COMMUNITY PARTNER GATHERING AGENDA

TIME TITLE/DESCRPITION LOCATION

9:00 Registration and Gathering
Enjoy complimentary breakfast, coffee, and networking.
IC 4
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9:30 Welcome and Announcements
Travis Proffitt Community Partnerships Coordinator, Center for Experiential Learning
Patrick Green Director, Center for Experiential Learning
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Floor
10:00-10:45
11:00-11:45
MORNING WORKSHOP SESSIONS
Each session is offered at 10:00 and 11:00 a.m.
Social Change Research: The How-To of Community/University Research
Partnerships
Dr. Andrew Warne and Chris Skrable Center for Experiential Learning and Mariame
Kaba Founding Executive Director, Project NIA
This workshop will explore the basics of collaborative research, help you
conceptualize a research agenda to complement and enhance your organizations
work, and suggest ways that you can partner with Loyola or other universities to
support your research efforts.
Cuneo 206
Legal Issues in Academic Internships
Michelle Kusel Center for Experiential Learning
In light of recent challenges to internship programs, employers are continuing to be
confused by their obligations in setting up and managing these programs. This session
will explore employment law issues and best practices for organizations that host or
are considering hosting student interns.
Cuneo 212

Faculty Engagement Panel
Dr. Alexandru Grigorescu, Political Science; Dr. Dan Amick, Anthropology; Dr. Sarah
Gabel, Fine and Performing Arts; Dr. Bren Murphy, Communications and Womens
Studies
Four Loyola faculty will share their perspectives on how to get faculty involved at your
organization and the mutual benefits of engagement. Each will share experiences of
successful community-based learning projects and what they, as faculty, are looking
for in potential projects. Q&A session to follow.
IC 112

Good to Great: Cultivating Future Professionals
Kathryn Jackson Career Development Center
Students can gain so much from their work-study, part-time jobs, service-learning and
volunteering--and you can be a part of that! Join us for a discussion about the kinds of
skills students seek, what their next employer might want them to know, and how to
develop their "inner professional". Samples and examples will be shared!
Cuneo 318

What to Expect From Your College Student
Yolanda Barnes Student Leadership Development
What's the best way to engage and work with college students? This session will
provide insight into the development of an ever changing generation of students.
Cuneo 003
12:00 Lunch catered by Felices Roman Style Pizza IC 4
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1:15-2:00
2:15-3:00
AFTERNOON WORKSHOP SESSIONS
Each session is offered at 1:15 and 2:15
Community-Based Federal Work Study Managers Meeting
Kathryn Jackson Career Development Center
This workshop is only open to contracted CBTWS partner organizations.
(This is a 90 minute session.)
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Center for Experiential Learning Programs Overview
Chris Skrable Center for Experiential Learning
Learn about the Center for Experiential Learnings undergraduate research, academic
internship, and service-learning programs and how your organization can partner with
them.
IC 105
What Will YOU Build? Loyola's ePortfolio Initiative
Ashley Kehoe Center for Experiential Learning
Learn what an ePortfolio is, how the process of building an ePortfolio can positively
influence student learning, and how YOU can build an ePortfolio for your own
reflection, professional development, and networking! You will walk away from this
session with the digital skills and savvy to start your very own ePortfolio!
IC 215
Your Loyola Intern: Creating a Meaningful Internship
Michelle Kusel Center for Experiential Learning
Having an intern can be incredibly rewardingfor the organization and the student
if its done right! Attend this workshop to learn about making your internship
experience a meaningful win-win scenario!
IC 111
When Volunteering Goes Wrong: Strategies and Best Practices
Sol Anderson Program Director, LIFT-Chicago
Volunteers and interns can be a tremendous asset to your organization, but problems
can arise! In this workshop, we will discuss ways to PREVENT many of the common
mishaps but will also discuss best practices of how to quickly and professionally
resolve any conflicts or disputes.
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THANK YOU FOR COMING AND THANK YOU FOR PARTNERING WITH
THE CENTER FOR EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO.