Led by the Community-Engaged Teaching and Research team and Social Impact Lab director, Rebecca Riccio This virtual opening session is an opportunity for attendees to hear about the ethical community-engaged principles that will guide our final co-creation session (Friday, 1:30-3:30, see details below) and be referenced throughout the discussion series. We will also share more information about the format of the other sessions and answer questions about the event and our online platform. View the session recording here:https://northeastern.zoom.us/rec/share/E6dNSoU7YjnBwS1Hr5AuZbWrVup_8fFUpmqiS7LjO8hIclP6TyXFpyh08_aCwPeu.6o0oU7yzVfKr12Mo

View the session recording here (key takeaways only): https://northeastern.zoom.us/rec/share/s2BrkBTU8Um7O4L-hEccU2SXU8Mx9_yh75s73qzd-fq8k97DSXLcDLdqSS_KbjWP.c9jFeWAl_e9TyqnS Notes from session: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xkTbshoEfz6rV1yM9PPnLy_MtlOOdx0EBOrrVfrs84o/edit?usp=sharing Led by campus and community partners This World Café style session will feature campus and community collaborators who will present key questions related to community-engaged teaching and research (such as, can a university further social justice if and when it is also criticized for perpetuating systems of oppression?). At the end of several rounds of facilitated discussions, facilitators will share high-level takeaways and notes will be available.

Led by service-learning student leaders This Community Walk will feature historical information about one of the neighborhoods Northeastern resides in, the South End. It highlights existing assets and community partners that work within the community and tells stories of community organizers, artists, and leaders. You can view our South End Community Walk script here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZbAD_y-ce_x1OnLohFVB17D1YzW6pmOL/view?usp=sharing

Topic: Publicly Engaged Scholar-in-Residence Keynote: Dr. Tania Mitchell View the session recording: https://northeastern.zoom.us/rec/share/ftVRPT1dR05oKuKAUmzO5tBN2N_YsPRr1KqPEMbbbPMlWjzOC56JiMd7QqD3h_gj.Po9sazXbeQ4RK9qn Informed by the stewardship and activism that has guided the formation and ongoing work at the intersection of 38th and Chicago in South Minneapolis, where George Floyd's life was taken in May of 2020, this keynote explores the possibility for a redefinition and new approach to partnerships in community-engaged work. Centering community voice, strategies for mutual aid, and a commitment to social justice, Mitchell considers how higher education community engagement can be an active contributor to building more just and equitable futures. More about Dr. Mitchell: Tania D. Mitchell is an associate professor of higher education in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development at the University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human Development. Her teaching interests include social justice theory, civic discourse, public service, leadership, college student development, action research methods, and the pedagogy, philosophy and practice of service-learning and community engagement in higher education. Much of her research focuses on service-learning as a critical pedagogy to explore civic identity, social justice, student learning and development, race and racism, and community practice. With professional experience in admissions, student activities, residential life, and academic affairs, Dr. Mitchell is a scholar-practitioner who has taught both undergraduate and graduate students at Stanford University, Mills College, California State University Monterey Bay, and the University of Massachusetts