Academic Service-Learning Symposium

Please join the Honey W. Nashman Center for Civic Engagement and Public SERVICE FOR THE SEMI-annual ACADEMIC SERVICE LEARNING SYMPOSIUM ON MONDAY, May 1st from 9:00am-4:00pm taking place on the 3rd and 4th floors of Marvin Center. Register now to hold your place for lunch at 12:00pm. Also, from 3pm-4pm come to see poster presentations of undergraduate and graduate-level SERVICE-LEARNING WORK. 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM - MORNING SESSION #1 ROOM 302–DC Mass Incarceration and GW-DC Partnerships_     _ _Moderator: __Aly Belknap, Service-Learning Scholar for UW1020, taught by Phyllis Ryder, Associate Professor of Writing_ _Respondents: Kyle Bacon, US Dream Academy; Michael Tapscott, Director of the GW Multicultural Student Services Center_ ROOM 307– Domestic and International Service Learning in IIST _            Moderator: Dr. Olivia Blackmon, Assistant Program Director, IIST _ Student Presentations: * Developing Programs for Humanitarian Aid -- _Abdi Abdirahman_ * Development of a Python Course for High School Students -- _Amanjot Bhandal and Patrick Aviles-Wynkoop_ * Whitman-Walker Health: Improving Patient Care Through Technology -- _Adil Raja, Galyna Ivanystka and Mohammad Mustafa_ * Optimizing IT Usage at West African Research Center in Senegal and World Vision in Guatemala -- _Daniel Alvarez-Castgnaro and Roberto Solorzano_ * Girls in Technology: Supporting Initiatives to Promote Girls in the STEM Field -- _Delina Desta_ * Empowering Muslim Women Through Computer Literacy -- _Elyaa Hammad_ * Higher Achievement: Effective Tutoring Strategies for Marginalized Communities -- _Martin Gonzalez and Taher Deriye_ * Promoting Computer Literacy in the Senior Communities -- _Servat Bukhari_ _(Session Lasts until 12pm)_ ROOM 308– GPAC Info Session for Faculty: Local/Civic Engagement _Presenters: Dr. Elizabeth Chacko, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies and _ _Dr. Wendy Wagner, Senior Program Associate for Academic Service-Learning_ ROOM 402– Operación Impacto and César Chávez Final Reflections             _Moderator: Dolores Perillán, Spanish Teaching Instructor_ _            (Session runs until 12:00pm, Session in Spanish)_ 11:00 AM– 12:00 PM– MORNING SESSION #2 ROOM 302– Senior Well-Being in DC _            Moderator: Dr. __Wendy Wagner_ ROOM 307–  _Continued: _Domestic and International Service-Learning _            Moderator: Dr. Olivia Blackmon_ _            See above for full list of presentations and presenters. _ ROOM 308– Creating Signs for a Community Heritage Trail in Foggy Bottom _            Moderator: Dr. Christopher Klemek and students of HIST 2020W_ ROOM 402– _Continued: _Operación Impacto and César Chávez Final Reflections             _Moderator: Dolores Perillán, Spanish Teaching Instructor_ _            (Session in Spanish)_ 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM– CELEBRATION OF SERVICE Lunch will begin in Room 309 with announcements of service awards and grants Please RSVP [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/academic-service-learning-symposium-tickets-33024067876?aff=utm_source%3Deb_email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dnew_event_email&utm_term=eventurl_text] In Advance by replying yes to the Eventbrite Notice 1:00 PM– 2:00 PM– AFTERNOON SESSION #1 ROOM 302– Is Service Political? A Conversation on Service and Civic Engagement Across the Political Spectrum _Moderator: Mr. Michael Tapscott, Director of MSSC_ _Presenters: Dr. __Michael Cornfield, Acting Director of the Political Management _ _Program and Panelists representing a variety of political student organizations _ __ROOM 307– Social Entrepreneurship at GWU: A Presentation of Past Work and Informational Session             _Presenters: 2016-17 Knapp Fellows_ _            Moderators: Jonathan Butler, Senior Program Associate for Social Innovation_ ROOM 308– Leadership and Nonprofit Administration: Learning Through Service             _Presenters: Dr. Wendy Wagner and Dr. Gretchen Van der Veer, professors in Human Services and Social Justice_ 2:00 PM– 3:00 PM– AFTERNOON SESSION #2 ROOM 307– Community-Based Participatory Research at GWU _Presenters: Sara Policastro and Charleene Smith, winners of the 2017 Nashman Prize for Community-Based Participatory Research_ ROOM 308– Service-Learning and Language Acquisition _            Presenter: Dolores Perillan, Spanish Teaching Instructor_ 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM-POSTER PRESENTATIONS ROOM 310/311 – Poster Presentations and a Dessert Reception If you have any questions, please contact ACADEMIC SERVICE-LEARNING GRADUATE ASSISTANT, Mariah Brothe at mbrothe@gwu.edu.