Community Engaged Research

Call for Undergraduate Papers at the IUJSL

kmisraFebruary 25, 2019March 27, 2019Leave a comment

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An exciting new opportunity for undergraduates to be published in a peer-reviewed journal is available! The International Undergraduate Journal for Service-Learning, Leadership, and Social Change (IUJSL), which is dedicated to providing undergraduate students a venue to discuss their service-learning projects and experiences, has issued a call for papers by undergraduate students.

The journal considers 3 types of articles:

Articles that discuss the development of a service-learning project and the impact of the project on the community served
A case study of a service learning project
A reflection on service-learning and the development of personal leadership

Each article will be reviewed by selected readers and the member of the editorial board. Manuscripts should be typed double-spaced, excluding block quotations which should be typed single-spaced, and references. To ensure anonymity, author’s names and affiliation should appear on a separate cover page. Articles should not exceed 15 pages. Authors should follow APA format.

Submissions should be sent in Word format. Do not add headers or page numbers. Submissions can be sent by email to: Ned Scott Laff, Ph.D. (ned.laff@gmail).

This is a great opportunity for undergraduates, so be sure to share with service-learning students!

PHENND Newsletter Updates

kmisraFebruary 21, 2019March 27, 2019Leave a comment

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The new PHENND (Philadelphia Higher Education Network for Neighborhood Development) newsletter is out and features some interesting opportunities.

The 30th Anniversary PHENND conference will take place on April 1-3 and is on the subject of “Trauma + the Arts: Mobilizing Anchor Institutions.” For more information and tickets, click here.

New resources highlighted in the newsletter include a new article about gauging college’s success in enrolling low-income students, an article on high school civic engagement, and a new podcast episode about publicly engaged artists, designers, scholars, and community members share their life and work. There is also a webinar on the topic of civic dialogue, which you can register for here.

New Issue of Public-Beyond Mass Incarceration: New Horizons of Liberation and Freedom

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PUBLIC is the Journal of Imagining America, a professional association for public artists and scholars. This latest issue reflects on the efforts of university-community collaborations and shares critical writing and innovative projects that seek to transform the practices of incarceration. You can view it online now at public.imaginingamerica.org.

The contributors to the issue explore the complexities of incarceration from lived experiences as incarcerated, formerly incarcerated, and system impacted people, and scholars, practitioners, and artists whose work addresses our carceral systems. These pedagogical approaches and pedagogies are tied to groundbreaking research initiatives, detailing the potentials and challenges of bringing institutional, geographical, and demographic information to a public audience in an effort to raise questions that are too often not asked.

February Conversation: Community Engaged Scholarship and Activist Movements – Making the Connection

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On Wednesday, February 27th, 2019, the Nashman Center will be hosting February’s Breakfast Conversation on Community Engaged Scholarship!

This Conversation will be facilitated by members of the 2018 Nashman Faculty Learning Community on the #BlackLivesMatter movement. They will address the sensitivity and skills needed to facilitate reflective discussions that help students connect their personal experiences in the community with larger societal inequities and national movements that are working to address them.

9:30 am, Coffee and connection with colleagues
9:45-10:45 am, Conversation begins

IJRSLCE: New Issue and Call for Submissions

kmisraFebruary 9, 2019March 27, 2019Leave a comment

The latest issue of the International Journal for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IJRSLCE) is available online here.

Call for manuscripts for Issue 7 (2019) of the journal the Editorial Board is seeking submissions that reflect the breadth of scholarship in the service-learning and community engagement field, with articles from different countries and disciplines and representing a range of methodologies. The deadline for submissions is May 15, 2019.

The five sections of the journal are as follows: (1) Advances in Theory and Methodology; (2) Student Outcomes - Primary, Secondary, and Higher Education; (3) Faculty Roles and Institutional Issues; (4) Community Partnerships and Impacts; and (5) International Service-Learning and Community Engagement Research.

The Author Guidelines are available on the IJRSLCE website; submissions will be managed by ScholasticaHQ. To submit a manuscript, registration on the site is required. For additional information, please contact the editors - Glenn Bowen and Clayton Hurd. They look forward to hearing from you.

John Saltmarsh on Community Engagement and Higher Education

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A recap of our conversation with John Saltmarsh including links to resources, the video, presentation slides, and articles mentioned in the session.

