2023 PHENND Conference: Refugee Resettlement and Immigration

500 College Avenue,Swarthmore PA 19081

24 March, 2023

Description

This gathering will be attended by 100-125 students, campus staff, faculty, and community organization staff active in community service, service-learning, and campus-community partnership work. While primarily targeting individuals who are part of the 25+ colleges and universities involved in the Philadelphia Higher Education Network for Neighborhood Development (PHENND), this event is also open nationally to practitioners of campus-community partnership. Keynote Speaker We are pleased to announce Diya Abdo, founder of Every Campus A Refuge, will be the keynote speakers. She is also the Lincoln Financial Professor of English in the Department of English and Creative Writing at Guilford College. Her book, American Refuge: True Stories of the Refugee Experience, was published in September 2022. Workshops The agenda is still being finalized but here is a sampling of the workshops that will be offered throughout the day. There will be three times for concurrent workshop offerings -- one in the morning and two in the afternoon. Guide to Student-Led Refugee Resettlement on College Campuses (Lafayette College)Supporting Immigrant and Refugee Students’ College Access and Success through Welcoming Practices and Community Mentoring (HIAS PA)From Sanctuary to Stability: What’s Next? (Swarthmore College)Housing Refugees: A Community Effort (Nationalities Service Center)Strategies for Meaning Engagement of Students in Advocacy for Immigrant Communities (Cabrini University)Higher Education: Preparing Migrants and Refugees for Legal Empowerment Careers (Villanova University)Sustainable Refugee Service Facilitated by Community Partnerships (Villanova University)Perceived Supports and Barriers to Retention and Degree Completion for Hispanic Undergraduates (Cabrini University)Immigrant and Refugee Wellness Academy (City of Philadelphia)Creating Welcoming Campus Communities: Empowering Refugee Students (Community Sponsorship Hub)We Are in This Together: Navigating Trauma with Newly Arrived Refugees (Nationalities Service Center