Concurrent Sessions 5
Tuesday, September 14, 2:15–3:15 p.m. (ET)
Democratizing Engaged Scholarship: Considerations from Deliberative Pedagogy and Deliberative Democratic Evaluative Thinking
Presentation Track: Engagement for Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism
Format: Panel
Abstract: This panel focuses on the intersection of two fields that inform engaged scholarship through a deliberative democracy lens -- first, the communicative and educative process of deliberative pedagogy and, second, the reflective and co-created work of deliberative democratic evaluative thinking.
Presenters: Timothy Shaffer, Thomas Archibald, Saya Kakim, Natalie Cook
Peace & Justice: University and Community Celebrate Muhammad Ali’s Legacy
Presentation Track: Engagement for Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism
Format: Panel
Abstract: The University of Louisville Muhammad Ali Institute for Peace and Justice collaborates with five campus libraries to commemorate Muhammad Ali’s international impact on civil rights and social justice movements, extending that collaboration into the community to remember connections in his Louisville hometown.
Presenters: Fannie M. Cox, Enid Trucios-Haynes, Delinda Buie, Courtney Baron, Mary Kay Marlatt
Professional Associations' Role Supporting Community-engaged Graduate Students and Early Career Practitioner-Scholars
Presentation Track: Leadership and Engagement
Format: Panel
Abstract: Join our panel discussion to learn from and dialogue with representatives from professional associations that offer programs supporting the professional development and growth of community-engaged graduate students. What role do these associations play? What kinds of opportunities do they present? Where are the remaining challenges? What questions do you have?
Presenters: Trina Van Schyndel, Ben Trager, D. Romo, Timothy Shaffer
Implementation and Operation of a Council for Community-Based Partnerships
Presentation Track: Collaborative Engagement
Format: Panel
Abstract: Reciprocity is a key element of engaged scholarship. A Council for Community-Based Scholarship composed of university and community members provides a method for achieving reciprocity. A panel from the Council will respond to specific questions followed by opportunities for the audience to engage with the panel.
Presenters: James McLean, Peter Hlebowitsh, Amanda Lightsey, Laurie Bonnici, Jacob Peterson
Service-Learning as Peer Mentoring
Presentation Track: Engagement in a Time of Crisis
Format: Panel
Abstract: Service-learning has creatively transformed during the time of COVID-19. One particular focal area for our revised, collaborative P-16 project is a using service-learning as a form of peer-mentoring. Targeted outcomes include greater understanding of how communication influences well-being, while also increasing confidence and competence in an academic setting.
Presenters: Mitzi Ritzman, Cathy Nelson, Hilary George, Deana Colon
Principles for Engaged Research from the Perspective of the Community
Presentation Track: Collaborative Engagement
Format: Symposium
Abstract: This presentation points out that the perspective of the community has been missing in both engaged research and research on community-university research relationships. It answers the question that asks how an anchor land-grant university builds a meaningful relationship with the nearby community while conducting research.
Presenters: Seungbin Park, Ryan Schmiesing, Jason Reece
Community Innovation Lab Fellows: Challenging the “Town and Gown” with University + Civic + Community Collaboration
Presentation Track: Collaborative Engagement
Format: Symposium
Abstract: Eradicating the “Town & Gown” phenomenon is the focus of an innovative student community engagement program where cohorts of student fellows engage with faculty and community leaders addressing complex community issues. Student and faculty presenters will discuss the processes in which they worked with community highlighting the benefits and struggles of academic + civic + community partnerships
Presenters: Kristina Hains, Dr. Bryan Hains, Dr. Dan Kahl, Dr. Brad Olson, Dr. Rong Wang
Creating Access to STEM Teaching and Learning through Community Engagement: Sharing the Perspectives of Families, Teachers, and Teacher Candidates
Presentation Track: Methods for Engagement
Format: Symposium
Abstract: This presentation examines a community engagement project that created a hybrid space for families, teachers, and teaching candidates to come together to explore STEM teaching and learning. The data analyzed included surveys, reflections, and focus interviews. Data and attendance documentation indicate that this hybrid space holds potential for creating access to STEM and community learning.
Presenters: Lynn Hodge, Shande King, Nicholas Kim
Creating a Bridge for STEM Teacher Support, Recruitment, and Retention
Presentation Track: Engagement for Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism
Format: Symposium
Abstract: Recruiting, supporting, and retaining highly-qualified and diverse STEM teachers is a critical topic in education. In this symposium, Higher Education faculty and students will share program features and research findings behind the retention of 100% of its participating certified mathematics teacher graduates serving in high-needs Nebraska high schools since 2005.
Presenters: Kelly Gomez Johnson, Paula Jakopovic, Emily Van Hook, Dario Gudino-Garcia, Andrea Lopez
Community Engagement in Physical Education Teacher Education: Importance, Outcomes, and Applications
Presentation Track: Collaborative Engagement
Format: Symposium
Abstract: Community engagement is commonly overlooked in physical education teacher education programs. However, physical education teachers are ideal school partners to connect and build relationships with stakeholders because of their reach within a school community. This presentation will share possible undergraduate student outcomes and methods for application within teacher education programs.
Presenters: Daniela Susnara
"He changed how I feel about school and learning" - The Power of University-school Community Engagement Partnerships
Presentation Track: Engagement for Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism
Format: Symposium
Abstract: Undergraduate students at ACU participate in a 3-unit core curriculum; two class-based units and one discipline-specific community engagement placement. Our Melbourne campus has been partnering with an inner-city primary school since 2008 to operate a homework support program (HSP). The program supports children’s learning through undergraduate tutors providing one-on-one support in a one-semester subject built into the undergraduate teaching degree. This study aimed to understand the experiences of the children participating in the program, including the benefits and challenges they experienced. Nineteen children participated in activity-based focus groups, and seven undergraduate tutors participated in one-on-one interviews.
Presenters: Matthew Pink
A New and Scalable Engaged Learning Curriculum For Students
Presentation Track: Technologies of Engagement
Format: Symposium
Abstract: Presenters will share highlights from the exciting Student Engagement Canvas Course curriculum, including the all-new Engagement Coaching model, developed at Penn State University designed to support students while they complete any type of remote and/or in-person engagement projects, such as internships, research, study abroad, civic engagement, or self-directed projects.
Presenters: Michael Jonathan Zeman
Students as Engaged Learners: Creating Transformative Experiences While Studying Abroad
Presentation Track: Methods for Engagement
Format: Symposium
Abstract: We examine transformative learning experiences in two courses in a study abroad program. Student response data reveal the role of context, cross-course connections, authentic challenges, and relationships in student engagement and learning. We discuss how to replicate the key benefits of a transformative study abroad experience without leaving campus.
Presenters: Stephanie Shine, Mitzi Zeigner
Redesigning a Course for Experiential Learning: Challenges and Rewards
Presentation Track: Methods for Engagement
Format: Symposium
Abstract: Three professors from distinct disciplines (business, science, and social sciences) will share their experience redesigning a course to include experiential learning. In the social sciences, a lecture-based human service course was redesigned to include 10 community site visits. In business, a hospitality management course was redesigned to include a semester-long project of creating a pop-up restaurant. In science, an ethics of climate change course will be redesigned to include “living room conversations.” Specific course design decisions will be discussed as well as challenges, research outcomes, and rewards from the experience.
Presenters: Meghan Owenz, Pauline Milwood, Jayné Park-Martínez
Mobilizing Rural Communities to Create Systemic Changes to Reduce Health Disparities
Presentation Track: Methods for Engagement
Format: Workshop
Abstract: USG institutions are creating strategies to enhance rural community capacity in addressing health inequities, outcomes, and resource access. Community residents and stakeholders are engaged in determining how to best "close the gap" between suggested optimal development models, current and future conditions and to prepare a visioning master plan.
Presenters: Al Parker, Denise Everson, Amanda Tedrow
The RSVP Process: Engaging Rural Communities with University Outreach for Downtown Revitalization
Presentation Track: Collaborative Engagement
Format: Workshop
Abstract: The University of Georgia’s Public Service and Outreach model provides the foundation for sustained relationships between communities and higher education resources in promoting community and economic development. This presentation showcases how two UGA public service units worked together to help rural Georgia communities achieve locally-identified goals in sustainable downtown revitalization.
Presenters: Danny Bivins, Kaitlin Messich, Sam Perren, Sherrie' Raleigh, Clark Stancil
HERS-EA, a Women-centred Leadership Model, for Women in East Africa
Presentation Track: Leadership and Engagement
Format: Workshop
Abstract: Higher Education Resource Services -East Africa is a women-centred leadership program, modeled on HERS, Denver, CO. The presentation will outline the low-resource uniqueness of mobilizing researchers in Higher Education to engage with women-specific issues in the community, to produce publishable manuscripts, for the benefit of researchers, communities and policy makers.
Presenters: Naomi Lumutenga, Margaret Khaitsa, Caroline Kobia, Irene Naigaga, Racheal Namubiru Auma
Enhancing Health Professionals’ Empathy and Health Equity Understanding through Technology
Presentation Track: Engagement for Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism
Format: Workshop
Abstract: Social determinants of health (SDOH) significantly impact individuals’ engagement with the healthcare system and contribute to health disparities. This interactive workshop will discuss an innovative virtual reality-based training module aimed at increasing health professional students’, faculty, and practitioners’ empathy, understanding of, and skills in addressing SDOH to advance health equity.
Presenters: Homa Amini, Deborah Lin, Mary Ann Abrams
The Virtual Engagement of Youth During COVID-19 and Social Uprising
Presentation Track: Engagement in a Time of Crisis
Format: Workshop
Abstract: Our presentation illuminates the novel approach of Virtual Participatory Action Research created by the Minnesota Youth Sex Trading (MYST) project’s team of young researchers. This workshop shares principles for engaging youth online as experts in prevention, intervention, and wellness enhancement, yielding important new insights about the future of engaged research.
Presenters: Montana Filoteo, Emily Singerhouse
No Travel, No Problem: Executing a Virtual Alternative Break
Presentation Track: Engagement in a Time of Crisis
Format: Workshop
Abstract: With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and subsequent travel restrictions, Ohio State’s Buck-I-SERV alternative break team had to get creative to provide community engagement programming. In this session members of this team will explain how they created the first Virtual Buck-I-SERV, the development process, and how it went.
Presenters: Connor Jones, Hannah Ackerman