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Many thanks to speakers Dr. Phyllis Ryder, Iman Lee, and Najya A. Williams, who shared insights from their podcast, "Leading with Intention."

The podcast examines how racial identity impacts classroom dynamics in community-engaged courses. Lee, Williams, and others involved in this podcast were students in Dr. Ryder's University Writing course. Wanting to better understand the experience of students of color in her community-engaged scholarship courses, Ryder invited them to share their experiences and explore ways to create more inclusive learning environments that better serve students of color.

Zoom Recording Available Here.

Main points discussed:

...continue reading "Event Recap: Creating Non-White-Centric Community Engaged Courses"

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Rhonda Fitzgerald of the Sustained Dialogue Campus Network joined us for the Nashman Center's Conversations on Community Engaged Scholarship Series on Thursday, Oct 17. 
Community Engaged Courses are particularly fertile ground for student observations, reflections, and opinions that may be in conflict with those of other students or the instructor. By design, our classrooms create opportunities for students to share and discuss their ideology, beliefs, and values. Learning to handle "tricky moments" well can create transformational learning experience for students, modeling for them how active citizens can contribute to civil discourse in a diverse democracy. Even faculty who have solid facilitation skills can stand to educate themselves and learn from each other.

...continue reading "Event Recap: Skills for Handling Tricky Moments"

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Once again students and course instructors gathered to learn from our community partners about serving effectively and respectfully through GW courses. Students posed important questions about managing their time effectively, learning to use public transportation, and eventually, how service opportunities can create opportunities to work together with equity - across race, gender, and socio-economic status.

Community Partner Panelists:

...continue reading "Welcome to Community Engaged Scholarship"

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  Many thanks to the participants of this reflective and energizing meeting. The event gathered ten faculty/staff, ten representatives of local community organizations, and thirteen students.  Community organization staff in attendance partners represented much appreciated GW partners, including: the African Community Center, Capital Area Food Bank, Francis on the Hill, FRESHFARM FoodPrints, Life Pieces to Masterpieces, Little Friends for Peace, and Miriam's Kitchen.

The aim of these meetings is to include stakeholders of Community Engaged Scholarship courses (faculty, students, community partners) in the cycle of strategic planning, implementation of new plans, and assessment of progress. The event was funded by Transform Mid-Atlantic, in a project developed in partnership with our colleagues at American University (where a similar event was held earlier this semester).

...continue reading "Deepening Partnerships Strategic Planning: A Focus on Direct Service"

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The last Conversation on Community Engaged Scholarship of the year was an informative one!

Zoom Recording of this event available here and on the Nashman Center's YouTube channel.

This Conversation was in partnership with GW Votes, a nonpartisan coalition hosted in the Honey W. Nashman Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service that promotes voter registration, education, and participation on GW’s campus and beyond. You are most welcome to join their effort - link here for the interest form. 

...continue reading "Conversations Series: The Role of College Faculty in Student Voting"

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Street Sense Media and GW theatre professor emeritus Leslie Jacobson facilitate an annual theatre workshop to center the voices and experiences of the unhoused and formerly unhoused in DC.  This year's on-campus performance also included a panel discussion about how to get involved in addressing DC's housing issues.

April 3rd, 4-5:30pm | USC, 3rd floor Amphitheatre

Panelists: ...continue reading "Pericles: Lost & Found, A Play by the Street Sense Theatre Workshop"

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Each semester the Nashman Center hosts a special session of the University Writing Program's University Writing and Research Conference. At the conference, UW 1020 students from the previous semester (nominated by a faculty member), share their research and writing experiences with an audience. The Nashman Center's session features students whose work also involved engagement in the community.

The panel, held February 29, 5-6pm, was moderated by Wendy Wagner, Director of Community Engaged Scholarship at the Honey W. Nashman Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service.

