| Engaged scholarship is scholarly and creative work integral to a faculty member’s academic area, and jointly planned, carried out, and reflected upon by co-equal university and community partners. The purpose of this presentation, delivered by Dr. Lynnette Young Overby, Associate Dean in the College of Arts and Letters at Michigan State University, is to first share her journey in engaged scholarship. She will then share her perspective on incorporating engaged scholarship in the disciplines of health, kinesiology, recreation and dance. Her work has been driven by the problems associated with the dearth of arts experiences in schools and communities. She co-created specific programs that have promoted arts education specifically dance and theatre for pre-service and in-service classroom teachers; students in K-12 schools; and for undergraduate and graduate dance and theatre students. One important requirement of engaged scholarship is to demonstrate impact in multiple forms including, publications, student learning, curricula change and policy recommendations. Some of the products of her work include, a book, journal articles, a website, presentations, theatrical productions and new curricula. She will discuss the complex relational labor required to sustain scholarly engagement and present examples and suggestions for the relevant disciplines of health, kinesiology, recreation and dance. |