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Intro To Community-Engaged Research & Service Learning, Katie Elliott, Valerie Holton

Community Engagement Institute

Definitions of community engagement, research, and service-learning. Benefits of utilizing service-learning at VCU, such as increased graduation rate, building professional skills, addressing social problems, engaging faculty with community experts, and creating opportunities for faculty led community-engaged research.

21st Century Community Engagement, Lynn E. Pelco

Community Engagement Institute

The higher education landscape is changing, and universities of the future may bear little resemblance to the institutions that have existed for the past 100 years. This workshop will help participants understand the intersections between a changing higher education landscape and community engagement. Participants will explore new models for organizing academic work (i.e., teaching, research, and service) in ways that promote student success and address community-identified needs

Community Engagement Institute 2017, Vedette Gavin, Lynn E. Pelco, Katie Elliott, Valerie Holton, Jennifer Early, Erin B. Brown

Community Engagement Institute

Agenda documenting time and dates of speaker presentations. Presentations varied from topics surrounding higher education, community-engaged research, service learning, collaboration between education and communities, and community-academic partner spotlights.

In Conversation With Seth Pollack, Seth Pollack, Marshall Welch

Engaging Pedagogies in Catholic Higher Education (EPiCHE)

In November 2016, EPiCHE Editor Marshall J. Welch sat down with service-learning scholar and practitioner Seth Pollack. They explored how the spiritual and religious dimensions of Seth’s life have influenced his personal passions and academic career.

Seth Pollack is Professor of Service Learning, and the founding faculty director of the Service Learning Institute at California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB). For the past 17 years, Seth has provided overall leadership for the Service Learning Institute at CSUMB. In 2005, he received the Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service Learning, recognized as the nation’s outstanding faculty in the field of community …

In Our Time: Advancing Interfaith Studies Curricula At Catholic Colleges And Universities, Eboo Patel, Noah Silverman, Kristi Del Vecchio

Engaging Pedagogies in Catholic Higher Education (EPiCHE)

People who orient around religion differently are interacting with greater frequency than ever before. These interactions, especially in the context of college and university campuses, require young people to grapple with their own identities in ways that previous generations could more easily avoid. Conversations about religious diversity have become elevated at colleges and universities, which has led Drs. Douglas Jacobsen and Rhonda Hustedt Jacobsen to claim that religion is “no longer invisible” in the context of American higher education.

As an organization that works with hundreds of American colleges and universities every year, Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC) believes that Catholic …

Connecting Beyond The Circle: A Restorative Approach In Co-Creating A Safe Space For Social Justice Education At Utec, Nikki F. Pelonia

Capstone Collection

“Social justice is both a process and a goal. The goal of social justice education is full and equal participation of all groups in a community that is [co-created] to meet the members’ needs. Social justice includes a vision of a community that is equitable and all members are physically and psychologically safe and secure” (Adams, Bell, & Griffin, 2007, p. 1). In the process, one is used to going straight to issues of social justice before connecting by building trusts and relationships. This Course-Linked Capstone in Training focuses on SIT Graduate Institute coursework from Training Design in Experiential Learning …

Class Purposing: How To Bring A Societal Purpose To Your Class To Enrich The Classroom Experience, Ryan K. Gottsfredson, John E. Barbuto Jr., Bea Boccalandro

The International Undergraduate Journal For Service-Learning, Leadership, and Social Change

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Leadership Development Through Service-Learning: My Drake Experience, Alexander Maciejewski

The International Undergraduate Journal For Service-Learning, Leadership, and Social Change

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The Time And Place For Technology Use In Stem Education And Learning, Michael P. Brown

The International Undergraduate Journal For Service-Learning, Leadership, and Social Change

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Filling The Gaps: Inequitable Emergency Preparedness And Disaster Relief Policies Serving Immigrant And Refugee Communities, Emily Nagler

The International Undergraduate Journal For Service-Learning, Leadership, and Social Change

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How About "Service Learning And Community Health: The Lessons I Learned", Carla Teixeira

The International Undergraduate Journal For Service-Learning, Leadership, and Social Change

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Editor's Notes Iujsl Volume 6 Issue 2 Spring 2017, Ned S. Laff

The International Undergraduate Journal For Service-Learning, Leadership, and Social Change

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Table Of Contents Iujsl Volume 6 Issue 2 Spring 2017

The International Undergraduate Journal For Service-Learning, Leadership, and Social Change

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Critical Service Learning, Anna C. Smedly-Lopez

UNLV Best Teaching Practices Expo

Service Learning Initiative for Community Engagement in Sociology (SLICES) is a critical, research-focused, community-based, leadership and knowledge project. By engaging in Community Based Participatory Action Research Projects (CBPAR) students have an opportunity to work multiple semesters, if they choose, to develop research skills, serve in leadership roles, serve and collaborate with local organization, and engage in professional development.

