November 4th, 2016
Morning Events
9:00 - 9:30 am | SMSU 296-298
Check-in and reception (coffee, tea, and snacks)
9:30 - 10:00 am | SMSU 296-298
Welcome and introductions
10:15 - 11:45 am - Breakout Sessions 1, 2, and 3
Breakout session 1 | OAI South End
10:15 - 10:55 am: Partnerships that Can Benefit Partners: A Conversation with Sara Rodriguez of Sara's Tamales
Presenters: Pedro Ferbel-Azcarate (PSU Black Studies Department and University Studies) and Sara Rodriguez (Sara’s Tamales)
A short powerpoint made by capstone students showcasing their partnership with People's Food Cooperative, followed by discussion of unique partnership within a partnership whereby local business worked with PSU students toward ultra tangible results for both students, community partner and business partner.
11:00 - 11:50 am: Who am I?: Critical Reflections on "Facilitator" through My Experience in Visiting Kumamoto, Japan
Presenter: Nariyo Kono (PSU, Capstone Program, University Studies, and Center for Public Service, Hatfield School of Government)
This session describes my journey this Fall to explore the role of CBL facilitator as I participated in multiple styles of activities during a visit to Japan. These activities included: a dialogue with a couple of CBL/SL facilitators, examining critical pedagogy authors through literature and a hands-on CBL/SL site visit to Kumamoto, Japan where the country’s most recent earthquake hit in Spring, 2016. Experiences of these activities accelerated critical reflections on my role as a facilitator and illuminated definition of what I am looking to be as a CBL facilitator.
Breakout session 2 | SMSU 238
Engaging College Students and Those Experiencing Incarceration: Inspiring Justice through Education
Presenters: Amy Spring (Community Research and Partnerships Director, Research & Strategic Partnerships, PSU), Danielle McGurrin (PSU Criminal Justice), Deb Smith Arthur (PSU University Studies), Vicki Reitenauer (PSU Women and Gender Studies), Katharine Elaine Draper-Beard (PSU Student, Liberal Studies major, Women and Gender Studies minor), Noah Schultz (Legal Assistant at Metropolitan Public Defenders).
By partnering with correctional facilities, institutions of higher education are well positioned to create shared learning communities that provide profound educational experiences for all involved. Portland State University offers several courses involving university/corrections partnerships; these courses meet inside carceral institutions. In this workshop participants will learn about these shared learning spaces, the ways that these intense learning environments impact student learning and experience some of the activities used in these courses to democratize the classroom. Instructors will address strategies used to negotiate these partnerships and share the values and course development practices used. These courses facilitate equity and justice in institutions that are not known for these practices. Participants can expect to participate in activities used by the instructors that contribute to the interactive, democratic classroom environment present in these courses.
Breakout session 3 | SMSU 296-298
Critical Community Building on the Spot
Presenters: Corin Bauman (Assistant Director for Community Engagement at the Holden Center, University of Oregon) & Eric Boggs (Assistant Director of Experiential Learning at the Holden Center, University of Oregon)
This session will aim to up-end the seemingly superfluous impression of icebreakers and warm-ups that are often used to develop teams and build community. By using critical consciousness as a lens and equity as a foundation we will introduce activities aimed at building empathy and social accountability in the crucial initial moments of community-based learning experiences. To achieve congruence, critical community engagement and social justice education ought to provide supportive spaces for participants to come together and form authentic community on the spot. In this playful session, we will share activities and exchange insights about how to effectively facilitate community-building activities that challenge the status quo of icebreaker and team-builders.
Check-in and reception (coffee, tea, and snacks)
9:30 - 10:00 am | SMSU 296-298
Welcome and introductions
10:15 - 11:45 am - Breakout Sessions 1, 2, and 3
Breakout session 1 | OAI South End
10:15 - 10:55 am: Partnerships that Can Benefit Partners: A Conversation with Sara Rodriguez of Sara's Tamales
Presenters: Pedro Ferbel-Azcarate (PSU Black Studies Department and University Studies) and Sara Rodriguez (Sara’s Tamales)
A short powerpoint made by capstone students showcasing their partnership with People's Food Cooperative, followed by discussion of unique partnership within a partnership whereby local business worked with PSU students toward ultra tangible results for both students, community partner and business partner.
11:00 - 11:50 am: Who am I?: Critical Reflections on "Facilitator" through My Experience in Visiting Kumamoto, Japan
Presenter: Nariyo Kono (PSU, Capstone Program, University Studies, and Center for Public Service, Hatfield School of Government)
This session describes my journey this Fall to explore the role of CBL facilitator as I participated in multiple styles of activities during a visit to Japan. These activities included: a dialogue with a couple of CBL/SL facilitators, examining critical pedagogy authors through literature and a hands-on CBL/SL site visit to Kumamoto, Japan where the country’s most recent earthquake hit in Spring, 2016. Experiences of these activities accelerated critical reflections on my role as a facilitator and illuminated definition of what I am looking to be as a CBL facilitator.
