Thursday, September 3

Daily Focus: Community-Engaged Learning, Research, and Practice

Agenda

ZOOM LINK ZOOM MEETING NUMBER: 960 2949 1193 ZOOM PASSWORD: d8m98n

8:30 am - 9:00 am MDP Program Orientation: Focus on Community Engagement

  • Welcome and check in

  • MDP's approach to community-engaged learning, research and practice

    • Field Experience & Capstone overview

9:05 am -10:00 am Project Panel with Q&A

  • Neama El Sayed - Organic Health Response and EK-FM Community Radio, Kenya (w/ Chas Salmen)

  • Meghna Subba - Rainforest Alliance, Guatemala (w/ Dean Current)

  • Khadeeja Hamid - Agri-Tourism in Morocco

  • Pakou Khang - Global Mamas, Ghana (w/Kristin Johnson)

  • Melinda Fenn - University of Mizoram, India (w/Dean Current)

10:15 am - 11:00 am MDP Partner Focus: Community Partners

  • Merrie Benasutti, UMN Office of Public Engagement

  • Chas Salmen, UMN Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility

  • Dean Current, UMN Center for Integrated Natural Resources and Agricultural Management (CINRAM)

  • Kristin Doherty, Global Mamas

11:05 am - 12:00 pm DP Topics: Community-Engaged Learning, Teaching and Practice

  • Moderated discussion (w/ Dave Wilsey)

Presenters and Guests

Ragui Assaad

Co-Director of Graduate Studies and Professor

Humphrey School

Merrie Benasutti

Coordinator for Community Partnerships, Office of Public Engagement

Dean Current

Director, Center for Integrated Natural Resources and Agricultural Management (CINRAM)


Neama El Sayed

2nd Year MDP Student, Kenya Project


Khadeeja Hamid

2nd Year MDP Student

Morocco Project & WEF Project

Dave Wilsey

MDP Director

Humphrey/ICGC

Kristin Doherty

Co-Founder

Global Mamas

Chas Salmen

Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility

Organic Health Response, Kenya

Meghna Subba

2nd Year MDP Student, Guatemala Project

Melinda Fenn

2nd Year MDP Student, India Project

Pakou Khang

2nd Year MDP Student, Ghana Project

Related Materials:

Performance of Community-Based Research

UMN Guidance Statement



Evaluation

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Resources

Partnership Promising Practices and Resources.docx