Lessons from Thirteen Years of Engaged Learning in an Undergraduate Fellowship

Presentation Format

Panel Discussion

Intended Audience

All Audiences

Program Abstract

The Community Building and Social Change Fellows Program (CBSC) is an intense undergraduate experience that academic coursework, a full-time summer project implementation experience and a variety of supportive efforts for our young leaders. Having worked with over 170 undergraduates and 40 collaborative partners, we hope to share our lessons learned. A recent holistic program assessment provides qualitative data, matched with input from program participants providing an engaged discussion on community-engaged scholarship in practice.

Presentation Description

The format for this session will be an engaged panel discussion. As much as possible, the conversation will be led by undergraduate fellows and collaborative partners as the primary participants in the program. Kate Grace, Director of the program, will serve as facilitator to make sure the conversation moves and remains engaging for the room. The presentation and comments will focus on the experience of these participants in the CBSC, noting challenges experiences and impacts on both individuals and organizations in this partnership effort.

To open the session, CBSC Program Director Kate Grace will provide a basic overview of the CBSC Fellows Program. This will include the program formation, project development, fellows training, programmatic structure and key participants. Having just completed a program assessment that includes the lasting impacts on our undergraduate fellows, collaborative partners and the graduate advisors that support the project teams we will have both qualitative and quantitative data to share.

Of particular interest, I expect, to those engaging in true collaborative learning opportunities is how the projects are shaped and executed. The panel including the CBSC Program Director will discuss the roles in making sure the projects are:

  • Relevant and useful – collaborative partner
  • Tangible and measureable – Kate Grace, CBSC Director and Emory University staff
  • Interesting, engaging and provide ample learning opportunities – CBSC Fellows

Finally, while the CBSC is not the only model for successful community-engaged scholarship, our documented experience of providing growth opportunities for undergraduate students and important community endeavors serves as a best practice to be shared. This panel allows this program of Emory University to share our lessons while offering a platform for our key participants to offer personal insight into the experience.

Panelists will include:

  • Kate Grace, Director of the CBSC Fellows Program at Emory University’s Center for Community Engagement and Leadership
  • Two CBSC Fellows representing two different years of the program
  • One CBSC Collaborative Partner

Note about timing and Student Showcase -

Given that I will be bringing two undergraduate students to participate and co-lead this panel for a session, I hope an opportunity is available for the Student Showcase if they are interested. For the sake of being mindful of travel and accommodations, I would prefer the CBSC session to be Thursday afternoon or early Friday morning.

Location

Auditorium

Start Date

4-14-2016 1:45 PM

End Date

4-14-2016 3:00 PM

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Lessons from Thirteen Years of Engaged Learning in an Undergraduate Fellowship

Auditorium

The format for this session will be an engaged panel discussion. As much as possible, the conversation will be led by undergraduate fellows and collaborative partners as the primary participants in the program. Kate Grace, Director of the program, will serve as facilitator to make sure the conversation moves and remains engaging for the room. The presentation and comments will focus on the experience of these participants in the CBSC, noting challenges experiences and impacts on both individuals and organizations in this partnership effort.

To open the session, CBSC Program Director Kate Grace will provide a basic overview of the CBSC Fellows Program. This will include the program formation, project development, fellows training, programmatic structure and key participants. Having just completed a program assessment that includes the lasting impacts on our undergraduate fellows, collaborative partners and the graduate advisors that support the project teams we will have both qualitative and quantitative data to share.

Of particular interest, I expect, to those engaging in true collaborative learning opportunities is how the projects are shaped and executed. The panel including the CBSC Program Director will discuss the roles in making sure the projects are:

  • Relevant and useful – collaborative partner
  • Tangible and measureable – Kate Grace, CBSC Director and Emory University staff
  • Interesting, engaging and provide ample learning opportunities – CBSC Fellows

Finally, while the CBSC is not the only model for successful community-engaged scholarship, our documented experience of providing growth opportunities for undergraduate students and important community endeavors serves as a best practice to be shared. This panel allows this program of Emory University to share our lessons while offering a platform for our key participants to offer personal insight into the experience.

Panelists will include:

  • Kate Grace, Director of the CBSC Fellows Program at Emory University’s Center for Community Engagement and Leadership
  • Two CBSC Fellows representing two different years of the program
  • One CBSC Collaborative Partner

Note about timing and Student Showcase -

Given that I will be bringing two undergraduate students to participate and co-lead this panel for a session, I hope an opportunity is available for the Student Showcase if they are interested. For the sake of being mindful of travel and accommodations, I would prefer the CBSC session to be Thursday afternoon or early Friday morning.