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What’s The Deal With …Community Service

The Honey W. Nashman Center The Nashman Center aims to integrate civic engagement into George Washington University’s educational work. We focus GW’s resources to: • meet community needs beyond the campus, • promote active citizenship in a diverse democracy, and • enhance teaching, learning and scholarship at GW. Focus Areas: Community Service & Engagement Community-Engaged Scholarship Careers Social Innovation Promotion & Awareness

Community Service & Engagement • SIGNATURE SERVICE EVENTS & IMMERSION PROGRAMS

Freshman Day of Service & Convocation • CLASS OF 2021 it’s YOUR official welcome to the Colonial Community! • Nearly 2, 000 freshmen serve each year. • We serve in honor of 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance. • Connect with us! • Twitter: @GWFDOS • Facebook: GWFDo. S September 9 th, 2017 fdos@gwu. edu

Community Building Community • Community Building Community connects over 150 incoming freshmen to service opportunities in the District. • An upperclassman CBC Guide will facilitate service with a team of 810 freshmen. • The program features service projects with community organizations throughout the District, inspirational speakers, and fun evening activities. August 23 rd-25 th , 2017 cbc@gwu. edu

Community Service & Engagement • GW SMARTDC • Jumpstart • engage. DC • Operacion Impacto • DCPS VISTA Program • Art. Reach

Community-Engaged Scholarship Teaching • More than 70 courses at the grad and undergrad levels in multiple schools and disciplines that extend classroom learning into the community with meaningful engaged partnerships – strengthening learning and service Research • Faculty and students conduct research in partnership with community residents and organizations GW Civic House • An academic residential community for first year students interested in becoming active citizens engaged in their communities.

GW Civic House • 20 -30 Students live and serve together while learning more about citizenship, leadership, and the District of Columbia. • Interested in joining this year’s cohort? Reach out to gwserves@gwu. edu.

Service Careers • Use your Federal Work Study to service the community! • The Nashman News and the Center for Career Services list 1000 s of service, internship, and job opportunities online. • Work with the Center for Career Services to sharpen your resume with the skills you learn through your community-engaged service and scholarship.

Social Innovation Funding and coaching support is available to student – community collaborative programs through the GWUpstart Social Innovation Hub. Programs include: • • • Public Service Grant Commission Knapp Fellowship for Entrepreneurial Service-Learning Eco-Equity Challenge Campaigning for Change Clinton Global Initiative University 2016 -2017 Knapp Fellowship Winners: Maranda C. Ward and Zinhle Essamuah

Promotion & Awareness • The Nashman News– a weekly newsletter featuring news highlights, community service, and employment opportunities • Community Service Fair – hosted annually in September this event brings together community organizations, student service organizations, and members of the GW community

2016 -17 Academic Year • More than 9, 200 members of the GW community served • 711, 841 hours of service • 688 Presidential Volunteer Service Awards presented

Questions?

gwserves@gwu. edu Campus Address: 837 22 nd St. NW 202 -994 -9900 Connect with us on social media: @GWService http: //serve. gwu. edu gwnashmancenter. org