Best Practices for Engaging Students in PSO
This session will focus on best practices for engaging students in our work in PSO. Panelists will share examples of how they recruit, onboard and engage students in their work. Case studies will range from working with student workers and volunteers to managing interns and overseeing service-learning course opportunities. Participants will develop an action plan for supporting students that they currently work with, or for establishing new student engagement opportunities in their work.
Learning Outcomes:
- Identify signature student engagement opportunities in PSO.
- Learn best practices for working with students in a variety of capacities (volunteer, student worker, internship, service-learning courses, etc.).
- Develop an action plan for engaging with current students or establishing future student opportunities.
Presenters:
Andie Bisceglia, Campus Kitchen coordinator, Office of Service-Learning
Andie is the coordinator of the Campus Kitchen program at UGA. She graduated from UGA with a master’s degree in crop and soil sciences in 2018, and earned her bachelor’s degree in environmental studies from Bates College in 2009. She has worked in the fields of environmental, agricultural and food systems education for over 10 years throughout the East Coast.
Jennifer Martin Lewis, Center for Community Design and Preservation director, College of Environment + Design
Jennifer is the director of the Center for Community Design and Preservation in the College of Environment and Design. She develops and promotes community engagement, service-learning, and collaborative partnerships for the benefit of students, faculty, staff, UGA public service and outreach units, and Georgians. She also manages the college’s design charrette program, a service-learning opportunity for students that provides a collaborative visioning workshop for Georgia communities.
Angel Jackson, operations coordinator, Archway Partnership
Angel joined the Archway Partnership in 2010 and has served in various capacities, including communications, budget and finance, human resources and project management across all of the Archway communities. She is now an operations coordinator for multiple communities, working closely with public service units, colleges and schools at UGA to support the work of both community and campus partners. She also is lead faculty on a USDA grant to understand the local needs around community gardens across the state.
Madison Drummond, program coordinator, Carl Vinson Institute of Government
Madison is responsible for enriching and elevating the Institute of Government student experience. She leads the PROPEL (Planning Rural Opportunities for Prosperity and Economic Leadership) Rural Scholars Program, the Vinson Fellows Program and the Georgia Legislative Internship Program in partnership with the School of Public and International Affairs. Madison also manages the student employee experience for undergraduate and graduate student employees across the institute. Before joining the Institute in 2023, Madison worked in student affairs positions in Georgia, Virginia and Florida.
