Be sure to check out the terrific attention on Lisa Benton-Short’s research here in DC, including this piece in Time Magazine: http://time.com/4482672/public-space-after-september-11/).
We are all excited about the release of her new book: The National Mall: No Ordinary Public Space. https://www.amazon.com/National-Mall-Ordinary-Public-Space/dp/1442630558/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr.
Four GW undergraduate students were recently published in the fourth issue of the Undergraduate Journal of Service Learning and Community-Based Research.
Their papers focused on a range of issues, including the influence of social media and rhetoric on community service and nonprofit work.
Congratulations to Madeleine Shaw, Valentina Barrera Vasco, Najya Williams, and Rachel Fishman.
To read their work, please visit the Academic Service Learning publications page.
Professor Perillan, the GW Spanish Program’s Service-Learning Liaison, began her Spanish Service initiative last fall, calling it Operacion Impacto, or Operation Impact, and since its official launch in January, it has been a huge success. Professor Perillan and her new partner, Professor Ulloa, have encouraged more than 50 students to engage in service-learning who otherwise may not have. Professor Perillan identified a linguistic gap in GW’s and DC’s community service priorities—there are countless community partners who seek Spanish-speaking students to help out, and she is helping to provide what they need. The program is open to any student enrolled in a GW Spanish course, and successful completion of the program results in extra credit. Students must commit a minimum number of hours to a service organization and reflect regularly throughout the semester. Some of the service sites partnered with Operacion Impacto include the Bruce-Monroe Bilingual School, Somos Familia (a Latin American branch of We Are Family), Hermanos y Hermanas Mayores, and many others. Thanks, Professor Perillan, for your dedication to service-learning!
