Higher Education – Page 117 – David J. Smith Consulting, LLC

Peacebuilding as a Means to Civic Engagement

By: David J. Smith, February 26, 2016 The College of the Canyons (COC), located in Santa Clarita, CA, has recently launched a civic engagement initiative. Increasingly it is recognized the important role that colleges can play in providing opportunities for students to participate in democratic processes and community activities. COC has taken a meaningful step forward inContinueContinue reading “Peacebuilding as a Means to Civic Engagement”

Using the “Community Laboratory” to Build Skills and Aptitudes

By: David J. Smith, February 24, 2016 One of my objectives as a teacher is to provide educational experiences for my students that replicate real world situations. As an advocate of experiential learning, I believe that change will not take place absent the opportunity to engage in the meaningful application and use of skills andContinueContinue reading “Using the “Community Laboratory” to Build Skills and Aptitudes”

USAID People to People RFA

By: David J. Smith, February 19, 2016 USAID intends to issue a Request for Applications (RFA) this month to support “people-to-people” conflict mitigation and reconciliation programs and activities that bring together individuals of different ethnic, religious, or political backgrounds from areas of civil conflict and war in the following countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Burundi, Liberia, Rwanda, Senegal (includingContinueContinue reading “USAID People to People RFA”