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EPICS is a service-learning in engineering design program in which teams of students partner with local and global community organizations to address human, community, and environmental needs.

2023 EPICS and Community-Engagement Workshop on Jun 22-23,2023 at Morgan State University, Baltimore Maryland (USA)

Share your community engagement efforts, and hear what others are doing to help students learn technical and professional skills in authentic multidisciplinary design experiences.

INFO & REGISTRATION: https://cvent.me/317KrY

Topics include:

  • Community-engaged learning
  • Reflection and critical thinking
  • Reciprocal partnerships
  • Design thinking and human-centered design
  • Assessing student learning
  • Professional development
  • Supporting projects through multi-semesters/quarters, managing transitions,
  • Retaining students
  • Diversity and inclusion
  • Multidisciplinary learning and teams
  • Building institutional support
  • Fundraising
  • Global partnerships and experiences
  • Multi-institutional projects

Interested in opportunities for theme discussions and breakout sessions? Please contact: epics-university@purdue.edu.

Hosted by Morgan State University

Sponsored by the EPICS University Consortium (https://engineering.purdue.edu/EPICS/EPICS/university) and EPICS in IEEE (https://epics.ieee.org/) .

 

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Campus Compact is now accepting proposals for the Compact24 national conference. We seek proposals that explore our theme: Now is the moment: Higher Education Civic and Community Engagement as the Way Forward.

Proposals Due September 8th.

Sessions should balance learning exchange, contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and represent a multiplicity of perspectives. Here are some examples of what Compact24 sessions could look like:

  • Dialogue session grounded on a critical question in the field
  • Workshop focused on sharing knowledge for practical application
  • Roundtable discussion to workshop ideas or gather feedback
  • Promising practice session highlighting effective approaches
  • and many more!

Learn more and start your proposal →

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GW is a member of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities and the Nashman Center highly recommends these professional development opportunities (our staff are involved in several).

CUMU Huddles are informal, virtual learning communities designed to build professional relationships across the CUMU membership around issues and topics that matter most to our urban and metropolitan campuses and communities.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVALUATION HUDDLE
Lead: Emily Janke, University of North Carolina Greensboro
Next Session: May 30, 1–2 p.m. (ET), Zoom

HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTION (HSI) HUDDLE
Lead: Amber Gonzalez, Sacramento State University
Next Session: June 5, 4–5 p.m. (ET), Zoom

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT HUDDLE
Lead: Jennifer Kebea, Campus Philly
Next Session: June 8, 12:30–2 p.m. (ET), Zoom

SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY HUDDLE
Lead: Viridiana Diaz, California State University San Marcos
Next Session: June 21, 12–1:30 p.m. (ET), Zoom

LEARN MORE & JOIN A HUDDLE

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Annual Conference Community Experiences & Pre-Conference Workshops announced

Join CUMU in Washington D.C., October 15–18, for our annual conference—Resilient Campuses. Resilient Cities. We’re proud to partner with local CUMU members and partners to offer Pre-Conference Workshops and Community Experiences. Pre-registration is required.

Read on for descriptions of the Pre-Conference Workshops (Oct. 16) and the Community Experiences (Oct. 17th). Community Experiences are terrific opportunities to meet in the community to learn more about innovative campus-community partnerships .

Pre-Conference Workshops, October 16

Advancing Institutional Infrastructure for World-Class Engagement: The Pitt Model
LEAD FACILITATOR: Lina Dostilio, University of Pittsburgh

Development and Fundraising for Community-Engaged Projects
LEAD FACILITATOR: Gavin Luter, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Emerging Trends and Innovations in College Student Mental Health
LEAD FACILITATOR: Dana Humphrey, Mary Christie Institute

Getting Started in Advocacy for Students’ Basic Needs Security
LEAD FACILITATOR: Thomas Hilliard, Temple University

Women’s Social & Economic Mobility: Career Advancement and Leadership through an Equity Lens
LEAD FACILITATOR: Gloria Thomas, HERS Network

Community Experiences, October 17

Anacostia High School and UDC: Inspiring and Facilitating Future Climate Change Leaders

HOSTED BY: University of the District of Columbia

Early College Academy: Strengthening the High School to College Transition

HOSTED BY: Trinity Washington University

Georgetown’s Prisons and Justice Initiative: Responding to Mass Incarceration with Education

HOSTED BY: Georgetown University

Life Pieces to Masterpieces: A Story of Transformative Partnership and Action

HOSTED BY: George Washington University

We’re All In: Martha’s Table Charters New Path as a Community-Led Organization

HOSTED BY: American University

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Metropolitan Universities journal updates

Recently published

Vol. 34 No. 2: The Pedagogy of Place-Based Initiatives and Anchor Institutions

Guest editors: Patrick M. Green and Susan Haarman, Loyola University Chicago

Open calls for manuscripts

Metropolitan Universities journal accepts manuscripts on an ongoing basis on scholarship and research relevant to our urban and metropolitan campuses and communities. Review our Aims and Scope for more information. Submit Complete Manuscript

Productive Tensions and Uncomfortable Conversations

Guest editors: Matthew Durington, Towson University; Katherine Feely, John Carroll University; and Jen Britton, Drexel University

Complete manuscripts due: August 1

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The Student Vote Research Network (SVRN) - a network of academics, practitioners and funders working to generate actionable, data-driven insights into how best to achieve 100% student voter participation - is issuing a call for proposals for a new round of subgrants for up to $15,000 in research funding due June 1. 

You can find all the information you need to apply here, in the State of the Student Vote Substack (be sure to subscribe to stay up-to-date on funding opportunities and new developments in the student vote research space!). You can also check out what last year’s grantees researched here.

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The Community-Campus Partnerships for Health Brown Bag Series is a series of short, interactive workshops to improve your community-academic partnerships with real-world examples and opportunities to practice. Please join our interactive learning space, and contribute your expertise to a growing knowledge base of community engagement to achieve health equity and social justice.

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We found this to be an energizing read and encourage you to check it out.

From the publisher:

The Scholar as Human brings together faculty from a wide range of disciplines—history; art; Africana, American, and Latinx studies; literature, law, performance and media arts, development sociology, anthropology, and Science and Technology Studies—to focus on how scholarship is informed, enlivened, deepened, and made more meaningful by each scholar's sense of identity, purpose, and place in the world. Designed to help model new paths for publicly-engaged humanities, the contributions to this groundbreaking volume are guided by one overarching question: How can scholars practice a more human scholarship?

This work can be downloaded free from this link.

 

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The Rock Creek Conservancy is a great community partner to GW, and they do more equity work than you may realize. Join this event to celebrate Women's History Month.

Thursday, March 23, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM  (VIRTUAL)

For most of Rock Creek Park’s history, women have played a role in historic events, though often with less fanfare and formal power than men. This program will explore the ways in which notable women, including Rachel Carson, Beatrix Farrand, and Elizabeth Proctor Thomas, have shaped Rock Creek and left a wider legacy - and the ways Rock Creek shaped them. Kym Elder of the National Park Service, Ann Aldrich of Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy, and Rebecca Henson of the Springsong Museum will speak on a panel moderated by Rock Creek Park botanist Ana Chuquin.

REGISTER HERE

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The Nashman Center's Deepening Partnerships events connect students, faculty, and community organizations in dialogue about our shared aims. The aim of Deepening Partnerships meetings is to hear each other's perspectives on the elements of an ideal campus-community partnership and to set goals together for improved collective processes. We will practice active and empathetic listening, build relationships, and honor our collective knowledge, experience and perspectives as we co-create a positive partnership for all involved.

This meeting will focus on campus-community partnerships for Youth Development.

Deepening Partnerships: Youth Development
Friday, March 24, 10:30am - noon
University Student Center, Room 402

 

In advance of this event, we ask all participants to familiarize themselves with the existing youth development partnerships, so everyone will have a sense of who is at the table.

...continue reading "Pre-Event Info for Deepening Partnerships: Youth Development"

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The Faculty Learning Community on Assessing Student Learning Outcomes in Community Engaged Scholarship gathered for our second meeting on March 9th. Note that as we gather resources, these will be ultimately shared on the Nashman Center website. Anyone interested in student learning outcomes assessment is still most welcome to join this group.

...continue reading "FLC Assessing Student Learning in CES: Meeting Recap"

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On Thursday, March 2nd, 2:45-4pm as part of the GW Diversity Summit, the Nashman Center is hosting a performance directed by Leslie Jacobson, Professor Emerita of Theatre.

