Concurrent Sessions 6
Wednesday, September 15, 11:00 a.m.–noon (ET)
Building Bridges: A Service Learning Collaborative Community Experience
Presentation Track: Collaborative Engagement
Format: Panel
Abstract: This presentation will describe the initiation and process of a service learning engagement opportunity for undergraduate students at a Midwestern university to engage collaboratively with Cheyenne River Sioux Nation's Youth Program, to host numerous children's activities during a week long festival focused on community building and instillation of cultural pride.
Presenters: Dana Klar, Jerry Dunn, Beth Buerke, Emily Kersten
Anti-racist Practices in Community Engaged Scholarship
Presentation Track: Engagement for Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism
Format: Panel
Abstract: Who wants to be an anti-racist engaged scholar? This panel features the voices of community-based scholars and leaders at the Center for Racial Equity in Education, North Carolina to investigate and discuss anti-racist practices for community engaged research. This session will provide examples, stories, successes, and failures of anti-racist practice.
Presenters: Susan Harden, Tamara Johnson, James Ford, Kamille Bostick
Utilization of Service-learning for Breaking Barriers to International Students
Presentation Track: Engagement for Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism
Format: Panel
Abstract: International students in North America are increasing rapidly. They enrich multiculturalism and contribute economically to their host countries. They, however, face significant challenges, including feelings of loneliness, isolation, and discrimination during their studies. This qualitative study reports on the effects of service-learning on integrating international students at a Canadian university.
Presenters: Neivin Shalabi
Developing Institutional Supports for Engaged Scholarship by Public Service Faculty
Presentation Track: Methods for Engagement
Format: Panel
Abstract: How can universities more intentionally support personnel without research appointments to leverage their applied expertise in engagement, outreach, and public service activities into published scholarship? This panel presentation shares the development, implementation, outcomes, and lessons learned from the University of Georgia’s new Public Service and Outreach Faculty Scholarship Academy.
Presenters: Paul Matthews, Paul Brooks, Kristi Farner, Brandy Walker
City Semester Pittsburgh: Cross-Disciplinary & Immersive Engagement in Urban Sustainability
Presentation Track: Collaborative Engagement
Format: Panel
Abstract: City Semester Pittsburgh places University Park students in local community-based internships and engages the cohort in the 400-level Urban Sustainability course during the semester. The panel will present the challenges and opportunities of the program from three perspectives: program delivery and administration, community partner impact, and the student experience.
Presenters: Thomas Bartnik, Sharon Pillar
Mapping Your Route: Utilizing Strategic Planning to Achieve Your Engagement Mission
Presentation Track: Assessment of Engagement
Format: Symposium
Abstract: Engagement work is purposeful and aspirational, yet commonly wide-ranging, which compels organizations to leverage processes that help its units discern what actions to take and how to assess their impact. Through utilization of strategic road-mapping, the overarching goals for Penn State Outreach are systematically specified, purposefully planned, methodically measured.
Presenters: Steven Chichester, Rachel Heverly
Strategic Pathways for STEM Engagement with K-12
Presentation Track: Leadership and Engagement
Format: Symposium
Abstract: With a growing emphasis on disseminating research to broader audiences, Penn State Center for Science and the Schools (CSATS) leads a nationally regconized STEM Ecosystem and has been working with researchers to design, implement, and evaluate cohesive broader impact programs impacting education at the graduate, undergraduate, and precollege levels.
Presenters: Amanda Smith, Kathleen Hill, Tiffany Lewis
Accelerating Online as In-Person Programming Returns
Presentation Track: Methods for Engagement
Format: Symposium
Abstract: When COVID-19 hit, educators needed tools to better connect and engage audiences online. As in-person programming slowly returns, many will continue hybrid and online offerings (for cost-savings and expanded reach). This presentation will discuss tools, ideas, and inspiration attendees can use to improve online and hybrid teaching and engagement.
