The Center for Community Engagement (CCE) at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) has announced the 2022-23 recipient of the Conville Service-Learning Development Award, a grant for graduates of USM’s Faculty Fellows Seminar on Service-Learning to pursue service-learning initiatives.
The 2022-23 Conville Service-Learning Development Award will fund the work of Vickie Reed, instructor in the School of Health Professions, as she examines the experience of Black service-learning pioneers who set the foundation for service-oriented learning. Reed will also study the experience of Black faculty conducting service-learning at PWIs (predominantly White institutions) and how these experiences correlate to belonging and a commitment to community-engaged service and research.
Reed has been a service-learning practitioner for more than twenty years, initially working with community-based service-learning at DREAM of Hattiesburg. While at The University of Southern Mississippi, she remained involved with the pedagogy by engaging in academic service-learning as a Service-Learning Program Director and a public health instructor.
“Receiving the Conville Award brings my past service experiences and advocacy for volunteerism full circle,” said Reed. “This award provides additional opportunities to continue my work and contribute to service-learning research while expanding it to include diverse voices.”
