Students from Professor Kisha Daniel's service-learning course "Critical Pedagogy of Hip Hop (EDUC 290S)" and community partners from the Boys and Girls Club of Durham and Orange County pose for a group photo in front of the “Greensboro Four” at the International Civil Rights Center and Museum in Greensboro. Also pictured is the co-founder of the museum, Melvin Alston. A native of Durham, he attended NCCU and is currently serving as a Guilford County Commissioner. After the tour, students and community partners… read more about Students from the "Critical Pedagogy of Hip Hop (EDUC 290S)" visit the International Civil Rights Center and Museum in Greensboro »
David Malone, Dean Valerie Ashby, Michael Ivory (T '18), Jayne Ifekwunigwe, Leo Ching, Ada Gregory, and Adam Hollowell explored the challenges, questions and potential solutions for strengthening our capacity to listen with approximately 50 Duke undergraduates. Read the article/photo essay. read more about Listen First: Duke Service-Learning facilitates a conversation about authentic listening, leadership and learning »
Service-Learning connects academic curriculum to communities to foster enriched learning and engagement in ethical collaborations. Here are a few community-engaged projects that students produced in the Fall 2018 semester: Students from Charlie Thompson's service-learning course Farmworkers in North Carolina: Roots of Poverty, Roots of Change (DOCST 332S) worked with Durham artist Cornelio Campus to create a mural honoring farmworkers past, present, and future. Read Ilona Stanback's article about… read more about Fall 2018 End-of-Semester Highlights »
The Betsy Alden Outstanding Service-Learning Awards recognize one graduating senior, one faculty member, and one community partner for their commitment to the ideals of service‐learning. Each Alden award recipient receives $250 to further develop his/her community-building and leadership skills. Graduating seniors, faculty members, and community partners who have participated in at least one service-learning course are eligible. To learn more about the eligibility and nomination process… read more about Call for Nominations: Betsy Alden Outstanding Service-Learning Awards »
Explore a photo essay created by SLA (service-learning assistant) Talise Redmond to learn how "Performing Sexual Health (DANCE 215S)", taught by Professor Keval Khalsa, uses theater, humor, personal narratives, and non-judgmental, sex-positive approaches open dialogues about sexual health by and for diverse communities. read more about Students learn positive, creative approaches to open dialogue by and for diverse communities in DANCE 215S »
PHOTO: Duke student Rafaela Rivero showcases her final project for "Medical Ethics, Aging and End-of-Life Care in the US (EDUC112)" . The poster features quotes from seven interviewees from Brazil, the US, and South Korea in response to the question, “What do you think of death?” Rafaela explained how going through this creative process made her realize that in talking about our end, we actually talk about how we live and what we hope to leave behind. read more about Rafaela Rivero: How We Live and What We Hope to Leave Behind »
Duke Hello is a service-learning project for the course "Global Displacement: Voix Francophones" (FRENCH 325S) and aims to bridge the language gap for refugee families living in Durham. Students produced a series of videos to acclimate newly resettled refugees to situations they may find linguistically or culturally challenging, such as filling a prescription or talking to a child’s teacher. DGHI recently featured an article on Duke Hello--a multimedia resource site for new Durham residents… read more about Students in "Global Displacement: Voix Francophones" create video resources for refugees. »
Charlie Thompson's service-learning course "Farmworkers in North Carolina: Roots of Poverty, Roots of Change (DOCST 332S)" was recently featured on Duke Arts! The article, written by Ilona Stanback, explores how students worked with local artist Cornelio Campus to create a mural honoring farmworkers past, present, and future. Charlie Thompson, who taught the course this (Fall 2018) semester, and was interviewed for the article says: "We know Duke did not just magically appear. Agriculture, and most prominently tobacco,… read more about "Farmworkers in North Carolina: Roots of Poverty, Roots of Change (DOCST 332S)" featured on Duke Arts! »
Applications Due December 1, 2018 The Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University sponsors a Certificate Program in Community-Based Environmental Management for its Master’s of Environmental Management students. As part of the certification process, our graduate students partner every spring with community-based organizations in North Carolina to complete a project that will support the organization’s mission and programs. We hope that you and your… read more about Call for Proposals: Collaborative Duke Graduate Student Community Partner Projects »
Gratitude. Permission. Humility. Respect. Farmworkers in North Carolina: Roots of Poverty, Roots of Change (DOCST 332S), a service-learning course taught this semester by Professor Charlie Thompson, consciously maintains these four themes surrounding our relationship to farmworkers’ past, present, and future as Duke students. By taking field trips to the Duke Farm, Duke Homestead, the Stagville Plantation, and more, this small group of cultural anthropologists and documentarians-in-training gain perspective on the… read more about Students Learn about gratitude, permission, humility and respect in Farmworkers in NC (DOCST 332S) »
