Dr. Ethan Porter, Assistant Professor of Media and Public Affairs at GWU, will host a conversation Thursday, January 28th at 6 PM about his newest book release, The Consumer Citizen. Register here. ...continue reading "Event: Dr. Ethan Porter’s Book Release – Jan 28"
Category: Community Engaged Research
Spotlight: Sydnae W. Law, MHA
Funding: HumanitiesDC
DC Oral History Collaborative (DCOHC) Partnership Grants. "Created in 2016 in response to a growing need to capture unrecorded Washington history, the DC Oral History Collaborative documents and preserves the stories and memories of DC residents as communities experience change and as residents age. ...continue reading "Funding: HumanitiesDC"
Publication: “Prompt: A Journal of Academic Writing Assignments” – Jan 18
Issue 5.1 of Prompt: A Journal of Academic Writing Assignments has been published and is freely available here. "This special issue is the first of two Prompt is doing on writing assignments related to social justice." Dr. Maranda Ward, a Nashman Affiliate Faculty member, published Embedding Ethnocultural Empathy in a Community-Based Health Intervention Writing Assignment in this issue. Congratulations Dr. Ward!
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Webinar: CCPH & HBCU Panel Discussion – Jan 15
January 15th, 1:00 to 3:00pm (EST), join CCPH for Part II of their HBCU panel discussion and listening session series. This session, Structural Racism, Vaccine Hesitancy, and Informed Consent: Has Trustworthiness Been Earned?, will highlight the systemic factors contributing to COVID-19 vaccine mistrust among communities of color. Register here. ...continue reading "Webinar: CCPH & HBCU Panel Discussion – Jan 15"
Forum: Educating for American Democracy – Mar 2
Register to review Educating for American Democracy's (EAD) official report on March 2nd from 3pm to 4:45pm ET. Registration will open in February.
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ESC Conference – Sep 13-15
Save the date for the ESC 2021 virtual conference on September 13-15, 2021. Click here for more information. ...continue reading "ESC Conference – Sep 13-15"
Training: Intersectional Qualitative Research Methods Institute – Apply b Jan 18
Applications for the Intersectional Qualitative Research Methods Institute are due January 18th. Apply here. ...continue reading "Training: Intersectional Qualitative Research Methods Institute – Apply b Jan 18"
Call for Submissions: Julian Clement Chase Prize – May 24
The Julian Clement Chase Prize Award is accepting submissions for exceptional undergraduate research writing about Washington, D.C. Submissions are due on May 24, 2021.
Thank you, Dr. Phyllis Ryder for sharing this.
...continue reading "Call for Submissions: Julian Clement Chase Prize – May 24"Call for Proposals: Community Writing Conference – Feb 5
The virtual Conference on Community Writing, Weaving Narratives For Social Justice Action In The Local, National, Global, will take place on October 21-23, 2021 and will be hosted by GWU. Thank you, Dr. Phyllis Ryder for sharing this opportunity. ...continue reading "Call for Proposals: Community Writing Conference – Feb 5"
Webinars: Join GW SMHS & Rodham Institute – Dec 8
Join GW SMHS and the Rodham Institute for two dynamic conversations: Changes of the Aging Brain and A Conversation with Dr. Fauci and the Black Community. The events will take place Tuesday, December 8th beginning at 5pm EST. ...continue reading "Webinars: Join GW SMHS & Rodham Institute – Dec 8"
Research: GW Nursing & Maternal Mortality Disparities
"A pair of George Washington University School of Nursing researchers were recently awarded a grant to study maternal mortality, a public health crisis with stark racial disparities, in Washington, D.C. The project will focus on the fathers' role and involvement in pregnancy and postpartum care, and their impact on prenatal care, maternal and infant health.
...continue reading "Research: GW Nursing & Maternal Mortality Disparities"FLC Guest Speaker on Ripple-Effects Mapping: A Useful Method for Democratically Engaged Assessment
This event was held Wednesday, November 18, 1-2pm. Anna Bartel was a featured guest speaker for the Nashman Faculty Learning Community on Democratically Engaged Assessment. The recording is available at this link.
Dr. Anna Bartel, from Cornell University, presented the Ripple-Effects Mapping method, which she has used successfully as a method for assessment of campus-community partnership initiatives. This method is useful for surfacing outcomes from campus-community partnerships from the perspectives of all stakeholders.
Democratically Engaged Assessment is an approach to assessment that engages all stakeholders in the design and process of systematic assessment. Link here for a white paperdescribing this approach, co-authored by Dr. Bartel.
CUMU Learning & Sharing Virtual Series
Participation in CUMU's Learning & Sharing Virtual Series is free, and open, on a rolling basis, to anyone affiliated with GW, including students and community partners. Sessions are led by CUMU members, for CUMU members, and aim to address the biggest issues we are all facing, such as racial equity issues and our role in the pandemic response.
Professional Development From Campus Compact
Winter Fusion Course Sessions
Through this faculty development course, learn how to infuse community-based learning into online courses to give students hands-on, real-world experience that will strengthen learning, create connections to the larger community, and improve student retention rates. There are two more sessions available this winter—it's not too late to join. Learn more here.
National Webinar Series
Faculty, staff, students, and partners are welcome to join for information, tools, and resources to help you in your work. Check out the recordings of previous webinars and register for upcoming sessions here.
Virtual Dialogue Training
Access this pre-recorded training for faculty, community engagement professionals, and others interested in using the deliberative dialogue method as an educational tool for building student capacity to engage in thoughtful, constructive, and critical discussions of public questions. Sign up to receive a moderator guide and a recorded training here.
