2010 List of Workshops

Workshop Block 1 – Friday 10:30am-12 noon

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Building Capacity to Assist Low-Income Debtors to Achieve a Financial Fresh Start
Susan Conn, Esq.
Lecturer, Colgate University
Jason Beck
AmeriCorps VISTA, Colgate University

Building Social Capital: The Importance of Networking and Relationships
Angel Velez, Northeastern Illinois University
Jason Lee Garcia
Northeastern Illinois University
Eduardo Arabu Jr.
Northeastern Illinois University

CARE Global Leaders of Tomorrow
Giulia McPherson
Advocacy Alliances Manager, CARE USA

Graduate School: Jump Start Your Career in Nonprofit Management
Aimee Akimoff
Director of Recruitment, Willamette Willamette University MBA for Business, Government and Non-Profit Management
Desiree Vorhees
Admission Counselor, Willamette University MBA for Business, Government and Non-Profit Management

Make a “Moooving” Impact on Your Campus and Community
Ashley Farmer-Hanson
Director of Community Service, Buena Vista University

Oxfam America’s CHANGE Initiative: Training today’s student leaders
Sophia Lafontant
Senior Organizer and Training Specialist, Oxfam America
Nessa Stoltzfus
CHANGE Coordinator, Oxfam America’s CHANGE INITIATIVE

Philosophy as Compassion in Action: Building Schools for the Underprivileged in India
Dr. Malhotra Ashok Kumar
Professor of Philosophy, SUNY College at Oneonta
Linda Marie Drake
Executive Director, Center for Social Responsibility and Community, SUNY at Oneonta

Publicity at the Speed of NOW!
Rick Miller
Director of the Center for Applied Leadership, Texas A&M University-Commerce.

Realizing Our Legislative Dreams: Learning from the legislative victories and failures of DREAM Activists
Ramiro Luna
dreamact.com
Alejandro Aviles and Manuel Rendon,
LULAC

Wait, wait, wait! Did that just happen to me?
Marcus Johnson, Michael Omenzau, Vernon Gair, Teresa Fernandez, Yolanda Beamon, and Dr. Clarice Ford
University of Illinois at Springfield


Workshop Block 2 – Friday 1:00pm-3:00pm

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Bridging the Gap for Struggling Families: Bread for the Worlds Movement to End Hunger through Political Advocacy
Mandy Wrinkle
Field Organizer, Bread for the World

Education for ALL: Achieving Millennium Development Goal Number Two through a Global Fund for Education
Crickett Nicovich
Global Outreach and Advocacy Associate, RESULTS
Co-Presenter
Congressional Hunger Fellow

Facilitating Discussion on Controversial Issues
Anne Weiss
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
Linda Musavi
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)

Increasing the Impact of a Large Community Service Student Organization on Campus: Successes, Failures, and Ongoing Work
Zachary Goldman and Student Presenters
Denison University

Resolve to Fight Poverty: Building a Campus Network of Poverty Activists
Natalie Holtzinger
National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness

Service Learning at the University Level: Lessons Learned from Community Collaboration
Dr. Richard Freer and Dr. Patricia Walls
Arkansas State University

Beyond the Bake Sale: Creative Ideas and Tools to Plan Your Next Fundraiser
Nessa Stoltzfus
Oxfam America

The Not-For-Profit Job and Life: What it Costs when you Care
Zachary Jackson
AmeriCorps VISTA Outreach Specialist, Corporation for National and Community Service

The Value of Sustainability Reporting
Sandra Vijn-Kumar
ISOS Group
Nancy Mancilla-Georgescu
CEO and Co-Founder of ISOS Group

What Are you Waiting For?: A guide to campus and community engagement
Regina Wilkerson
University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service

What kind of leader are you? Understanding leadership styles in yourself and your team
Todd Moore
University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service


Workshop Block 3 – Saturday 9:00am-10:15am

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AIDS, TB and Malaria Advocacy How Tos!
Crickett Nicovich
Global Outreach and Advocacy Associate, RESULTS
Co-Presenter
Congressional Hunger Fellow

How HIPPY USA Uses its Pre-K Program to Motivate Parents and Family Self-Advancement and Community Progress
Marvin Schwartz
National Executive Director, HIPPY USA