Would learning feel different if we had less shame about not knowing, and cultivated more courage and curiosity and willingness to say 'I don’t know much about that—tell me more' ? And we listened, really listened, to another person? Feeling truly seen and heard can be a rare thing, yet to listen in a way that makes others authentically feel heard is a real gift (and a practical skill) that we can bring to our real-life experiences every single day. It may not always feel easy or comfortable, but… read more about 2018-2019: My Year of Listening »
Please join us in welcoming Kimmie Garner to her new role as Assistant Director of Duke Service-Learning! Kimmie comes to us with deep experience in social work and women’s health. She honed a foundation in reciprocal partnerships among faculty, students, and communities as a student participant and organizer in UNC’s APPLES Service-Learning Program; an experience she describes as transformative, and one that has influenced her professional and civic involvement as a social work practitioner ever since. Since graduating… read more about Meet Our New Assistant Director: Kimmie Garner! »
New from Georgetown University Press! Community-based Language Learning: A Framework for Educators by Joan Clifford and Deborah S. Reisinger “Clifford and Reisinger’s book is a must-have resource for 21st-century educators. It provides important insights from current academic research as well as discussion prompts and checklists for the successful implementation of community-based activities in your classroom.”—Carmen King de Ramírez, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Spanish, University of Arizona Community-based… read more about Clifford and Reisinger publish "Community-based Language Learning: A Framework for Educators" »
Dear Colleagues, Each year, one outstanding student from each NC Campus Compact member campus is selected as a Community Impact Award winner. The award honors students for civic engagement including volunteer service, service-learning, policy work, community organizing, advocacy, internships, or campus leadership. The Duke Office of Civic Engagement is currently accepting nominations of Duke students who have displayed leadership in their work in the community. … read more about Nominate a Student for the Campus Compact Community Impact Award! »
We thought we'd share an email update that we received over the summer from Michaela Stith, reporting on her Hart Fellowship with the Indigenous Peoples’ Secretariat (IPS) of the Arctic Council: Hello everyone, You are now reading the first monthly update from my Hart Fellowship. As of today, I have lived in Norway for one month! It has been a strange month for Norway (and not just because I arrived). Northern Norway experienced a record-breaking heatwave during the last week of July. Temperatures in Tromsø… read more about Update from Michaela Stith: Hart Fellowship in Norway »
The Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education and Indiana Campus Compact are partnering for a special edition dedicated to Critical Service-Learning. This issue will be guest edited by Dr. Tania D. Mitchell. Critical service-learning is an approach to community engagement that prioritizes attention to social change by interrogating systems and structures of inequality, questioning the distribution of power, and seeking to develop authentic relationships among students,… read more about Call for Submissions! JCEHE Special Edition on Critical Service-Learning »
We are currently hiring service-learning assistants! Do you enjoy cultivating relationships with professors, students and community partners? Would you like a work-study placement that is meaningful, will help you learn more about the local community, and help beef up your resumé with leadership, civic engagement and social advocacy experiences? As a Service-Learning Assistant with Duke Service-Learning, you have the opportunity to: Identify and develop appropriate community partnerships (service placements) Oversee… read more about Duke Students: Work with Us! »
Duke students, alumni from the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, faculty and administrators gathered to discuss the Latinx experience at Duke and how it’s changed over time at a round table event entitled Diversity and Inclusion at Duke – The Evolution of the Latinx/Hispanic Experience (Today & In the Past). Opening remarks were made by David Malone, Director of Duke Service-Learning and Professor in the Program of Education (Trinity '84), past DUHLAA Chair Nelson Camilo Bellido (Trinity ’89), DUHLAA… read more about Duke Students, Alumni, Faculty and Administrators Discuss the Evolution of the Latinx/Hispanic Experience at Duke »
In Spring 2018, (CLAC) Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum hosted an interactive poster session showcasing undergraduate research in multiple languages (Arabic, French, Mandarin and Spanish). The event, sponsored by Duke Service-Learning, the Health Humanities Lab, and CLAC, is part of a new initiative from Duke Global Health Institute that helps Global Health students build cultural literacy through language labs. The language laboratories are organized by the (CLAC) Initiative and partner with the Community-… read more about Interactive Poster Session Showcases Undergraduate Research in Multiple Languages »
Students pose with community partners after sharing their research proposals. From Left to Right: Professor Jessica Sperling, Kayla Carlisle (sophomore), Jeremy Yi (freshman), Helen Yu (senior), Zoe King (freshman), Sahil Sandhu (sophomore) and community partners Dr. Tom LeBlanc, Kris Herring, PhD from DIHI. With support from Duke Service-Learning, the Social Science Research Institute piloted it's first course "Evaluating Health Innovation" in partnership with the Duke Institute for Health Innovation (DIHI). The… read more about New Community-Based Course "Evaluating Health Innovation" Gets Thumbs Up From Students! »
