Upcoming RAP Sessions:
The Power of Narratives and Ethnic Studies
Thursday, April 25, 6:00-7:30pm | Appleby Hall Room 223
This RAP session will be facilitated by CESP Scholar and Leaders Board Member Elizabeth Yang, along with organizers from the Youth 4 Ethnic Studies Coalition. This event aims to understand the experiences of diverse ethnic groups, their histories, and ongoing struggles for social justice.
Adventures in Art with Rebecca RAP Session
Thursday, May 2, 1:00-2:00pm | Weisman Art Museum
This RAP session will be led by CESP Scholar and Leaders Board Member Rebecca Pirko. We will meet in the lobby of the Weisman Art Museum and Rebecca will act as our museum guide, showing the group a select number of artworks currently on display at WAM. Following the viewing we will have a short reflection to discuss the artwork and themes.
Pieces we will view:
- "Pearl" by Alfred Conteh
- "Breonna" by David Huffman
- "The Names We Change" by Katayoun Amjadi
CESP Processing Sessions and Community Meetings
This idea was developed by current Scholars and Peer Advisors working in the Center for Community-Engaged Learning in response to COVID-19, the uprising for racial equity, and recent political upheavals. CESP Processing Sessions and Community Meetings are different from CESP RAP Sessions in that they ask Scholars attending each session to bring their feelings, insights, and resources with them, as opposed to hearing from one or two Scholars about a topic of interest. Attending these sessions are meant to be more collaborative in nature. They will be largely unstructured, but will always be supported by a CESP staff member (either by a student staff member or full-time staff member).
We welcome you to sign up for sessions and meetings and also propose topics that you feel would be important for our community to discuss and take action on. These sessions can be counted towards the Collaboration & Community Building reflection and/or the Agency reflection (if you propose a topic and facilitate) for CESP. However, the goal here is not to offer something that will simply "meet a requirement", but to connect, process, build, and offer support to one another so that we can eventually take sustained action in and across our communities.
Lead a CESP Session
If you've already attended one CESP Session and are looking for more ways to build community with other Scholars, the next step is to lead a CESP Session! This is a great leadership and facilitation experience and it can fulfill the Agency reflection for CESP.
CESP staff are here to support you through planning and facilitation. Interested, but not sure what your topic will be? Please reach out to CCEL staff at [email protected]. Ready to start planning? Submit your ideas below!
CESP invites you to propose to lead a CESP Session during Spring 2024.
CESP will support any and all who would like to facilitate an in-person, remote, or hybrid RAP Session or Processing Session this year. As a reminder, we recommend that you attend at least one RAP Session prior to facilitating, but it is not required.