If you missed the presentation or want to review parts of the session the entire conversation can be found at the link: https://www.pscp.tv/w/1yoKMjMmlbdGQ feel free to share widely.
Slides from the session are available here 1/30/19 Saltmarsh Conversation Slides

There were so many great takeaways in yesterday’s conversation we cannot cover them all and encourage you to listen to the session.

The link between faculty diversity and support for community-engaged scholarship. Research by Saltmarsh and others suggests a link between explicit rewards for community-engaged scholarship and an institution’s ability to attract and retain faculty of color and women. Young faculty in particular, are interested in scholarly careers that link knowledge and learning with the public good. They are seeking institutions that will support them in those aims. Link here for a paper on this issue co-authored by Saltmarsh: “Full Participation: Building the Architecture for Diversity and Public Engagement in Higher Education” (2011).

The need for both policy and faculty education in changing institutional culture. Saltmarsh’s current research is examining an institution that recently experienced an intentional shift to support community-engaged scholarship, including a call for all departments to explicitly address support for this work in their bylaws and policies. More on that project is provided here: UNC faculty plan.

Clear policies are necessary but are not sufficient. As a university provost once told Saltmarsh, “policies don’t vote.” It is important that faculty involved in reviewing tenure cases understand how to evaluate community-engaged research for quality and impact. Saltmarsh noted, “Can we value a range of scholarly products? We have to rethink that the only thing that counts is a peer reviewed journal, which may not be of interest to a community partner. These journals are highly specialized, which means they are read by very few. We have to explicitly rethink ‘impact’.”

Resources referred to in the Saltmarsh presentation:

2013 Tulane White Paper -academic review and engagement

HERI Faculty Surveys

2010 Carnegie data

Cleveland State University- Confronting the Careless (Byron White)

Links to papers by Saltmarsh:

“Publicly Engaged Scholars: Next Generation Engagement and the Future of Higher Education” (2016) (Available at the Nashman Center)

“‘To Serve a Larger Purpose:’ Engagement for Democracy and the Transformation of Higher Education” (2011) (Available at the Nashman Center)
“Higher Education and Democracy: Essays on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement” (2011)

“Democratic Engagement White Paper” (2009)
"Service-Learning in the Disciplines" the AAHE series of 18 monographs, which continues to be a top resource for faculty learning how their scholarship and their students' learning can be achieved in the context of community partnerships. (Available at the Nashman Center)

We hope you’ll be able to use these resources and we’ll see you in
February at the next conversation.

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New Podcast from Nashman Affiliate Faculty Gaetano Lotrecchiano on Teams and Collaboration

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We are sharing a recent podcast from Nashman Affiliate Faculty Dr. Gaetano Lotrecchiano on how to build effective teams. The podcast is part of a series on “Research Into Action.” A transcript of the podcast is also available at the site.

https://ecampus.oregonstate.edu/research/podcast/e142/?fbclid=IwAR2DgX_xUwIjLM_tXhsaFW7QODy0sdcljWPwIkN7AxQkSvBEAlUQ_cqaWIk.

Interested in finding out more about what our affiliated faculty do at GW and in our community? Click https://www.gwnashmancenter.org/new-page-3/ to learn more about these amazing scholars on our campus.

Featured Speaker: John Saltmarsh on How Community-Engaged Scholarship is Transforming Higher Education

kmisraDecember 18, 2018March 27, 2019Leave a comment

Join the Nashman Center on Wednesday, January 30th, 9:00-10:45am,as we welcome Dr. John Saltmarsh to campus for a talk and facilitated discussion,

“How Community-Engaged Scholarship is Transforming Higher Education.”

Gelman Library, Room 101

9:00 am Enjoy coffee and networking with other community-engaged colleagues

9:30-10:45 am Dr Saltmarsh presentation and subsequent discussion

RSVP HERE

Dr. John Saltmarsh is one of the nation's leading scholars on community-engaged scholarship and on leveraging institution-wide change to support civic engagement in higher education. He will be sharing with us the latest research on the value of community-engaged scholarship, to benefit our communities and to improve the quality of our scholarship.

Saltmarsh spearheaded the movement linking scholarly work to community-engagement while at Campus Compact as the director of their national program on Integrating Service with Academic Study. He served for ten years as the Director of the New England Resource Center for Higher Education (NERCHE), a resource-rich center with a strong national reputation. Saltmarsh was also one of the architects of the Carnegie Foundation's elective "Engaged Campus" designation. He is currently the Swearer Center Distinguished Engaged Scholar in Residence and a Professor of Higher Education at the University of Massachusetts, Boston.

