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Community-Engaged Scholarship 2017 Symposium Schedule

All events take place on Floor 3 of the Marvin Center on Friday December 8, 2017

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9:30-10:15 a.m.

Breakfast in the Grand Ballroom

The Scholarship of Community Engagement with DC Public Schools

Learn about the work that GW VISTAs are undertaking with DC Public Schools and some of the challenges around mentoring, food insecurity, technology, immigration and racial justice that DCPS students encounter as the negotiate their educational progress.

Presenters (School-Community Liaisons):

  • Carissa Marks - Drew Elementary
  • Catalina Carbonell - Whittier Education Campus
  • Fabiola Ramirez - Eliot-Hine Middle School
  • Kia Johnson - Turner Elementary
  • Marquis Johnson - Malcolm X Elementary
  • Sharai Bryan - Smothers Elementary
  • TJ Sullivan - West Education Campus

10:30-11:45 a.m.

Morning Sessions

Session 1: Direct Service as a Pathway to Engaged Citizenship

Learn about how direct service can serve as a pathway to engaged citizenship from students who have completed service projects in classes this year at GW. We will discuss the possibilities and limitations of this approach with panelists.

Moderator: Amy Cohen, Director of the Nashman Center

Panelists:

  • Ambika Mittal (Service and Determining Destiny)
  • Ashley Hildago & Arshia Lokhandwala (Examining Representation in Service Sites)
  • Melinda Avery & Hannah Kimberly (Community Partner Relationships: Working with Medstar National Adaptive Cycling Program)
  • Elena Werth (Examining Experiences at Little Friends for Peace)
  • Andrew Kohlrieser (The Person Effect: Using Social Capital & Emotional Intelligence to Better Serve Homeless Veterans)

Session 2: Social Entrepreneurship and Community-Engaged Scholarship

Moderator: Scott Stein (Associate Director, Social Entrepreneurship Programs)

Panelists:

  • Chloe King, Knapp Fellow: Food Waste Warriors: Educating Students About How Food Waste Impacts our Communities, Wildlife, and World
  • Gayatri Malhotra, Knapp Fellow: Girl Rising Gender Equality Project
  • Reganne Rapp, LEAD: Finance Practices to Sustain Non-Profits

We will be discussing and handing out information about the Knapp Fellowship in this session. The 2018 applications are due on January 12 - please join us for this session if you are interested in applying!

Session 3: Civic House Proposals for GW Engagement

Learn about work that students in the Civic House program are proposing, featuring new GW partnerships to address issues such as food insecurity in DC, LGBTQ+ civil rights, urban gardening, and homelessness.

Moderator: Colleen Packard, Graduate Coordinator of Civic House

Panelists: Civic House Students

12:00-1:15 p.m.

Lunch and Panel of DC Community Leaders

Moderator: Charity Edelman,  Supervisor, GW/DCPS AmeriCorps VISTA Program

Panelists:

  • Charity Eddleman, Supervisor | GW/DCPS AmeriCorps VISTA Program
  • Laura Newland, Executive Director of the DC Office on Aging
  • Claire Cook, Administrative Organizer, One DC

Lunch is free but you must RSVP at this link: http://evite.me/Gxv4dt8uKN

1:30-2:45 p.m.

Session 1: Community Scholarship and Engagement in STEM

Moderator: Shruti Yadav (GW Biology Department)

Panelists:

  • Konstantin Mitic & Tania Singh (Engineering Affordable Medical Devices)
  • Rebecca Blacker & Melissa Abrams (GWTeach Engaging with the Littlest STEM Learners)
  • Erin McGeoy  (Food Waste in Our Community)

Session 2: Operación Impacto - Daring to Step Up in Our Commitment to Civic Values and Civic Action

Students engaged through coursework in Spanish 3040 and through Operación Impacto and Chávez~Huerta 2018 will present their work, vision and experiences. The Campaigning for Change award will be introduced as part of a call to action during this session.  While all are welcome to attend, this session will be conducted in Spanish.

Moderator: Dolores Perillan (Operación Impacto & Professor GWU Spanish Program)

Panelists: Spanish 3040 Students

Session 3: Senior Well-being in DC - Recommendations from Research

Moderator: Emily Morrison, Program Director of Human Service and Social Justice

Presenters: Students in the Human Services and Social Justice program present findings and recommendations from their research study on Senior Wellbeing to staff from the DC Office on Aging.

Session 4: Eco Equity Challenge Workshop (1:30-3:30 p.m)

Moderators: Jonathan Butler and Kimberly Williams (GW Upstart Nashman Center)

The Eco Equity Challenge provides students with funding to implement a project that brings together sustainability and social justice to make a real impact in communities in the District.  Join this workshop to explore the concept of environmental justice and begin to develop your own idea for a project with the guidance of our staff.  Applications for the Eco Equity Challenge are accepted through February 16, 2018.

