{"id":9098,"date":"2024-11-01T16:31:25","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T20:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/?page_id=9098"},"modified":"2025-07-08T10:32:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T14:32:02","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-garnet-bg has-dark-color has-text-color\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>The Harward Center advances the College\u2019s commitment to informed civic action and responsible stewardship of the wider world through reciprocal and sustained partnerships that address community needs, deepen student learning, and develop leaders who work with diverse others to advance the greater good.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below you will find links to our blog posts. 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Alongside Luke Singer \u201926 and Lindsey Aten \u201926, I was tasked with researching how the program influences students&#8217; social-emotional learning. As part of our research, we attended weekly Rosati practices at Conner\u2019s Elementary School. What immediately stood out to me&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/2026\/03\/30\/service-selfhood-and-the-values-that-sustain-collective-life\/\">Service, Selfhood, and the Values that Sustain Collective Life<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Tamanda Namangale<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-03-30T05:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 30, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">This week\u2019s blog post features reflections by Bonner Leader Tamanda Namangale \u201926, whose work with the Harward Center has shaped much of her time at Bates. Since her first year, Tamanda has been deeply involved in community engagement through roles including Community Outreach Fellow, Bates Votes Coordinator, Annual Halloween Event Coordinator, Bonner Leader, and now&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/2026\/03\/16\/goodbye-and-hello\/\">Goodbye and Hello<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Daphne Comeau<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-03-16T06:00:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 16, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In December, I joined the Harward Center team, stepping into the role of Associate Director of Center Operations. The position was most recently held by Kristen Cloutier, who worked at Bates for more than twenty-five years while also serving for over a decade in several elected and appointed roles in Lewiston and Maine, including Lewiston&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/2026\/03\/02\/its-milk-its-shoes-and-its-french-people-perspectives-on-life-lewiston-and-loved-ones\/\">\u201cIt&#8217;s milk, it\u2019s shoes, and it\u2019s French people\u201d: Perspectives on life, Lewiston, and loved ones<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Morgan Kinney<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-03-02T06:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 2, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Prof. Read\u2019s class teamed up with the residents of Montello Heights, a retirement community located about one mile from campus. The Activities Director, Chris Packard, and the residents of Montello Heights have a long history of welcoming Bates students for interactive visits to play games, do crafts, and build relationships. In alignment with the topic&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/2026\/02\/16\/going-for-gold\/\">Going for Gold<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Darby Ray, Director<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-02-16T06:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 16, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Hello from the Harward Center, where we are delighted to celebrate the college&#8217;s recent achievement of the Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement Classification. The classification is the gold standard for community engagement in higher education, recognizing excellence in community-engaged academic and co-curricular work. Included in the exhaustive classification are standards for community-engaged teaching and learning, civic&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/2026\/02\/02\/mlk-day-at-bates\/\">MLK Day at Bates<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Jenna Vendil<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-02-02T06:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 2, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Every year, I prepare for MLK Day by considering what insights, perspectives, and spaces the Bates community might need in order to cultivate &#8220;informed civic action&#8221; (from the Bates mission statement). 2025 demonstrated how quickly institutions can shift priorities, decades of trust and goodwill fostered through foreign relations can be uprooted, and the social contracts&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/2026\/01\/12\/lewistons-iconic-lisbon-street\/\">Lewiston&#8217;s Iconic Lisbon Street<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Darby Ray<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-01-12T06:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 12, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Almost all Bates students find their way to downtown Lewiston&#8217;s Lisbon Street, whether for a world-famous bagel, some Somali tea, a concert or exhibit at LA Arts, a grassroots organizing meeting at Maine People&#8217;s Alliance, or a weekly volunteer engagement at Safe Voices, the New Mainer&#8217;s Public Health Initiative, or the District Courthouse. But what&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/2025\/12\/07\/a-hidden-gem\/\">A Hidden Gem<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Natalie Gersen \u201928<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-12-07T21:43:13-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">December 7, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Hidden behind Lewiston Public Schools&#8217; Next STEP school lies one of the most integral support systems for unhoused families in Lewiston \u2013 the Student Resource Center. The Student Resource Center is a Lewiston Public Schools-based initiative that works with McKinney-Vento students and their families to ensure that all students, no matter their circumstances, have the&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/2025\/11\/12\/whats-all-the-commotion-about\/\">What&#8217;s All the Commotion About?<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Darby Ray<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-11-12T21:14:57-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 12, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">\u00a0&#8220;Every so often, you may be dutifully studying in the library when suddenly a large group of talkative middle schoolers trudges past you, led by a couple of Bates students. You might wonder what all of this commotion is about. The answer? Aspiration Days.