Engage. REFLECT. Change.
Lindsey Cermak
Academic Coordinator for the Service-Learning Program, College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University
Galen Himrich
Academic Coordinator for the Service-Learning Program, College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University

Getting ‘Em and Keeping ‘Em – Keys to Effective Recruitment and Retention
Rick Miller
Director of the Center for Applied Leadership at Texas A&M University

Green Light Go! Partnering with Local Government to Go Green
Jasmin Moore
Metroplan

Hold a Successful Event, Make a Difference, and End Hunger
Nessa Stoltzfus
Oxfam America and Student Presenter

Innovation, Community Work and the Nonprofit Sector
Deb Salls
YMCA of USA
Amy White
Seattle YMCA

Millennial Philanthropic Engagement: The Missing Piece of the Civic Engagement Puzzle
Daniel Kaufman
One Percent Foundation

REMIX: HIP-HOP Service Learning
Julia Sewell
E.M.P.I.R.E., President/CEO

Student Symposium: Service and School DO Mix
Todd Moore
University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service

Team Nicaragua: Creating Equity for Developing Countries
John Velasco
Associate Director of Equity and Diversity, Montclair State University
Kevin McGowan
Program Assistant for the Center for Non Violence and Peace Initiatives, Montclair State University
Jeff Johnson
Undergraduate student, Philosophy and Religion
Danae Ioannidis
Graduate student, Counseling

Throwing Pebbles in the Pond: The development of Early Childhood Service Learning Experiences to Promote Student Leadership and Understanding of Families and Communities
Mary Jane Eisenhauer
Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education at Purdue University North Central
Erin Foust and Lisa Helmken
Students, Purdue University North Central

It’s Always Too Early To Quit
Helen McCormick
President, The House, Inc.
Jessica Streufert
Director of Programs and Administration, The House, Inc.
Todd McCormick
Executive Director, The House, Inc.


Workshop Block 4 – Saturday 1:00pm-2:30pm

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eCitizenship: New Tools, New Strategies, New Spaces
Cecelia Orphan
National Manager, American Democracy Project

VolunTweet
Chris Golden
Executive Director and Co-Founder of myImpact.org

Serving the Local and National Community: Ozanam Scholar Service in Brooklyn, NY and San Juan, PR
John Wilson
St. John’s University
Michael Panico, Eugenia Soldatos, Danielle Swan, Lauren Sessa, and Zehong “Jerry” Chen
St. Johns University

Grow your Organization: Develop a structure to reach your maximum potential!
Kymberly Ruhmann, Bradley Beebe, and Susan Duback
Volunteer Illini Projects, University of Illinois

Immerse Yourself… A Guide to Engaged Learning through the Lens of Immersion Experiences
Meredith Hein
Assistant Director for Office of Community Engagement, Rollins College
Lindsey Clark
Rollins College
Katie Powell
Rollins College

“Let’s Get Engaged”: Taking on the Issues-The Student Impact on Tobacco Free Campus Policy
Hilda Douglas, PMP, BSA; Carolyn Dreslyn, MD, MPH; Rosa M. Pippin, MD
Arkansas Department of Health

Lobby for Social Change
Sophia Lafontant
Senior Organizer and Training Specialist, Oxfam America.

Master the Media – Getting your issues heard!
Crickett Nicovich
Global Outreach and Advocacy Associate, RESULTS
Co-Presenter
Congressional Hunger Fellow

Plugged In? Appropriate Technology for Low Income Communities
Dick Muyambi
Founder and President, Bicycles Against Poverty, Bucknell University
Molly Burke and Kylie Brandt
Bucknell University

Putting your Passions to Work: Exploring Careers in the Non Profit Sector
Deb Salls
YMCA of the USA
Amy White
Seattle YMCA

Secrets of campus organizing: Revealed.
Benjamin Davenport
Coordinator for Climate Campaign, AR Sierra Club
Lev Guter
Associate Field Organizer, AR Sierra Club

Service Learning in Higher Education: Interdisciplinary models, Liability Issues and Scholarly Engagement.
Julie Phillips
School of Education at University of Wisconsin-Platteville (UW-P)
Dr. Lisa Riedle
Professor in Construction Engineering and Assistant Dean of the College of Engineering, Math and Science at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Dr. Rea Kirk
Professor of Special Education, Women’s Studies, and Ethnic Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Setting the Foundation of Social Action Work via Experientially Based Training Design
Mary Kay Sigda
Graduate Admissions Counselor, Outreach Manager and Adjunct Faculty, SIT Graduate Institute

