The Western New York Service-Learning Coalition is planning a Partnership Panel and Tabling Event on Thursday, November 16, from 2:00- 4:30 at Canisius University. The panel discussion will consist of community partner organizations and faculty who have partnered with organizations in the past.
HOW TO JOIN US:
Registration is free—please use this link to sign up.
The event will take place in the Canisius University Chester HON ’01 & Diane Stranzcek Commons located in the Science Hall building (corner of Jefferson and Main—the old Blue Cross building). See this map of the Canisius University campus for more details.
PARKING UPDATE (Nov 10):
Canisius Public Safety will not require parking passes for the duration of the event for participants who park in the Science Hall lot or the Koessler Athletic Center lower lot (across the street on E. Delavan). Please do not park in any spots that are marked as reserved for Admissions or other offices.
PANEL DESCRIPTION:
Each panelist will describe their experiences with service-learning for 5-10 minutes before our moderator guides a public discussion. After the conversation, panelists will be available at designated tables for more individualized discussions with attendees, allowing for specific lines of inquiry to be addressed. We invite all community partners in attendance to table at the event.
PANEL MODERATOR:
Dasha Valuyskaya, Coordinator of Volunteer Services, Jewish Family Services WNY
CONFIRMED PANELISTS:
Emily Wirth, Community Engagement & Volunteer Coordinator, Jewish Family Services WNY Niagara Falls
Kyle Dillman, Volunteer Manager, FeedMore WNY
Michele Goergen, Lecturer, Heath, Nutrition, and Dietetics, Buffalo State University
Dr. Joe Sankoh, Associate Professor of Political Science and Founder of Daemen University Service Learning, Daemen University
Crystal Selk, Executive Director, West Side Community Services
Dr. Shyam Sriram, Assistant Professor, Political Science, Canisius University
OBJECTIVES FOR THE EVENT:
The WNYSLC strives to identify and facilitate opportunities for community partnerships through this event. Specific outcomes we envision for this event are as follows:
- Community partners, faculty, and community-engagement staff will identify 1 -3 potential partners for a service-learning experience.
- Community partners, faculty, and community-engagement staff will develop ideas and a very loose framework for how the service-learning experience could be organized within this partnership.
- Community partners will communicate the mission of their organizations and outline how service-learning could be organized with potential educational partners.
Attendees will become familiar with the WNYSLC Faculty Fellows program and note how participation in it could likely improve their future efforts at service-learning.
Note that the Faculty Fellowship program is an intensive two-day training program facilitated by nationally recognized experts, in fellows will acquire an in-depth understanding of community engagement pedagogies and their use in service-learning courses. Upon completion, participants will work with community engagement professional staff on their own campuses to convert an existing course or create a new course which incorporates service-learning.
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