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"
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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"
2021 IMPACT Conference on College Student Community Engagement: Virtual and Free
The 2021 IMPACT Conference will be March 4-6th. Learn more and register.
...continue reading "2021 IMPACT Conference on College Student Community Engagement: Virtual and Free"“5B” Film Screening for World AIDS Day: Hosted by GW Nursing & ANAC
GW Nursing, in partnership with the Washington, D.C. chapter of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC), will be hosting a screening of the film "5B" on World AIDS Day, December 1, 2020 at 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The screening will be directly followed by a panel discussion featuring the nurses and caregivers whose stories were highlighted in the film.
Register by Friday, November 27 to receive information and links.
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.
The Diversity Summit: Feedback – Dec 4
A message from the Diversity Summit Planning Committee:
...continue reading "The Diversity Summit: Feedback – Dec 4"Research Report from CIRCLE on Youth Voter Turnout
Youth Voter Turnout 52%-55%
From the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE): Explore the comprehensive data and analyses of youth participation and impact on the 2020 election.
"As our comprehensive data and analyses below make clear, young voters increased their turnout in 2020; they made the difference in key battleground states; and the participation and overwhelming support for President-elect Joe Biden from youth of color was one of the defining elements of the election."
Click here to read the full report.
Volunteers needed for Interviews and Focus Groups
A message from The Institute for Democracy & Higher Education
The following message is directly from The Institute for Democracy & Higher Education, David Brinker, DaShawn Dilworth, Prabhat Gautam, Adam Gismondi, Peter de Guzman, Xueyao Qiu, Nancy Thomas, and Duy Trinh.
...continue reading "A message from The Institute for Democracy & Higher Education"Journal: Universities and Community Schools – Fall 2020
To read a full issue of Universities and Community Schools Vol. 10, No. 1, Fall 2020, please click here. This issue contains a letter from the editors, Ira Harkavy, John L. Puckett, and Rita A. Hodges: ...continue reading "Journal: Universities and Community Schools – Fall 2020"
From CCPH and RWJF, Award for Health Equity
"Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) has partnered with Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to award the RWJF Award for Health Equity Presented By CCPH (RWJF-CCPH Award). The award recognizes two “Key Leaders” or key individuals (one community member and one academic partner) who spearhead the success to the field in the area of exemplary partnerships between communities and academic institutions that are striving to achieve health equity and social justice."
...continue reading "From CCPH and RWJF, Award for Health Equity"From Points of Light, Upcoming Webinar
"We have reached a critical moment spurred by a global pandemic, and rising up in response to tragedy born from systemic racism, that has pushed society toward a tipping point in the fight for social justice and racial equity. Over the past six months, there is a new desire to listen and learn from the movements, organizations and people who are leading these efforts and to support their actions and to take actions of our own.
...continue reading "From Points of Light, Upcoming Webinar"Professor Robert D. Putnam’s “The Upswing” book launch
The Campaign for Social Science and SAGE Publishing are pleased to present: “The Upswing” book launch. The event will take place Thursday November 5 from 16:00 – 17:30 GMT. To learn more and register, click here.
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