Professor Christy Lohr Sapp and students hold up the books and supplies gifted to their community partners at Dar-al-Kalima University in Bethlehem. The books were provided via a Duke Service-Learning grant. Professor Christy Lohr Sapp sent us an update on the service-learning grant received for her service-learning course entitled "Culture Wars: Identity and Culture in Israel and Palestine" (JEWISHST290S). This course examines the rich and intertwined religious histories,… read more about Students from "Culture Wars: Identity and Culture in Israel and Palestine" Return From Study Tour! »
Pictured: Nicholas Court, a Duke junior majoring in Economics and Chinese called the cross-cultural dialogue an "incredible opportunity". "You can take a class in English about business in China, but to really understand what's going on, you need to be able to speak Chinese and actually interact with people from that part of the world who are engaging in that specific sector of business.” Business and Interculturality in Chinese Society (Chinese 321S) is a CBLI (Community-Based Language … read more about Students from Chinese 321S Engage in Cross-Cultural Dialogues with Lenovo Reps »
Service-Learning instructor Katie Hyde received the distinction for her service-learning course "Children's Self Expression: Literacy Through Photography (DOCST 224S)" for being among the top 5% of classes at Duke. Dean Arlie Petters noted that her class was rated in the top 5% for "Overall Quality of Course and/or Overall Quality of Instructor" for all undergraduate instructors teaching in the Humanities for Spring 2018. Congratulations Jehanne! Learn more about the course here. read more about Katie Hyde Rated in the Top 5% for All Undergraduate Instructors in Spring 2018 »
Service-Learning faculty member Jehanne Gheith received the distinction for her service-learning course "Medical Ethics, Aging, and End-of-Life Care in the U.S. (EDUC 277S)" for being among the top 5% of classes at Duke. Dean Arlie Petters noted that her class was rated in the top 5% for "Overall Quality of Course and/or Overall Quality of Instructor" for all undergraduate instructors teaching in Trinity College for Spring 2018. Congratulations Jehanne! Learn more about the course here. read more about Jehanne Gheith Rated in the Top 5% for all Undergraduate Instructors for Spring 2018 »
Our Adobe Spark multimedia story highlights just a few of the over 65 service-learning and community-engaged courses that Duke Service-Learning has supported this 2017-18 academic year. Click on the link to learn how faculty, students and communities worked together in 2017-18 to promote social equity and social change! read more about 2017-18: Highlighting Community-Engagement »
Liz Shapiro-Garza (pictured on left), co-instructor for the service-learning course Practicum in Community-Based Environmental Management (ENVIRON 795) and Calvin's nominator writes: "Calvin has a way of working with students that is both incredibly compassionate and also challenging of some of their very basic assumptions. He will ask questions in ways that illicit honest, profound and reflexive responses about everything from the structural issues that lead to the marginalization of some communities over others, to… read more about Calvin Allen: 2018 Faculty Winner of the Betsy Alden Outstanding Service-Learning Award »
Rhajaa Wright (pictured on the left next to Professor Katie Hyde) reflects on why she nominated Professor Hyde for the 2018 Faculty Recipient of the Betsy Alden Outstanding Service-Learning Award: "Dr. Hyde is hands-down one of the most special professors that I have had the privilege to meet during my time at Duke. During my first-year at Duke I stumbled into her Literacy through Photography (LTP) class. The service-learning class was a nice break in my schedule from the traditional classes at Duke. To my… read more about Katie Hyde: 2018 Faculty Recipient of the Betsy Alden Outstanding Service-Learning Award »
Dr. Deborah Gold, who nominated community partner Carolyn Colsher for the 2018 Betsy Alden Outstanding Service award, writes about why she's the perfect candidate: "Identifying community partners for the initial Death and Dying class (Sociology 264) in 2001 represented the biggest service-learning challenge I have ever faced. Even conceptualizing what kinds of sites would be appropriate for college students with little or no experience with death was difficult. We could use places like nursing homes or hospitals where death… read more about Carolyn Colsher: 2018 Community Partner Alden Award Winner »
Duke’s service-learning courses have allowed me to reflect on the real-world impacts of systems and institutions in ways that neither service nor classroom learning could have achieved alone. I completed three service-learning courses and participated in the Service Opportunities in Leadership Program during my first two years at Duke. I enrolled in Dr. Christy Lohr-Sapp’s course “Acts of Engagement” about service traditions in Abrahamic religions first semester freshman year. I was immediately attracted to the Religious… read more about Betsy Alden Award Winner Michaela Stith Reflects on Service-Learning »
Dane Emmerling, Assistant Director of Duke Service-Learning, has been accepted into UNC’s Health Behavior Doctoral Program at Gillings School of Global Public Health. Dane will be studying interventions to eliminate health disparities and critical consciousness raising programs to help students and community members to develop skills, commitments, and efficacy around working toward social change. During his time with Duke Service-Learning, Dane was instrumental in helping both faculty, students and the Duke… read more about Dane Emmerling Pursuing PhD at UNC's Health Behavior Program! »