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Tips & Resources for Students During Finals Week

As the 2020 fall semester comes to a close to several of our member institutions, we would like to wish students luck on their final exams. We recognize that this semester has been challenging for most students as the coronavirus pandemic has continued to change our sense of normalcy, so here are a few tips that will help you finish the semester successfully. Get Organized: Fall semester finals can bring about a lot of responsibilities, especially with the busyness of the holiday season. It can be easy to unintentionally mix up deadlines or get distracted. To keep all of your…

November Message from the Executive Director

Dear Colleagues: What a busy time of year! The election is behind us and the transition to a new administration is underway. Thanksgiving happened, “2020 style”. Nine months in, we are continuing to learn how to manage the pandemic. Now, we look ahead at many religious and secular celebrations, where one focus is on creating peace – in our own lives, our communities, and in our country. The civic engagement work you do every day contributes to that peace and I want to thank each of you for your ongoing efforts that are so impactful to students, local organizations, and…

November 2020: KY College Coach Spotlight

Meet Angela Duncan, Ph.D., or “Dr. D.” as students call her. Angela Duncan, Ph.D., or “Dr. D,” as students call her, is the Kentucky College Coach at Southern High School in Louisville, KY. Southern has a population of about 1,300 students, the majority of whom are students of color, economically disadvantaged, or in some cases both. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) has been operating virtually for the 2020-2021 academic year. As you can imagine, this has made it challenging for all involved. Having worked in the college and career advocacy arena for the past 17…

November 2020: VISTA Spotlight

Meet Avery Crews. She serves as an AmeriCorps VISTA with the organization, Age-Friendly Louisville. This photo was taken from a service partnership with the Cutambi Indigenous Community in Otavalo, Ecuador ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Avery Crews works with the nonprofit Age-Friendly Louisville (AFL), a part of the worldwide age-friendly initiative run by the World Health Organization. AFL is under the guidance of the United States lead, AARP Livable Communities. The goal of AFL is to ensure accessibility, equity, and inclusivity throughout Louisville for individuals of all ages. This organization works specifically in four domains that were determined by the community as the most…

Meet the Keynote Speaker

Anti-Racist & Community Engagement Virtual Conference 2021 KAREN BANKSTON, PhD, MSN, FACHE, FAAN Professor, Emerita | College of Nursing at the University of Cincinnati President/CEO | KDB and Associates Consulting Service LLC Inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, Karen Bankston, Ph.D., M.S.N., FACHE, FAAN is a Professor Emerita and leadership consultant, and former Associate Dean for Clinical Practice, Partnership and Community Engagement of the College of Nursing at the University of Cincinnati. Also, a Fellow in the American College of Health Care Executives, she is the president and CEO of KDB and Associates Consulting Service, a…

KyCC Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Andrea Woodward, Associate Professor of Social Sciences and current Service-Learning Faculty Fellow.

 “Service-learning is relevant, helpful, and it keeps everyone in tune with what is happening,” Service-learning is an educational approach that incorporates community service with the learning objectives to meet societal needs in the community. “If you are teaching something that has direct relevance to a community that could use help, then why not tie it into the learning?” Dr. Andrea Woodward, Associate Professor of Social Sciences and current Service-Learning Faculty Fellow at Berea College said. Throughout her career of teaching, scholarship, and service, Woodward has incorporated service-learning into her classes so students can relate what they are studying to what…

October Message from the Executive Director

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Dear Colleagues: Well, here we are in the final stretch before our November national election, one that surely will be listed in the history books as among the most contentious. This is not new for our country. The election between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams was dubbed the Revolution of 1800. In 1860 the election of Abraham Lincoln over George McClellan actually tore the country apart. Fast forward to 2000 when the Supreme Court decided the outcome of Al Gore vs. George W. Bush. There are other contentious elections in our past, but 2020 is our time in history to…

October 2020: VISTA Spotlight

Meet Michaela Mallory (she/her/hers). She serves at Berea College with the organization, Center for Excellence in Learning Through Service (CELTS). CELTS is focused on being an active part of the Berea community and supporting everyone who calls this place home across generations. This organization has its own student-led programs that provide resources such as social justice outreach, tutoring, and mentoring. They also partner with other organizations in and around Berea. However, the organization also heavily focuses on the students that work and volunteer with CELTS by providing training, skill-building, and vocational opportunities. Throughout her time with CELTS, one of her most…