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\nHighlighting Opportunities and News from our Campus Partners<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Black History Month at 100: Reclaiming the Legacy of Dr. Carter G. Woodson\u2019s Black History Month and the War Over Historical Erasure<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
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- February 3: \u201cIn the Legacy of Black History: The Revolutionary Praxis of Malcolm X.: Dr. Richard Benson, Professor, University of Pittsburgh<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- February 5: Global Black Studies Inaugural Undergraduate Student Research Conference: \u201cA Century of Struggle, Scholarship, and Survival: Where Do We Go\u00a0From\u00a0Here: Chaos or Community?\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- February 10: \u201cThe \u2018Mis-Education\u2019 of 2026: Modern Erasure and Woodson\u2019s Warning.\u201d Dr. Alicia\u00a0Fontnette, Director of the National Council for Black Studies and Assistant Professor of Africana Studies, University of Delaware<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- February 17: \u201cWhen the Witness Becomes the Record: on \u2018Bombingham\u2019 and the Record of Racial Terror in Birmingham, Alabama.\u201d Mr. Dale Long, Survivor of the 1963 16<\/span>th<\/span>\u00a0Street Baptist Church Bombing, Birmingham, Alabama<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- February 19: \u201cCommemoration or Confrontation? Interrogating if Black History Month Needs a Makeover\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
All events held in\u00a0Apodaca\u00a0Science Building, Room 123\u00a0@\u00a02:00\u00a0pm<\/strong>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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<\/blockquote>\nFrom the Center for Community Engagement & Service Learning (CCESL)<\/h2>\n
SLC\/CEC Faculty Roundtable<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
February 18, 2026 (Wednesday) | 3:30 – 4:30 pm Hunter Library 156 (CFC Conference Room)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
For All Interested Faculty: Come discuss service-learning and community experience courses with WCU faculty Dr. Brian Byrd (School of Health Sciences) and Dr. Patricia Bricker (School of Teaching and Learning). This roundtable conversation will feature opportunities to hear about their experiences, to learn about the designation process (coming March 2nd!), and provide an open forum to exchange ideas. Questions? Contact CCESL Director Joy Mischley (<\/span>jmischley@wcu.edu<\/span><\/a>). A Zoom option is available for those not able to attend in-person (<\/span>https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/81328274742<\/span><\/a>)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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Community-Engaged Courses: Upcoming Deadline<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
The Service-Learning Course (SLC) and Community Experience Course (CEC) designation process for Fall\/Summer 2026 courses is currently underway. The initial designation process involves the faculty member completing a brief (~9 min) form. Please refer to the\u00a0<\/span>CCESL website<\/span><\/a>\u00a0for more information or contact Joy Mischley, Director (<\/span>jmischley@wcu.edu<\/span><\/a>).\u00a0If you\u00a0submitted\u00a0your course during one of the deadlines last year, you\u00a0<\/span>do not<\/span><\/b>\u00a0need to repeat the process this year. Instead, CCESL will contact you individually about completing a brief renewal.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Deadline: Monday, March 2, 2026, for Summer & Fall 2026 courses<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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Staff Senate<\/h2>\n
Staff Senate is here for you.<\/p>\n