Global Citizenship in Place, For our Time:

Community-based Global Learning Institute

Content Overview and Agenda

The 10th Annual institute will proceed through thematic focus on the relationship of engaged learning to categories of citizenship and inclusion, through variously contested spaces, in our current political moment. The Institute is for faculty, administrators, practitioners, community partners, and researchers who are interested in better engaging global service-learning. It is uniquely designed to be collaborative, open, and participatory. For two and a half days, participants will think deeply with sector academic and practitioner leaders, and consider innovative approaches in community-based global learning. Past attendees have found the intimate retreat-style format offers opportunities for in-depth conversation, quality feedback, and network-building.

This will be the inaugural Institute on the West Coast and will be hosted on the University of San Diego Campus.  Considering USD’s proximity to the border, the institute will engage participants in a deep dive of global service-learning as it pertains to this border region.  Themes to explore will include immigration, neo-colonialism, engaging diverse student populations, civic engagement and citizenship.

Collaborators and Co-Planners Include:  

• Brandon Blache-Cohen, Executive Director, Amizade
• Kira Espiritu, Director, International Studies Abroad, University of San Diego International Center
• Eric Hartman, Executive Director of the Haverford College Center for Peace and Global Citizenship; Co-author, Community-based global learning: The theory and practice of ethical engagement at home and abroad
• Richard Kiely, Senior Fellow, Program Evaluation, Office of Engagement Initiatives, Cornell University; Co-author, Community-based global learning: The theory and practice of ethical engagement at home and abroad
• John Loggins, Director of Community Engaged Learning at the University of San Diego
• Nora Reynolds, Fellow for Ethical Global Learning, Haverford College Center for Peace and Global Citizenship; Director, globalsl
• Chris Nayve, Associate Vice President, Community Engagement at the University of San Diego
• Maria Silva, Director of Neighborhood & Community Engaged Partnerships, University of San Diego Mulvaney Center for Community, Awareness and Social Action

Shared Readings

• Harris, J. T., & Pickron-Davis, M. (2013). From gates to engagement: A 10-year retrospective of Widener University’s journey to reclaim its soul and fulfill its mission as a leading metropolitan university. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 17(3): 47 – 67.  (Jim Harris is now President of the University of San Diego).
• USD Anchor Institution Overview
  • USD Anchor Institution Strategy
  • High Education Anchor Initiative (overall resources)
  • USD Anchor Communities
• Three-minute Fair Trade Learning Video and Rubric for Application
• Introduction and Chapter 1 of Community-based global learning: The theory and practice of ethical engagement at home and abroad

Resources:

During our conversations, we shared many resources with each other and provide a list here should they be of interest to others.

Agenda

Wednesday, June 13

3:00 pm Welcome and Overview

3:30 pm   Framing Conversation – Applying Fair Trade Principles (slides here) and Anchor Institution Ideas

4:30 pm Happy Hour Reception – “Telling Your Story”

6:00pm Break for Dinner

Thursday, June 14

8:30am Convene and travel to Tijuana

• Framing: Anchor Institutions in the Border Region
• Background Readings
  • Revving Up the Deportation Machinery: Enforcement and Pushback Under Trump
  • Haitians South of the Border: A Tale of Two Cities
  • La Caravana

10:00am Dialogue with Partners and MICAH Fellows @ Casa del Tunel

• Fundación GAIA
• Via Internacional
• Espacio Migrante

12:00pm Lunch in Tijuana and return to USD

4 pm Key Questions Activity

Friday, June 15

9:00am Investigating key questions surfaced the day before, which may include but are not limited to: Power, Privilege, Positionality: Employing Critical Reflection and Dialogue to Deepen Self-Knowledge, Build Meaningful Relationships, and Transform Institutions

11:45 am Goals and Commitments: Building a Movement and Reporting Back

1:00 pm Closing