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

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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Published on Leave a comment on New Course, The Autism Experience: A Public Health Perspective

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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Published on Leave a comment on Storytelling as Scholarship: Exploring Digital Stories, PhotoVoice and Other Methods

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).

Published on Leave a comment on Partnerships with DC Public Schools: Resources from this Month’s Nashman Conversation

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).

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Published on Leave a comment on Campus Compact Mid-Atlantic’s New Website

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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.

Published on Leave a comment on GWU Researchers Present at the American Academy of Nursing

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GWU School of Nursing researchers, along with others, presented their poster, Developing a Student/Family-Centered School Health Collaborative, at the American Academy of Nursing. Check out the poster they presented above!

Published on Leave a comment on Do Universities Value Public Engagement? Not Much, Their Policies Suggest

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We recommend you check out this hard look at Universities and public engagement in The Chronicle of Higher Education. The article can be found here.

 

Published on Leave a comment on Community-Engaged Teaching Presented at GW Teaching Day

GW Teaching Day was last Thursday, Sept 27th and included a set of poster presentations in a “community-engaged teaching” strand.

  •  Erin Wentzell (Physical Therapy) presented, “Go Outside” about her partnership with the National Parks Service and the students in her PT8481 course.
  • David Lee (Biomedical Engineering) and Erin Wentzell presented on their collaboration across courses, with physical therapy students working with the biomedical engineering capstone course to develop solutions to address rehabilitation needs of community members.
  • A team of colleagues from Physician Assistant Studies and Clinical Research and Leadership (Paige McDonald, Howard Straker, Gregory Weaver, Jacqueline Barnett, Debra Herrmann,and Karen Schlumpf) presented, “Connecting the Classroom, Clinicians and Community Clinics for Active Learning.”
  • Tawnya Azar (University Writing) presented on teaching students to create digital content for public dissemination of their work.
  • Wendy Wagner and Colleen Packard presented their study of the civic leadership student learning outcomes of the Civic House Scholars program and related HSSJ 4198 course.

Great work to all involved. 

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Published on Leave a comment on FLC on CBPR: Resources and Recap

The Faculty Learning Community studying Community Based Participatory Research gathered this week for their first meeting of the semester. After sharing progress on our research endeavors, we focused our conversation on issues related to building mutual trust and empowerment in community partner relationships. A few highlights:

  • It is important to consider the difference between a partnership with community members and with a community organization and how the distinction influences the research initiative.
  • What is our role if our research reveals that members of the community aren’t best served by our community partner? How do we handle communicating those findings in a way that preserves a positive long-term relationship with the organization staff? Building a strong trusting relationship prior to that eventuality is key, as is trusting the research process itself and the value of trustworthy data.
  • How staff turnover in the nonprofit sector, schools, and public agencies can affect the timeline of our research projects. Is there a way to prevent larger delays than necessary or is this just a reality of the work?
  • Honoring the voice of the community in the direction of projects is a hard and fast value in this work - but what if the staff we are working with is new and inexperienced and, not to put too fine a point on it… we think they’re wrong?

If you are interested in joining a Faculty Learning Community in 2019, contact Wendy Wagner: wagnerw@gwu.edu.

Published on Leave a comment on Debating Social Problems

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An interesting new book from Routledge, Debating Social Problems, by Dr. Leonard A. Steverson and Dr. Jennifer E. Melvin, is out now. Debating Social Problems emphasizes the process of debate as a means of addressing social problems and helps students engage in active learning.

The debate format covers sensitive material in a way that encourages students to talk about this material openly in class. This succinct text includes activities that promote critical thinking and includes examples from current events. For more information, click here.

Published on Leave a comment on A Community-Based Intervention to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls in Haiti: Lessons Learned

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A new report from the Global Women's Institute and the Inter-American Development Bank documents the lessons learned from a review of the planning, implementation, and evaluation of community mobilization interventions concerning violence against women and girls in Haiti. For more information and access to the full paper, click here.

Published on Leave a comment on Fall Symposium December 7th 2018 12-4:00

Registration is open for Fall Community Engaged Scholarship Symposium (don't forget to add presentations or attendance to your syllabus)

Registration for the Fall Symposium on Community Engaged Scholarship is now live!

Click here to register and learn more about the symposium: https://www.gwnashmancenter.org/symposium/

Published on Leave a comment on Undergraduate Opportunity: Heinz College Public Service Weekend 2018

Leadership in The Age of Smart Cities Conference: Deadline 6/22 to Apply and Attend

Undergraduates and recent graduates are invited to examine how data and equity are impacting urban communities -great opportunity to learn, network and share your ideas and research. We encourage students to apply and attend and hope our faculty will as well.

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Published on Leave a comment on Webinar June 13th Corporation for National and Community Service

Want to learn how to marshal evidence for your community based research? Don't miss this CNCS webinar!

