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The 2021 Gulf-South Summit on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement through Higher Education will be held in a virtual format, March 15 - 18, 2021. Proposals for Interactive Workshops, Panel Discussions, Individual Presentations and Posters will be accepted through Oct. 31st. Click here for more information and to submit a proposal.
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Insights from the National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC):
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Next week, the National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC) will discuss How City Governments Are Innovating for Full Participation. Amaad Rivera, NCoC's own, will host the event and be joined by municipal leaders from Wisconsin and New York to share and discuss the most innovative solutions from city government to increase voter registration, voter turnout, and ensuring a full Census count in the midst of a pandemic. Learn more and register here.
On Monday, October 19, from 4:00pm EST -5:30pm EST, the panel will discuss The First Hundred Days: Under Biden, Trump, or Biden and a GOP-controlled Senate. Click here to learn more and register.
The panel will include:
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The George Washington University and Politics and Prose Live! will host Alicia Garza, co-creator of #BlackLivesMatter, for a discussion of her new book, The Purpose of Power. Ms. Garza will engage in a moderated discussion and live question and answer session with participants.
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Wednesday, October 21, 9:30am - 10:30am, the Center for Nonprofit advancement's Sector Rebuilding Campaign launched in response to the pandemic, will support nonprofits in rebuilding the capacity and systems needed to thrive throughout the health and economic crisis and over the next three years.
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"The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s (AASHE’s) virtual Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education is the largest stage to exchange effective models, policies, research, collaborations and transformative actions that advance sustainability in higher education and surrounding communities."
...continue reading "Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education"Guest speakers at the October 2nd Nashman Faculty Check-in were Ben Horn and Joshua Gleason, from GW’s Instructional Core CREATE Digital Studio. https://library.gwu.edu/create
View a recording of this presentation: https://gwu.box.com/s/qpouqk3792zeyws9r7e6q5yrym7luybj
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See below for this year's pre-conference sessions schedule, Tuesday Nov 3-4, 2-5pm. Click here to learn more and register.
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A multidisciplinary overview of voter rights, led by an expert panel of GW faculty members. Co-sponsored by GW Law’s American Constitution Society, ACLU, and Black Law Student Association.
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Earth Summit: Thursday, December 3, 2020, Details to be announced. Sustainability at GW and the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. Reflecting on 2020 and Focusing on a Sustainable Future.
2020 DC Climathon: Friday, November 13th, 2020 at 4:00pm. Innovators, entrepreneurs, and climate activists are encouraged to join. Attendees will connect with other innovators, develop a solution to the challenge, and compete for prize money. Winning teams will automatically enter the second round of the GW New Venture Competition. Register via Zoom here.
Social Innovation Sustainability Workshop: Wednesday, October 21st at 5:00pm EST. The Office of Sustainability and GWupstart invite you to join us in developing community solutions to address environmental concerns in our communities. At this design workshop we will bring together thought leaders and changemakers to brainstorm solutions and analyze how we can address sustainability in order to foster a more inclusive and equitable community. Dr. Namaal De Silva will be providing a background overview of sustainability issues. We will also be designing solutions alongside the community experts. Register here.
Planet Forward Virtual Summit: October 16, 23, and 30, from 1-3 pm ET. Climate change is the story of our generation, and what defines that story is how we tell it – and the action we take because of it. At the 2020 Planet Forward Summit, learn how the best environmental change agents use storytelling to transform their audiences from passive listeners to engaged doers. The Summit will gather students and academics, as well as corporate leaders, scientists, journalists and more for high-impact learning and networking. Register here.
"During this time of national reckoning with racial injustice, the commitment to democratic and civic engagement as a vital component of a liberal education has taken on particular urgency. Educating students to be socially responsible, informed, and engaged citizens should be an expected goal on every campus, in every major. Our democracy depends on a culture that values civic engagement. Campuses can help shape culture and drive civic action within their communities and beyond."
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