January 31, 2017Why Service-Learning and Community Engagement?by Lori E. Kniffin & Patti H. ClaytonWhat is behind the not-uncommon question “Why service-learning and community engagement (SLCE)?” Are the questioners wondering “Why should the academy invest in this?” … “Why should I consider teaching in this unfamiliar way?” … “Why isn’t community service sufficient?” Are…
January 24, 2017An Introduction to Service-Learning and Community Engagement as Co-Inquiryby Patti H. Clayton & Lori E. KniffinIn the summer of 2016, I brought together (in beautiful southwest Virginia) several friends and colleagues who have been involved in service-learning and community engagement (SLCE) for some time to think and write about our work, including about the current…
January 23, 2017Emerging Research and Lingering Questions about Integrating Study Away as Global Learning with the University ExperienceAssociation of American Colleges and Universities 2017 Meeting | San Francisco, CA | January 28, 2017 | 7:45 – 9:00 AM Discussion Facilitators: Jessie L. Moore (jmoore28@elon.edu), Director, Center for Engaged Learning, Elon University Lynette Bikos (lhbikos@spu.edu), Associate Dean, School of…
January 19, 2017Dawn Whitehead to speak at Global Learning SymposiumWe are pleased to announce that Dawn Whitehead will be a keynote speaker for the Symposium on Integrating Global Learning with the University Experience: Higher-Impact Study Abroad and Off-Campus Domestic Study, June 11-12, 2017. Dawn Michele Whitehead is the Senior Director…