Name
Leveraging Democratic Leadership through Student Engagement Scholars: Empowering Self & Community
Date & Time
Monday, March 30, 2020, 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Speakers
Christine Cress - Portland State University
Lezlee Matthews - Loyola Marymount University
Piper McGinley - California Campus Compact
Lezlee Matthews - Loyola Marymount University
Piper McGinley - California Campus Compact
Description
Session Purpose and Objectives: - Expand knowledge and understanding of alternate forms of community engagement and student empowerment including evidence-based assessment processes. - Build student, organization, and community capacity by offering democratically-centered learning strategies for change. - Explore power, privilege, and positionality inherent in college and community engagement and identify approaches for rectifying challenges. - Inspire and mobilize action on multiple campuses by highlighting easily adaptable next steps. Abstract: College students at 30 colleges who participated in a semester-long Community Engagement Student Fellowship indicate as a result of the experience enriched academic and professional competencies including expanded knowledge, empathetic understanding, psycho-motor abilities, and leadership skills. Easy to replicate and low-budget activities, assessment, and effectiveness strategies will be presented.
Learning outcomes:
- Attendees will:
- Expand knowledge of alternate forms of community engagement and student empowerment including evidence-based assessment processes.
- Increase student, organization, and community capacity by learning democratically-centered strategies for change.
- Explore power, privilege, and positionality inherent in engagement and identify approaches for rectifying challenges.
- Be inspired to mobilize action.
Location Name
406|Klickitat
Full Address
Hyatt Regency Seattle
808 Howell St
Seattle, WA 98101
United States
808 Howell St
Seattle, WA 98101
United States
Session Type
Small breakout