2020 Pre-Conference Sessions
WEDNESDAY, March 25, 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
(Lunch from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM is included with Pre-Conference registration)
Building Healthy Communities: Addressing Food Insecurity in Nashville
WEDNESDAY, March 25, 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Organized by Jamie Casler, Asst. Professor, Social Justice / Director, J. V. Morsch Center for Social Justice at Trevecca University
Join Professor Casler as he leads participants on a visit to The Nashville Food Project, The Store at Belmont University and Trevecca University’s Urban Farm.
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Building Healthy Communities: The Role of Students in the Civil Rights Movement
WEDNESDAY, March 25, 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Led by David Ewing, Nashville Historian, Lawyer and Tour Guide
Nashville had one of the most successful and well organized peaceful non violent lunch counter Sit-in Movements in America. Led by Fisk University students John Lewis and Diane Nash, their actions changed the law of discrimination in Nashville and have inspired many generations.
Tour some of the famous sites of the movement including Fisk University and Tennessee State University campuses, the Woolworth store and the Civil Rights Room of the Downtown Public Library which honors the movement from the 1960’s.
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Building Healthy Communities: How Music Contributes to Healthy Communities in Music City
WEDNESDAY, March 25, 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Organized by Christin Shatzer, Director of Service-Learning at Lipscomb University
This session will explore the ways that music therapy and music education are being used to promote healing and provide inspiration to adults and children dealing with physical, emotional and economic challenges. Participants are also invited to bring an original poem that they’ve composed to possibly be set to music by local song-writers who do a similar activity with elementary and middle-school students in the community.
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Ocean Way Nashville Recording Studios, founded in 1996 by Gary Belz and Allen Sides, are located in the heart of Nashville’s famous Music Row. Among the world’s finest recording facilities, it’s client roster reads like a who’s who of the music world spanning a range of styles from pop/rock to country to classical. Housed in a 100-year-old Gothic revival grey stone church, Ocean Way Nashville provides an exceptional acoustical space tuned specifically for music recording in the rich visual beauty of a church sanctuary. Besides working on countless hit records, Ocean Way Nashville has become a favorite destination for orchestral recording and scores film and video game projects for major companies around the world.
(source: http://www.oceanwaynashville.com/it/ )
Service-Learning Directors’ Workshop
WEDNESDAY, March 25, 1:30 – 4:30 PM
Dr. Patti H. Clayton, Senior Scholar, Center for Service and Learning, IUPUI
Dr. Lesley Graybeal, Director of Service-Learning and Volunteerism, University of Central Arkansas
 Dr. Patti H. Clayton, Senior Scholar, Center for Service and Learning, IUPUI |  Dr. Lesley Graybeal, Director of Service-Learning and Volunteerism, University of Central Arkansas |
Experienced practitioners who manage service-learning and/or community engagement programs and centers will lead an open discussion on the complex roles and responsibilities of leading such a program/center. The panelists will share information on building relationships on campus and with community partners, finding program support, informing faculty research, and facilitating faculty, student, and community interactions. Panelists will begin by sharing their experiences, challenges and successes, and advice. An interactive discussion among participants will follow. This workshop is intended to provide orientation and insight for new or aspiring service-learning directors and support for “grizzled veterans.”