2017-18 Learning Community Events
September 14, 2017: Head and Heart – An Introduction to Economic Mobility
Guest speakers: Dr. MayKao Hang, Jim Scheibel; panel with Nou Yang and students from Amherst H. Wilder’s Youth Leadership Initiative, Rev. David Ostendorf
Event Summary | Video | Sacred Texts | Discussion Questions
November 9, 2017: Deep Relationships
Guest speakers: Rev. Javen Swanson, Earl Schwartz
Event Summary | Video | Discussion Questions
January 18, 2018: Experience and the Developing Brain
Guest speakers: Dr. Megan Gunnar, Imam Abdisalam Adam
Event Summary | PowerPoint | Dialogue Materials | Discussion Questions
March 13, 2018: Resilience
Event Summary | Discussion Questions | PowerPoint | Video
May 22, 2018: Building an Infrastructure of Opportunity
Guest speaker: Joshua Mbanusi, MDC
PowerPoint | Discussion Questions | Video | Text Study
July 26, 2018: Impact and Feedback
Sharing from nonprofit partners about the impact of work in the community and ideas for improvements for the coming year.