{"id":554,"date":"2026-03-09T10:44:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T17:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/washcenter\/?page_id=554"},"modified":"2026-03-24T14:11:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:11:25","slug":"previous-workshops","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/washcenter\/previous-workshops\/","title":{"rendered":"Previous Workshops"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p>Recordings and resources from our previous workshops are posted on our Slack channel. <a href=\"https:\/\/join.slack.com\/t\/wacentercollab\/shared_invite\/zt-3gb5l5ehc-T978Zsjgmot9hGUMCb_PTw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">[Join us on Slack]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\">2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-dark-gray-color has-text-color\">Clearing Away Obstacles to Learning: Higher Education in Prisons<\/h4>\n<p>Directors from the Evergreen Prison Education Program, Sustainability in Prisons Project, and special guests | The Evergreen State College<\/p>\n<p>The Evergreen Liberation Education Network is based at The Evergreen State College with a mission to expand access to an Evergreen education and to provide holistic support services for currently incarcerated and legally liberated people. This workshop will focus on two organizations in the network, the Evergreen Prison Education Program and the Sustainability in Prisons Project. Both organizations support the delivery of credit-bearing college education for incarcerated scholars. Presenters will provide a brief overview of their respective programs, select highlights, and learning and teaching models co-created with participants in carceral settings. The workshop will include group discussion on lessons learned, successes, and challenges that come with offering higher education in prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4>Theory to Practice: Community Based Learning that Serves Our Communities<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Mukti Khanna | Ellen Shortt Sanchez | Marley Booker | Cloe Kortangian-Griffith |<br>Skye Hurley | The Evergreen State College<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Higher Education has a mandate to serve communities.&nbsp;The Evergreen State College uses Community Based Learning pedagogy to offer students meaningful learning that meets community needs.&nbsp;Reciprocal work with local organizations is also an important outcome of the model. Psychology Capstone faculty will present best practices in the discipline for integrating consciousness- based interdisciplinary education and fieldwork.&nbsp;Students will share their learning and experiences with integrating theory and practice with diverse community organizations.&nbsp;The Public Service Center Director will frame this work in the larger commitment to campus-community partnerships for social justice. &nbsp;Participants will gain tools to bring to other educational settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\">2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4>Designing Gatherings That Matter: A Human-Centered Approach<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>JuliA Metzker | The Washington Center for Improving Undergraduate Education<\/p>\n<p>In this 75 minute session we will embark on a journey through human-centered design to craft gatherings that captivate, inspire, and drive meaningful change. Through hands-on activities and guided exercises, you\u2019ll harness the power of human-centered design thinking to deeply understand participants, articulate purpose, and craft the best structure for any gathering. Equipped with \u201chow might we\u201d questions tailored to your audience, you\u2019ll brainstorm creative activities that engage and energize attendees. Participants will leave the session with a draft timeline and facilitation plan for an upcoming meeting or workshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4>Narrating Palestine: Teaching Strategies for Justice and Belonging<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Therese Saliba | The Evergreen State College<\/p>\n<p>How can we teach about Palestine in ways that foster understanding, belonging, and critical inquiry, rather than polarization and silence? This interactive workshop equips educators with interdisciplinary tools to challenge Orientalist narratives and engage students through human rights, national histories, and feminist intersectionality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recordings and resources from our previous workshops are posted on our Slack channel. 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