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Rodham Institute Resilience Screening

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The Rodham Institute is pleased to host its 9th DC Community Health Connect!

For this event, they are pleased to host a private screening of the film Resilience, a documentary on the critical link between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and chronic illness in adulthood. The film also explores the movement determined to fight against the lasting impact of ACEs.

They invite you to join us for a one-time only screening, followed by a group discussion.

Food will be provided, and tickets are free but limited.

Date: Monday, October 29th, 2018

Time: 5:30PM - 8:00PM

Location: Busboys and Poets, 14th & V

2021 14th Street NW

Washington, DC 20009

RSVP here. Read more about Resilience here.

Call for Proposals: Eastern Region Campus Compact Conference

kmisraOctober 16, 2018April 3, 2019Leave a comment

Campus Compact

The Eastern Region Campus Compact (ERCC) is holding its conference this year March 25-27, 2019, in Providence, Rhode Island. The call for proposals for panel presentations and facilitated workshops requests submissions by Nov 1st.

If you would prefer to co-present at this conference, please contact Wendy Wagner (wagnerw@gwu.edu). We would be happy to facilitate the process of finding faculty interested in presenting together on issues related to community-engaged scholarship at GW.

The ERCC describes this conference as follows

The ERCC conference aims to showcase practices advancing the field of community and civic engagement. Through a mix of session topics and formats, networking opportunities, and a variety of speakers, ERCC conference participants will explore key topics related to community-engaged scholarship, learning that promotes civic & democratic engagement, and programs and partnerships that enhance both community & campus.

The link to the call for proposals is here:

https://ercc.compact.org/ercc-conference-2019/call-for-proposals/

Service Opportunities for Students: Community Engagement via the Arts

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ArtReach is a partnership between GW and THEARC (http://www.thearcdc.org), an arts, education, and recreation campus in DC’s Ward 8. ArtReach is a great opportunity for GW faculty, students, and alumni to partner in our own DC community through arts. The ArtReach program is always open to new initiatives with GW faculty and students, but are particularly seeking student volunteer support at this time. We need your help.

Please forward to students:

Are you interested in visual arts or community engagement? ArtReach, a partner at THEARC, is a visual arts space that provides free programs, classes, gallery space, and collaborative projects to promote community engagement. We are looking for volunteers to serve in after school visual arts classes to provide support for the instructors and create a positive experience for each student. No extensive art experience is necessary. If interested, please complete the GWServes EngageDC interest form and indicate your interest in ArtReach. You can also contact mgibson32@gwu.edu.

ArtReach Programs

After-School Programming: High-quality visual art classes for children aged 8 and up
Community-based Projects: Community-engaged art projects that foster greater understanding between art, life, culture, and citizenship
Advanced College Preparation: Art portfolio development classes for teens
The Art Journal: Classes with art therapy infused instruction and practices for teens and adults

New Washington Post Article from Professor Gregory D. Squires

kmisraOctober 14, 2018April 3, 2019Leave a comment

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Professor Gregory D. Squires, a Nashman Center Affiliated Faculty member in the Sociology Department, published an article in the Washington Post. The article, ‘The right to stay put,’ written in collaboration with Dominic T. Moulden and Aristotle Theresa, is the product of ongoing collaborative work and covers some of the same subject matter as Professor Squires’ recent book, “The Fight for Fair Housing: Causes, Consequences, and Future
Implications of the 1968 Federal Fair Housing Act (Routledge 2018).”

To read the article, click here. Professor Squires’ GWU faculty page can be found here. If you want to check out more Nashman Affiliated Faculty and their work, click here.

New Publication by Nashman Affiliate Faculty, Dr. Jordan Potash: “Citizenship, Compassion, the Arts”

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Nashman Affiliated Faculty member Jordan Potash and his collaborators have published a new article, “Citizenship, Compassion, the Arts: People Living with Mental Illness Need a Caring Community,” in Social Change. The new article highlights their work using art therapy exhibits and response art to reduce stigma, promote inclusion, and engage policy discussions for people living with mental illness.

To read the article, click here. To read another article from 2017 related to this one, click here. For Professor Potash’s GWU faculty page, click here. To check out more of our great Nashman Affiliated Faculty, click here.

