Centering Servingness Webinar Series 2021 - 2022

 

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Webinar Series Calendar of Events 2021-2022

Like a Capital X Upon the Land of the South”: Some Lessons from Translating Juan Felipe Herrera’s Akrílica

September 16, 2021 – 1pm

Through this talk and ensuing dialogue, we will attempt a partial survey of the powers specific to poetry, poetry's potential place(s) in the academy, and what the practices of poetry and translation may have to offer the ongoing project of articulating "Latindad" toward an anti-racist, decolonial future. 

Presenter:

Farid Matuk, MFA, Associate Professor, Department of English

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A Day in the Life of Mariachi Arizona

October 14, 2021 – 1pm

Join director Alberto Ranjel as we explore a classroom day with Mariachi Arizona, and discuss how mariachi music represents the culture not only of Mexico, but of the mix of cultures in the southern United States.

Presenter:

Alberto Rangel, MA,  
Director of Mariachi Arizona
Instructor, Fred Fox School of Music
University of Arizona

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What's the Buzz: Servingness, Humanities, and Working with Latinx Students & our Communities 

November 18, 2021 – 1pm

Community organization leaders will discuss the role of critical service-learning opportunities in transformative engagement for students and communities for the November 2021 Centering Servingness Session.

Moderator:

Ana Cornhide

Associate Professor of Practice

Director, Critical Service-Learning & Community Outreach

University of Arizona

Panelists:

  • Ismelda Esquer, Program Manager, Women's Leadership & Wellness Center YMCA of Southern Arizona
  • Maria Federico Brummer, Director, TUSD Mexican American Student Services
  • Sean Goslar, Regional Program Manager, Immigration Services Chicanos por la Causa
  • Claudia Jasso, Chief Development Officer, Amistades, Inc.

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Enacting Servingness through Culturally Responsive Curriculum and Pedagogy  

January 20, 2022 – 1pm

The Culturally Responsive Curriculum Development Institute (CRCDI) was launched in June of 2021. Join us to learn more about the CRCDI and participation opportunities, and hear from three of the faculty who participated and redesigned their courses utilizing a culturally responsive lens.

Presenters:

  • Tarnia Newton, Assistant Clinical Professor, College of Nursing
  • Hester Oberman, Lecturer, Religious Studies and Classics, College of Humanitites
  • Na Zuo, Assistant Professor of Practice, Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences

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Servingness through Language Access and Inclusion

February 17, 2022 – 1pm

Language and translation, in particular, play an important and frequently underutilized role in servingness. This presentation discusses the role of translation in servingness with a focus in community-based research with Spanish-speaking populations. 

Presenter:

Sonia Colina, PhD

Director. National Center for Interpretation

Regents Professor, Department of Spanish and Portuguese 

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Building Nutrition and Food Systems to Support HSI Servingness

March 17, 2022 – 1pm

Faculty from the School of Nutritional Sciences and Wellness will present several ongoing initiatives focused on strengthening nutrition and food-related educational and basic needs infrastructures. Presenters will conclude with a discussion of next steps needed to build institutional capacity around HSI servingness. 

Presenter(s):

Melanie Hingle, PhD, MPH, RDN, Associate Professor

Ashlee Linares-Gaffer, MS, RDN, FAND, Associate Professor of Practice

Jennifer Teske, Ph.D., Associate Professor 

Department of Nutritional Sciences

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Scholarship of Servingness: The Research and Creative Work of HSI Seed Grant Recipients

April 14, 2022 – 1pm

Featuring research teams who received inaugural HSI Seed Grant funding. 

Presenters:

Indigenous Communities in the Americas: Learning & Thriving Together through Higher Education

Amanda Cheromiah, Director, Native SOAR

Jenny J. Lee, Professor

Jameson David (JD) Lopez, Assistant Professor

Santiago Castiello Gutiérrez, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Educational Policy Studies & Practice, College of Education

 

Racial Justice in Long-Term Care: Amplifying the Voices of Immigrant Workers

Shefali Milczarek-Desai, Associate Clinical Professor of Law & Director, Workers' Rights Clinic

Tara Sklar, Professor of Health Law & Policy Program, James e. Rogers College of Law

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