Dr. Saltmarsh has authored, co-authored and edited many of the best resources available on community-engaged scholarship and influencing culture change in higher education to promote public engagement. Recent publications (all available through the Nashman Center Library or links provided here) include:

“Democratic Engagement White Paper” (2009)
"Service-Learning in the Disciplines" the AAHE series of 18 monographs, which continues to be a top resource for faculty learning how their scholarship and their students' learning can be achieved in the context of community partnerships.

This event is part of the Nashman Center’s Conversations on Community-Engaged Scholarship series, click here for the full schedule of events.

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Start the New Semester With a Discussion on Public Health 1/28/2019

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DC Community Health Connect is a series of networking and educational events for community-based health care providers and community members. The purpose of these events is to create a forum to exchange ideas and resources, as well as to learn from experts from academia, government, and community-based organizations.

Food will be provided, and tickets are free but limited.

Date: Monday, January 28, 2019

Time: 5:30 - 8:00PM

Location: Busboys and Poets, 14th & V

2021 14th Street NW

Washington, DC 20009

Eventbrite Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dc-community-health-connect-sickle-cell-disease-tickets-53606298883

For any questions, please contact:

Kristina Williams at krwilliams@mfa.gwu.edu

Click Here to RSVP!

Call for Proposals Due March 15, 2019- Are you ready to present?

kmisraDecember 12, 2018April 1, 2019Leave a comment

Calling all faculty and students who are finishing Community Engaged Scholarship classes or have new research to present as a result of past courses and projects-Colorado State University has a call for proposals for their “Deepening our Roots: Advancing Community Engagement in High Education Conference” see video for more information!

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Democracy, Call for Abstracts & New Book, “Jumping into Civic Life: Stories of Public Work from Extension Professionals”

kmisraDecember 12, 2018April 1, 2019Leave a comment

Imagining America’s Newsletter has some great content this month:

Looking for a short read to motivate your civic thinking for the next semester?

Check out Democracy Under Siege: A Category 4 Storm https://www.aacu.org/aacu-news/newsletter/2018/november/perspectives

How about a longer read for over break? Check out "Jumping into Civic Life: Stories of Public Work from Extension Professionals"

Edited by Scott J. Peters (former IA faculty co-director), Theodore R. Alter, and Timothy J. Shaffer. Through eight richly-detailed oral histories, this book helps to open our imagination to the possibilities for professionals to make constructive contributions to the task of making democracy work as it should. The first-hand stories of public work in these oral histories are told by professionals from six different states who either chose or were invited to jump into civic life as active participants. Kettering Foundation Press

Ready to share new Community Engaged Scholarship class next semester? Call for Abstracts: 2019 Community Development Education Symposium -Funding is Available!

The consortium invites Imagining America members who teach community development courses to submit an abstract proposal for the 2019 Community Development Education Symposium that will take place in Detroit, MI, from May 16th-19th. The symposium will convene educators to discuss innovative curricula and educational practices, while exploring the current and future state of community development education.

A limited number of travel stipends will be made available to individuals that are accepted to participate in the symposium. For more information regarding participation please click the link, here.

In addition, individuals participating in the symposium will also be eligible to apply for one of five community development innovation mini-grants (approximately $5,000/grant).

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New Course, The Autism Experience: A Public Health Perspective

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New Community Engaged Scholarship Course for Spring 2019: PUBH 6299. 13 The Autism Experience: A Public Health Perspective

2 credit hours Friday, 10:10am - noon

Open to graduate and upper level undergraduate students

Instructor, Sean D. Cleary, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor of Epidemiology sdcleary@gwu.edu

A public health perspective of the autism experience is explored through service learning and community participatory research methods engaging autistic young adults, their parents, researchers, clinicians and other service providers. The course covers the science, viewpoints, and experience of autism with a focus on young adults transitioning to adulthood. Collaboratively with community advocates, students will explore research relevant to the autistic community.

