Instead of Asking for a Seat, Build the Table! Designing Professionalization Service-Learning Opportunities in Academia

• In Event: LDC- Instead of Asking for a Seat, Build the Table! Designing Professionalization Service-Learning Opportunities in Academia

Short Description

Graduate students are constantly asked to find a place at the proverbial table. However, the struggle to find that place can be daunting and often depends on support and resources within institutions. This panel will focus on four graduate students’ and one faculty member’s experiences in bypassing the seat to build the table. Panelists will discuss leveraging personal strengths and strategies for developing opportunities, stimulating audience conversations about designing opportunities within the graduate student journey

Authors

• Presenter: Sharon Flynn Stidham, Virginia Tech

• Presenter: Rebecca Clark-Stallkamp, Virginia Tech

• Contributor: Bryce Platt, Virginia Tech

• Contributor: Ghadah Almutairy, Virginia Tech

• Contributor: Alicia Leinaala Johnson, Virginia Tech