Author: Ryan Burke

  • In-Class Journaling: Meeting Your Students’ Emotional Needs

    When Where Audience Description Every now and then the world outside encroaches on our classrooms and demands our attention. It is daunting to feel the responsibility of caring for our students’ well-being in response to isolated world events, especially when those events don’t fit easily into the framework of our classes, but it is equally…

  • Promoting Productive Classroom Dialogues Across Differences

    When Where Audience Description In this session, you’ll learn about how dialogue can benefit your classroom and some of the different dialogic tools that you can integrate into your curriculum. Some of the tools and dialogic strategies we’ll discuss are understanding vs. agreement, how to respond to disruptions in a dialogue, and what you can…

  • Service Project: Refugee Welcome Kits

    When Tuesday 12:00 – 1:00 Where Audience Description This service project, led by Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, Tony Boston, will entail the assembly of welcome kits that include much-needed supplies for new refugees to be donated to CWS Harrisburg. This organization provides critical assistance to our region’s refugees as they resettle, integrate, and thrive through programs and…

  • MLK Commitment to Service Resource Fair

    When Where HUB Social Hall Audience Description Members of local service organizations will have tables with information about the work they do and ways to get involved. Representatives from the following organizations will be present: We know many community organizations would like to be present but are unable to join due to scheduling conflicts –…

  • DEI Center Tabling

    When Where Audience Description Visitors will find information about the week’s events, community service opportunities, and activism on campus. DEI Center Directors will be available to share information about the DEI Division and their respective centers. Monday: Women’s and Gender Resource Center Tuesday: LGBTQ+ Center Wednesday: Access and Disability Services Thursday: Popel Shaw Center for…

  • Letter-Writing to Elected Officials and Zine Making

    When Where Audience Description The Center for Civic Learning and Action will be providing the tools for participants to write postcards and letters to elected officials. The DEI Division and the Library are partnering to create space for the creation of DIY zines. Both activities will be presented in the Social Hall on Tuesday between…

  • Children’s Sports Clinic

    When Where Audience Description Dickinson would like for all employees to be able to take part in one or more MLK Day activities, and perhaps engage in volunteer activities. To make this possible for the parents of kids in grades K – 6 who attend public schools (which will be closed), Dickinson Athletics and the…