Course Summary Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex developmental disorder characterized by repetitive behavior and delayed social interaction and communication (APA, 2013). National estimates indicate that autism affects approximately 1 in 68, or 14.6 per 1,000 8 year-old children (CDC, 2017; Christensen, 2016), with symptoms usually appearing in infancy or toddlerhood and continuing through adulthood. For children with ASD, early intervention has proven to be effective in enhancing functioning and educational attainment (Cohen et al., 2006; Dawson et al., 2010; Remington et al, 2007). But throughout their lifespan, individuals with ASD need additional and often different services, especially during the transition to adulthood. An estimated 50,000 adolescents diagnosed with ASD turn 18 each year (Roux et al, 2013). The transition to adulthood is challenging for all, but especially so for adolescents with ASD with aging parents (the primary care givers), with changing roles to independent adults with employment and social expectations of young adults (Shattuck et al, 2012). Many adolescents and young adults with ASD are unemployed primarily due to an inability to create an appropriate environment to thrive. Identifying and addressing these challenges is important given the magnitude and continued growth of the ASD population. This course was developed and will be implemented through continued engagement with autistic young adults, the Tribe, their families, the Growing Kids Therapy Center, SPARC, and others in the DC metro area. Collaboration with and continual review by community advocates will ensure the course covers relevant content to adequately prepare undergraduates or graduates that are interested in entering the workforce as researchers and/or practitioners working with autistic young adults and ensuring what is gained from the course is driven by the specific needs of the autism community.

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Storytelling as Scholarship: Exploring Digital Stories, PhotoVoice and Other Methods

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The 2019 Nashman Faculty Learning Communities (FLC) are forming now. These small inter-disciplinary/inter-professional groups meet monthly for one year to discuss and learn collectively about their topic of interest. All GW faculty and administrators are welcome. Click here for information about other FLC's forming for 2019.

Chair: Imani M. Cheers, School of Media and Public Affairs

We would like to invite faculty from across all disciplines and programs to join a Faculty Learning Community that will explore a variety of forms of storytelling available to scholars. Digital Storytelling has been employed as a powerful reflection tool for students. It has also used in community advocacy work. PhotoVoice is a qualitative research method, increasingly popular among researchers who use community-based participatory methods.

Collectively, this group will identify and discuss relevant texts and examples of this work. Members will share their successes, challenges, paths, and barriers.

The purpose of this FLC is to:

build a sense of community among the community-engaged faculty across GW
stimulate challenging conversations about quality community engagement and the tools available to help us achieve it
create a final deliverable, defined by the group, that helps to pave the way for more high quality community-engaged scholarship and practice at GW

The FLC will convene monthly through December 2019 and will involve moderate preparation for our meetings.

To indicate your interest in this group, please email Wendy Wagner (wagnerw@gwu.edu).

Partnerships with DC Public Schools: Resources from this Month’s Nashman Conversation

kmisraOctober 19, 2018April 3, 2019Leave a comment

Many thanks to all who attended the October Conversation on Community-Engaged Scholarship, on Partnerships with DC Public Schools. Resources shared at that event are available below.

Note that links are shared through GWServes. If you haven’t already done so, you may need to login to accept your GWServes account first (GWServes is part of GW’s Single Sign-On, so you the same login and password you do for all GW platforms).

Thomasin Franken, Manager, Partner Engagement, Thomasin.Franken@dc.gov
- Ms. Franken presented a very helpful overview of the DC Public Schools’ current priorities and existing initiatives that may provide a path to partnership for many GW faculty and students.
- For those with an interest in other partnerships (shared research interests, opportunities for applied work such as clinical practice or advocacy, etc) she encouraged interested faculty to contact her via email. She will direct you to the person at DC Public Schools appropriate to your partnership interest.
- Link to her presentation slides
Charity Edelman, Nashman Center Senior Program Manager for School and Community Partnerships, ceddleman@email.gwu.edu
- The Honey W. Nashman Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service and DC Public Schools (DCPS) collaborate on an AmeriCorps VISTA program that places VISTA Members in Title I schools throughout the city. Our VISTA members are college graduates who have come to DC from across the United States to do a year of national service. VISTAs serve with school personnel and community organizations as well as with GW faculty and students to cultivate community partnerships, create systems that track and develop school partners and create sustainable systems for partner and family engagement.
  - Link to information about GW’s VISTA partnership with DC Public Schools
  - Our current GW VISTA partner schools:
    - Drew Elementary School
      Eliot-Hine Middle School
      
      Excel Academy
      
      Garrison Elementary School
      
      Malcolm X Elementary School
      
      Miner Elementary School
      
      Payne Elementary School
      
      Smothers Elementary School
      
      Takoma Education Campus
      
      Whittier Education Campus

Campus Compact Mid-Atlantic’s New Website

kmisraOctober 10, 2018April 3, 2019Leave a comment

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Campus Compact Mid Atlantic has a new website, which you can check out here. They encourage you to check out their featured events page, their grants and awards section, and their concise member benefits page.