3:00-4:00 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom

Community-Engaged Scholarship Poster Presentation + Dessert Reception

Please join us to learn about multiple ways that students are practicing community engaged scholarship in their academic careers at GWU by visiting student poster presentations:

  • Service Inequalities: Is Representation a Focus in Enrichment programs? By Ashley Hildago & Arshia Lokhandwala
  • Opportunity Gaps: By Sara Smith, Randy Alsabe, Helen Solomon, Emilio Luna, Erik Calvo
  • St. Mary's Court: By Daphne Sellin, Sophia Gaines, Angela Marino, and Anar Parmar
  • Communication and Challenges at St. Mary's Court: By Skyla Davis, Aaron Gong, Alexis Blickman
  • Martha's Table: By Arabella Riley, Lucy Lennon, Mehr Rai, Stephanie Curley
  • Martha’s Table: By Phillip Young & Ziwei Yang
  • Communication with Kids: By Kayla Larmore, Bailey Hoglin, Lauren Anderson
  • Program Evaluation: Free Minds Book Club and Writing Workshop: By Laura Taylor, Zoerina Ledwidge, Olivia Murphy
  • Program Evaluation: City Gate: By Rachel Compton, Anna Coughlan, Amanda Menas
  • Program Evaluation: Bread for the City: By Nadia Syed, Adam Graubart, Jenn Pacicco
  • Program Evaluation: HSSJ: By Kyrah Altman, Olivia Idris, McKenzie Connors, Nkechi Okoronkwo
  • Program Evaluation: City Dogs Rescue and City Kitties: By Gabi Stadler, Rebecca Haber, Wynn Hullis
  • Program Evaluation: Little Friends for Peace: By Valentina Barrera Vasco, Tracey Katz, Helen Palatianos
  • Listo Program Evaluation: Latino Student Fund: By Ilana Creinin, Angel Rutter, Dani Harton
  • Interpersonal Communication in Professional Settings: Setbacks and Successes: By Liz Yount and Sena Ahn
  • Eating Smart For You and Your Family: A Mother's Guide: By Darci Byington
  • An Inside Look: How Type II Diabetes Affects the Homeless Population: By Claudia Penido
  • Tackling Childhood Obesity with After School All-Stars: By Victoria Skrivanos
  • Improving First-Year Nutrition at GW: By Maya Blair
  • So Others Might Eat: By Meredith Duffy Ignacio Rivera Austen Steinberg
  • Miriam’s Kitchen: By Kato Bartlett, Nana Adwoa Ose-bonsu
  • Obesity in Children with Autism: By Aminah Farmer
  • Playtime Project for Homeless Children: By Elony May, Wesley Schlesinger, Matt Vermillion, Andrew Wysota
  • Catalyst Sport Project: By Kateleen Bashkansky, Jenny Boyd, Abbie Klaus and Jordan Tingson
  • Swimming Program; HSC Pediatric Center's Kids In Action: By Marissa Johnson, Alison Rieck, Scott Rosendall, Marin Smith
  • Special Olympics Virginia: Fitness Fair Event: By Matt Bates, Jessica Blake, Eric Foreman, Elizabeth Huff, Erin Kennedy
  • Whitman-Walker Youth Services: By Kaitlyn Glass, Karen Ma, Kevin Teng and Shannon Tevenan
  • MDA Summer Camp: By Becky Felmeister, Meagan Gulmi, Jacklyn Pupolo and Claire Valentine
  • Washington Senior Wellness Center: By Zachary Carroll, Tyler Heath, Ben Sorenson and Rachael Sottile
  • NRH Adaptive Cycling: By Melinda Avery, Christina Greenwood, Hannah Kimberly and Ashley Wahl
  • Health Services for Children with Special Needs: By Julia Bliss, Caitline Bonhert, Danielle Brito and Haleigh Parda
  • Parks Prescription: By Rachel Beckmann, Sheena Gopal, CiAnna Kriegish, Dony Maiguel, Kate Schuette, Diana Wilbur
  • Belize: Disability Awareness: By Latay Benson, Kyra Corradin, Mandy Dunyak

Published on Leave a comment on Course Designation Meet-up: December 13, 12:30-1:30pm

Join your community-engaged faculty colleagues for lunch and enjoyable social time while also completing your Nashman Course Designation Form. There is no better way to power-through paperwork than with us! Don't miss it!  Please RSVP here and we will follow-up to confirm your lunch preferences. We will meet in the Sociology Dept conference room, 409 Phillips Hall.

Prefer to work on your own? Link here to request more information about submitting an application to have your course receive official designation as a Nashman Community-Engaged Course.

