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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dunn says he speaks with Williams daily, seeking advice on managing people, navigating spaces, and how to best lead his program of young engineers. That wasn’t supposed to happen,” says Dunn. “It It was no where on my radar, and it turned out to be the best fit for me.”

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Striving for Digital Equity in Education

The Scholarly Teacher

2). One of the requirements of the equity of needs is to engage in community outreach with underfunded communities to understand their unique technology needs and co-create strategies and solutions between town and gown.

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20 Winter-Inspired Service-Learning Project Ideas for High School Students

Experiential Learning Depot

They gain skills in organization and community outreach as they promote the drive, coordinate donation sites, and manage collected items. . ​​In a winter clothing collection project, students learn about the realities of homelessness and the challenges individuals face during cold months.

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Transparency for Parents (and Staff): The Importance of Technology in Charter School Enrollment and Lottery Processes

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These schools, often hailed for providing families with alternative educational opportunities and specialized curriculums, rely on robust, transparent, and user-friendly systems for managing enrollment. K-12 Lottery is designed to take the guesswork out of lottery management.

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Reckoning, Reconciliation & the Hallowed Ground Project

Goucher DEI

Special Collections & Archives Open House hosted by students in BUS 229 (Marketing Management, David Grossman) Spring 2024 Public Programs Goucher College is co-hosting a Descendant Engagement Symposium on April 5 – 6, 2024 with our community partners at Hampton National Historic Site and Historic East Towson.

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10 Quality Nutrition and Health Project Ideas for High School Students

Experiential Learning Depot

For example, one crew would write grants, another would research sustainable gardening practices, another would be responsible for community outreach, all would participate in building, and so on. I would recommend splitting classes up into crews. If you are a one-person show, you can still do this!

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Speed-date a language student: Raising aspiration and boosting graduate skills

Teaching Matters Academic Support

” Student Awards Engaging in community outreach work enormously boosts students’ graduate skills in areas of communication, problem-solving, personal autonomy and personal effectiveness. I think the students got a lot out of it as well – I certainly got a lot of great questions from them!