Tania Mitchell, Assistant Professor in the Department of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning presented two sessions at the International Association for Research on Service Learning and Community Engagement in Omaha, NE on November 7 and 8.
The first session was titled, “Building Civic Identity: Understanding the Impact of Multi-Term Civic Engagement Programs”, and was presented with Richard M. Battistoni of Providence College. The second session was titled, “Democratic and Community Engagement: A General Discussion of the Neoliberal Problem” and was presented with Sarah Brackmann of Southwestern University, Corey Dolgon of Stonehill College, and Eric Hartman of Providence College.
The theme for this year’s conference focused on research informing practice in service learning and community engagement, and featured presentations on the topics of community outcomes and impact, program evaluation and assessment and synthesizing and advancing research.