Breakout session 2 | SMSU 238
Engaging College Students and Those Experiencing Incarceration: Inspiring Justice through Education
Presenters: Amy Spring (Community Research and Partnerships Director, Research & Strategic Partnerships, PSU), Danielle McGurrin (PSU Criminal Justice), Deb Smith Arthur (PSU University Studies), Vicki Reitenauer (PSU Women and Gender Studies), Katharine Elaine Draper-Beard (PSU Student, Liberal Studies major, Women and Gender Studies minor), Noah Schultz (Legal Assistant at Metropolitan Public Defenders).
By partnering with correctional facilities, institutions of higher education are well positioned to create shared learning communities that provide profound educational experiences for all involved. Portland State University offers several courses involving university/corrections partnerships; these courses meet inside carceral institutions. In this workshop participants will learn about these shared learning spaces, the ways that these intense learning environments impact student learning and experience some of the activities used in these courses to democratize the classroom. Instructors will address strategies used to negotiate these partnerships and share the values and course development practices used. These courses facilitate equity and justice in institutions that are not known for these practices. Participants can expect to participate in activities used by the instructors that contribute to the interactive, democratic classroom environment present in these courses.
Breakout session 3 | SMSU 296-298
Critical Community Building on the Spot
Presenters: Corin Bauman (Assistant Director for Community Engagement at the Holden Center, University of Oregon) & Eric Boggs (Assistant Director of Experiential Learning at the Holden Center, University of Oregon)
This session will aim to up-end the seemingly superfluous impression of icebreakers and warm-ups that are often used to develop teams and build community. By using critical consciousness as a lens and equity as a foundation we will introduce activities aimed at building empathy and social accountability in the crucial initial moments of community-based learning experiences. To achieve congruence, critical community engagement and social justice education ought to provide supportive spaces for participants to come together and form authentic community on the spot. In this playful session, we will share activities and exchange insights about how to effectively facilitate community-building activities that challenge the status quo of icebreaker and team-builders.
Lunch* + Networking
12:00 - 1:00 pm | SMSU 296-298
*Catered by Enat Kitchen (vegan and gluten-free)
Afternoon Events
1:15 - 2:45 pm - Breakout Sessions 4, 5, and 6
Breakout session 4 | OAI South End
Public Social University: Random Assembly
Presenters: Rozzell Medina and Jared Rhea (Public Social University)
Public Social University invites you to participate in Random Assembly, a group process of co-creating frameworks for unique CBL opportunities rooted in liberatory social praxis. These frameworks emerge from participants’ interconnecting curiosity, intuition, creativity, and knowledge. In Random Assembly, participants discuss subjects they would like to explore using diverse methods, including CBL, as members of a learning community. No matter how unrelated these subjects might initially seem, there are connections that are sometimes unexpected and often revelatory. We delve into these connections together and identify individuals, organizations, and communities that might help us to deepen and diversify our learning. During Random Assembly, physical activities and games may arise to nurture interdependence and invigorate our minds and bodies. As the process unfolds, a visual map materializes, serving as an emergent community-based curriculum co-created by learners.
Public Social University (PubSoU) co-founder and director, Rozzell Medina, will facilitate Random Assembly. PubSoU board member, Jared Rhea, will provide an opportunity for reflection and feedback, connecting Random Assembly to symposium themes, and seeking insights about the process.
Breakout session 5 | SMSU 238
Aligning Critical Pedagogy with Engaged Scholarship: Faculty Strategies for Teaching, Learning, and Research
Presenters: Christine Cress (PSU Educational Leadership & Civic Engagement) and Heather Burns (PSU Leadership for Sustainability Program)
Critical civic engagement within any academic discipline is characterized by culturally contextualized community collaborations that facilitate inclusive co-educational pedagogies for teaching, learning, and systemic change. But how do we know if such efforts are effective? And, how can we share evidence of best-practices for critical engagement in order to advance individual learning, educational improvement, and community enhancement? This session will examine multiple conceptual models and strategies for documenting outcomes of critical engagement and actively engage participants in next steps for aligning their teaching with engaged scholarship.
Breakout session 6 | SMSU 296-298
Student Intersectionality and Community-Based Learning
Presenter: Kristin Teigen (PSU University Studies)
Community Based Learning can be a portal through which students not only enrich their learning experience, but also contend, in new ways, their own intersectional identities. Doing so in different circumstances, through a new lens, might present both unique opportunities and unique challenges, leading to greater cultural exchange, but also for some, a lack of cultural synchronization. What does these mean for us as educators? How best can we support and engage with our students, and their work in our communities?
3:00 - 3:50 pm - Breakout Sessions 7, 8, and 9
Breakout session 7 | OAI South End
International Community-Based Learning for Conservation
Presenter: Jocelyn Mueller (PSU Environmental Sciences & Management)
Community-Based Learning is one of the strongest tools conservation workers have to bring community voice into the conservation dialogue. However, cultural, linguistic, economic and educational barriers often limit community engagement in international research and classes. This paper presents both a case study of a community-based learning and research project and general strategies to building successful community based learning projects in international settings.
