Webinars
IARSLCE 2024 Summer Virtual Reboot Camp: Attending to mental health for ourselves and our students to sustain our community-engaged work
Join community engagement colleagues from around the world to renew, reset, and reboot for the forthcoming academic year! IARSLCE is offering a two-part virtual series focused on attending to our mental health as community engagement practitioners and scholars while supporting the mental health of our students. These events will guide participants through experiences of deep reflection, story sharing, meditative practice, communal conversations, and applying practical interventions to fortify ourselves and our students for the community-engaged work we are undertaking. The primary intended audience for both sessions is community engagement professionals and/or faculty and/or graduate students with any level of experience in the field of higher education community engagement. This will be an informal, interactive, and introspective space, so feel free to show up in the zoom room in comfortable clothes with beverages and snacks of your choice.
Session 1: Take a Step, Pause & Breathe: Look after Your Mental Health, Recharge & Reflect in a Safe Online Space for All Community Engaged Colleagues
Thursday, Jul 18, 2024
4:00-6:00pm ET/1:00-3:00PT/6:00-8:00am Australia
As Community Engagement(CE) facilitators, practitioners and faculty, there is always a lot going on and we are always looking to and after others. Take the time to look after yourselves now. Come and meet other global CE staff, listen to speakers focusing on mindfulness, share stories in small groups, and join in mindfulness activities together around this global online campfire session. Refresh, reconnect and celebrate all things related to CE and to you. The primary intended audience for this online session are CE professionals and/or faculty with any level of experience in the field of higher education CE.
Session 2: Nurturing Student Mental Health through Community-Engaged Pedagogy
Thursday, Jul 25, 2024
4:00-6:00pm ET/1:00-3:00PT/6:00-8:00am Australia
This session will center pedagogical approaches that foster student mental health and wellbeing within community engaged initiatives. Participants will learn about the current state of student mental health, specifically as it intersects with student participation in community engaged learning experiences. Presenters will highlight effective pedagogical practices that promote student well-being, will share examples of how they have implemented these practices in their own learning spaces, and provide space for discussion and practice. We will then collectively explore ways to prioritize student wellbeing and work to adapt suggested practices to our own diverse campus settings.