2021 CELS Summit Schedule
SUMMIT SCHEDULE
9:30am-10:20am: Welcome and Keynote Address
Welcome: Susan Klusmeier (Vice Provost for Academic Success) and Barbara Bichelmeyer (Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor)
Keynote Speaker: Kathleen Fitzpatrick (Director of Digital Humanities and Professor of English at Michigan State University, author of Generous Thinking: A Radical Approach to Saving the University)
Concurrent Sessions
10:30-11:30am:
“Do Good” Projects- Creating Change through Community and Academic Collaborations (Service Learning)
Moderator: Emily Rountree, Associate Director, KU Center for Service Learning
Presenters: Susan Harvey (Health, Sport, and Exercise Sciences), Ryan Bowersox (Just Food), Jamie Placht (Former Master’s Student, Health Education & Psychology of Physical Activity), Cameron Piercy (Communication Studies)
The Anatomy of Multisector Community-Campus Collaboratives for Change and Improvement to Address Disparities (Community-Engaged Scholarship)
Moderator: Kim Huyett, Senior Director of Community Relations & Strategic Partnerships, KU Medical Center
Presenters: Vicki Collie-Akers (KU Medical Center), Marquis Everett (Center for Community Health and Development), Shannon Criss (Architecture & Design), Nils Gore (Architecture & Design), Allen Greiner (KU Medical Center), Broderick Crawford (NBC Community Development Corporation)
11:30am-12:30pm:
Telling the Story of Community Engagement- How, When, Why? (Community-Engaged Scholarship)
Moderator: Mindie Paget, Director of External Affairs, KU Office of Research
Presenters: Carolyn Caine (Institute for Policy and Social Research), Jennifer Humphrey (Life Span Institute), Courtney Foat (KU Libraries), Michelle Keller (KU Endowment)
Promoting Civic Engagement and Advocacy through Campus Partnerships (Civic Engagement)
Moderator: Kate Kemper, Assistant Director, KU Center for Service Learning
Presenters: Shannon Portillo (Public Affairs and Administration, Edwards Campus), George Midgett (KU Athletics), Jamie Shew (Douglas County Clerk), Logan Stenseng (KU Student Senate)
12:30-1pm: Generous Thinking- Lunch Break Zoom Chat and Chew
Drop in to chat with other attendees to connect and also share your thoughts generated from the Summit, including how to advance generous thinking as a community-engaged university!
1:15-2:15pm: Post-Summit Drop-In- Integrating Community and Civic Engagement through Teaching and Research in the Present Context
Visit with CSL staff and receive support in your teaching and research planning for the semester!