Using Evidence for Scaling Community-Based Interventions That Work   RSVP for the June Research and Evidence Webinar   The Office of Research and Evaluation (ORE) at the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) invites you to join our Research and Evidence webinar series. This webinar series is one of many ways ORE is sharing current research on civic engagement, volunteering, and national service. This month, we are pleased to introduce: Welcome : Mary Hyde, PhD., Director, ORE, CNCS Introductory Remarks : Lily Zandniapour, Ph.D., Research and Evaluation Manager, and Anthony Nerino, ORE, CNCS Presentation : Using Evidence for Scaling Community-Based Interventions That Work Nan Maxwell, Ph.D., Senior Researcher, Mathematica Policy Research Scott Richman, Ph.D., Survey Researcher, Mathematica Policy Research  Closing Remarks : Lily Zandniapour and Anthony Nerino Date and Time This webinar will be held on Wednesday, June 13, from 2 - 3 PM ET .  Please RSVP to attend .  If you have any questions, contact the CNCS Office of Research and Evaluation at evaluation@cns.gov .   Study Abstract Presentation: Using Evidence for Scaling Community-Based Interventions That Work Presenters: Nan Maxwell, Ph.D., Senior Researcher, and Scott Richman, Ph.D., Survey Researcher, Mathematica Policy Research In recent years, policymakers, researchers, and practitioners have expressed a growing interest in using evidence to make investment decisions and grow the impact of community-based solutions that work. CNCS and its grantees have invested significant resources in the design, implementation, and evaluation of interventions to improve a range of outcomes for children, families, organizations, and communities. These efforts have helped the agency identify and support effective community-based interventions.

Using Evidence for Scaling Community-Based Interventions That Work

RSVP for the June Research and Evidence Webinar

 

THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND EVALUATION (ORE) AT THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE (CNCS) INVITES YOU TO JOIN OUR RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE WEBINAR SERIES. THIS WEBINAR SERIES IS ONE OF MANY WAYS ORE IS SHARING CURRENT RESEARCH ON CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, VOLUNTEERING, AND NATIONAL SERVICE.

THIS MONTH, WE ARE PLEASED TO INTRODUCE:

WELCOME: MARY HYDE, PHD., DIRECTOR, ORE, CNCS

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS: LILY ZANDNIAPOUR, PH.D., RESEARCH AND EVALUATION MANAGER, AND ANTHONY NERINO, ORE, CNCS

PRESENTATION: USING EVIDENCE FOR SCALING COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTIONS THAT WORK

NAN MAXWELL, PH.D., SENIOR RESEARCHER, MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH

SCOTT RICHMAN, PH.D., SURVEY RESEARCHER, MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH

CLOSING REMARKS: LILY ZANDNIAPOUR AND ANTHONY NERINO

DATE AND TIME

THIS WEBINAR WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, FROM 2 - 3 PM ET.

PLEASE RSVP TO ATTEND.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CONTACT THE CNCS OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND EVALUATION AT EVALUATION@CNS.GOV.

STUDY ABSTRACT

PRESENTATION: USING EVIDENCE FOR SCALING COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTIONS THAT WORK
PRESENTERS: NAN MAXWELL, PH.D., SENIOR RESEARCHER, AND SCOTT RICHMAN, PH.D., SURVEY RESEARCHER, MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH

IN RECENT YEARS, POLICYMAKERS, RESEARCHERS, AND PRACTITIONERS HAVE EXPRESSED A GROWING INTEREST IN USING EVIDENCE TO MAKE INVESTMENT DECISIONS AND GROW THE IMPACT OF COMMUNITY-BASED SOLUTIONS THAT WORK. CNCS AND ITS GRANTEES HAVE INVESTED SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES IN THE DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, AND EVALUATION OF INTERVENTIONS TO IMPROVE A RANGE OF OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN, FAMILIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES. THESE EFFORTS HAVE HELPED THE AGENCY IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTIONS.

Published on Leave a comment on Imagining America Arts and Scholars in Public Life: Call for Proposals Due 6/22

Faculty and students are invited to submit proposals on their research and scholarship.

Transformative Imaginations: Decarceration and Liberatory Futures

 Invitation for Proposals
Imagining America 18th National Gathering

Chicago, Illinois | Friday-Sunday, October 19-21, 2018 | #18IAGathering
Submission Deadline: Friday, June 22

We are facing the largest social crisis in modern U.S. history, and it is a crisis that, on some level, affects every one of us. From children to seniors, foreign nationals to U.S. citizens, the United States’ carceral system locks up more than 10 million individuals each year through a vast network of prisons, jails, juvenile correctional facilities, immigration detention facilities, civil commitment centers, and state psychiatric centers. This system restricts the lives of nearly 5 million individuals currently on probation or parole, and it destabilizes an exponential number of families and communities. Addressing a crisis of this magnitude requires moving beyond a public discourse limited by preconceptions of what is achievable.
Imagining America believes that the arts, design, and the humanities provide us with tools and practices that can free our imaginations as to what is possible. The 2018 Imagining America National Gathering seeks to bring people together to imagine, explore, and make real a world beyond incarceration and to envision liberatory futures – futures that include worlds where resources invested in carceral economies are directed to housing, health care, and public education.
Drawing on traditions of speculative, utopian, and Afrofuturist inquiry while engaging with transformative work already in progress, Imagining America invites proposals that advance dialogue, research, programs, and advocacy regarding the impacts of carceral systems – both historical and contemporary – on our communities. Proposals need not explicitly address incarceration, but should contribute to a vision of justice motivated by the healing of communities and individuals.
We encourage proposals from currently and formerly incarcerated individuals, people directly impacted by the carceral system, activists, community organizers, artists, designers, students, faculty, and staff from IA member campuses and beyond, and others engaged in liberatory visioning and work. We especially encourage proposals that highlight collaboration, dialogue, community engagement, and creative forms of expression.

This year’s gathering also builds upon current work being done by Illinois Humanities through an initiative called Envisioning Justice (https://envisioningjustice.org). Using the arts and humanities, Envisioning Justice seeks to strengthen efforts in Chicago to reimagine our criminal legal system and is inspired by a commitment to justice, accountability, safety, support, and restoration for all people. Launched in 2017, Envisioning Justice will continue through 2019, thereby providing space for the discussions, works, and imaginings that take place during the gathering to continue.

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