The Campus Compact conference in Indianapolis is winding down today. It’s been so encouraging to hear about all the projects to involve students in civic and community engagement. The session my colleagues Jennifer Nutefall, Amanda Peters, Megan Stark and I presented — Inspired by Real Events: Libraries transforming students into engaged citizens was well attended. Continue reading Campus Compact: Report from the Field
While the events of the past year have inspired some folks to write about current events, I needed to spend time experimenting with and reflecting on how best to change what I was doing. According to Ghandi, “If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change.” With this in mind, I looked for opportunities to contribute in new ways Continue reading Community Engagement Three Ways
Are community engagement and service learning strategic priorities at your college or university? Are you wondering how your library can be more involved in community engagement and service learning? Do you want to know how you can take your service learning program to the next level? Continue reading Academic Libraries, Community Engagement, and Service Learning