Impact of Community Engagement: Moving from Outputs to Outcomes

Posted by on February 20, 2011

The Fourth Annual Service-Learning Symposium/Showcase Event
“The Impact of Community Engagement: Moving from Outputs to Outcomes”

Featuring Keynote Speakers:

Liberty Smith, Ph.D., Associate Director, National Service-Learning Clearinghouse &National Service Resources and Training, and

Elizabeth Rosemeyer, J.D., Executive Director, The Pittsburgh Project.

Saturday, March 26, 2011
9:00 am – 3:45 pm
Community College of Allegheny County – South Campus

To register please visit:  http://www.duq.edu/springnetwork

This year’s theme, “The Impact of Community Engagement: Moving from Outputs to Outcomes” gives attendees a look at different ways in which organizations and educational institutions are trying to measure the impact of community engagement. Our key note addresses will feature perspectives from both a higher education administrator and a community partner who have experienced the impact of service-learning first-hand. Conference participants will include faculty, administrators, students, and community service providers who wish to discuss service-learning and the ways it can positively impact our region.

Symposium Schedule:
8:00 am –   9:00 am    Registration (Continental breakfast) & Community Partners’ Tables Set-up

9:00 am – 10:00 am    Welcome Remarks & Key Note Speakers

10:15 am – 11:45 am    Concurrent Sessions:
– Research & Scholarship in Service-Learning – Tracy Soska (Univ. of Pittsburgh)
– Service-Learning 101- Jessica Friedrichs (Carlow University)
– Best Practices for Integrating Technology and Service–Learning – Lori Paluti (CCAC – South Campus)
– Service Tailoring: Using Design to Create Effective and Sustainable Community Service–Learning Projects – Tendai Matambanadzo (Hazelwood YMCA)

12:00 pm – 1:10 pm     Lunch & Networking / Poster Showcase Session / Community Partner’s Tables

1:10 pm – 1:30 pm      Rebecca Kottler–Wein, Chief Service Officer, City of Pittsburgh

1:45 pm – 2:30 pm      Concurrent Sessions:
– Service–Learning Partnership between a Graduate Nursing Program and Local Hospitals – Kimberly Stephens (Waynesburg Univ.)
– Service–Learning in the Retail Pharmacy Setting – Jamie McConaha (Duquesne University)
– Outcomes-based Marketing Consulting Service-Learning to Create a Stratetic Plan for the North YMCA –  Lloyd Corder (Univ. of Pitt)
– Graduate Students Reflect on the Benefits of Service–Learning – Ann Jabro (Robert Morris University)

2:45 pm – 3.30 pm     Concurrent Sessions:
– Blending Student Teaching with Service-Learning: Promoting Positive Outcomes – Linda Zane (Slippery Rock Univ)
– Development of Therapeutic Communication Skills for Occupational Therapy Students – Maggie Maloney (Cleveland State Univ)
– Getting Familiar with the Resources of the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse – Liberty Smith (National Service-Learning Clearinghouse)
– Practitioner Panel: The Carnegie Community Engagement Classification & President’s Honor Role for Service – Lina Dostilio (Duquesne Univ)

Join us as a community partner, student, or faculty! At this year’s symposium we have created a space in which students may display posters informing of their current or previous experiences with Service – Learning, and community partners will have tables with information, so that connections can be made between university faculty and staff and agency directors and staff.

If you have questions regarding the event, please contact Maribel Guati Rojo at:  springservicelearning@gmail.com, or at 412-396-2223.