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Special Issue of JHEOE on Global Perspectives of Service-Learning

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The Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement announces the publication of a special issue guest edited by Andrew Furco and Kateryna Kent (Univ. of Minnesota) focused on the topic, “A Global Perspective of Service-Learning and Community Engagement in Higher Education” (Volume 23, No. 3 December 2019). "This issue presents a series of research articles, projects with promise, and reflective essays that bring to the fore the ways that service-learning is used in different countries to deepen higher education’s efforts to institutionalize community engagement, featuring scholarship from Asia, Africa, Europe, and South America."

Table of contents posted here:

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Latest Issue of IARSLCE Journal Available Now

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The latest issue of the IARSLCE Journal, Volume 7, Issue 1 (2019) is available now. Access here: https://ijrslce.scholasticahq.com

Take special note that Nashman Faculty Affiliate, Dr. Lottie Baker is published in this issue, related to her work on language acquisition and service-learning.

Articles in this issue include:

Addressing complex public problems through coalition-based approaches: Collective impact and the CEP Competencies
Exploring the differential effects of Service-Learning on students' sense of belonging: Does social class matter?
A randomized study of mindfulness and service-learning with students in Vietnam
Community-based service-learning in language education: A review of the literature
Improving academic-community partnerships: A case study of a project investigating attitudes about diversity

7th Annual Rodham Summit: March 12, 2020

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This year's Rodham Institute Summit will be held here on campus in the Jack Morton Auditorium, and will focus on "Breaking the Silence and the Stigma of Mental Illness." Save the date!

Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action: Feb 3-7

wagnerwJanuary 10, 2020April 9, 2020Leave a comment

The DC Area Educators for Social Justice is programming the third annual DC Area Black Lives Matter at Schools Week of Action. Link here for more information.

January Issue of Community-Campus Partnerships for Health

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The Community-Campus Partnerships for Health newsletter announced: CCPH Forums, a new virtual hub for members of CCPH.

The CCPH Forums are a virtual hub for CCPH members and colleagues to post, comment on discussions, give advice or collaborate on all things community-campus partnerships. The CCPH Forums are a free resource that anyone can access, with forums specific to CBPR, CBPR Jobs Board, Community-Engaged Scholarship, and -- for members only -- the CCPH Members Community Board. In addition to the usual postings of news items such as conferences and funding opportunities, what distinguishes CCPH Forums is the opportunity to start a discussion thread to ask questions or seek advice with all the responses on one page so that everyone can benefit from the information they gathered. You can subscribe and receive email notifications to any forum or thread by selecting the "Subscribe" button on the top right corner of the forum webpages."

Call for Proposals: Special Social Justice Issue of MJCSL

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The Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning (MJCSL) will accept proposals for a special issue on "Centering Social Justice in the Scholarship of Community Engagement" through February 15th. The special issue will be co-edited by Tabbye Chavous (University of Michigan) and Tania Mitchell (University of Minnesota).

The full call for proposals, along with instructions for submitting, are available on MJCSL's website. Questions or inquiries regarding the issue can be addressed to mjcsl@umich.edu.

People’s History and Climate Justice Curriculum Working Group

wagnerwDecember 12, 2019April 21, 2020Leave a comment

The DC Area Educators for Social Justice has formed a new working group for DC area middle and high school teachers who are committed to teaching with a "people's history" lens. Their next meeting will be December 14th, with a focus on teaching with the New York Times' 1619 Project and learning how to engage students in the food justice summit at UDC. Link here for more information.

New Research to Action Toolkit Released by the Global Women’s Institute

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The Global Women's Institute recently announced the release of a new toolkit for bringing research to action to address violence against women and girls in conflict and humanitarian settings. Link to the toolkit here.

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2020 International Conference: Community-Campus Partnerships for Health

wagnerwDecember 12, 2019Leave a comment

The Community-Campus Partnerships for Health annual international conference will be August 19-21, 2020 in Flint, Michigan.

The conference will explore issues of community and economic development and their impact on health equity.

For more information about this conference: click here.

Six GW Students Selected for the Annual Clinton Global Initiative University

wagnerwDecember 10, 2019July 8, 2021Leave a comment

This is a great opportunity for students and this year six GW students were selected to the program.

CGI U hosts an annual student meeting at different universities around the world to bring together students and national youth organizations to work together and find solutions to global issues.

Link here for a recent GW Today article, highlighting all six selected students.

A Must Read: The New Issue of Metropolitan Universities

wagnerwDecember 10, 2019July 8, 2021Leave a comment

"In celebration of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities' (CUMU) 30th anniversary, the latest issue of Metropolitan Universities journal, 30.4 The Future of Urban and Metropolitan Universities, invited past and present presidents and chancellors to share their visions for the future of higher education. As leaders in higher education and past and present members of the CUMU Executive Committee, they provide important perspectives on the future impact of the urban and metropolitan location on institutional mission; the nature, needs and interests of students; and social and economic responsibility. Authors share innovative initiatives and approaches to research and teaching that will address these critical issues."

Link here for the full issue.

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Our Best to Sara Hooshangi, CPS

wagnerwDecember 8, 2019July 8, 2021Leave a comment

Dr. Sara Hooshangi is saying goodbye to GW after ten years as the inaugural director of the Integrated Information, Science and Technology (IIST) bachelor’s degree program

Dr. Hooshangi has been a friend of the Nashman Center and a champion of community engaged scholarship in the STEM fields. We will miss you Sara - all our best to you.

For more information, link here for the announcement in the College of Professional Studies newsletter.

Call for Papers: Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement

wagnerwDecember 7, 2019December 12, 2019Leave a comment

The Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement has announced a Call for Papers for a Special Issue on the Challenges and Promises of Community Engagement Scholarship. The special issue co-editors are Theodore R. Alter, Susan Gust, Beth Velde, and Hiram E. Fitzgeraldl.

The editors of the special issue are particularly interested in papers that illustrate the potential and reality of how CES impacts such problems when approached through community and higher education partnerships. Read on for further information:

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Community Engagement in STEM Featured in Recent Podcast

wagnerwDecember 5, 2019December 12, 2019Leave a comment

We encourage you to listen to this recent "Higher Ed Rewired" podcast episode, with a great example of community engagement in STEM.

CSU East Bay students build off-grid solar power and lighting systems designed to alleviate energy poverty—a lack of access to modern energy services. These projects are completed alongside K-12 students, as peer-led service-learning projects. This design creates opportunities for college students to use their learning to do problem solving and excites K-12 students in STEM fields.

Link to the podcast episode here.

New DC Program: Connected Schools

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DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has announced a new program at Anacostia High School: the Safer Stronger DC Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement’s (ONSE) Leadership Academy – a school-based initiative aimed at promoting school and community safety by providing wraparound services and mentorship through direct engagement with students and their families. Link to the full announcement.

We look forward to learning how GW can partner with DC Public Schools on the community schools approach through the "Connected Schools" initiative.

This school year, Anacostia became one of ten DCPS Connected Schools – a new $1.6 million investment by Mayor Bowser to take the community schools model to the next level. Connected Schools take a whole child, whole school, whole community approach by transforming schools into spaces that support not only a student’s academic development, but a family’s overall wellbeing through access to resources related to health, employment, housing and more. The ONSE Leadership Academy is an example of how Connected Schools transform the way DC agencies work together to break down persistent in-school and out-of-school barriers students face.