Jacobson is one of GW's most prolific community engaged scholars, creating opportunities for community members to engage in advocacy and public education through theatrical performance. This performance represents a long-standing relationship between Jacobson and Street Sense Media.

 

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Thursday, March 2, 5-6pm
Zoom link: https://gwu-edu.zoom.us/s/95921677157 

Community Engaged Scholarship Panel, Hosted by the Honey W. Nashman Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service. This is a great opportunity to more deeply understand how students make meaning of their service-learning experiences, adding complexity and quality to their research and writing. Panel moderated by Wendy Wagner, Director of Community Engaged Scholarship at the Honey W. Nashman Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service.

Student Panelists:

Both student panelists were enrolled in Phyllis Ryder's, UW 1020: Writing for Social Change in Washington, DC

Student Panelists

Sneha Srivatsa
"Power Structures and the Ability of Nonprofits to Initiate Policy Change"
Srivatsa served with Miriam’s Kitchen.

Taytum Valentine Wymer
"In Decadence and Decay: The Capitalist and Colonial Logics of Homelessness in Post-Industrial Washington DC"
Wymer served with Ward 2 Mutual Aid.

...continue reading "GW University Writing Conference: Student Panel on Community Engaged Writing"

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GW is a member of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU). The next CUMU Annual Conference will be hosted in Washington, DC on October 15-18th, 2023. Why not submit a conference proposal?

From the Call for Proposals (DUE APRIL 3): ...continue reading "Call for Proposals: CUMU Conference will be hosted in DC next Fall"

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Course Support Resources

Resources such as sample syllabus language and a step-by-step guide to managing your own GWServes course page is available here. Please reach out if you need additional support, such as:
  • Identifying more community partner projects for students
  • Course design considerations
  • Connecting assignments to community engagement
  • Rubrics for evaluating reflection assignments
  • Facilitating reflection discussions in the classroom

Your GWServes Course Page

Use this online space to share service opportunities with students and have them report their service projects back to you. Find your page via this link, login (GW single sign-on), and use the "My Activity" menu to choose "Classes." Once you have found your course page, share the link to THAT page with students.

The Symposium on Community Engaged Scholarship

Thursday, January 26th, 2:30-4pm, Register here
This event is designed to prepare students who are about to serve with the comunity this semester through a course. Share the registration link with your students and encourage their participation. The event will feature leaders of community serving organizations, faculty, and students, discussing how to make this the best possible learning experience for all involved. The event concludes with time to circulate and network so students can have one-on-one conversations with community partners about their service opportunities. You are welcome to use/alter the following language in your syllabus:

"It is important that community engagement is done with empathy, intention, and personal reflection. We will aim for a strong start this semester by joining the Nashman Center's Symposium on Community Engaged Scholarship. This event features leaders of local community serving organizations and students who served through a course last semester. The event is Thursday, January 26th, 2:30-4pm. Please register at this link so the Nashman Center will be able to confirm your attendance. Notify me as soon as possible if your schedule does not allow you to attend. I will share a pre-reflection paper as an alternate assignment."

Nashman Center Course Guides 

Course Guides are Nashman Center student staff who support you and your students. You or your students can email them by clicking the "Contact" button on your GWServes course page. Your course guide will reach out to you early next week to set up time to meet and discuss how they can support you this semester. For example:
  • Field student questions about how to find service opportunities or how to report their service activities in GWServes
  • Distribute and collect Liability Release Agreement Forms for you
  • Regularly review student service reports and alert the instructor to any problems or reflections that should be addressed.
  • Communicate with community partners to ensure the student projects are meeting their expectations and going to plan
  • Collect anecdotes, photos or other artifacts from your students and community partners to help us better describe the impact of your course for partners and student learning
  • Forward your students information about additional Nashman Center opportunities, like the Clinton Global Initiative, student grant opportunities, or the Knapp Fellowship program.

Support for Students

Please direct students to the recently updated resources for students in Community Engaged Scholarship Courses, available here:   https://go.gwu.edu/CESCourses 
These resources include:
  • Student Guide to Community Engaged Scholarship Courses
  • Student Guide to Reporting Course Based Service Projects on GWServes
  • Navigating the DC Public School background check process
  • Community Engaged Scholarship Publication Outlets for Students
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