Breakout session 8 | SMSU 238
Sustainable Connections: Workshopping Models for Participatory Community Action
Presenters: Heather Mattioli (Assistant Director of Compliance and Assessment, PSU Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships), Kim Sutherland (PSU Art and Social Practice, & Director, Creek College), and Lauren Moran (PSU Art and Social Practice, & Workshop facilitator for Creek College)
This workshop will introduce participants to the concepts involved in social practice education and action through community collaboration. The presentation will include a brief introduction to Creek College, an experimental school that offers free art classes in exchange for watershed restoration, and strategies for formulating projects with and for communities. Participants will get the chance to brainstorm and work on developing similar projects in their communities.
Breakout session 9 | SMSU 296-8
Is Social Justice Even Possible? A Dialogue around Facilitating Social Justice through Service-Learning and Community Engagement
Presenters: Harold McNaron (Director of Student Leadership and Service at Lewis & Clark College) and Liz Starke (Lewis & Clark Student, Student Affairs Administration)
What does social justice mean to our work? How is it actualized in what we do? Where are we as a field and what are the next steps?
Keynote + Q&A | SMSU 296-298
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Breakout session 4 | OAI South End
Public Social University: Random Assembly
Presenters: Rozzell Medina and Jared Rhea (Public Social University)
Public Social University invites you to participate in Random Assembly, a group process of co-creating frameworks for unique CBL opportunities rooted in liberatory social praxis. These frameworks emerge from participants’ interconnecting curiosity, intuition, creativity, and knowledge. In Random Assembly, participants discuss subjects they would like to explore using diverse methods, including CBL, as members of a learning community. No matter how unrelated these subjects might initially seem, there are connections that are sometimes unexpected and often revelatory. We delve into these connections together and identify individuals, organizations, and communities that might help us to deepen and diversify our learning. During Random Assembly, physical activities and games may arise to nurture interdependence and invigorate our minds and bodies. As the process unfolds, a visual map materializes, serving as an emergent community-based curriculum co-created by learners.
Public Social University (PubSoU) co-founder and director, Rozzell Medina, will facilitate Random Assembly. PubSoU board member, Jared Rhea, will provide an opportunity for reflection and feedback, connecting Random Assembly to symposium themes, and seeking insights about the process.
Breakout session 5 | SMSU 238
Aligning Critical Pedagogy with Engaged Scholarship: Faculty Strategies for Teaching, Learning, and Research
Presenters: Christine Cress (PSU Educational Leadership & Civic Engagement) and Heather Burns (PSU Leadership for Sustainability Program)
Critical civic engagement within any academic discipline is characterized by culturally contextualized community collaborations that facilitate inclusive co-educational pedagogies for teaching, learning, and systemic change. But how do we know if such efforts are effective? And, how can we share evidence of best-practices for critical engagement in order to advance individual learning, educational improvement, and community enhancement? This session will examine multiple conceptual models and strategies for documenting outcomes of critical engagement and actively engage participants in next steps for aligning their teaching with engaged scholarship.
Breakout session 6 | SMSU 296-298
Student Intersectionality and Community-Based Learning
Presenter: Kristin Teigen (PSU University Studies)
Community Based Learning can be a portal through which students not only enrich their learning experience, but also contend, in new ways, their own intersectional identities. Doing so in different circumstances, through a new lens, might present both unique opportunities and unique challenges, leading to greater cultural exchange, but also for some, a lack of cultural synchronization. What does these mean for us as educators? How best can we support and engage with our students, and their work in our communities?
3:00 - 3:50 pm - Breakout Sessions 7, 8, and 9
Breakout session 7 | OAI South End
International Community-Based Learning for Conservation
Presenter: Jocelyn Mueller (PSU Environmental Sciences & Management)
Community-Based Learning is one of the strongest tools conservation workers have to bring community voice into the conservation dialogue. However, cultural, linguistic, economic and educational barriers often limit community engagement in international research and classes. This paper presents both a case study of a community-based learning and research project and general strategies to building successful community based learning projects in international settings.
Breakout session 8 | SMSU 238
Sustainable Connections: Workshopping Models for Participatory Community Action
Presenters: Heather Mattioli (Assistant Director of Compliance and Assessment, PSU Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships), Kim Sutherland (PSU Art and Social Practice, & Director, Creek College), and Lauren Moran (PSU Art and Social Practice, & Workshop facilitator for Creek College)
This workshop will introduce participants to the concepts involved in social practice education and action through community collaboration. The presentation will include a brief introduction to Creek College, an experimental school that offers free art classes in exchange for watershed restoration, and strategies for formulating projects with and for communities. Participants will get the chance to brainstorm and work on developing similar projects in their communities.
Breakout session 9 | SMSU 296-8
Is Social Justice Even Possible? A Dialogue around Facilitating Social Justice through Service-Learning and Community Engagement
Presenters: Harold McNaron (Director of Student Leadership and Service at Lewis & Clark College) and Liz Starke (Lewis & Clark Student, Student Affairs Administration)
What does social justice mean to our work? How is it actualized in what we do? Where are we as a field and what are the next steps?
Keynote + Q&A | SMSU 296-298
4:00 - 5:00 pm