Presenters: Brian Raison
Design Research Sprints: Tools for Community Engagement, Research and Collaboration
Presentation Track: Engagement in a Time of Crisis
Format: Symposium
Abstract: What happens to community-based research in a lockdown? Design thinking might offer a solution. Community partners and researchers in Edmonton, AB, were taught and subsequently applied design thinking approaches over four online workshops, giving them a unique opportunity to collaborate, identify opportunities and build relationships.
Presenters: Wayne Williams, Cynthia Puddu
COVID Special Response Team: Supporting Community in Times of Crisis and Social Distancing
Presentation Track: Engagement in a Time of Crisis
Format: Symposium
Abstract: Community-based research involves significant time ‘in the field’ conducting research with community partners. These efforts become limited in times of crisis and social distancing. This presentation will highlight a unique project that created opportunities for researchers to connect with community partners and respond to COVID-related issues while under lockdown.
Presenters: Cynthia Puddu, Wayne Williams, Kristin Simpson
Best Practices for Youth Engagement: Lessons for Collaborative, Applied Projects
Presentation Track: Collaborative Engagement
Format: Symposium
Abstract: Appalachian communities experience obstacles in community development because of aging populations; most volunteers are middle-aged. This leaves youth out of community development work. To provide solutions, researchers created a best practice guide for youth community engagement based on qualitative data from young people and community leaders in West Virginia.
Presenters: Erin Hudnall, Arin Shatto
One Georgia 4-H: Uniting Urban & Rural Youth through Agriculture
Presentation Track: Methods for Engagement
Format: Symposium
Abstract: The One Georgia 4-H program is an educational initiative to bring together youth from across Georgia for an agricultural exchange. The program’s goal was to create a cohort of youth from both urban and rural areas to learn more about agricultural diversity and how it impacts citizens across the state. Session participants will learn about lessons learned, best practices, and how they can organize an urban-rural exchange in their state.
Presenters: Laurie Murrah-Hanson
The Yucca as a Model for Community and Partner Engagement
Presentation Track: Collaborative Engagement
Format: Symposium
Abstract: The “We are Water” project aims to connect communities across the Four Corners Region around water topics. The presentation will focus on our engagement with partners and community members, guided by an Indigenous-based logic model. Interactive discussion will focus on how participants will apply similar approaches in their own work. Co-author - Shelly Valdez, Affiliation: Native Pathways
Presenters: Megan Littrell, Nancy Maryboy, David Begay, Jill Stein
Lessons from the Past, Opportunities for the Future: Findings & Impact of Two 10-year Retrospectives (1999-2010 and 2010-2020)
Presentation Track: Assessment of Engagement
Format: Symposium
Abstract: For nearly 40 years, over 200 Swarthmore College students have launched innovative projects, creating social impact in hundreds of communities close to home and around the world through the Lang Opportunity Scholarship (LOS) Program. In this session, we will share the findings of two 10-year “retrospective” assessments (2010 and 2020).
Presenters: Jennifer Magee
Community-University Collaboration: A Two-year Impact Assessment Study
Presentation Track: Collaborative Engagement
Format: Symposium
Abstract: Community engagement enables higher education to collaborate with their larger communities. This presentation will look at a study conducted to assess the impact of university-community-collaborations in providing services to community residents. It will look at the methods used, the finding, challenges encountered, and lessons learned.
Presenters: Henry Cunningham, Patrick Smith, Vicki Hines-Martin
Imagine Tennessee: A Pilot Program for Engaged Scholarship
Presentation Track: Methods for Engagement
Format: Symposium
Abstract: In 2019, The University of Tennessee piloted a statewide engagement model on its flagship Knoxville campus. The Imagine Tennessee program seeks to leverage community ideas and university resources for the benefit of all Tennesseans. Our current portfolio of 20 projects address education; family, health and wellness; and community and economic development.
