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Kiser co-authors article in Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement

kiserp — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:14:00 +0000

Prof. Pamela Kiser, Watts-Thompson Professor of Human Services, has published an article titled “Fostering Innovative Pedagogy Through Faculty Fellows Programs” in the Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement. The article is co-authored with Dr. Glenn Bowen, Director of Service Learning at Western Carolina University. Kiser and Bowen also presented the research reported in this article at the 2007 International Conference for Research on Service Learning and Civic Engagement.

Five Elon Faculty Present at Service Learning Symposium

kiserp — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:23:00 +0000

Alexa Darby, Pam Kiser, Mary Knight-McKenna, Carolyn Stuart, and Bud Warner made presentations at the Symposium on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement at Western Carolina University on June 12, 2008. Their presentations were:

Alexa Darby and Mary Knight-McKenna “Different Backgrounds: Schema Awareness in Academic Service- Learning”

Bud Warner “Service-Learning with Island Elders: Engaging an International Community”

Carolyn Stuart and Mary Knight-McKenna “Fostering Leadership with Academic Service-Learning in Teacher Education”

Prof. Pam Kiser with fellow panelists Patti Clayton (NC State), Robert Shumer (University of Minnesota),
Kathleen Brennan (Western Carolina University), and Mark Helm ( Central Piedmont Community College)

“Scholarship of Engagement: Creating Win-Win Situations for Faculty, Students, and Community”

The 2008 Symposium was the 4th annual meeting sponsored by Western Carolina University.

Committee announces 2008-2009 Service-Learning Faculty Scholars

kiserp — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:11:00 +0000

The Service-Learning Faculty Advisory Committee is pleased to announce the 2008-2009 Service-Learning Faculty Scholars. Selected faculty will be developing or refining courses with service-learning components through participating in seminars throughout Fall 2008.

The 2008-2009 Scholars are:

Cassie Kircher, English, who will be developing a service-learning creative writing course;

Sandra Reid, Human Services, who will be deepening and refining the service-learning component of a general studies course in South Africa;

Frances Ward-Johnson, Communications, who will be focusing on service-learning in the Strategic Writing course;

Beth Warner, Human Services, who will be developing a problem-based group work approach to service-learning in the Introduction to Human Services;

Alex Yap, Business, who will be focusing on service-learning as a component of the Global Experience course.

Service-Learning Faculty Scholars Announced

kiserp — Tue, 08 May 2007 12:13:00 +0000

Congratulations to the following faculty members who selected as Service-Learning Faculty Scholars for 2007-2008. They are:

Sophie Adamson French

Rich D’Amato Engineering

Ayesha Delpish Mathematics

Martin Fowler Philosophy

Sirena Hargrove-Leak Engineering

Lee Hall-Worthington Human Services

Bud Warner Human Services

The Service-Learning Faculty Scholars Program identifies and recognizes faculty who wish to better understand service-learning pedagogy and to incorporate or enhance service-learning in their teaching. These faculty attend a series of seminars during fall semester and construct a course syllabus that includes the integration of a service-learning project. Faculty selected for the program receive a $1,000 stipend.

Kiser authors second edition of book

kiserp — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:47:00 +0000

Pam Kiser, Professor of Human Services, has published the second edition of her book, The Human Services Internship: Getting the Most from Your Experience. The book was published by Thomson Brooks/Cole and is used at approximately 150 colleges and universities annually, both in the United States and abroad.

Kiser to present at 5th Global International Internship Conference in Daegu, Korea

kiserp — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 19:36:00 +0000

Pamela Kiser, Professor of Human Services, has been accepted to present at the 5th Global International Internship Conference at Keimyung University in Daegu, Korea, in April. The accepted paper is titled “The Integrative Processing Model: A Frame work Student Learning in International Internships.” The conference is sponsored by Keimyung University, Pittsburg State University, Michigan State University and Technologico de Monterey.

Esposito, Warner, and Kiser present at national conference

kiserp — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 13:26:00 +0000

Judy Esposito, assistant professor of human services, Beth Warner, assistant professor of human services, and Pam Kiser, professor of human services and Service-Learning Faculty Fellow, presented “Immersion Service Learning: Impact on Students and Faculty” at the National Organization for Human Services annual conference in San Diego, Calif., on Nov. 3.

Darby, Eke, Fair, and Kiser present at Western Carolina Service-Learning Symposium

kiserp — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 11:58:00 +0000

Dr. Alexa Darby, Dr. Ocek Eke, Dr. Cynthia Fair, and Prof. Pamela Kiser presented at a the 2nd Annual Service-Learning Symposium at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC. Darby, faculty member in the Department of Psycholoy, and Eke, faculty member in the School of Communications, made a presentation focusing on their Winter Term 2006 course entitled, “Volunteerism and Social Justice in the Wake of Katrina.” Fair and Kiser, faculty members in the Department of Human Services, presented their research in a session entitled, “Testing the Integrative Processing Model: A Framework for Learning from Experience.” Dr. Carolyn Stuart, faculty member in the School of Education also attended the conference. Dr. Robert Bringle, internationally known expert in Service-Learning was the keynote speaker and presented throughout the day.

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