Tulane students, community partners and faculty present at Ashoka U Exchange 2012

Community Members as Teachers: A true collaboration between the New Orleans community and Tulane University

Ashoka U Exchange 2012

From the point of view of a social entrepreneur, two students, a professor, and two community partners, this workshop will show how a social venture can be a catalyst for university engagement with the surrounding community. This workshop will ask: How can students become engaged in meaningful community service or internships? Can partnerships with universities serve as a conduit for community development? What obstacles prevent successful engagement of universities in their surrounding communities? Join in a participatory discussion with leaders from two community partnerships with Tulane University, including the Birthing Project USA to improve birth outcomes for women of color, and a local elementary/middle school partnership to engage youth in social venture creation, to share best practices and to plan a new or improved community collaborations based on these examples. 

Speakers: 
Colette Bolton, Student and Project Director, Tulane University and Inclusion Buddies
Cheryllyn Branche Principal, Banneker Elementary School, New Orleans
Reina David, Volunteer, New Orleans Birthday Project
Kathryn Hall-Trujillo, Ashoka Fellow, Founder, The Birthing Project
Katie Smalley, TUchangemakers student, Tulane University
Carol Whelan, Professor, Tulane University Social Innovation in Education

                             TU student Collette Bolton working with Banneker Middle School student.

Principal of Banneker Elementary and Middle School and Tulane Community Partner, Cheryllyn Branche

 

Collaborative Team: Carol Whelan, Laura White, Cheryllyn Branche and Marie Gould