Primetime: Engaging Students in Community-Based Learning and Environmental Justice
| Date |
Thursday, May 12, 2022
11:15 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. |
| Featuring | Dr. Eydie Shypulski, Associate Professor of Social Work and Master of Social Work programs, and Dr. Amy Dykstra, Associate Professor of Biological and Environmental Sciences |
| Location | University Library - View maps and directions |
| Instructions for Guests | Join us in person or via Zoom. |
| Sponsors | The Friends of the BU Library and the Office of Academic Affairs |
Event Description
Developing the understanding and skills required to bring about environmental justice requires students to move beyond the classroom to work in the context of communities. Students in a social work class partnered with students in an ecology class to engage with an urban community. Through field trips to community gardens and a land bridge, participation in garden work days, scholarly research, and a collaborative think-tank project, students learned from each other and from community members.
Questions?
Contact Ann Gannon at agannon@bethel.edu.