Request for Proposals: 6th Global Service-Learning Summit

And check out our developing plenaries below. They build on previous summits and scholarship to continue to advance the ways we address important challenges in this work:

Plenary: On-Campus Organizing and The Great Breadth of Health-Connected Activities: Advancing Ethical Engagement before Students Depart

• Nancy E. Glass, PHD, MPH, RN, FAAN, Professor, Associate Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health, Independence Chair in Nursing Education
• Shailendra Prasad, MD, MPH, Executive Director, Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility, University of Minnesota
• Virginia Rowthorn, JD, LLM, Executive Director, Center for Global Education Initiatives, University of Maryland Baltimore
• Tricia Todd, MPH, Interim Director, Pre-Health Student Resource Center, University of Minnesota

This panel will advance next steps and insights following concerns raised through Professor Judith Lasker’s Hoping to Help: The Promises and Pitfalls of Global Health Volunteering, The University of Minnesota’s Ethics of Help Symposium, Dr. Jessica Evert’s keynote presentation at the October 2018 Association of American Colleges and Universities Global Learning Conference, and Globalsl’s research insights overview video regarding possible benefits and clear risks in global community engagement.

Plenary: Asset-based Local Engagement and Inclusive Community-Building (Detailed description forthcoming.)