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Community Learning posted May 12, 2022 by Emeline Avignon (2024)

“Writing for a Digital World” Course Partners with Hartford Food System

This semester, Visiting Assistant Professor in the Allan K. Smith Center for Writing in Rhetoric Alex Helberg is teaching RHET 125 “Writing for a Digital World,” where students seek to understand the influence of digital technologies on writing and communication practices. Borrowing from rhetorical theory on concepts like genre, discourse communities, intertextuality, and rhetorical ecologies, Helberg is teaching students how to write for public audiences through a Community Learning podcast project in partnership with Hartford Food System and Healthy Hartford Hub (HHH).

Liberal Arts Action Lab posted May 11, 2022 by Gabby nelson

Pennington Lecture, Inspired by Liberal Arts Action Lab Project, Highlights History of Talcott Street Church

Do you know of the Talcott Street Church and School? Through the Black Heritage Project, Capital Community College (CCC) is hoping more people in the Hartford area can answer that question with a resounding yes.

Community Learning posted May 10, 2022 by Erica Crowley

Housing Code Cases Map Collaboration by Trinity and Hartford Partners

At Trinity, the Community Learning program extends the boundaries of the classroom into the Hartford community by engaging students and faculty in research and creative projects that both deepen student ...

Student Highlight posted May 10, 2022 by Gabby Nelson

Four Years of Community Engaged Scholarship and Work with Wendy Salto ‘22

When asked what her community engagement work has meant to her at Trinity, Wendy Salto ‘22 responds, “I feel like it’s been my whole experience.” Her extensive record of community engagement over her four years here corroborates this sentiment.

Community Learning posted May 3, 2022 by Emma Hersom '24

Incarceration and the Right to Vote: An International Comparative Study

Community Learning Research Fellow Emma Hersom ‘24 with Community Partner James Jeter, Full Citizens Coalition & Faculty Sponsor Professor Anna Terwiel Spring 2022, Trinity College, Hartford CT Introduction Constitution of the United States ...

Community Learning posted May 3, 2022 by Sulemaan Khalid ‘23 and Jane Dunbar ‘23

Are Hartford’s Out-of-State Landlords More Likely to Receive Housing Code Complaints?

Community Learning Research Fellows Sulemaan Khalid ‘23 and Jane Dunbar ‘23 with community partner Arunan Arulampalam, Hartford Land Bank and Faculty Sponsor Professor Delgado Spring 2022, Trinity College, Hartford, CT Research Question: Who owns ...

Community Learning posted May 3, 2022 by Abby Nick '24

The Benefits of Guaranteed Basic Income: Lessons from Advocates

Abby Nick ‘24, Community Learning Research Fellow Community Partner Maddie Granato, Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Advocacy Fund And Faculty Sponsor Professor Chambers Spring 2022, Trinity College, Hartford CT

Community Learning posted May 3, 2022 by Katie Cerulle '22

Access to Gender-Inclusive Children’s Picture Books in Public Libraries

Community Learning Research Fellow, Spring 2022, Trinity College, Hartford CT West Hartford Public Library and Hartford Public Library Faculty Sponsor -- Professor Dan Douglas By: Katie Cerulle

Community Learning posted May 3, 2022 by Alberlis Hernandez '23

Visualizing Referral Trends with the CT Office of Early Childhood

In spring 2022 I received the opportunity to partner with the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood for independent research. My community partner and I realized there is a need for data visualization where OEC can use their data to actively drive decisions, specifically for their 2-1-1 and Child Development Infoline (CDI) referral services. For my research, I created visualizations of current public data from OEC and presented trends over time. I hope my research raises questions about meaningful data collection that can benefit OEC with time.

Community Learning posted May 2, 2022 by Myrian Ayala ‘25, James Maciel-Andrews ‘25, Jack White ‘25, and Anna Grant-Bolton ‘25

Data as a Tool for Housing Justice: Analyzing Hartford Housing Code Cases from 2011-2021

Data as a Tool for Housing Justice: Analyzing Hartford Housing Code Cases from 2011-2021 Myrian Ayala ‘25, James Maciel-Andrews ‘25, Jack White ‘25, and Anna Grant-Bolton ‘25 With community partner Juan Fonseca ...

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