Published on Leave a comment on Apply for Nashman Course Designation!

We are happy to announce that the GW Registrar will now tag community-engaged scholarship courses to help students find these opportunities.

If you currently teach a community-engaged scholarship course or would like more information, please click the following link to submit an interest form. LINK HERE

Published on Leave a comment on Faculty Development Grants: Due Feb 2, 2018

The Honey W. Nashman Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service distributes grants annually to support community-engaged scholarship and teaching at GWU. These awards promote the development and institutionalization of new community-engaged scholarship opportunities that are consistent with the University strategic plan. For more information and an application, email Wendy Wagner at wagnerw@gwu.edu.

The Nashman Faculty Grants for Community-Engaged Scholarship support:

  • Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) initiatives;
  • Development of new community-engaged scholarship (including service-learning) courses;
  • Efforts to engage entire departments in community-engaged scholarship through an integration of teaching, learning and research;
  • Activities that promote individual or group professional development in community-engaged scholarship.

Published on Leave a comment on Campus Compact Accepting Nominations for 2018 Newman Civic Fellowship

Consider nominating a graduate or undergraduate student for this fellowship!

The nomination period is now open for the Newman Civic Fellowship, which recognizes community­-committed students from Campus Compact member institutions. The Newman Civic Fellowship honors the late Frank Newman, one of Campus Compact's founders and a tireless advocate for the civic engagement of higher education. You can learn more about the 2017 Newman Civic Fellows here.

In the spirit of Dr. Newman's leadership, we are seeking nominations of undergraduate or graduate students who engage in collaborative action with others in order to create long-term social change, take action in addressing issues of inequality and political polarization, and demonstrate the motivation and potential for effective long-term civic engagement.

Each Campus Compact member president or chancellor can nominate one student to become a Newman Civic Fellow, who will then represent their institution in a national group of public problem solvers. The fellowship is a one-year experience, during which time fellows have access to learning opportunities, networking events, and mentoring. Through the fellowship, Campus Compact provides in-person and virtual learning opportunities focused on the skills fellows need to serve as effective agents of change in addressing public problems and in building equitable communities.

The online nomination form can be found here. Nominations will be accepted until 11:59 PM EST on February 1, 2018. 

Questions about the nomination process can be directed to Michaela Grenier (mgrenier@compact.org)

Published on Leave a comment on Community Engaged Teaching & Scholarship in Promotion & Tenure

Campus Compact Mid-Atlantic is hosting campus teams at the Institute for Incorporating Community Engaged Teaching & Scholarship in Promotion & Tenure on Wednesday, November 15th at American University

This is a great opportunity to learn more about how to add community engaged teaching and scholarship to processes for promotion and tenure. The event will take place Wednesday, November 15th at American University.

To register yourself or a team from your department click this link registration is now open!

Published on Leave a comment on Democracy at a Crossroads Summit White Paper on Civic Learning k-16 & NPR piece

The Democracy at a Crossroads Summit last Thursday in Washington DC at the Newseum released a white paper authored by Peter Levine & Kei Kawashima-Ginsburg download the report here http://www.civxsummit.org/documents/v1/SummitWhitePaper.pdf In addition to the report there are videos and other reports available on twitter at #CivXNow .

NPR also published a an interview with Peter Levine "Can Teaching Civics Save Democracy"  http://www.npr.org/2017/09/22/552665068/can-teaching-civics-save-democracy an important piece to discuss with your colleagues as we discuss how to close the civic achievement gap and promote equity in civic learning.

Published on Leave a comment on New from Campus Compact Mid-Atlantic

Our regional affiliate of Campus Compact has expanded to now include DC, Maryland, and Delaware. Link here for information about resources, upcoming meetings, and other opportunities, such as:

  • the Institute for Incorporating Community Engaged Teaching & Scholarship in Promotion & Tenure, Wednesday, November 15th, being hosted at American University.
  • The Campus Compact Mid-Atlantic 10th Anniversary Presidents' Institute, on Nov 8, 2018, hosted at Gallaudet University.

Published on Leave a comment on Have you met your Service-Learning Scholar?

If you are currently teaching a course that engages students in service to the community, you are eligible to receive support from a trained undergraduate Service-Learning Scholar through the Nashman Center. Scholars provide individualized assistance, such as:

  • Identifying new community partners
  • Communicating with existing community partners about the progress of your students’ work and to gather evidence of community impact
  • Assisting students with the use of Noblehour, the Nashman Center’s online service tracking system
  • Gathering resources for you (sample reflection assignments, grading rubrics, and outlets for you to publish on your community engaged work)

For more information, contact Mariah Brothe: mbrothe@gwmail.gwu.edu

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