Community Service & Engagement
Community Engagement
Public Presentations
OSU ResLife
Higher Education Student Affairs professionals at Ohio State University were introduced to the unique challenges graduate and professional students face and how mindfulness strategies can be uniquely helpful in understanding and connecting with this population
WPCCA
Weinland Park Community Civic Association
Provided a community-based perspective on neighborhood corner stores as potential sources for community engagement and healthy food opportunities
Community Plans
ResLife, Ohio State University
May 2016 | Gateway Residential Complex | Community Report
Developed a curriculum-based community programming and staff training plan to serve a community of over 300 graduate, professional and undergraduate students and five live-in staff members
Community Programs
ResLife, Ohio State University
September 2016 | Gateway Residential Complex | Managing Wellness while Working in College
Facilitated managing personal wellness discussion centered around to a group of 12 professional, graduate and upperclassmen
Second Sight Project
(S2)
July 2016 | Franklinton Night Out | Children's Painting
Assisted S2 founder Mona Gazala during the program by securing extra volunteers and helping with the youth outreach program. Over 100 individuals pasted by the booth with 20 youths participating in painting their own portraits.
United Way of Central Ohio (UWCO)
May 2016 - August 2016 | Central-Ohio Communities | Nutrition Education
Provided a table-top HealthyPlate.gov trivia game program impacting over 470 people at community block parties and partner events in Hilltop, Franklinton,Near East Side, Southside, and North Linden communities in Central Ohio
International Poverty Solutions Collaborative (IPSC)
2011 | IPSC | Offender Release: Barriers to Housing & Employment
Provided a roundtable discussion with 10 recently released offenders on their challeges in securing employment, housing and social support within Weinland Park
2011 | Weinland Park Community Civic Association | Nutrition Education
Provided cooking demonstrations before the monthly neighborhood meeting, instructing residents on preparing healthy meals. Attendees would assist making the meal which would then be provided to the 60+ residents attending the neighborhood meeting.