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Service Learning in the Department

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Garry Hesser, Ph.D., Augsburg College

Rich Harris, Ph.D., Community Service Learning

James Madison University


Description

Registrations for this workshop is by invitation only.


Details

Date: Friday

Time: 8:30 - 4:30

Location: Wilson 207


Facilitators

Garry Hesser, Ph. D., is Professor of Sociology and Chair of the Natural and Social Sciences Division at Augsburg College. As a member of the Campus Compact Consulting Corps, he has led workshops on service-learning and experiential education on over fifty campuses. He is past president of the National Society for Experiential Education and the Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs.


Rich Harris is the Director for Community Service-Learning (CS-L) at James Madison University (JMU). Mr. Harris is active, regionally and nationally, in service-learning, experiential education, and college personnel organizations, and he regularly presents on such issues. His former positions include Director of Leadership Education and Development at Lynchburg College, Owner/Director of New Horizons, an organizational development company, and director of a summer camp that brought children from affluent suburbs and the inner city together. Mr. Harris holds a BS degree in Psychology from James Madison University and a M.Ed. in Counseling from Lynchburg College.