Bells For Books Community Service, Jamie J. Maas

International Journal of Undergraduate Community Engagement

Cultural awareness is something that is very important in building a healthy community. America is a nation of immigrants and as such it is very important that the immigrants that settle into our city feel very safe and welcome. One way that a citizen can learn civic engagement and give back to their community is through community service. In my community, Bells for Books offers wonderful opportunities for children that don’t necessarily have access to a library. For those children, writing books in their language, and volunteering time to read stories to children can make a huge difference in their …

Guide To The Center For Community Service-Learning Records, University Of San Diego Center For Community Service-Learning

University Records

The records for the Center for Community Service-Learning document community service practices at the University of San Diego between 1985 and 2008. The majority of the records include committee meeting minutes, planning documents, reports, and publicity materials.

Finding Aids are tools used to aid research by describing the materials in a collection. University Records Finding Aids include historical and/or biographical information along with a description of the collection and a folder listing of the content.

To view this collection please email University Archives and Special Collections staff at [email protected].

Guide To The Public Relations' Community Programs Records, University Of San Diego Department Of Public Relations

University Records

The Community Programs branch of the Department of Public Relations at the University of San Diego, known in 2016 as the Department of Community and Government Relations, serves as the key liaison between the University of San Diego and the San Diego community. These records document that interaction during the 1980s and 1990s. Records consist of nearby Community Plans; correspondence and news releases about community events; and information about grants to serve the surrounding community. The bulk of these materials were created by Director of Community Programs, Maria Martinez-Cosio, and Director of Volunteer Programs, Judy Rauner.

Finding Aids are tools …

The Relationship Between Participation In Community Service And Students Academic Success, Kelsi Grubisich

Masters Theses

This study explored the relationship between participation in community service and students' academic success at a mid-sized Midwestern institution. A quantitative study was conducted by distributing a survey through the Civic Engagement and Volunteerism Office listserv. The results from the t-test showed that there was no statistical significance in the participation in community service and students' academic success. Results from the Chi Square test showed that there was no statistical significance in the type of service students chose and their major, the gender participation, and the race participation. Recommendations were made to student affairs professionals to include more opportunities …

Qualitative Evaluation Of A Service Leadership Subject In A Chinese Context, Daniel T. L. Shek, Jing Wu, Li Lin, Emma X. P. Pu

Pediatrics Faculty Publications

Adopting a qualitative methodology, views of the students on a subject on service leadership were examined. Students taking the subject (n=153) were invited to use descriptors and metaphors to describe their experiences about the subject. Regarding the descriptors given by the students, most of them were positive in nature. Similar positive findings were obtained for the metaphors. The findings are generally consistent with those studies using the same methodology reported in the literature. In conjunction with other evaluation findings, the present findings suggest that students had positive experiences about taking the subject and regarded the subject to be able to …

Communicating And Creating Safe Spaces, Tiffaney Boyd

The International Undergraduate Journal For Service-Learning, Leadership, and Social Change

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Assessment Of Career Development In Community-Based Learning: A Case Study Among American University Students, Claire Karlsson

The International Undergraduate Journal For Service-Learning, Leadership, and Social Change

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Materiales Didácticos Para Toro Toro Foundation For Sustainable Development: Cedesol Cochabamba, Bolivia (2016 Case Study), Wendy Roldan, Caroline Olsen

The International Undergraduate Journal For Service-Learning, Leadership, and Social Change

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Recess: More Than Just Play Time, Heather Reames, Chandler Sistrunk, Jillian Prejean, Cynthia F. Dicarlo

The International Undergraduate Journal For Service-Learning, Leadership, and Social Change

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Editor's Note Iujsl Volume 6 Number 1 Fall 2016, Ned S. Laff

The International Undergraduate Journal For Service-Learning, Leadership, and Social Change

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Table Of Contents Iujsl Volume 6 Issue 1 Fall 2016

The International Undergraduate Journal For Service-Learning, Leadership, and Social Change

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The Rises And Falls Of Serving The Plhiv Population Of South Bangalore, Jessica Christian

The International Undergraduate Journal For Service-Learning, Leadership, and Social Change

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Where To Draw The Line: The Balance Between Research And Medicine, Brandon Lucke-Wold

The International Undergraduate Journal For Service-Learning, Leadership, and Social Change

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Serving Through Dance At The School Of Arts And Sciences, Karlanna Lewis

The International Undergraduate Journal For Service-Learning, Leadership, and Social Change

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The Perils And Joys Of Exercising Your Voice For Advocacy And Social Justice, Linda Salane

The International Undergraduate Journal For Service-Learning, Leadership, and Social Change

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Editor's Notes Iujsl Volume 1 Issue 1 Fall 2011, Ned S. Laff

The International Undergraduate Journal For Service-Learning, Leadership, and Social Change

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