Tag archives for Civic Engagement
The Return on Investment (ROI) of Diversity and Inclusion
The ROI of Diversity and Inclusion When presenting workshops on diversity and inclusion, I often ask students and faculty to reflect on the question “What’s in it for me?” This…
Finding the Classroom: Conceptualizing Reality in Higher Education
“Publics are asked to accommodate to an objectified ‘reality,’ marked off and demarcated in cost-benefit terms. It is reified, and ‘given’; we are all being required to sublimate our private…
Service-Learning and First-Year Writing: A HIP Adventure
Last academic year, I had the opportunity to participate in a Faculty Academy on High-Impact Practices facilitated by the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Leadership (CTLL). One high-impact practice identified…
Advancing Civic and Intellectual Life through Boyer’s Model of Scholarship
"Colleges and universities are one of the greatest hopes for intellectual and civic progress.…I am convinced that for this hope to be fulfilled, the academy must become a more vigorous…
Gender: An Unrecognized Part of Life
For many people, the words “Gender Studies” conjures images of women burning their bras and/or oppressing others under the guise of liberation. If not outright terror and images of pitchforks,…
Students With Disabilities Speak About College: In Their Own Words
In the summer of 2014, six students agreed to talk about what it means to be a UNG student with a disability. While most of us know something of obstacles…
Section 508 and the Accessibility Matters to UNG Workshop
Section 508 and the Accessibility Matters to UNG Workshop by Erin Williams The higher education landscape has changed dramatically with the evolution of the digital world. As we encounter flipped…
Belongings Once Were
Belongings Once Were: An exhibit at the Roy C. Moore Art Gallery, Gainesville Campus, September 22 - October 16, with a Reception on Thursday, October 16, at 2:00 By Deborah…
The Engaged University and Service-Learning
At the start of this academic year, President Jacobs announced that this was the “The Year of Engagement” at UNG. This vision was supported by the keynote speaker Karen Holbrook,…
USG Teaching and Learning Conference: Best Practices for Promoting Engaged Student Learning
CALL FOR PROPOSALS USG TEACHING AND LEARNING CONFERENCE: BEST PRACTICES FOR PROMOTING ENGAGED STUDENT LEARNING April 17-18, 2014 UGA Hotel and Conference Center Athens, GA Conference Website: You are invited…