Schools Where Everyone Belongs: The Story of Pedro’s Whale
Thursday April 12, 2012
4:00 – 6:00 pm
Dr. Cheryl Jorgensen will use the theme of Pedro’s Whale, a children’s book by Paula Kluth and Patrick Schwarz, and other stories to describe the values and practices that make elementary, middle, and high schools places where everyone belongs.
Pictures and Description of the 5th Annual
"Erin McKenzie Virtual Welcoming Space" event
THE ART OF COMMUNITY @ THE LIBRARY...MAKING IT HAPPEN
April 18, 2010
'In April of 2010, a diverse group of students, staff, and community members gathered to further our knowledge about how to create community at Otterbein. We enlisted facilitator and artist, Candee Basford, to guide our discussion using a process of arts-based appreciative inquiry.'
Do Diverse Worlds Connect @ Otterbein College
Monday, May 18, 2009
2:00 - 3:30 pm
A discussion on community building, diversity, and making connections at Otterbein College.
Panel members represented the areas of Women Studies, Black Studies, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered & Queer (GLBTQ), International Education, Disability, and Diversity.
Pictures and Description of the
"Erin McKenzie Virtual Welcoming Space" event
REFLECTIONS OF ERIN: BOOK SIGNING AND RECEPTION
Presentation by Barbara and Chris McKenzie
Sunday November 9, 2008
4:00 PM
Pictures and Description of the 3rd Annual
"Erin McKenzie Virtual Welcoming Space" event
THE SHORT BUS: A JOURNEY BEYOND NORMAL
Presentation by Jonathan Mooney
Sunday April 13, 2008
2:00 PM
Photos by Sarah Small (http://www.jonathanmooney.com/)
"A young man once labeled severely learning disabled journeys across America to find others who have used humor, imagination, and resiliency to create satisfying lives beyond normal".(http://www.jonathanmooney.com/).
Visit YouTube to see a trailer for Short Bus at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7z0VHuaoc4
Pictures and Description of the 2nd Annual
"Erin McKenzie Virtual Welcoming Space" event
BUILDING COMMUNITIES FROM THE INSIDE OUT
Presentation by John McKnight
October 1, 2007
3:00 - 5:00 PM
"Powerful citizen-centered local democracy that solves problems, welcomes all neighbors and creates a community of genuine care is possible when we discover our personal capacity to connect ourselves to the riches that surround us. We are, after all, not people half full. We are a people whose cup runs over."John McKnight
Finding the gifts of ALL of our residents, including many who have been overlooked, and connecting them is vital to building our community. John McKnight shared with us how many communities are doing this.
John McKnight is a Professor of Education and Social Policy and Co-Director of the Asset-Based
Community Development Institute of Northwestern University. For nearly three decades, John has conducted research on social service delivery systems, health policy, community organizations, neighborhood policy, and institutional racism. He currently directs research projects focused on asset-based neighborhood development and methods of community building by incorporating marginalizes people.
Much of John's recent work on asset-based community development is captured in McKnight's co-authored book, Building Communities from the Inside Out: A Path Toward Finding and Mobilizing a Community's Assets(1993), which has circulated through a broad range of community, government, business, nonprofit, and educational institutions in the United States and Canada. Articles McKnight has written over the past two decades were published in The Careless Society (1995).
Thank you to our co-sponsors of this event, who included: Otterbein University Courtright Memorial Library in connection with the Erin McKenzie Virtual Welcoming Space, Otterbein University Center for Community Engagement, and Ohio TASH – Promoting Equity, Opportunity, and Inclusion for People with Disabilities.
Lois Szudy, John McKnight, Barb McKenzie & Candee Basford
Pictures and Description of the Opening Event for the
Erin McKenzie Virtual Welcoming Space
We Dance Together: Art Exhibit, Reception and Presentation
by Candee Basford
Monday April 3, 2006,
2:00 - 3:30 PM
Otterbein University
Courtright Memorial Library
To honor the memory of Erin McKenzie, we invited Candee Basford, a nationally known consultant, activist, speaker, educator, and artist to present "We Dance Together: A Painted Essay About My Education With Katie." This reception, presentation, and exhibit occurred during National Library Week in 2006. The exhibit included ten exquisite watercolor and fabric images that revealed the lessons Basford learned, beginning with her discovery of her daughter's disability and continuing for the next twenty-six years, that weave lessons of love, relationships, prejudice, ambiguity and more.
Gary & Barbara McKenzie and Candee Basford