The “don’t give a f@#k” generation: A look into a generation of information overload, civic disengagement, and lack of collective action
Javier Barrera and Claudia Montes
Latino Youth Collective of Indiana

The Ladder to Social Change: How young leaders can build fulfilling careers in the nonprofit sector
Naomi Christine Leapheart
Founder, The MatchStick Group


Workshop Block 5 – Saturday 4:00pm-5:30pm

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Assessing Your Organization From the Inside Out
Ashley Fisher and Jennifer Ruglio
Juniata College

How to bring out the “FUN” in fundraising: The Week-long Service and Fundraising Campaign Greenfeather
Lauren Acre
Stetson University
Savannah-Jane Atkins
Stetson University

Changing Communities Through Youth Empowerment
Mary Gossett
Americorps VISTA Stetson University
Kimberly Rick
Student, Stetson University

How to Lead a Horse to Water and Get ‘Em to Drink!
Terry Carlile
TLC Youth Services

Sisters on the Planet
Sophia Lafontant
Senior Organizer and Training Specialist, Oxfam America.
Nessa Stoltzfus
CHANGE Coordinator, Oxfam America’s CHANGE INITIATIVE

That’s all well and good in practice: How Student Leadership Theory can Improve your Service Programs
Caroline Ouwerkerk
The University of Pennsylvania

The Ripple Effect of Experiential & Social Action Based Training – Preparation at the Graduate Level – SIT Graduate Institute, Brattleboro Vermont
Ryland White

Utilizing Social Networking for Recruitment and Retention
Anthony Simelton
Computer Support Specialist for the Educational Opportunity Center program, University of Arkansas

Students Leading Students in Service: Exploring a model of peer leadership development
Sabrine Ishimwe
Student, Berea College
Ashley Cocrane,
Associate Director for Service-Learning and Student-Lead Service Programs in the Center for Excellence in Learning Through Service, Berea College


Workshop Block 6 – Sunday 9:00am-10:30am

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A Multi-Year Plan for Changing the Culture of Sustainability on Campus
Stacey Fisher and Liesel Schwarz
University of Rochester

Designing an International Service Learning Experience
Jamie Schendt, DeAnna Coughlin, and Trisha Gott
Kansas State University

Developing Service Learning Components in the Global Education Curriculum: A Successful Collaboration between a Professor and Heifer International
J. Rex Enoch
College Program Coordinator, Heifer International
Dorn Van Dommelen
Professor and Chair of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Alaska/Anchorage.

How to Effectively Delegate
Amanda Barrow
Training and Enrichment Coordinator, Amherst College Bonner Community Engagement Leaders.

Human Trafficking: Changing the World. It Starts with YOU and ME!
Stephanie Jira
Regional Director, NOT FOR SALE CAMPAIGN (NFSC)
Co-Presenters
NOT FOR SALE –AR volunteers.

More than Just Service: How Reflection Gives Your Work Meaning
Kiernan Patenaude
Bentley University
Jacqueline Le
Bentley University

Opportunities Abound: Increasing Access to Higher Education
Sue Xiong
Student, Macalester College
Consuelo M. Gutierrez-Crosby
Student Leadership Coordinator, Macalester College
Han Luong, Student
Macalester College

STAY-cation- In a time of Need, Why Leave?
Jessica Reading
AmeriCorps*VISTA, Miami University Hamilton
Student Presenters

Student-led Initiatives: How Ordinary Students Can Make Extraordinary Differences
Jacquelyn Sanders, Graeme Cave, and Hannah Minchow-Profitt
Westminster College Coalition of Student Service Organizations

The Color of $ervice: The Intersections of Race, Class, and Campus-Community Relationships
Naomi Christine Leapheart
Founder, The MatchStick Group

The Power of One: How to Turn Individual Ideas into Collective Action
Christine Caggiano
Founding Member, Buzzing for Change Foundation
Co-Presenter
Board of Directors, Buzzing for Change Foundation

2011 Conference Planning
IMPACT Conference Advisory Committee

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