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Finding your niche

Community Engagement

Dr. Jeno Rivera

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What do I do?

AFNRE Educator

Director of Bailey Scholars Program

Community Educator

Engage with local communities

Lansing Urban Farm Project

Corey Marsh Ecological Research Center

Volunteer

Director of Institute for Agricultural Technology (1/1/23)

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Who am I?

Sister, Daughter, step-mother, 4-legged friend mother, sewer, handywoman, inspiring watercolor artist, learner, teacher, Puerto Rican, Virginian, wife, widow, lover of music, horrible speaker of Spanish, outdoor enthusiast, appreciates a good outdoor fire, caretaker of old house, MSU employee, world traveler, foody, coach, string instrument player, moped rider…hummingbird

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Define Community Engagement (CE)

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My experiences with CE

Personal CE

LUFP Board

Social Gatherings

Neighborhood Association

Community Event

Radical Reciprocity- CE is a relationship

Teacher- engage with community for resources/learning

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How to get involved?

Go

Go to “third spaces” to get involved

Apply

Apply your reflection to your search efforts

Answer

Answer these questions:

    • Who am I?
    • What do I value?
    • What is my worldview?
    • How do I learn?

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Documenting your CE experiences (resume)

See Handout

One-time Volunteerism versus MSU/Ongoing Learning

Let’s Practice