The latest issue of the International Journal of Research on
Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IJRSLCE) is now fully
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Category: Good Reads
Articles, new toolkits or other resources related to CES.
Proposals: Community Writing Conference – Feb 5
Dr. Phyllis Ryder, the local host chair for the fourth Community Writing Conference, invites you to submit a proposal for the 2021 October conference. The proposal deadline is Friday, February 5th. The conference, Weaving Narratives For Social Justice Action In The Local, National, Global, will take place virtually on October 21-23, 2021 and will be hosted by GWU. ...continue reading "Proposals: Community Writing Conference – Feb 5"
Upcoming Events: From the Cisneros Institute – Spring 2021
January 29th at 12pm EST, US Immigration: Constructing a New System in the Biden Administration. February 11th at 7pm EST, The Latino Voice in News and Politics. March 4th at 12pm EST, AMA: Legal Resources for DACA & Undocumented GW Student Entrepreneurs. Please view the full post for more information. ...continue reading "Upcoming Events: From the Cisneros Institute – Spring 2021"
Event: Dr. Ethan Porter’s Book Release – Jan 28
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"
Workshop: Raise Up GW REACH Program – Feb
Raise Up GW REACH Program is sponsored by Colonial Health Center Health Promotion & Education. Visit go.gwu.edu/reach to view the schedule and register for workshops. Workshops will be held via Webex beginning in February. For questions or concerns, please contact wellbeing@gwu.edu. ...continue reading "Workshop: Raise Up GW REACH Program – Feb"
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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Givepulse Trouble-Shooting
Recent problems have emerged for a few students and faculty using the Givepulse platform. If you are experiencing trouble accessing your usual Givepulse pages, try this quick solution.
We've learned the problem is related to having more than one GW email (eg email.gwu.edu vs. gwu.edu).
For a video tutorial, link here: https://youtu.be/4VCxcCnYT-Y
You can merge your gwemail accounts on givepulse so this doesn't happen again:
1. Log In to https://gwserves.givepulse.com/
2. Click in the upper right where you see "Hi YOUR NAME" at the top
3. From that drop down menu, click "account"
4. On the next page scroll all the way down and you'll see likely two email accounts as on screen shot below.
5. Click merge accounts on the left hand side.
Resources for Course Instructors
Welcome to Spring 2021. It was a short winter break this year and we’re all feeling it. Please let us know how we can supporting you.
Jan 8th, Faculty Check-in: The Capitol Insurgence
The first Faculty Friday in 2021 is in the books. Here are some of the resources shared. We decided to continue these meetings into this semester - all are welcome to join.
Fridays, noon, https://gwu-edu.zoom.us/j/96451210782
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Discussing the Capitol Insurgence: Suggested Readings
This week, the Nashman Faculty have been discussing how to facilitate classroom conversations about the recent Capitol insurgence on January 6th - particularly how to navigate student anxiety, student frustration, and the teachable moment the event presents for each of our subject matter areas. Several in the group requested a share of articles that are potential readings to help facilitate classroom discussion about these recent events:
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Panel: GW Humanities Center – Jan 13
The GW Humanities Center invites you to a panel discussion Wednesday, January 13 at 5:30 pm on Democracy Under Siege: Explaining the MAGA Uprising. Register here. ...continue reading "Panel: GW Humanities Center – Jan 13"
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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Recommended Read, “Sedition: A Complicated History”
Thanks to GW's History Department for sharing this good read. "'Sedition': A Complicated History," by Jennifer Schuessler, The New York Times. This is a helpful reading for making sense of recent events at the capitol.
Community Engaged Scholarship: Next Steps
Students who have had impactful experiences through their community engaged scholarship courses this semester should consider these next steps in sharing their work and continuing their community engagement.
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