Written by Amira Faden This past semester, I have had the honor of taking a poetry class through the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program. The course took place in a local prison: 8 of the students came from Bucknell (“outside students”) and 8 of the students were incarcerated in the local prison (“inside students”). We met one afternoon each week within the prison for a series of discussions, writing exercises and sharing sessions on the subject of reading and writing poetry. Together, we established a foundation of trust and connection that allowed us to learn from each other. Two conversations come […]
On April 16, 2024 Sarah Junkin Woodard visited Bucknell to talk to alumni of the Bucknell Brigade, past faculty leaders and staff members. She gave a wonderful overview of the program’s beginnings and where it is now. She kindly agreed to record her presentation for our website, so that today’s Bucknellians can witness the tremendous difference the work of Jubilee House has made in Nueva Vida, Nicaragua. You can download the video here.
In Fall 2024 there are 3 courses being offered with the Community Based Learning designation in three difference departments in the College of Arts and Sciences. There are 14 Community Engaged courses (some with multiple sections and labs) being offered in all three colleges across the university. There are three courses in Engineering, three in Freeman College of Management, five in Arts and Sciences and three university courses (UNIV). College of Engineering CEL courses: Arts and Sciences CEL courses: Freeman College of Management University Courses .
In a 2024 civic engagement event, Passport to the World, which was held at the Lewisburg Children’s Museum on Saturday, March 30, the Foreign Language Teaching Assistants at Bucknell University brought their cultures from Chile, China, Colombia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Lebanon and Spain to local children. Children also got to learn about the American Deaf Community and the culture of American Sign Language (ASL). The festival featured hands-on crafts and activities, such as Japanese origami, coloring the flag of Colombia, making Play-Doh Italian pizza, and crafting the national tree of Lebanon. To read more about the event and its […]