Concurrent Session #1- Thursday Morning
Concurrent Sessions Preliminary Schedule! Sessions are subject to be moved around according to the schedule, more details about the presentations will be posted at a later date
25 Minute Presentations
Malaika Saleem and Dr. Jesse Chanin
Tulane University
Title of Presentation: “It was honestly like magic”: Youth Participatory Action Research as an Intervention in Traditional Service Learning Programs
Thematic Focus: Listening Closely: assessing community needs and composing informed research practices
Jennie Popp and Louise Hancox
University of Arkansas
Title of Presentation: Developing Collaborative and Impactful Service-Learning Projects Across Colleges and Universities within a State
Thematic Focus: Surprising Collaborations: unlikely partnership that build bridges,Learning the Chords: equipping students for lifelong learning and engagement,Listening Closely: assessing community needs and composing informed research practices
Laura Gray, Laura Hansen, and Beatrice Nkunga
University of Arkansas
Title of Presentation: Deepening Engagement in a Bare-Minimum World
Thematic Focus: Dissonance & Resilience: navigating tension and cultivating resilience
60 Minute Presentations
Cody Coochi
Georgia Institute of Technology
Title of Presentation: Fostering Innovation and Social Mobility through Statewide University-Based Socioeconomic Development: A Case Study of Georgia Tech’s Partnership Inclusive Innovation
Thematic Focus: Playing Around: the value of creativity and improvisation in innovation,Learning the Chords: equipping students for lifelong learning and engagement,Listening Closely: assessing community needs and composing informed research practices
Andie Day
Belmont University
Title of Presentation: Designed to Serve: Service-Learning Collaborations with Belmont’s O’More College of Architecture and Design
Thematic Focus: Resonance: stories of connection, care, and community healing,Playing Around: the value of creativity and improvisation in innovation,Listening Closely: assessing community needs and composing informed research practices
Michael Rahimzadeh, Madison Woods
Vanderbilt University
Title of Presentation: “No one wants to work anymore”: Strategies to engage today’s students in service-learning
Thematic Focus: Playing Around: the value of creativity and improvisation in innovation,Dissonance & Resilience: navigating tension and cultivating resilience
Teairra Z Evans, Ally Tindell, Niya Mogheeth, Senora Rodgers, Kayla Diaz, Talyn Thomas
Louisiana State University
Title of Presentation: The Evans Lab on the Geaux: Student Perspectives on Community Engaged Research and Collaboration
Thematic Focus: Learning the Chords: equipping students for lifelong learning and engagement,Listening Closely: assessing community needs and composing informed research practices