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 Area(s): Listening Closely

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 Area(s): Surprising Collaborations | Learning the Chords | Listening Closely

Laura Gray, Laura Hansen, and Beatrice Nkunga

University of Arkansas

Title of Presentation: Deepening Engagement in a Bare-Minimum World

Thematic Focus Area(s): Dissonance & Resilience

Emmanuel Instsiful and Guilen Ngongpah

Oklahoma State University 

Title of Presentation: Ubuntu in Action: Harnessing Indigenous Knowledge for Sustainable Development through Community-Based Learning in African Universitie

Thematic Focus Area(s): Dissonance & Resilience | Learning the Chords | Listening Closely

60 Minute Presentations

Cody Cocchi

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 Area(s): Playing Around | Learning the Chords | Listening Closely

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 Area(s): Resonance | Playing Around | Listening Closely

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 Area(s): Playing Around | Dissonance & Resilience

Anna Mercer, Madison Robertson, Robert Pleasants, Brianna Goodwin

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Title of Presentation: Is Community Service a One Size Fits All? How UNC Chapel Hill provides a spectrum of service-learning opportunities for students.

Thematic Focus: Playing Around | Learning the Chords | Listening Closely

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 Area(s): Learning the Chords | Listening Closely

Aiyana Egins, Josh Podvin, Hamilton Mason, Cecilia Vu, Hermela Sileshi, Lexiana Poe, Kylie Budge, and Siera Adams

University of Georgia 

Title of Presentation: Experience UGA Ambassador Program: Building Transformational Community Leaders through service learning.

Thematic Focus Area(s): Learning the Chords | Surprising Collaborations