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"Principles of Ethical Leadership" by Prof. Wendy Wagner uses the “case-in-point” approach to leadership development. Rather than studying leadership through hypothetical case studies, a team-based community engagement project IS the case. Students examine their own group dynamics and their own roles as the project unfolds throughout the semester. Students build their own leadership skills by examining information and research, and then learning to apply that to their own thinking and behavior in the community project. 

The class emphasizes the responsibility leaders have to collaborate effectively in diverse groups, create a common vision based on shared values, and facilitate group dynamics both inclusive and empowering. Students are challenged to analyze their own biases, assumptions and understand the context of social issues. ...continue reading "HSSJ 2200: Principles of Ethical Leadership"

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In Marc Choi's CGD 2091: Design Studio II course, students learn about brand identity systems and programs, and the iterative design processes used in developing a cohesive and comprehensive branding program (print, social media, and motion). Using a community-centered design approach, student teams partner with local community service organizations like the Rock Creek Conservancy and Free Minds Book Club to visually capture the values and spirit of these organizations for online and print branding.

For information about Community Engaged Scholarship at GW: https://go.gwu.edu/cesc

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BADM 4001: Business Leader Launch is an experiential learning course by Prof. Wendy Wagner, completed by all business administration students. The Nashman Center hosts one section of this course, with opportunities for students to work with local nonprofit and public service organizations, leveraging their business skills to contribute to these organizations’ capacity to serve our community and address social change. Students use marketing and communication skills, project management, volunteer management, data analysis, and other business skills to help community partners build capacity and impact. Each student engaged in a long-term service project with their partner organization in which they could apply their knowledge from their business classes and other education experiences.

Students complete projects designed by the staff of local community-serving organizations like the Foggy Bottom Association, the Foggy Bottom West End Village, Little Friends for Peace, Raising a Village Foundation, Centronia, Age-Friendly DC, and the GW Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Clinic.

For information about Community Engaged Scholarship at GW: https://go.gwu.edu/cesc

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Tara Scully’s BISC 1008 course teaches students about the evolution of life on earth; the value of other organisms, their role in our world, and how humans can cause harm to this infrastructure. Serving in the local community in a variety of ways, students learn about D.C. and regional ecological issues, such as agricultural challenges related to other organisms, the role oysters play in cleaning the Cheseapeake Bay, or the impact of pollution on the local watershed.

Community Engaged Scholarship at GW

Spring 2023 Project: A Plastics Audit, working with Rock Creek Conservancy and the Kennedy Center

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In HSSJ 3100W: Program Planning and Evaluation, students partner with organizations like YWCA, Rock Creek Conservancy, and Horton's Kids to conduct real-world program evaluations. While providing data and analysis to help organizations improve programs, students gain practical skills in data collection (surveys, interviews, etc.), data analysis, meaning-making and reporting.

Community-serving organizations who partner with this course identify the program they would like students to evaluate, for example, do volunteers of this organization feel prepared by the orientation and training they receive, or is their parent involvement program achieving its goals? Students and community organization staff work together to clarify the research question and identify sources of data. With final approval from community partners, students develop data collection tools (surveys, interview or focus group protocols, etc.) and ultimately produce a written report which includes a relevant review of research literature, study findings, and recommendations.

This course challenges students, and they love realizing what they are capable of. Dr. Walls and Dr. Kelso prepare students for each step: creating the agenda for their first community partner site visit, practicing interviewing and focus group skills in class, and doing in-class peer review of multiple drafts of the final reports and presentations shared with their community partners. Students also learn project management techniques.

For information about Community Engaged Scholarship at GW: https://go.gwu.edu/cesc

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This course by Prof. Sangeeta Prasad pertains to theories of human development from infancy to young adulthood. Dominant psychosocial, cognitive, and physical competencies; motivational changes; coping styles; and normative and non-normative behaviors. In addition to lectures, students served at least three hours per week in an appropriate agency, but many did more.

