Ohio State representatives had the opportunity to present at the 2024 Engagement Scholarship Consortium conference this past week.
The Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC) is a nonprofit organization comprising public and private universities. Their goal is to build strong university-community partnerships around scholarship and community. ESC hosts annual conferences at different universities across the country, with their 2024 conference held at Oregon State University.
ESC's 2024 conference, "Pathways to Prosperity: Building Sustainable Futures through Community Engagement", was October 9-10. Ohio State University speakers presented on a variety of themes with collaboration from colleagues and other universities. Their involvement encourages engagement and interdisciplinarity across Ohio State's campus through these individuals interactions with other universities. Listed below are the speakers from the Ohio State University along with their presentations:
Lindy Weaver & Nicole Nieto
Developing Role-based and Topical Communities of Practice for Engaged Scholars
Susan Melsop
Radical Pedagogy, Theory & Praxis of Community-engaged Learning to Cultivate Student Activists
Can Integrating Mindfulness Practices and Self-care Sustain Student Engagement in Critical Causes? (Poster)
Courtney Price & Michael Smoley
The STEM Impact Collaborative: Supporting Practitioners and Building Community
Michael Smoley, Marijn Vanderheijden, Charlene Brenner, Monica Stigler
Third Spaces Unite: Leveraging Off-Campus Centers for Enhanced Community Outcomes
Virginia Cope, Tiyi Morris, Molly Rudduck, Shavonna Simpson, Abyssinia Taddege, Cherice Harrison-Nelson
Capturing a Black Parading Tradition in Film