were well received. Stay tuned for a presentation on the findings here at GW as well as an article currently in press.
The Nashman Center highly recommends this year’s Teaching Day, sponsored by the University Teaching and Learning Center. This year, the spotlight is on how to assess and support critical thinking through writing in any discipline. We are looking forward to how these conversations will connect to service-learning, particularly with respect to the design of critical reflection writing assignments.
Additionally, Teaching Day will be exploring the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning through a poster session with over 50 GW faculty discussing what they have learned about the innovations they have tried in the classroom.
Teaching Day is free to all GW faculty members with registration. Continental breakfast is provided. Find out more about Teaching Day here.
Be sure to check out the terrific attention on Lisa Benton-Short’s research here in DC, including this piece in Time Magazine: http://time.com/4482672/public-space-after-september-11/).
We are all excited about the release of her new book: The National Mall: No Ordinary Public Space. https://www.amazon.com/National-Mall-Ordinary-Public-Space/dp/1442630558/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr.
Thank you so much to everyone who stopped by the Nashman Center Faculty Garden Party to celebrate our new office space. It was wonderful to kick-off the new academic year by reconnecting with community engaged faculty from across so many departments. We are looking forward to a great year!
Please forward this opportunity to potentially interested students.
Impact America has announced a national 4-minute film competition for college students that will highlight the experiences of those living in poverty – whether with respect to education, health care, housing or any other issue. Films will be shared through “Stories from the Line.” Submissions are due April 14th.
The Nashman Center encourages everyone to attend this upcoming talk promoted by the Office of the Provost:
Prof. Christopher Klemek, as recipient of GW’s Prize for Teaching Excellence, will deliver the 2016 Trachtenberg Distinguished Teaching Lecture. His talk is entitled “Urban Past, Public Present, and Digital Future: Teaching Civic Engagement through DC History.” 4pm, GW Museum, 701 21st St NW (reception to follow; event free but registration requested).
Nashman Center staff found several worthwhile articles in this issue, particularly those focused on, “community partnerships and the educational benefits that arise for all participants.” Link here for access the full text of all articles, http://seceij.net/seceij/summer16/index.html
Encourage your students to attend the Nashman Center’s Annual Community Service Fair. Tuesday, September 13th, 2:30-5pm in the Marvin Center Grand Ballroom.
Email Emily Reiger with any questions: epenpra@gwu.edu
Help us kick off a great new year in the Honey W. Nashman Center’s new space. All GW faculty who are engaged in the community through their teaching, research or service are welcome to join us.
When: Thursday, September 15th, 4-6:30pm
Where: The Honey W. Nashman Center’s NEW space (the white townhouse at 837 22nd Street)
Help us spread the word – share with your colleagues!
If you are currently teaching a course that engages students in service to the community, you are eligible to receive support from a trained undergraduate Service-Learning Scholar through the Nashman Center. Scholars provide individualized assistance, such as:
For more information, contact Mariah Brothe: mbrothe@gwmail.gwu.edu
Mark your calendars for this great opportunity for service-learning faculty at GW!
In collaboration with EngageDC, community partners are being invited to campus for a light breakfast, specifically to meet with GW faculty to talk about shared issues and potential new opportunities. Come stop by!
When: October 6th, 9-11 am
Where: Room 538 of the Marvin Center
A full list of the community partners attending will be available closer to the event.
The big day is nearly upon us. On Saturday, September 10th, over 2,400 students will participate in the 8th annual GW Freshman Day of Service. Serving at 44 sites in DC, MD, and VA, students will be cleaning up, beautifying community spaces, giving back to veterans, improving sustainability initiatives, and much more.
If you would like to integrate Freshman Day of Service into your course in the future (or the MLK Day of Service and Leadership for a Spring semester course) please let us know. The Nashman Center staff would be happy to work with you to select an optimal community placement to connect meaningful to your course learning goals. Please know these events require months of intentional preparation. Now is a good time to contact us about connecting your Spring course to the MLK Day of Service and Leadership.