Prasad, a psychologist who teaches in the Human Services and Social Justice department, is also one of the founders of In the Streets, a D.C.-based nonprofit with a community-first approach to dealing with trauma. Rather than bringing outsiders in to help people in Black, underserved communities, the nonprofit creates a space for community members to work through trauma affecting their physical and mental health altogether.

Students serving with In the Streets built close relationships with participants through weekly calls and group meetings. In doing so, students were able to share resources, support, and learn directly from participants about social services. This semester, In the Streets, was also featured in the Washington Post, a testament to the organization’s growing presence.

For information about Community Engaged Scholarship at GW: https://go.gwu.edu/cesc

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Students in Dr. Scully’s Food, Nutrition, and Service class were able to learn about the study of biology and nutrition directly through hands-on service projects in their community. Through community-based lab activities and projects, students had the opportunity to receive an in-depth look at the concepts being taught in this service-learning course, reinforcing the importance of sustainable food systems. Student teams collaborated with a wide range of community partners to design and implement educational workshops, activities or resource materials aimed at educating the public on food and nutritional concepts.  

For information about Community Engaged Scholarship at GW: https://go.gwu.edu/cesc 

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All entering students take UW 1020, a four-credit course to enable students to write effectively in various contexts, within the university and beyond. In  Professor Pamela Presser's sections of this course, students seek to deepen their understanding of identity and composition of consciousness through service with organizations within the DC community. Students explore how service shapes their own identities. Students serve with many organizations including: Brotherhood Synagogue; City Gate, Inc.; Bread for the City; Francis on the Hill; Little Friends for Peace; Peace 4 Kids; Reading Partners; and the Smithsonian Transcription Center, etc. 

For information about Community Engaged Scholarship at GW: https://go.gwu.edu/cesc

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"I worked with the Free Minds Book Club to take poems created by incarcerated members of their club and design expressive typographic works."

From Professor Aasawari Kulkarni:

"Through the Free Minds Book Club collaboration, my students not only worked with real content, but also had the unique opportunity to interact with the authors of the content and learn about the lived experiences that inspired the words. Students' exceptional level of engagement and commitment was evidence that they were aware of the impact their work would have on someone at a personal level. There was a sense of great responsibility and care that students put into this work, wanting to do justice to these extraordinary narratives. Throughout the collaboration, there was a sense of joy, curiosity, and respect developed on both sides, along with an appreciation for unfamiliar perspectives.

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The GWTeach program by Prof. SuJin Choi prepares STEM majors for teaching licensure in Washington, DC. This course builds on the basics of teaching learned in GTCH 1001, with a focus on inquiry-based lesson design, teaching with technology, classroom management, and analyzing student performance data. Students partnered with teachers in local middle schools, designing and teaching a STEM lesson in a middle school classroom.

For information about Community Engaged Scholarship at GW:https://go.gwu.edu/cesc

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In Dr. Erin Wentzell's "Interprofessional Community Practicum," small teams of physical therapy doctoral students collaborate with senior wellness centers and adaptive sports programs to help create spaces for all community members to be active and healthy.

Dr. Wentzell connects students to local organizations that address access to health in underserved communities, including senior wellness centers, adaptive sports programs, and the National Park Service. The projects come from needs identified by the partner organizations and the students help to meet those needs with the help of mentorship from faculty advisors. Community partners provide feedback throughout the projects.

For information about Community Engaged Scholarship at GW: https://go.gwu.edu/cesc

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Abbie Weiner’s "Interpersonal Communication" class gives undergraduates in the Columbian School of Arts and Science an opportunity to get a taste of Community Engaged Scholarship through connecting the principles of interpersonal communication and service. At the beginning of the semester, the students were given an option of three different organizations: Free Minds, the YWCA, and the Latino Student Fund. Virtually, each student will volunteer 10 total hours at their specific site of choice. 

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