Seed Coalition

Earlier this month we held Seed Coalition's Presidents' Leadership Retreat at Grinnell College. Thank you to Anne Harris and her team for being warm and conscientious hosts for both days! It was a pleasure to be joined by Amy McIsaac to present on Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE)'s Civic Language Perception Project. And thank you to Alicia Faust, Becky Vonnahme, and Andrea V Duarte-Alonso for bringing the viewpoint from communities we serve to the table. Lastly, I'm so very grateful to Scott Olson, Dr. Rachelle Karstens Keck, Kumara Jayasuriya, Mark Nook, Rob Denson, Adreain Maurice Henry, OD, EdD, MBA, MA, Virginia Arthur, and Paula O'loughlin for taking the time to join us for all or part of the event. We look forward to having next year's retreat at Grand View University! More to come!

Volunteers serve their communities in important and often undervalued ways. In April, Independent Sector and Do Good Institute announced that the estimated value of a volunteer hour was $33.49 in 2023, a 5.3% increase from 2022. Read the full report for more information and state-by-state data: https://lnkd.in/gXjz5TYX Image Description: 2024 Value of Volunteer Time Report graphic from Independent Sector. Displays map with data for each state. For full data, visit https://lnkd.in/gXjz5TYX

We are proud to announce that Wartburg College was one of only 25 schools nationwide and the only one in Iowa to earn a Carnegie Elective Classification for Leadership for Public Purpose. The classification acknowledges colleges and universities that have committed to campuswide efforts to advance leadership in pursuit of public goods like justice, equity, diversity and liberty. “The acknowledgment of Wartburg College as a national exemplar in Leadership for Public Purpose is a testament to both our mission and our people. The exceptional vision of Michael Gleason in both undergraduate and graduate spaces has led to experiences both inside and outside the classroom that center communities and action in leadership education,” said Wartburg President Rebecca Ehretsman. “Our mission, vision and values focus on leadership and service as pillars of the holistic education we aim to provide, graduating the next generation who will be truly equipped to impact their communities and our world.” Read more: https://lnkd.in/g6d4ajDN

Our team was so excited to participate in the MSU Spring Conference on Teaching and Learning: Equitable & Engaging Education for All hosted by the MSU Center for Teaching & Learning Innovation. Michelle Snitgen, Stephanie Brewer, PhD, Bess German, and Taylor Martin presented Engaging in Social Change: Exploring Community-Engaged Pedagogy Through the Social Change Wheel. This roundtable session was an outcome of our 2023-24 interdisciplinary learning community, generously sponsored by MSU’s Office of Faculty and Academic Staff Development. Our 2023-2024 learning community focused on exploring an expanded definition of community-engaged learning utilizing the Social Change Wheel as a guiding framework. The Social Change Wheel, an equity-centered framework, outlines diverse pathways for faculty-practitioners to involve students in their coursework, and deepen their understanding of course content through social change strategies, including philanthropy, advocacy, social innovation, community organizing and more! 💚🌟 Do you or your organization use the Social Change Wheel? Let us know below! #Engagement #SocialChangeWheel #CommunityEngagement #Presentation #TeachingAndLearning #HigherEd #HigherEducation #Outreach #SeedCoalition Seed Coalition

Through particularly meaningful service-learning projects, nursing students at Bethel University, physician’s assistant students at Augsburg University and physical therapy students at Concordia University-St. Paul have been exposed to a far broader range of patients and medical conditions than they would typically face. These three distinctive programs were among those recognized this spring by the Seed Coalition. https://lnkd.in/gC-pPV5x #ServiceLearning #ServiceLearningProject #Minnesota #LiberalArts #HealthScience