GW Noyce Scholarship: Scholarships up to $20,000 per year are available for juniors and seniors admitted into the Noyce program, which supports STEM majors on their journey to become teachers in high-need schools after graduation. For more information or to apply visit https://noyce.columbian.gwu.edu/. Early Consideration deadline is December 1, 2019. ...continue reading "GWTeach Scholarships"
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GWTeach student and courses offered next semester
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Community Engaged Faculty, Dr. Susan LeLacheur
Dr. Susan LeLacheur, Associate Professor of Physician Assistant Studies, recently published with other scholars, Minority Physician Assistant Faculty: A Phenomenological Assessment of Factors Leading to Retention in the Faculty Role. This article focuses on “improving racial and ethnic diversity in the physician assistant (PA) profession is important to providing better care for underserved communities” (LeLacheur et al. 79). To read Professor LeLacheur et al.'s article, please click here. ...continue reading "Community Engaged Faculty, Dr. Susan LeLacheur"
Faculty Spotlight: Professor Lotrecchiano
An Interview with Dr. Lotrecchiano: “We need teams because we can’t solve problems alone. This brings diversity to the table to solve wicked problems.”
Professor Lotrecchiano’s courses highlight the importance of diverse perspectives and revolutionize concepts of interdisciplinary collaboration. ...continue reading "Faculty Spotlight: Professor Lotrecchiano"
Community Engaged Faculty, Dr. Imani Cheers
Award winning multimedia producer and Assistant Professor in the School of Media and Public Affairs, Dr. Imani Cheers recently published The Evolution of Black Women in Television: Mammies, Matriarchs, and Mistresses. To read the beginning of Dr. Cheers’ recent publication, please click here. To acquire the entire text, please click here to view its reserve options through Gelman Library. To view purchasing options, please click here. To learn more about Dr. Cheers, please click here to visit her website. ...continue reading "Community Engaged Faculty, Dr. Imani Cheers"
Community Engaged Faculty, Dr. Ryder
Dr. Phyllis Ryder, Director of the University Writing Program, recently published Beyond Critique: Global Activism and the Case of Malala Yousafzai. The article focuses on Malala Yousafzai, neoimperialism, subaltern studies, global activism, and media critique. We are honored to have Dr. Ryder as chair of the Black Lives Matter Faculty Learning Community and as a Nashman Affiliate. Dr. Ryder inspires students on and off campus with her community engaged scholarship courses.
To learn more about Dr. Ryder and her recent work, please click here to read her interview with Itohan Amu, a Community-Engaged Scholar.
To learn more about how the Nashman Center supports community engaged faculty, click here. If you would like more information on getting your Community Engaged Scholarship course designated, click here.
Elliot School Hosts “Waging Peace in Vietman: An Exhibit, A Book, A Movement”
"Waging Peace in Vietnam: An Exhibit, A Book, A Movement" will take place at the George Washington University from November 11th-15th, 2019.
Day 1: Mon. November 11th, 2019
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Waging Peace in Vietnam Curriculum Options
According to the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at Notre Dame University, "[here] are suggested classes on GI and veteran resistance to the Vietnam War that can be incorporated into courses on social movements, political change and other topics. Four classes are listed: instructors can pick or choose as they wish from among the suggested classes and listed resources."
- Class 1: An overview of GI resistance to the Vietnam War
- Class 2: The veteran’s story; invite a member of Veterans For Peace or other veterans groups to come to class and talk about the experience of serving in the military.
- Class 3: The Vietnam Veterans’ movement
- Class 4: Class, race and military war resistance
For more information about each course, please click here.
For a PDF version of the above referenced information, please click here.
Waging Peace in Vietnam Conference, Peace Poetry Workshop & Open Mic
"As part of the Waging Peace in Vietnam Conference hosted by Partnerships for International Strategies in Asia (PISA), the Elliott School of International Affairs will hold a Peace Poetry Open Mic commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Mobilization for Peace." To learn more about the event, please click here.
The Open Mic will take place Wednesday, November 13th from 6 to 8pm in the 2nd Floor Atrium. 1957 E St, NW, 20052.
To note, before the Open Mic, "a Peace Poetry Workshop will take place in Room 213 from 5 to 6pm. During the Workshop, Vietnam veteran poets Jan Barry and Lamont B. Steptoe will assist individuals wishing to write poetry to share at the Open Mic later in the evening."
To RSVP for the workshop & open mic, please click here.
If you have questions, please contact leapinitiative@gwu.edu.
Funding Opportunities from the Teagle Foundation for Community Engaged Research
An education where students can come together to understand their humanity not as a function of their politics, but to develop a politics that is informed by their broad sense of humanity. ~ Roosevelt Montás, Senior Lecturer, Center for American Studies, Columbia University
In Why the Liberal Arts Matter, the Teagle Foundation explains its mission, "to support and strengthen liberal arts education." The Foundation accepts concept papers on a rolling basis for its three ongoing initiatives Pathways to the Liberal Arts, Education for American Civic Life, and Liberal Arts and the Professions. See below for funding opportunities.
Pathways to the Liberal Arts
“The Teagle Foundation has launched the Pathways to the Liberal Arts initiative to support a diverse array of institutions in the work of securing access to and success in the liberal arts. This initiative emphasizes major curricular reforms that deepen student learning and keep them on the path to the degree.” For more information, click here.
Education for American Civic Life
“Through “Education for American Civic Life,” the Foundation seeks to elevate the civic objectives of liberal arts education through faculty-led efforts within the curriculum grounded in the issues that define and challenge American democracy.” For more information, click here.
Liberal Arts and the Professions
“The Teagle Foundation launched “Liberal Arts and the Professions” in fall 2014 to support efforts to fully incorporate liberal arts education throughout the curriculum in professional undergraduate programs, with a particular emphasis on business, engineering, and nursing.” For more information, click here.
Please visit the following links to view projects that have received funding. Cornerstone: Integrating the Liberal Arts at Purdue, Teaching and Learning with Museum Exhibitions, and Integrating the Liberal Arts and Business Education.
... let us become partners with the rest of the university with one mission in mind, to cultivate minds. ~ Melinda Zook, Professor of History, Purdue University.
IDHE’s National Report has been released!
Institute for Democracy & Higher Education (IDHE) has released the 2018 National Study of Learning Voting and Engagement (NSLVE) data report.
"College student voting rates doubled in 2018 to 40%, a full 21 percentage points higher than in the last midterm, 2014."
According to Democracy Counts 2018: Increased Student and Institutional Engagement, "the 2014-2018 NSVR increase of 21% exceeded the 13.6% increase among the general population." In addition, "99% of campuses participating in NSLVE saw an increase in their voting rates."
For additional information, please visit the following links:
- Click here to read the Washington Post Article.
- Click here to visit the primary landing page for Democracy Counts 2018.
- Click here to view updated Election Imperatives.
- Click here to visit Masking Sense of...Democracy Counts 2018.
- Click here to view the Data Portal.
- Click here to see how campuses use their report.
- Click here to read the Campus Report FAQ.
New Research Publication, “Emerging Perspectives on Community Schools and the Engaged University”
"Emerging Perspectives on Community Schools and the Engaged University is an essential research publication that explores the importance of civic engagement in various school settings, but especially in higher education settings. Featuring a wide range of topics such as service learning, charter schools, and democracy, this book is ideal for community organizers, superintendents, directors, provosts, chancellors, education practitioners, academicians, administrators, researchers, and education policymakers." To view the text's purchasing options, click here.
Responsible for the text, Robert F. Kronick, a Professor of Educational Psychology and Counseling at the University of Tennessee. However, other contributors of the text include Ronald Bailey, Blake Berryhill, William Conwill, Kelly Ellenburg, Audrey Falk, Sarah Freeland, Kristina Gordon, Jim Grim, Anna Hamilton, Ira Harkavy, Rita Hodges, Darlene Kamine, Gavin Luter, Monica Medina, Holly Morgan, Khaula Murtadha, Jane Quinn, Robert Stewart, Henry Taylor, Quang Tran, Sylvia Turner, Mary Walsh, Joann Weeks, Jamie Willer, and Elizabeth Wilson. To read more about each contributor, click here.
Rep. Lauren Underwood to lecture on Maternal Health & Health Policy
This year, at the Edward N. Brandt, Jr. Memorial Lecture in Women's Health & Health Policy Leadership Series Lecture, Rep. Lauren Underwood, RN and co-chair of the Black Maternal Health Caucus, will lecture on legislative and policy initiatives to address the health disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality.
"Congresswoman Lauren Underwood serves Illinois’ 14th Congressional District and was sworn into the 116th U.S. Congress on January 3, 2019. Congresswoman Underwood is the first woman, the first person of color, and the first millennial to represent her community in Congress. She is also the youngest African American woman to serve in the United States House of Representatives."
To learn more about Rep. Lauren Underwood, click here to visit her website.
The event will take place Dec 5 from 8am to 9:30am in the Milken Institute School of Public Health, room B100A. To attend, click here to register.
The ongoing Impact of Knapp Fellow Alum Kristen McInerney
"Kristen McInerney's community engaged research with newcomer high school students continues to have an impact one year later.
The ripple effect and use of the data Kristen collected through the Knapp Fellowship continues to help tell a story." Click here to read about how T.C. Williams High School International Academy "provide[s] an equitable education where [teachers] meet each ACPS student at their level." Click here to watch International Academy's video, "Welcome to America," that highlights immigration stories.
To learn more about Kristin's Knapp Fellowship, click here to read her interview with Community Engaged Scholar Ashley Hidalgo. For more information about the Knapp Fellowship, click here.
Resource Library, Community-Campus Partnerships for Health
"Building communities: stronger communities and stronger universities."
"CCPH believes in sharing information to advance knowledge. CCPH "believe[s] that it has limited value unless the wealth of resources are available to the community."
"CES4Health widely disseminates high quality products that can improve the health of communities and “count” in the faculty promotion and tenure process." Click here for more information about CES4Health.
To read articles and reports about Anchor Institutions, Board Member Highlights, CCPH Updates, Community Based Participatory Research, Community Engaged Scholarship, Community-Academic Partnerships, Disseminating CES, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR), Research Ethics, Service Learning, and Tenure, please click here.
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