This informative presentation is recommended for faculty and students with an interest in learning more about Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR). CBPR is research conducted on significant social issues, in collaboration with local residents, to provide potential solutions and contribute to long-term, sustainable change in the community. Amy Cohen, Executive Director of the Nashman Center will open ...continue reading "Info Session: Community-Based Participatory Research at GW"
We have a great program for this semester's Service-Learning Symposium. Please encourage your colleagues and students to attend the sessions that interest them! Symposium date: Monday, May 1st Sessions are offered on the hour from 10am to 4pm See the full Symposium program Please RVSP here if you plan to attend the Celebration of Service Lunch Symposium ...continue reading "Spring 2017 Service-Learning Symposium: Monday, May 1st"
Dr. Maranda C. Ward, Nashman Center Affiliate Faculty Member, is kicking off a training series starting January 11th 2023 through GW's Medicine and Health Sciences school. Register for this event
Faculty, students, and GW's community partners are welcome to join these events, which provide professional development and examples of good practice on a variety of topics related to community engaged scholarship. Recaps of Previous Programs and Events SPRING, 2024 Nashman Center Conversations: Welcome to Washington, DC, What Community Engaged Faculty Should Know Wednesday Jan 24, ...continue reading "Events"
Students who have had impactful experiences through their community engaged scholarship courses this semester should consider these next steps in sharing their work and continuing their community engagement.
The Up to Us Campus Competiton aims to empower students to create meaningful impact in their community through this leadership experience. Applications are due Friday, February 5, 2021.
Students who have had impactful experiences through their community engaged scholarship courses this semester should consider these next steps in sharing their work and continuing their community engagement.
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 ...continue reading "Upcoming events with Sustainable GW"
Four students in HSSJ were chosen for an exemplar award at the Symposium on Community Engaged Scholarship. Shayna Druckman and group members Sophie Clemens, Alexia Veiga, and Grayson Hussong recently won the award. Their project in Dr. Emily Morrison’s Human Services & Social Justice was charged with the task of researching, navigating, identifying key components, programs ...continue reading "Human Service and Social Justice Students Discuss Senior Citizens in Ward 8"
There are “countless ways people associate with University and interact with this community. It is essential to have an obligation and to be good citizens in the surrounding community.”
As we near the end of another semester, our students often need help identifying their next steps, given the significant learning experience they have had. Below are a few suggestions to forward to them. Submit a proposal for funding to implement a new initiative that builds from their engagement and learning from your course. Several opportunities ...continue reading "Next Steps for Students"
On March 29th, the Nashman Center held another session in our series of Breakfast Conversations on Community-Engaged Scholarship. At this session, on Dissemination of Student Research, Nashman Faculty at GWU discussed disseminating student research to the largest audience possible. Michelle Kelso from the Sociology Department, Phyllis Ryder from the University Writing Department, Dana Hines from the ...continue reading "Breakfast Conversations on Community-Engaged Scholarship: Dissemination of Student Research"
Gayatri Malhotra is a Knapp Fellow working with organizations such as Teach for India and Girl Rising on a gender sensitization curriculum in New Delhi. She is studying for her Master in Public Health at the Milken Institute of Public Health and previously studied Biology at Lawrence University, WI. Aleena Khan, a service-learning scholar here ...continue reading "Knapp Fellow Spotlight: Gayatri Malhotra"
Chloe King is a Knapp Fellow working to reduce food waste in DC schools, partnering with the World Wildlife Fund, where she interned last year. She is also co-founder and president of GW Scuba Club and studied abroad in Indonesia. Aleena Khan, a service-learning scholar here at the Nashman Center, spoke to Chloe about her ...continue reading "Knapp Fellow Spotlight: Chloe King"
