Community-Based Learning Talk Series Returns for Spring 2024
This spring, "CBL Talks" will focus on: Health Disparities in Lackawanna County, Immigration and Diversity, and Root Causes of Homelessness and Poverty in NEPA. Each event will begin with a presentation from guest speakers, who are shown, top row from left, Dr. Rachna Saxena, Deputy Director, Lackawanna County Department of Health, Dr. Sabine Charles, Health Director, Lackawanna County Department of Health, Jenny Gonzalez Monge, S.T.A.R.S. Program Director. Bottom row: Krista Murray, Executive Director, Catherine McAuley Center, and Jessica Wallo, Director of Community Services, United Neighborhood Centers of NEPA.The Office of Community-Based Learning (CBL), in collaboration with campus partners, is pleased to offer a series of three "CBL Talks" in the Spring 2024 semester. The goal of these talks is to provide University students, as well as the surrounding community, with information and insights into some of the major challenges and opportunities facing the Scranton area and how they can be part of positive change. This spring "CBL Talks" will focus on: Health Disparities in Lackawanna County, Immigration and Diversity, and Root Causes of Homelessness and Poverty in NEPA.
Each of the CBL Talks will begin with a presentation from guest speakers, followed by Q&A. These sessions will also be recorded to serve as a resource for CBL courses, and reflection questions will be provided to student attendees after each event. These events are a special collaboration of the Office of Community-Based Learning with the Panuska College of Professional Studies T.A.P.E.S.T.R.Y. program. The talks are also open to the broader University and Scranton communities.
The Spring 2024 CBL Talks
Health Disparities in Lackawanna County with Dr. Rachna Saxen and Dr. Sabine Charles
On Thursday, Feb. 22 at 11:30 a.m. in the DeNaples Ballroom, DeNaples Center 407, Dr. Rachna Saxena, Deputy Director, Lackawanna County Department of Health and Dr. Sabine Charles, Health Director, Lackawanna County Department of Health will highlight their perspectives on the social determinants of health and their impacts on residents of Lackawanna County. Socio-economic factors, environmental issues, and racial disparities affecting communities of color and immigrant and refugee groups will all be discussed.
RSVP for the Feb. 22 Health Disparities event here.
Scranton Stories – Immigration and Diversity with Jenny Gonzalez Monge
On Wednesday, March 6 at 6:00 p.m. in The Ann and Leo Moskovitz Theater, The DeNaples Center 401, Jenny Gonzalez Monge, S.T.A.R.S. Program Director will explore diversity and immigration in the Scranton area, including screening interviews from the “Scranton Stories” oral history project and remarks by Jenny Gonzalez Monge, project committee member, an interviewee, and Director of the S.T.A.R.S. after-school program for Latinx youth. Scranton Stories is a collection of 25 video interviews of 33 local residents that share a broad range of experiences and highlight themes of diversity, belonging and community.
RSVP here for the March 6 Immigration and Diversity event.
Root Causes of Homelessness and Poverty in NEPA with Krista Murray and Jessica Wallo
On Thursday, April 18 at 6:00 p.m. in PNC Auditorium, Loyola Science Center 133, As community leaders working directly with individuals experiencing challenging situations, Krista Murray, Executive Director, Catherine McAuley Center, and Jessica Wallo, Director of Community Services, United Neighborhood Centers of NEPA, will highlight their perspectives on the root causes of homelessness and poverty in NEPA. The speakers will discuss their work and how their organizations are meeting the needs of the community.
RSVP here for Root Causes of Homelessness and Poverty in NEPA
The CBL talks are sponsored by the Office of Community-Based Learning, Office of Community Relations and additional campus and community partners. Questions? Contact Daysi Carreto, Assistant Director of Community and Civic Engagement, at daysi.carreto@scranton.edu or (570)-941-4419.