Presenters: Nicole Bryant, James Williams
A Faculty-led Approach to Advancing Community Engagement
Presentation Track: Methods for Engagement
Format: Workshop
Abstract: Participants are introduced to a faculty-led effort to encourage and support interested faculty in conceiving, developing, and sustaining a community organized around community-engaged pedagogy. Participants are guided in imagining an effort centering the maintenance of strong reciprocal university-community relationships as well as the creation of a cross-disciplinary network of practitioners.
Presenters: Anaid Yerena, Rubén Casas
Building a Better Workshop: Engaged Learning for Campus and Community
Presentation Track: Collaborative Engagement
Format: Workshop
Abstract: Engaged scholarship is concerned with big concepts like partnership and progress but must also be concerned with fundamental concepts of language and spaces. This workshop provides strategies for making the most of opportunities to deliver content on campus and in the community.
Presenters: A. Jackson Harris
Operationalizing Anti-Racism in Higher Education Community Engagement: A Scorecard Approach
Presentation Track: Engagement for Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism
Format: Workshop
Abstract: This presentation will share our journey to develop the Anti-Racist Community Engagement Scorecard, a set of metrics to assess and measure anti-racist practices in higher education community engagement. This scorecard will help position - through research and action - higher education’s role in developing a more just and equitable society.
Presenters: Stella Smith, Kristin Medlin, Lauren Wendling
Creating a Compassionate, Brave Space for Antiracism Dialogue
Presentation Track: Engagement for Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism
Format: Workshop
Abstract: In fall 2020, a cohort of faculty, staff, students and community members participated in an antiracism study group. This session will share the collaborative design process and lessons learned about how to create a space for crucial conversations about antiracism and how it could be replicated at other campuses.
Presenters: Jeanne McDonald, Lisa Schwartz
Multi-Campus Engagement Networks Invigorate Humanities Faculty in the Northwest
Presentation Track: Collaborative Engagement
Format: Workshop
Abstract: Representatives from the Northwest Five Consortium will share their model for cross-campus learning and networking to create a supportive space for arts and humanities faculty. Join us to explore and practice virtual collaboration strategies that expand our boundaries and strengthen our collective community engagement efforts.
Presenters: Emily Anderson, Jennifer Jopp, Kelsey Martin, Renee Simms
A New Model for Developing Effective Project-Based Community Engagement
Presentation Track: Collaborative Engagement
Format: Workshop
Abstract: Participants will explore project-based community engagement using a new model which captures the connections between, value received, and resources provided by different stakeholders in the development of the projects and the engagement process itself. Participants will use the model to reflect on their own programs and on the model itself.
Presenters: Paul Leidig, William Oakes
Leveraging the SDGs and Digital Badges to Scale Experiential Learning
Presentation Track: Technologies of Engagement
Format: Workshop
Abstract: This interactive workshop offers a scalable model that utilizes the UN Sustainable Development Goals and digital badges to customize experiential learning. By shifting the focus from what counts as an experience to supporting the process of engagement, we can ensure that all students have access to meaningful engagement opportunities.
Presenters: Mara Huber, Christina Heath, Charlie Baxter
Capoeira Angola: Popular Education, Sports Based Youth Development, and Social Justice
Presentation Track: Engagement for Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism
Format: Workshop
Abstract: As social injustice for marginalized communities persists, an intersection of SBYD and social justice may allow for the emergence of interesting solutions that may transform social conventions. Contemporary youth sports development models may be particularly supportive of marginalized communities if they take extra steps in critical practice and analysis.
Presenters: Santos Flores
Dancing Through Difficulty: Embodied Tools for an Ever-Changing World
Presentation Track: Engagement in a Time of Crisis
Format: Workshop
Abstract: This workshop explores embodied methods of skill building in intentional adaptation, interdependence and resilience in community during times of difficulty and uncertainty. These skills and movement explorations are adaptable to fit different demographics and situations, making them accessible for community-engaged programing while simultaneously encouraging development of connection-making between participants.
Presenters: Michaela Neild