The Center for Community Engagement (CCE) is excited to launch the Center’s first podcast entitled The Bridge: UT’s Community-Based Learning Podcast.
The Bridge is co-hosted and produced by 2019-20 CCE graduate research assistants Brianna Davis Johnson and Lakeya Omogun under the direction of Dr. Suchitra Gururaj and features stories and best practices from UT instructors who connect on-campus learning and research with real-world community projects.
Episode 1: Dr. Suchitra Gururaj
Featuring: Dr. Suchitra Gururaj, Assistant Vice President of Community Engagement & Economic Development, DCCE.
Topic: Introduction to Community-Based Learning
“Our intent is to connect the people and the resources of the university with the communities beyond the walls of the university.” – Dr. Gururaj
Episode 2: Dean Cossy Hough
Featuring: Dean Cossy Hough, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs, Steve Hicks School of Social Work
Topic: Engaging Undergraduate Students in Academic Service-Learning
“We always tell students, we’re looking to get you out of your comfort zone.” – Dean Hough
Episode 3: Dr. Kristie Loescher
Featuring: Dr. Kristie Loescher, Senior Lecturer, Management Department, McCombs School of Business
Topic: Engaging Pre-health Students in Healthcare Administration Service-Learning Projects
“These projects are transformative because they allow students to work on a business issue in a clinical setting….Students find that this really helps differentiate them from other candidates for medical school and other health professions.” – Dr. Loescher
Episode 4: Dr. Steve Steffensen and Madalyn Rosenthal
Featuring: Madalyn Rosenthal, Program Coordinator of Health Leadership Apprentice Program (HLA), Dell Medical School; and Steve Steffensen, Associate Professor of Neurology & Director of Health Leadership Apprentice Program (HLA), Dell Medical School
Topic: Engaging undergraduate students in health-related community work through Dell Medical School
“So, at the very early stage, try to identity community members who are coming to your events or coming to these events that might actually be a great partner to sustain this effort.” – Dr. Steffensen
Episode 5: Dr. Miriam Solis
Featuring Dr. Miriam Solis, Assistant Professor, School of Architecture
Topic: Engaging graduate students in racial equity service-learning projects with the City of Austin
“Partnership based work is very much about knowing how to build relationships and how to ensure that everyone is a team player and is collaborative.” – Dr. Solis
Episode 6: Dr. Loriene Roy
Featuring: Dr. Loriene Roy, Professor, School of Information at the University of Texas-Austin
Topic: Engaging undergraduate students in service-learning courses that focus on the access and care of Indigenous communities and Indigenous cultural Knowledge
“Through service-learning, it’s a way to connect students with the communities that they want to serve through a class but continue to want to serve through their career.” – Dr. Roy
Episode 7: Dr. Tracey Flores
Featuring Dr. Tracey Flores, Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
Topic: Engaging Pre-Service Teachers in a Community Literacy Course
“I don’t want to just come in and say these are the things I want or this is what we’re going to do. We really build a reciprocal relationship, shared goals. What do the parents need? These are the needs of the teachers, and how can we bridge those two sets of goals?” – Dr. Flores