Workshops on Community-based Research

 

November 6-7, 2009 at Maryville College (Maryville, TN)
Hosted by the Center for Strong Communities

Community-based Research (CBR) and Service Learning:
“MOVING TOWARD A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MODEL”

Two workshops led by Randy Stoecker

Dr. Randy Stoecker is a Professor in the Department of Community and Environmental Sociology at the University of Wisconsin, with a joint appointment in the Center for Community and Economic Development.  After his years at University of Toledo developing an engaged model for community-based research, this position at Wisconsin takes him into expanded work in academy-community partnerships, community-based research and community leadership development. His publications include:

The Unheard Voices: Community Organizations and Service Learning by Randy Stoecker and Elizabeth A. Tryon, 2009

Research Methods for Community Change: A Project-Based Approach by Dr. Randy R. Stoecker , 2005

Community-Based Research and Higher Education: Principles and Practices (Jossey Bass), 2003

You may attend one or both sessions.  

Session One:   Friday afternoon, Nov. 6 at 3:30-5:30
Session one is an overview of the impact of CBR & SL for student learning, institutional change, and academy-community partneerships.  Over the last 20 years, we’ve learned that service and learning progams can change lives of students, but does it really change communities for the better?   This session will move us toward the question of how students, faculty and colleges can engage with partners for real community impact and outcomes for community change.  This workshop is good for faculty, SL/CBR or civic engagement staff, and community partners.

Session Two:  Saturday morning, Nov. 7
Breakfast at 9am.  Workshop at 9:30-12:30.
This is a hands-on workshop to shape a community development model for CBR and service-learning.  The workshop will include planning and implementation for academy-community partnerships that connect students, faculty and college resources with effective practices for community outcomes. We welcome faculty, staff and community partners who design courses and community-engaged projects. 
 

TO REGISTER, contact:  mary.brooks@maryvillecollege.edu or call 865-273-8894.  Space is limited.  Participants pay only $10 upon arrival to help with expenses.  Out-of-towners, please arrange for your own lodging and meals in the Maryville or Alcoa area.  For more information, speak to the Center for Strong Communities director, Billy Newton (same phone #).

 LOCATION:  Maryville College’s House in the Woods
502 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy. Maryville, TN  37804
cell phone contact on Nov. 6-7:  865-850-2414

Many thanks—once again—to the Bonner Foundation in Princeton, NJ for funding this program and for their continued support of the Center for Strong Communities at Maryville College.

2009-10 Coming Up

WELCOME
to the Center for Strong Communities at Maryville College
www.maryvillecollege.edu/about/csc
 

 What’s happening next?    

October 27:   LATINO NETWORKING EVENT
with the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of East TN 
Join us at Maryville College, Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 6:00 pm to support Hispanic businesses and organizations in our region.  Please call 865-273-8894 for more information.

 

November 3 & 5:   SCHOOL FOR NONPROFITS
President and CEO of Blount County’s United Way, Michelle Hankes, will lead two workshops on strategic planning for nonprofit organizations.  Session One on Nov. 3 is “Setting up a Plan of Work: Creating a Roadmap for your Agency.”   Session Two on Nov. 5 is  “Using a Plan of Work:  Keeping your Agency on Track.”

Both workshops will be held at 3:30- 5:30 at Maryville College,  Fayerweather Hall, Room 205.   Please register in advance.  Click here.

_______________________________________


Blog:  Looking for a stimulus package in ‘09-10?   

 With or without the big dollars, collaborative efforts can stimulate great leaps in service and community-building.   The Center for Strong Communities works to stimulate the kind of social capital, service-based learning, research and collaboration that will empower people in our region to build healthy, just and caring communities.

Fall of 2009 is a time for considering greater involvement in issues that matter most to our communities. Our mission is all about civic engagement and community-building, which we do by bringing together local leaders, grassroots workers, nonprofit organizations, students and faculty/staff of Maryville College to learn, serve and seek solutions.

Throughout the year, we will continue with community forums on public issues, such as health care reform, immigration and learning to live well with new neighbors, clean water and green infrastructure, quality growth and economic opportunity.

Nonprofit management workshops and leadership seminars are offered through the School for Nonprofits and the Nonprofit Community Collaboration.  Select from over 25 workshops throughout the year, including grant writing, strategic planning, communications, fundraising, conflict resolution, and starting a 501c3.  

On October 27, we join with the Hispanic Chamber of East TN for a special Latino networking event at Maryville College.  This is part of an onlging commitment to biuld bridges with new neighbors in our communities.  MLK Birthday activities in January 2010 will include a forum on civil rights issues for Latinos in the United States.

A new semester also means community-based research that matches students and faculty with social needs and regional issues that require careful study.  New research questions are currently being identified by community organizations.  Research partnerships inlcude Wilderwood service dogs, Habitat for Humanity, Iva’s Place, Soil Conservation District, New Hope Child Advocacy, and Haven House.  New studies include eco-friendly home landscaping practices, life stories of homeless women in East TN, and a multi-year project on local Hispanic oral histories.

Faculty workshops on community-based research and service learning are scheduled for Nov. 6-7 at Maryville College’s House in the Woods.

Please continue to check our pages for announcements and updates.

To view current and archived news articles,  click here .

Billy Newton
Director of the Center for Strong Communities
back to the CSC website  at Maryville College / 865.273.8894

 

___________________________________________________

Hispanic Networking Event and Reception

NEWS RELEASE

October 27:   The Hispanic networking event at Maryville College is hosted by the Center for Strong Communities on behalf of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of East Tennessee. 

When:  Tuesday, October 27 at 6:00 pm

Where:  Proffitt Dining Room at Maryville College (Maryville, TN)  

RSVP:  865-273-8894 or mary.brooks@maryvillecollege.edu

Questions?   email billy.newton@maryvillecollege.edu