Session 406: AU’s Campus as a Community Building Tool

Location: Main campus location to be published here on January 5

Presenters: Sarah Iverson (Assistant Professor, CAS | Sociology), Megan Litke (Director of Sustainability, Environmental Science), Garima Sharma (Assistant Professor, Management), & Christopher Tudge (Professor, CAS | Biology)

Session Description: 

University campuses operate as micro versions of cities with parallel opportunities for community-based projects. In this session, hear from faculty in various disciplines who have used the campus as a tool for research and learning and engage in brainstorming sessions around campus features or operations that you could pull into your classroom.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Identify projects that have built community across campus
2. Evaluate campus needs for opportunities to create community
3. Design and propose programs or projects to bring faculty, staff, and students together to work implement solutions