A Wider Circle’s 2018 Forum on Ending Poverty

kmisraOctober 12, 2018April 3, 2019Leave a comment

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On Wednesday, October 17th, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., A Wider Circle will be hosting the 2018 Forum on Ending Poverty at the National Press Club.

Want to learn how one nonprofit organization is saving the state of Massachusetts $11,000,000 each year by preventing evictions and homelessness?

Or how one teacher completely changed the culture and consciousness at a low-income school in Philadelphia?

Or how we can take real steps toward great racial equality and economic opportunity?

From Boston to Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., this event will feature leaders who are building initiatives and creating solutions at a powerful level.

The Forum will highlight some of the most impactful work in education and in homelessness prevention, while also focusing on racial equality and economic opportunity.

A Wider Circle will host the 2018 Forum on Ending Poverty at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, October 17, 2018, a day recognized by the United Nations as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.

You will have a chance to ask questions and engage interactively with the speakers and panel!

Featured speakers

* Linda Cliatt-Wayman, Author of Lead Fearlessly, Love Hard; former Principal, Strawberry Mansion High School
* Matt Pritchard, President and Executive Director, HomeStart*

* Panel discussion on Racial Equality and Economic Opportunity:
- George Jones, CEO, Bread for the City
- Leigh Tivol, Vice President for Strategy and Engagement, Prosperity Now

Be part of a special event that will elevate the movement to eradicate poverty and help you to see how you can be part of it.

For free registration, click here. For questions or more information, please email Kyle Le at kyle@awidercircle.org.

AAC&U Webinar: Civic Prompts in the Major

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On Tuesday, October 16th, 2018, the American Association of Colleges and Universities hosted a webinar on Civic Prompts in the Major: Disciplinary Knowledge, Democratic Culture, and the Public Good.

A recording of the webinar is now available at this link. GW is an institutional member of the AAC&U, so you should have access to this resource. Please notify Wendy Wagner (wagnerw@gwu.edu) if you have any issues.

AAC&U is pleased to announce the latest in a series of webinars that highlight the work being done at colleges and universities to address challenges and identify best practices for enhancing the teaching and learning experience and demonstrating the value of liberal education for work, life, and global citizenship.

Most students have substantial exposure to civic knowledge, values, skills, and hands-on learning through general education, but the road to responsible democratic engagement too often disappears in a student’s specialized field of study. Three campus practitioners leading efforts to build strong civic learning pathways for departmental majors will describe what worked best to engage colleagues about disciplinary-driven questions of social responsibility. They will also share how they are creating more intentional designs focused on the public good in courses scaffolded across requirements for their majors.

Designed primarily for faculty, departmental chairs, and academic administrators, this webinar is part of AAC&U’s larger project on incorporating civic learning in the major—Civic Prompts.

Participants will gather:

A variety of practical approaches for engaging departmental colleagues in how to make civic learning and social responsibility more visible and integrated across courses in the major
Strategies for identifying the most salient public purposes in their fields and civic issues most urgent to explore
Discipline-specific approaches to civic inquiry that yield language, modes of analysis, and pedagogies appropriate to their areas of specialization
Ways to tap both internal institutional priorities and external bodies that can serve as catalysts for reassessments, resources, and actions.

Global Women’s Institute Open House

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The Global Women’s Institute will be hosting an open house event on Thursday, October 11th, from 3 to 5 p.m. at 2140 G St NW, Washington, D.C. Join the staff of the Global Women’s Institute for an opportunity to learn more about how their current research and outreach initiatives work to make a difference in the lives of women and girls. Light refreshments will be provided.

Feel free to email GWI at gwomen@gwu.edu with any questions.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service and Leadership

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service and Leadership will be taking place on Monday, January 21st, 2019 from 11:00am to 3:00pm! As part of the GW celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members are invited to participate in a day of service, leadership development, and interfaith dialogue. MLK Day of Service and Leadership is sponsored by the Honey W. Nashman Center for Civic Engagement & Public Service, with support from the Multicultural Services Center and the Office for Diversity, Equity, and Community Engagement.

For groups that register soon, we will be able to ensure that your group is assigned to serve together at the same community site. Departments are welcome to serve together, and faculty are welcome to bring their families. REGISTER HERE

Last year, over 1,000 students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members gathered for the opening program with keynote speakers and headed to service sites both on- and off-campus as well as leadership workshops.

10:00am-11am: Check-in - Marvin Center Grant Ballroom (800 21st Street NW)
11:00am: Opening Program & Keynote Speaker - Lisner Auditorium (730 21st St NW)
11:45am: Dismissals and Lunch (On-Campus: Marvin Center Continental Ballroom; Off-Campus: Kogan Plaza)
12:30pm-3:00pm: Off-Campus Service 12:30pm-1:45pm: On-Campus Block-One (Workshop OR Mobile Project)
1:45pm-3:00pm: On-Campus Block-Two (Workshop OR Mobile Project)
3:00pm: Service Ends

Give-A-Gift 2018 Sponsor Registration

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The Honey W. Nashman Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service invites you to participate in Give-A-Gift!

Give-A-Gift is GW’s annual holiday gift-giving event in which members of the GW community provide clothing, household items, educational items, and toys for families in need. This year we are partnering with seven different community partners to provide approximately 500 individuals with holiday gifts.

Each individual you sponsor will receive one educational (child) or household gift (parent), one clothing/shoe gift, and one fun gift. All three gifts should be approximately $75.

After you complete this form we will send you an email with your individual and/or family assignment.

**Timeline**
Monday, November 5th 2018: Personalized assignments will start to be sent out to all sponsors. If you sign-up after November 5th you will receive your assignment email within 72 hours of completing the form.

Wednesday, December 5, 2018: Participants will drop-off gifts at the Marvin Center Grand Ballroom (800 21st Street NW, 3rd Floor) or Research Place on the Virginia Science and Technology Campus between 8am and 12pm.

Give-A-Gift is an opportunity to provide gifts to local DC families during the holiday season. Individuals or groups who register commit to raising $75 toward gifts for each person they sponsor. Parameters related to the gifts needed/wanted are provided. Last year, over 300 GW individuals and groups participated.

To register, fill out the Google Form here.

**PLEASE NOTE: If you are unable to drop off gifts during this window, you will need to coordinate with our team to do an early drop-off at the Nashman Center (837 22nd Street NW).

Questions? Email us at giveagift@gwu.edu or call 202-994-9913.

Campus Compact Mid-Atlantic’s New Website

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Campus Compact Mid Atlantic has a new website, which you can check out here. They encourage you to check out their featured events page, their grants and awards section, and their concise member benefits page.

GWU Researchers Present at the American Academy of Nursing

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GWU School of Nursing researchers, along with others, presented their poster, Developing a Student/Family-Centered School Health Collaborative, at the American Academy of Nursing. Check out the poster they presented above!

Do Universities Value Public Engagement? Not Much, Their Policies Suggest

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We recommend you check out this hard look at Universities and public engagement in The Chronicle of Higher Education. The article can be found here.

Tidewater Screening and Panel

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On October 22nd, 2018, from 7:30-9:30 p.m. the Fairfax County, Virginia chapter of Citizens' Climate Education is cosponsoring a screening of “Tidewater” with the DC-based Center for Climate and Security.

This event features a screening of the award-winning 40-minute film "Tidewater," followed by a panel discussion.

The film tells the story of challenges faced by 13 military bases and 17 municipalities in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, where water is rising and land is sinking. After the film, a panel of retired senior military experts from the Center for Climate and Security will outline challenges our military must meet to protect our nation in a changing climate, with an opportunity for audience questions. Citizens' Climate Education volunteers will discuss how concerned citizens can encourage Congress to take action to mitigate climate change in order to protect our national security and economy.

The panel includes:

Lieutenant General John G. Castellaw, USMC (Ret)
Rear Admiral Leendert “Len” Hering Sr., USN (Ret)
Brigadier General Gerald Galloway, USA (Ret)

Moderator:
John Conger, Director, Center for Climate and Security

Further information and registration is at this link: www.tidewater-mclean.eventbrite.com

Chloe King, 2017-2018 Knapp Fellow, Recognized for Last Call for Food

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Chloe King, a senior and former Knapp Fellow winner for 2017-2018, was recently featured in the GW Hatchet in recognition of her new organization, Last Call for Food, which gives students access to cheaper meal plans for students utilizing leftover food. You can check out the Hatchet article here.

Chloe has also been spotlighted on our blog here and met with President Knapp in May 2018 along with other Knapp Fellows. For more information about the Knapp Fellowship, click here or here.