Concurrent Session #5

Concurrent Session #5- Thursday Afternoon

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

Lauren Shinholster

Mercer University

Title of Presentation: Fostering Innovation in Service: The Visionary Student Panel Program Equips Leaders through Mentorship and Project Development

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

Jennifer Baumgartner, Jennifer Cramer, and Erin Segura

Louisiana State University

Title of Presentation: Bridging Classrooms and Communities: Oral History in Action

Thematic Focus: Learning the Chords: equipping students for lifelong learning and engagement,Listening Closely: assessing community needs and composing informed research practices

Anna Margaret Goldman

Auburn University 

Title of Presentation: Rural Teacher Fellows-Living, working, teaching in Rural Alabama

Thematic Focus: Playing Around: the value of creativity and improvisation in innovation,Surprising Collaborations: unlikely partnership that build bridges,Learning the Chords: equipping students for lifelong learning and engagement

60 Minute Presentations

Lane McLelland and Newlin Humphrey

University of Alabama

Title of Presentation: Civic Leadership Dialogues: Teaching Skills for Civic Discourse

Thematic Focus: Dissonance & Resilience: navigating tension and cultivating resilience,Learning the Chords: equipping students for lifelong learning and engagement

Margaret Rooyakkers

Mercer University

Title of Presentation: Setting the Tempo for Democracy: Harmonizing Civic Engagement on College Campuses

Thematic Focus: Dissonance & Resilience: navigating tension and cultivating resilience,Learning the Chords: equipping students for lifelong learning and engagement,Listening Closely: assessing community needs and composing informed research practices

Karen Raymond and Josh Podvin

University of Georgia 

Title of Presentation: Coaching4Success: An After-school sports and academic mentorship program

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

Lee Miller, Joyce McCauley, and Taylor Morrison

Sam Houston State University

Title of Presentation: Riffing on Student Success: Promoting community-engaged pedagogy using institutional data

Thematic Focus: Playing Around: the value of creativity and improvisation in innovation,Dissonance & Resilience: navigating tension and cultivating resilience