The McKeen Center’s Winter Break Community Engagement Fund provides funding of up to $1000 to support students in committing to reciprocal and impactful community engagement during the extended 2020 winter break.
Participants will commit to providing either 50 or 100 hours of volunteer service to a nonprofit or municipal organization and will receive training, support in identifying a host site, and a fellowship award from the McKeen Center. Volunteer work can be remote or in-person, provided students are following the McKeen Center’s guidelines for in-person volunteering.
Applicants MUST attend an information session to be considered. This information session will cover topics including but not limited to: things to consider and tips for identifying/communicating with partner organizations; who is eligible to receive funds through this program; and details about the application process and expected deliverables.
Join a panel of young alumni working in fields related to criminal justice reform in discussing how to engage in criminal justice reform, what careers in this area can look like, and the experiences that they’ve had working in fields such as immigration law and the juvenile justice system. This discussion is part of Race & the Criminal Justice System, a series brought to you by the McKeen Center, SWAG, the Center for Multicultural Life, and the Criminal Justice Reform Club, exploring race and the criminal justice system.
Since 2015, Iñupiaq photographer Brian Adams has been traveling throughout Alaska, taking portraits of Inuit, recording their individual stories, and finding out how they spend their lives in the 21st century. He has visited around 20 communities, and has been sharing these images and stories across social media. His project I am Inuit, as well as his book by the same title, has the aim of promoting understanding, dismantling stereotypes as well as misperceptions, and connecting the world with Alaskan Inuit and the Arctic through common humanity. Brian’s work has previously been featured in publications such as National Geographic, The New York Times, and Time magazine and in museums and galleries.
In this online presentation, Brian Adams will share his philosophy on photography, his connection to the people with whom he works, and stories from his travels that continue to resonate with him and shape his craft. He will engage with audience members through his photography projects, I am Inuit, as well as Disappearing Villages, and Ilatka: The Inuit Word for My Relatives.
