Academic Service-Learning Symposium

Please join the Honey W. Nashman Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service for the Semi-annual Academic Service Learning Symposium on Monday, May 1st from 9:00am-4:00pm taking place on the 3rd and 4th floors of Marvin Center. Register now to hold your place for lunch at 12:00pm. Also, from 3pm-4pm come to see poster presentations of undergraduate and graduate-level service-learning work. 

10:00 Am – 11:00 Am - Morning Session #1

Room 302–DC Mass Incarceration and GW-DC Partnerships     

Moderator: Aly Belknap, Service-Learning Scholar for UW1020, taught by Phyllis Ryder, Associate Professor of Writing

Respondents: Kyle Bacon, US Dream Academy; Michael Tapscott, Director of the GW Multicultural Student Services Center

Room 307– Domestic and International Service Learning in IIST

            Moderator: Dr. Olivia Blackmon, Assistant Program Director, IIST

Student Presentations:

• Developing Programs for Humanitarian Aid -- Abdi Abdirahman
• Development of a Python Course for High School Students -- Amanjot Bhandal and Patrick Aviles-Wynkoop
• Whitman-Walker Health: Improving Patient Care Through Technology -- Adil Raja, Galyna Ivanystka and Mohammad Mustafa
• Optimizing IT Usage at West African Research Center in Senegal and World Vision in Guatemala -- Daniel Alvarez-Castgnaro and Roberto Solorzano
• Girls in Technology: Supporting Initiatives to Promote Girls in the STEM Field -- Delina Desta
• Empowering Muslim Women Through Computer Literacy -- Elyaa Hammad
• Higher Achievement: Effective Tutoring Strategies for Marginalized Communities -- Martin Gonzalez and Taher Deriye
• Promoting Computer Literacy in the Senior Communities -- Servat Bukhari

(Session Lasts until 12pm)

Room 308– GPAC Info Session for Faculty: Local/Civic Engagement

Presenters: Dr. Elizabeth Chacko, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies and

Dr. Wendy Wagner, Senior Program Associate for Academic Service-Learning

Room 402– Operación Impacto and César Chávez Final Reflections

            Moderator: Dolores Perillán, Spanish Teaching Instructor

            (Session runs until 12:00pm, Session in Spanish)

11:00 Am– 12:00 Pm– Morning Session #2

Room 302– Senior Well-Being in DC

            Moderator: Dr. Wendy Wagner

Room 307–  Continued: Domestic and International Service-Learning

            Moderator: Dr. Olivia Blackmon

            See above for full list of presentations and presenters.

Room 308– Creating Signs for a Community Heritage Trail in Foggy Bottom

            Moderator: Dr. Christopher Klemek and students of HIST 2020W

Room 402– Continued: Operación Impacto and César Chávez Final Reflections

            Moderator: Dolores Perillán, Spanish Teaching Instructor

            (Session in Spanish)

12:00 Pm – 1:00 Pm– Celebration of Service

Lunch will begin in Room 309 with

announcements of service awards and grants

Please RSVP In Advance by replying yes to the Eventbrite Notice

1:00 Pm– 2:00 Pm– Afternoon Session #1

Room 302– Is Service Political? A Conversation on Service and Civic Engagement Across the Political Spectrum

Moderator: Mr. Michael Tapscott, Director of MSSC

Presenters: Dr. Michael Cornfield, Acting Director of the Political Management

Program and Panelists representing a variety of political student organizations

Room 307– Social Entrepreneurship at GWU: A Presentation of Past Work and Informational Session

            Presenters: 2016-17 Knapp Fellows

            Moderators: Jonathan Butler, Senior Program Associate for Social Innovation

Room 308– Leadership and Nonprofit Administration: Learning Through Service

            Presenters: Dr. Wendy Wagner and Dr. Gretchen Van der Veer, professors in Human Services and Social Justice

2:00 Pm– 3:00 Pm– Afternoon Session #2

Room 307– Community-Based Participatory Research at GWU

Presenters: Sara Policastro and Charleene Smith, winners of the 2017 Nashman Prize for Community-Based Participatory Research

Room 308– Service-Learning and Language Acquisition

            Presenter: Dolores Perillan, Spanish Teaching Instructor

3:00 Pm – 4:00 Pm-Poster Presentations

Room 310/311 – Poster Presentations and a Dessert Reception

If you have any questions, please contact Academic Service-Learning Graduate Assistant, Mariah Brothe at mbrothe@gwu.edu.