Ryan Spohn is Named a 2019-2020 Engaged Scholar by Campus Compact
- published: 2019/06/28
- contact: Ryan Spohn - Nebraska Center for Justice Research
- phone: 402.554.3794
- email: rspohn@unomaha.edu
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Ryan Spohn, Ph.D., has been selected by the Midwest Region Campus Compact as one of twelve 2019-2020 Engaged Scholars. Spohn is the director of the Nebraska Center for Justice Research, a unit of the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice within the UNO College of Public Affairs and Community Service. LaTrina Parker of the UNO Service Learning Academy was also selected. Read the announcement.
The Engaged Scholars Initiative seeks to develop, support and connect leaders who can advance co-created knowledge, critically engaged pedagogies, institutional change, and collaborative action to address societal issues. The Engaged Scholars Initiative is led by Campus Compact, a national coalition of 1000+ colleges and universities committed to the public purposes of higher education. Campus Compact supports institutions in fulfilling their public purposes by deepening their ability to improve community life and to educate students for civic and social responsibility. It is the largest national higher education association dedicated solely to campus-based civic engagement. The Midwest Region Campus Compacts include chapters in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Scholars were selected from a highly competitive pool of nominated candidates from the Midwest Region. Scholars were nominated by college and university presidents and chief academic officers. The 2019-2020 scholars represent nine institutions from twelve states, and a variety of roles on their campus connected to civic and community engagement.
Selected scholars participate in an 18-month ongoing learning and leadership process which includes professional development, collaboration, and scholarship to help the individual participants and the cohort strengthen their scholarship, research, and impact. Scholars participate in in-person and online learning opportunities, including retreats, regular meetings, and the Midwest Region Campus Compact Conference, which took place in May 2019 in Minneapolis.
The Engaged Scholars Initiative seeks to develop, support and connect leaders who can advance co-created knowledge, critically engaged pedagogies, institutional change, and collaborative action to address societal issues. The Engaged Scholars Initiative is led by Campus Compact, a national coalition of 1000+ colleges and universities committed to the public purposes of higher education. Campus Compact supports institutions in fulfilling their public purposes by deepening their ability to improve community life and to educate students for civic and social responsibility. It is the largest national higher education association dedicated solely to campus-based civic engagement. The Midwest Region Campus Compacts include chapters in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Scholars were selected from a highly competitive pool of nominated candidates from the Midwest Region. Scholars were nominated by college and university presidents and chief academic officers. The 2019-2020 scholars represent nine institutions from twelve states, and a variety of roles on their campus connected to civic and community engagement.
Selected scholars participate in an 18-month ongoing learning and leadership process which includes professional development, collaboration, and scholarship to help the individual participants and the cohort strengthen their scholarship, research, and impact. Scholars participate in in-person and online learning opportunities, including retreats, regular meetings, and the Midwest Region Campus Compact Conference, which took place in May 2019 in Minneapolis.