Alternatives to Canceling Class: CCLA's Workshop Offerings
What is my Place? Exploring What it Means to be an Inhabitant of Carlisle
This workshop challenges students to explore their “place” of learning more intentionally, exploring what it means to be an inhabitant of Carlisle. Participants will get an opportunity to reflect on the significant ways that they have already been shaped by the places they’d lived and learned, gain exposure to the Carlisle community, and discover multiple opportunities to deepen their participation in local engagements through the CCLA.
Be the Change You Want to See: Diverse Strategies for Social Change
Most students know that they want to “make a difference” or are interested in “social justice.” However, what does that really look like? This workshop offers students an opportunity to explore diverse avenues toward creating positive social change using Campus Compact’s (2020) Social Change Wheel. By engaging with the 12 different modalities (e.g. community organization, democratic participation, research), students will gain an understanding of their own affinities and how to take social action while at Dickinson with the CCLA. With two weeks of lead time, this workshop can be tailored to your course—addressing social change and transformation as it relates to your discipline or course content. There is also an optional follow up session to this workshop on Social Change Roles and Ecosystems, upon request.
A Dialogue on Core Values
Through facilitated dialogues, the Dialogues Across Differences program focuses our efforts on educating those who can listen with an empathetic and ethical mindset to perspectives other than their own and then reason with a depth of understanding. The dialogue we are offering is one that asks “big questions” regarding personal values, prompting students to reflect on individual experiences through stories, which can easily be tailored towards topics or themes from within your class. In a facilitated dialogue, students will have the opportunity to actively listen, engage in conversation, and practice setting aside judgement which can provide a safe space to explore their peers' values, which can provide insight for students to better understand diverse perspectives of those around them. For the best experience, this dialogue will take a minimum of 50 minutes. Please request a minimum of 2 weeks in advance to allow enough time to schedule and plan for this dialogue.
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