"Join with an inspiring group of K-16 colleagues from across North America and beyond as we develop design based curriculum and programs, focused on Place Based Service-Learning, Global Citizenship, and Sustainability." The event will take place November 6-7, 2020, from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM. To learn more and register, please click here.
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Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education
"The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s (AASHE’s) virtual Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education is the largest stage to exchange effective models, policies, research, collaborations and transformative actions that advance sustainability in higher education and surrounding communities."
...continue reading "Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education"AAC&U Conference: Transforming STEM in Higher Education
See below for this year's pre-conference sessions schedule, Tuesday Nov 3-4, 2-5pm. Click here to learn more and register.
...continue reading "AAC&U Conference: Transforming STEM in Higher Education"Oct 14: The “History of Us” and Elevating Civic Education
Virtual Panel on Race, the Right to Vote, and Voter Suppression
A multidisciplinary overview of voter rights, led by an expert panel of GW faculty members. Co-sponsored by GW Law’s American Constitution Society, ACLU, and Black Law Student Association.
...continue reading "Virtual Panel on Race, the Right to Vote, and Voter Suppression"Upcoming events with Sustainable GW
Earth Summit: Thursday, December 3, 2020, Details to be announced. Sustainability at GW and the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. Reflecting on 2020 and Focusing on a Sustainable Future.
2020 DC Climathon: Friday, November 13th, 2020 at 4:00pm. Innovators, entrepreneurs, and climate activists are encouraged to join. Attendees will connect with other innovators, develop a solution to the challenge, and compete for prize money. Winning teams will automatically enter the second round of the GW New Venture Competition. Register via Zoom here.
Social Innovation Sustainability Workshop: Wednesday, October 21st at 5:00pm EST. The Office of Sustainability and GWupstart invite you to join us in developing community solutions to address environmental concerns in our communities. At this design workshop we will bring together thought leaders and changemakers to brainstorm solutions and analyze how we can address sustainability in order to foster a more inclusive and equitable community. Dr. Namaal De Silva will be providing a background overview of sustainability issues. We will also be designing solutions alongside the community experts. Register here.
Planet Forward Virtual Summit: October 16, 23, and 30, from 1-3 pm ET. Climate change is the story of our generation, and what defines that story is how we tell it – and the action we take because of it. At the 2020 Planet Forward Summit, learn how the best environmental change agents use storytelling to transform their audiences from passive listeners to engaged doers. The Summit will gather students and academics, as well as corporate leaders, scientists, journalists and more for high-impact learning and networking. Register here.
A Message from AAC&U to Campuses About Voter Participation
"During this time of national reckoning with racial injustice, the commitment to democratic and civic engagement as a vital component of a liberal education has taken on particular urgency. Educating students to be socially responsible, informed, and engaged citizens should be an expected goal on every campus, in every major. Our democracy depends on a culture that values civic engagement. Campuses can help shape culture and drive civic action within their communities and beyond."
...continue reading "A Message from AAC&U to Campuses About Voter Participation"New, The Journal of Participatory Research Methods
"The Journal of Participatory Research Methods (JPRM) is a transdisciplinary and peer-reviewed journal focused on the methods, techniques and processes of participatory research, evaluation and design."
...continue reading "New, The Journal of Participatory Research Methods"Community-Campus Partnerships for Health’s recent grant
Through their partnership with The Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) and the UNC Center for Health Equity Research (CHER), Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) received a NIH Grant to expand COVID-19 testing and "aims to build innovative and sustainable solutions to expand test access and uptake in underserved and vulnerable communities." To learn more, please click here to read the full article.
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Register for The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education's (AASHE) virtual conference, October 20-22.
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Lessons Learned: GWU and SummerTREK Virtual Mentoring Project, Tuesday, October 6 at 11:00 AM ET. Register Here
...continue reading "Upcoming programs, Campus Compact Mid-Atlantic"Social Action Course Development Program
The Bonner Foundation and Scott Myers-Lipton, a Professor of Sociology at San Jose State University, will offer a series of training and support resources designed to grow the number of faculty and staff who integrate social action into an academic course or a co-curricular fellowship program.
...continue reading "Social Action Course Development Program"Findings from CIRCLE’s voter registration data
In their recent article, The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) finds that "youth voter registration is up from 2016, but lagging for youngest eligible voters."
...continue reading "Findings from CIRCLE’s voter registration data"GWI stands in solidarity with Black Women
Funding, Research Fellowships
"Collaboratory is excited to launch the Research Fellows Program, which recognizes exemplary and emerging scholar-practitioners who are committed to advancing the field of community engagement. Fellows explore research and programmatic efforts that enact Collaboratory’s mission and support member institutions and the broader field of higher education community engagement. Fellowships are designed to give practitioner-scholars a national platform to pursue research and programmatic ideas that correlate with ongoing Collaboratory initiatives." There is available funding for two fellowships: ...continue reading "Funding, Research Fellowships"