Student Panelists:

...continue reading "GW University Writing Conference: Student Panel on Community Engaged Writing"

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We kicked off a new semester with a wine and cheese networking event for the continuing Conversations on Community Engaged Scholarship series. Maranda Ward (SMHS) facilitated a fact-filled and data-driven discussion about our city. Ward emphasized not just recent data on health and wellbeing disparities but also highlighted the assets and strengths throughout the city.

Wednesday, Jan 24, 4-5pm
University Student Center, Room #405

Dr. Maranda C. Ward is an Assistant Professor and Director of Equity in the Department of Clinical Research and Leadership in the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences. In this role, she designs, evaluates, and teaches health equity curriculum for student and faculty learners.

Ward describes herself as a community educator, curriculum developer, and youth builder. She has strong commitments to service-learning, equity, community legacy, youth development, and honoring youth voice.

Dr. Ward is an expert in advancing anti-racism efforts within health professions education and in designing curricula to enable students and faculty to competently promote health and racial equity in practice. Her research focuses on diversity, equity, inclusion, justice and antiracism educational interventions as well as stakeholder-engaged community-focused studies on HIV, Black women's health, and youth identity. She is also skilled in the application of participatory action research methods.

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The Nashman Center and the University Writing program cosponsored this Conversation on Community Engaged Scholarship, the first in-person Conversation since the COVID-19 pandemic. Panelists discussed what it means to share trust between community members and scholars, co-authored scholarship, and how racial identity influences these relationships.

Brown and Ryder’s article, “Black Leadership and Shared Humanity: A Profile of Generative Reciprocity for Racial Equity,” was published in the academic journal Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric. The article subsequently received the Conference on Community Writing's “Outstanding Article Award.”

Follow this link to the video recording of the event. ...continue reading "Conversations Series With Dr. Phyllis Ryder and Sister Mary Brown"

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On October 4, 2023, the Nashman Center hosted a Conversations on Community Engaged Scholarship event on Community-Based Participatory Research and the IRB Review, in partnership with GW's Office of Human Research (OHR/IRB).

...continue reading "Conversations Series: CBPR and the IRB Review"

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Last Tuesday (9/14/23), the Nashman Center brought together local and regional researchers and practitioners to share effective practices and explore together how to sustain individualized education and high-impact tutoring once the recovery funds are no longer available.

The day included keynote remarks from Cindy Marten, US Department of Education Deputy Secretary, who shared her appreciation for the example set by the Nashman Center's programs engaging students as high-impact tutors, particularly the intensive training provided by the Math Matters program.

...continue reading "Nashman Center Hosts “Partnering to Sustain High-Impact Tutoring”"

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Last Friday the Nashman Center gathered leaders of local community organizations and student leaders for panel discussions aimed at preparing students in Community Engaged Scholarship courses this semester to maximize their experience.

...continue reading "Welcome to Community Engaged Scholarship"

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The Faculty Learning Community on Assessing Student Learning Outcomes in Community Engaged Scholarship gathered for our second meeting on March 9th. Note that as we gather resources, these will be ultimately shared on the Nashman Center website. Anyone interested in student learning outcomes assessment is still most welcome to join this group.

...continue reading "FLC Assessing Student Learning in CES"

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Each semester at the University Writing Program's Writing Conference, the Honey W. Nashman Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service hosts a special panel of students representing community engaged writing UW 1020 courses. This event is always a great opportunity to more deeply understand how students make meaning of their service-learning experiences, adding complexity and quality to their research and writing.

The panel, held Thursday, March 2, 5-6pm, was moderated by Wendy Wagner, Director of Community Engaged Scholarship at the Honey W. Nashman Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service.

Student Panelists:

...continue reading "GW University Writing Conference: Student Panel on Community Engaged Writing"

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Deepening Partnerships: The Latin American Youth Center (LAYC) and George Washington University

February 25, 2022, noon-1:30pm
Hosted by the Honey W. Nashman Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service
Partner: Latin American Youth Center

This Deepening Partnerships event brought together LAYC staff, and the GW students, faculty, and staff who have worked with the LAYC this year on a variety of service projects.

...continue reading "Deepening Partnerships: LAYC and GW"

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