Student Thinking in Terms of Engagement

Louisville Senior Emily Wilcox believes that most people have the potential to do what they want to do. “But it’s a matter of whether or not they have had the experience to see it’s something they can do.”

Wilcox is one of a growing “activist community” here at WKU. She uses the term activist community to describe the creation and growth of student groups such as GreenToppers and Kentucky Student Environmental Coalition (KSEC), and students “loosely organizing and doing community building” outside of organizations over the past few years.

Wilcox says she has been involved in arts and activism all her life. She grew up doing art, and then participated with Do-It-Yourself (D.I.Y.) Punk Community in high school. Now, she is a student in the WKU Honors College involved in a variety of student groups.

“With that [Art] as my field, as an activist, and also as someone who feels strongly that you need to try to empower yourself and empower the people around you and actually try to make positive changes when things are going in ways you don’t want them to go, it was kind of a natural thing for me to try to find a way to marry those two [Arts and Activism].” (click here to read more and view video)

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Community Engagement Workshop:
Involving Others in Making Lasting Impacts in the Community

Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Time: 11:00am-1:00pm

Location: WKU ALIVE Center for Community Partnerships
1818 31W ByPass
Bowling Green, KY 42101

Registeration is closed for this event.

Lunch will be provided; The workshop is FREE!

Description: This  workshop will provide the opportunity to learn some of the philosophy and principles of Community Engagement. We will also explore some of the vehicles utilized to implement Community Engagement activities and brainstorm other methods of implementation. Campus and Community workshop participants will have the opportunity to share project ideas, connect with potential partners, and discuss ways to utilize your combined resources to implement Community Engagement activities.