The Swearer Center at Brown University

On October 5, 2024, eleven past and present Swearer Center Edward Guiliano '72 Global Fellows traveled to New York City to the Edward Guiliano '72 Global Fellowships Inaugural Showcase and Reunion. The Guiliano fellowship aims to provide students with opportunities to interact with the world through artistic, academic and cultural experiences outside of their current communities. Zoe Yu '27 shares her experience doing ethnographic research and community work in the Philippines and connecting with a community of refugees in Manila. Reflecting on stories she has heard and read, Yu says, "in the same way that stories of overseas Filipino workers have been reduced, the stories of refugees are also equally simplified. There are stories that only migrant laborers and refugees themselves can tell." Looking to build on this work, Yu says, "What I can do right now is continue growing my relationship with this community. Writing is a communal activity. It couldn't exist without the creation and sharing of words. Writing has to go hand-in-hand with action. I'm now working with folx from Little Gaza to create an archive of stories that they are writing for each other, writing for themselves and writing for people outside of their community." Learn more about conducting similar projects through the Swearer Center at https://lnkd.in/ew6DtTTV

#reshare from The Brown Daily Herald, Inc. ??? The Herald shares Brown University students' reflections on their experiences studying, volunteering and conducting research in Brazil. Two students, Michelle Alas Molina ’25 and Akshay Malhotra ’25, spoke about their work through Swearer Center fellowships. Michelle Alas Molina received a Royce Fellowship to support her work and spent a month studying participatory budgeting in Araraquara, a suburb of S?o Paulo. Also a Bonner Community Fellow, she describes participatory budgeting as “an institution where a municipality opens up forums for residents of a city to come and discuss their needs as a community, come up with proposals for those needs and then vote on those proposals so they can be funded by the city budget.” Reflecting on her trip, Molina appreciates “a deeper understanding of how history intersects with contemporary politics, how language intersects and what people are doing on the ground now.” Akshay Malhotra, an Edward Guiliano ’72 Global Fellow spent two weeks in Rio de Janeiro working on an app that monitors heart failure medication for patients. He shares, “My biggest interest was looking at the primary care system in Brazil because the way that their healthcare system works is very different from the United States,” Malhotra said. He hopes to use what he learns in Brazil to improve the healthcare system in rural America. Explaining how the app works through bluetooth technology, allowing patients to monitor their blood pressure, weight and other vitals on a daily basis, Malhotra says, “It’s really giving agency to the patient and giving them autonomy to really understand, ‘Okay, what is heart failure?’” Read the full BDH feature here: https://bit.ly/3NcqBrD Are you interested in conducting similar projects? Join Swearer's workshop, "How to Design a Community-Engaged Research Project," this coming Tuesday, Oct. 9! Register here: https://bit.ly/3zyKPJa ??? Tuesday, October 9 ? 12 PM - 1:30 PM ??Salomon Center for Teaching, Rm 203

Brown University Center for Career Exploration and the Careers in the Common Good program, in collaboration with the Swearer Center for Public Service, invites civically engaged students to this day-long training to prepare for sustained long-term civic participation and action and building skills and knowledge for internship, jobs and careers that involve organizing and building power. This training will teach skills and best practices for campaigning, examine concepts of power and how it has historically been used in the U.S. and discuss how individuals and groups can operationalize it to advance social change. ??? September 29, 2024 ? 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM ??Kobliner Conference Space, Center for Career Exploration Useful for students interested in: ? Building key skills and frameworks for civic engagement. ? Advancing social justice at the grassroots and community level. ? Developing Organizing 101 skills and empowering others. ? Learning more about the structures and history of power in the U.S. ? Developing and sharing the story of self. ? Discussing values and your vision for what you want your community, Brown and the World to be in 10 years. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/eVBZt_-i

Faculty and staff gathered this morning to learn about resources to help foster nonpartisan civic engagement among our students and community. Austin Wilson of the Swearer Center and Brown Votes, Juliet Hooker of The Democracy Project and Center for Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Al Dahlberg, Brown University Associate Vice President of Government Relations and Dr. Nick Longo of the Dialogue, Inclusion, and Democracy (DID) Lab at Providence College gave lightning talks around what we can do to engage in democracy during and beyond election season.

With another tumultuous election season underway, this event for Brown University faculty and staff focuses on resources to help foster nonpartisan civic engagement among our students and community. It will begin with several lightning talks from resources across campus and beyond, including The Democracy Project, Brown Votes, Dr. Nick Longo of the Dialogue, Inclusion, and Democracy (DID) Lab at Providence College and Brown’s Associate Vice President of Government and Community Relations Al Dahlberg. Breakfast will be provided. ??? Thursday, September 26 ? 8:30 - 9:30 AM ??Petteruti Lounge, Campus Center Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eVBZt_-i

Our Brown Votes students hit the main green and other areas around campus on Tuesday to help students register to vote on #NationalVoterRegistrationDay!

Congratulations to Swearer students Corinne LePage (Royce Fellow), Lilly Coffman (Brown Votes) and Maize Cline (Brown Votes), who were recently named Obama-Chesky Voyayer Scholars as part of the 2024-2026 cohort! The Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship for Public Service supports students who have a passion for helping others, experience serving their communities and can demonstrate an expansive view of what’s possible through public service. Over the next two years, these three will embark on research journeys while learning from supportive mentors. Obama Foundation

Join our team! The Swearer Center at Brown University is hiring a Community-Engaged Research Partnership Specialist to steward partnerships, outreach, and community engagement activities, in part by supporting research at IBES and the Division of Biology and Medicine. https://ow.ly/yj0050TkBE8

Tuesday, September 17 | 1 PM - 3 PM | Swearer Center Open House Join us for an open house to connect with peers and Swearer Center staff! Learn about Swearer Center programs, pick up swag and enjoy local drinks and snacks. You can also meet with Brown Votes to learn about registering to vote and civic engagement opportunities beyond voting. Explore how Swearer can connect you with the Providence and Rhode Island community. Learn more: swearer.brown.edu Keep up with upcoming events: https://lnkd.in/eVBZt_-i

?? Seeking K-12 Tutors and Mentors ?Provide free, in-person tutoring and enrichment to K-12 students in the greater Providence area ?Volunteer and work-study positions available for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 ?Tutoring blocks are Monday-Friday during school and after school hours across 9 sites To learn about applying, visit https://lnkd.in/em877tUw or email [email protected]. The Brown Tutoring Corps (BTC) through the Annenberg Institute & the Howard R. Swearer Center for Public Service at Brown is partnering with local K-12 schools and youth-serving organizations to provide tutoring and mentoring support to their students. We are looking for Brown University students who can help support reading and math groups, work with students one-on-one, provide SAT tutoring and support, create lesson plans and teach afterschool classes, and much more. Volunteers can choose from a range of time availability, Monday-Friday, during the school day and/or afterschool. These volunteer positions will start once your application process, that includes background checks, is completed. Approved volunteers will need to attend an Engagement Preparation Day at the Swearer Center to receive background checks and complete training and paperwork. Off-Campus Work-Study eligible students are encouraged to apply. The priority deadline is September 6, 2024, however, applications will be reviewed until positions are filled.