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2020 URBAN Conference Registration OPEN

Registration is open for the All-In: Co-Creating Knowledge for Justice conference! Registration will close for all attendees on April 12,2020. Contact mkdiscip.edu for any questions regarding registration. The conference is filled with sessions and performances with Wednesday and Thursday lunch, Wednesday evening reception and social dinner. Shuttles will be provided to and from conference venues, but the hotel must be accommodated separately.

 

Registration rates include:

Full Conference- faculty/ foundation representative: $235

Full Conference- Student/non-profit organizations: $85

One day- faculty/foundation reprsentative: $90

One day- Student/non-profit organizations: $35

 

 

 

Published on Leave a comment on Service Learning outcomes for students of color at the institution level
 Dr. Watson and her colleagues from Rutgers University analyzed data on how to practice high-impact equity using a toolkit. The toolkit provides a process practitioners can follow to become more equity-minded in their use of HIPs. Designed to ensure that students from all racial and ethnic groups are taking equal advantages of HIPs. It provides methods to assess: equal representation, equal access, and equal impact. They also created a report that's useful to interrogate whether there are equity gaps in your student engagement practices. Some of those practices being 
1. Interrogate Policies and Practices
2. Race-conscious engagement practices
3.Interrogate Policies and Practices
4. Plan Inquiry Activities
5.  Implement Actions and Set Equity Goals
To learn more visit the report findings and click here! 

 

Published on Leave a comment on A Grand Sharing of Resources

[Updated April 2, 2020]

Please note, in response to the increased calls to commit to physical distancing, we ask that you instruct students to NOT engage in any direct service activities at this time. We are continuing to seek opportunities for distance/online service for your students. I also recommend some of the assignment alternatives provided in the "Teaching distance community engaged scholarship courses" link below. 

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Published on Leave a comment on Resources: Materials to Stir Critical Reflection

We recognize that for some courses, continued service projects will not be possible. If you need other ways to engage students in deeper critical reflection work, we offer these readings, podcasts, and other resources.

We will use this space to continue to share ideas and examples of ways to engage students in thoughtful reflections about civic responsibility and social/environmental justice. If you have your own examples to share here, please email them to Wendy Wagner, wagnerw@gwu.edu.

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Published on Leave a comment on Resources: Opportunities for Service During COVID-19

[Updated April 9, 2020]

We will use this space to share ideas and examples of ways to support the local community while maintaining responsible physical distance. If you have your own examples to share here, please email them to Wendy Wagner, wagnerw@gwu.edu

Here we provide resources for:

  • Supporting your existing community partners
  • Opportunities to serve the community from a distance or virtually
  • Resources for students searching for service opportunities in their home communities

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Published on Leave a comment on Resources: Teaching Distance Community Engaged Scholarship Courses

[Updated March 29, 2020]

We will continue to update this post with additional resources. If you have assignment alternatives or approaches, tips on facilitating reflection conversations through distance learning, or plans for continuing to support your community partner remotely, please share them (wagnerw@gwu.edu) and they will be added to these resource lists.

While we all recognize it is much better to have time for proper distance-learning course design, teaching a community engaged scholarship course from a distance CAN be done. Recognizing that some of our community partner organizations will be closing or restricting voluntary service in order to practice physical distancing, we recommend providing 1-2 alternative assignments for students who will still have service requirements to fulfill for your course.

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Published on Leave a comment on The Nashman Prize for CBPR: Students Encouraged to Present Virtually

Unfortunately, the GW Research Showcase event has been cancelled for this year. However, the Nashman Prize for Community-Based Participatory Research will still be awarded. Students who have already submitted abstracts for this prize will be notified by the end of this week if they have been selected for consideration. Students under consideration for the prize will be invited to present at the Virtual Symposium on Community Engaged Scholarship (see above) at the end of the semester. Judging for the prize will occur the week of April 27th. Please let me know if you are interested in serving as a judge.

Published on Leave a comment on GWServes Refresher: How to Monitor Student Service

As you consider options for students to complete service projects remotely, be sure to START by examining how many students still need to serve. The good and great Rachel Talbert has made a helpful video reviewing how to get a summary of service of all students in your course and how many service hours each has already reported. For students who still have service to do, the next step is to remind them to report their service on GWServes, which you can do directly from the GWServes platform itself. This will help you determine the extent to which alternative service options are needed. Link to tutorial video.

 

Published on Leave a comment on Information on Local Community Partner Operations

The need for responsible physical distancing is creating as much chaos for our local community partners as it is for ourselves. Some, like DC Public Schools and the public libraries, have closed entirely. Some, like those who serve the aging population, are continuing operations but are not working with volunteers for the time being. Others still accept volunteer support. The Nashman Center is keeping track of local service organizations as best we can, so reach out if you have questions about our local partners. We are also encouraging our partners to use GWServes to report their status as well as any needs they have that could be addressed by volunteers or service-learners from a distance. If you are in your own communications with community partners, please also encourage them to use the platform as a way to get their messages out to our whole community. If they need support using the platform, they can reach out to Tereese Smith (tereese_smith@email.gwu.edu).

For trustworthy real time updates about the virus and response in Washington, DC, visit:  https://coronavirus.dc.gov/

 

Published on Leave a comment on A Virtual Symposium on Community Engaged Scholarship

As you move forward with course re-design in the COVID-19 era, please continue to plan on creating an opportunity for your students to present their community engaged scholarship projects and reflections at the Symposium. This event, held at the end of every semester, is an opportunity for students to share and learn from each other about important issues in community engagement. This year, students will be invited to participate virtually, by preparing brief (1-2 minute) video or multi-media presentations. These presentations will be due on April 24th, the original date of the planned in-person Symposium, and made available for viewing and comment the week of April 27th. In the coming weeks, we will share platforms, tutorials, and recommendations for creating engaging virtual presentations. As is true for the traditional in-person Symposium, students should be prepared to not only present their own work, but also review and learn from the work of other students.

Published on Leave a comment on Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Leah Brooks

Dr. Leah Brooks, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Public Affairs, centers her research on the formation of urban spaces, the continuation of urban development, the health of urban communities, and how governmental change affects urban areas. Areas of Dr. Brooks' expertise include, but are not limited to public and urban economics and political economy. A community engaged scholar recently interviewed Dr. Brooks to learn more about her work.  ...continue reading "Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Leah Brooks"

Published on Leave a comment on Faculty Spotlight: Professor Steven Roberts

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.”  ...continue reading "Faculty Spotlight: Professor Steven Roberts"

Published on Leave a comment on Opportunity to connect Place Based Service-Learning and Sustainability to Your Curriculum

The Perfect Opportunity for K-16     Educators and School Teams

 2020 Summer EAST and Summer WEST Institutes 

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Published on Leave a comment on Community Engaged Faculty, Dr. Jameta Nicole Barlow

Dr. Jameta Nicole Barlow, Community Health Psychologist, Assistant Professor of Writing, and Affiliate Faculty Member of the Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program and of the Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health, integrates transdisciplinary collaboration with intersectional frameworks to address current social, cultural, and health injustices. Dr. Barlow’s “most recent work, the Saving Our Sisters Project, is focused on Black women's mental health and well-being, employing writing and the personal narrative” (Barlow). Click here to visit Dr. Barlow’s website.   ...continue reading "Community Engaged Faculty, Dr. Jameta Nicole Barlow"

Published on Leave a comment on GW Research Showcase, Final Call for Abstracts

GW Research Showcase: 
A University-wide Celebration of Research, Scholarship and Creativity 

Tuesday, April 7, 2020 

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