&#8221; So begins a recent article in\u00a0The Bates Student\u00a0by Ellen Cabin &#8217;28&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/2025\/10\/31\/new-facility-old-partnership-fresh-connections\/\">New Facility, Old Partnership, Fresh Connections<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Mohamed Awil, Associate Director of Volunteer Programs &#038; Community Partnerships<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-31T14:35:25-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 31, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The college&#8217;s Community Work-Study program allows Bates students to earn their work-study pay by working for local nonprofit organizations. Most students who have work-study as part of their financial aid package get jobs on campus, but 25-30 students each year earn their work-study pay in the off-campus community, where they serve as part-time staff at&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/2025\/10\/18\/partnership-perspectives-with-gather-to-grow\/\">Partnership Perspectives with Gather to Grow<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Ganga Corsaro \u201826, Community Outreach Fellow<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-18T12:47:37-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 18, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">As a Bates Community Outreach Fellow, I coordinate the Food Security Program at the Harward Center in partnership with Gather to Grow (formerly the Nutrition Center). The program connects Bates students with community initiatives across Lewiston-Auburn, including gardening, food pantry support, community events, and youth and school programming, all focused on advancing food justice and&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/2025\/10\/05\/challenge-accepted\/\">Challenge Accepted!<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Bates News<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-05T12:18:22-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 5, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In this week\u2019s blog post, we direct your attention to the Bates College Facebook page, which features a wonderful post about the college\u2019s participation in this year\u2019s Dempsey Challenge. For those who aren\u2019t familiar, the Dempsey Challenge is an annual fundraising event organized by the Dempsey Center in Lewiston that provides comprehensive and free cancer&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/2025\/09\/21\/another-successful-launch\/\">Another Successful Launch<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Darby Ray, Director<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-09-21T21:27:29-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 21, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">With the new school year underway, we&#8217;re sharing a few photos from the Harward Center&#8217;s opening events. While the launch of a new year is a bit overwhelming, it is also filled with happy reunions, new connections, and lots of energy. Oh, and new t-shirts!<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/2025\/08\/24\/empathy-and-action-gwendolyn-anderson-27-sam-skinner-26-at-trinity-jubilee-center\/\">Empathy and Action: Gwendolyn Anderson \u201927 &amp; Sam Skinner \u201926 at Trinity Jubilee Center<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Mohamed Awil, Associate Director of Volunteer Programs &#038; Community Partnerships<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-08-24T20:44:34-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 24, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">This summer, amid the vibrant rhythms of the collegiate off-season, Bates students Gwendolyn Anderson \u201927 and Sam Skinner \u201926 immersed themselves in the work of the Trinity Jubilee Center in downtown Lewiston through a Community Work-Study fellowship\u2014a program rooted in the Harward Center\u2019s ethos of civic engagement and community partnerships. Notably, Sam was also recognized&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/2025\/08\/03\/a-peace-full-summer\/\">A Peace-full Summer<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Kristen Cloutier, Associate Director for Center Operations<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-08-03T14:14:24-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 3, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">One of the things I love most about my job at the Harward Center is the opportunity to serve as the college\u2019s liaison to the Projects for Peace program, which awards $10,000 every year to 125 or more student leaders across the country to implement a \u201cProject for Peace.\u201d As the organization&#8217;s website notes, \u201cthe&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/2025\/06\/29\/community-capital\/\">Community Capital<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Morgan Kinney, Associate Director of Community-Engaged Research and Learning<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-06-29T12:10:23-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 29, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">An innovative new Economics course called \u201cFinance and Society,\u201d led by Dr. Anamika Sen, completed its first semester this past April, showcasing how students can apply financial concepts to address real-world community opportunities and needs. This community-engaged learning (CEL) course, developed by Dr. Sen in partnership with the Harward Center, proved to be a significant&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/2025\/06\/14\/gardens-goats-and-growth\/\">Gardens, Goats, and Growth<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Morgan Kinney, Associate Director of Community-Engaged Research and Learning<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-06-14T18:30:54-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 14, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">This May, students in professor Christine Martinez&#8217;s Environmental Studies Short Term course saw the spring season through the lens of farmers and community gardeners. On the surface, their work was all about weeding, garden and food prep, and moving goats. As the students learned, though, the roots of the tasks they supported dug much deeper.\u00a0&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/2025\/06\/08\/robots-spongebob-and-bubbles-oh-my\/\">Robots, Spongebob, and Bubbles, Oh My!<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Darby Ray, Director<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-06-08T21:26:23-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 8, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The promise of summer at Bates looks like flowers in abundance, hammocks strung between trees on the quad, and local K-12 students on campus. During the recently concluded Short Term, we hosted over 1,000 young people for art, play, exploration, and more. Encouraging High Aspirations Among Lewiston&#8217;s Middle Schoolers On two subsequent Fridays, all 360&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/2025\/05\/18\/trust-and-reciprocity-in-research-on-somali-daughterhood-a-conversation-with-maggie-kornfeind-25\/\">Trust and Reciprocity in Research on Somali Daughterhood: A Conversation with Maggie Kornfeind &#8217;25<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Darby Ray, Director<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-05-18T15:21:17-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 18, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Maggie Kornfeind &#8217;25 of Ringoes, New Jersey was one of two Bates seniors recognized recently for outstanding community-engaged academic work. Below, Maggie discusses her research into experiences of daughterhood among Somali women \u2013 research she completed in collaboration with a local community organization, Maine Community Integration.\u00a0 You&#8217;ve been collaborating with a Maine-based community partner for&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/2025\/05\/04\/celebrating-the-rookies\/\">Celebrating the Rookies<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Darby Ray, Director<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-05-04T22:03:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 4, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">At campuses around the country, this time of year tends to be all about the graduating seniors, and rightfully so \u2013 they&#8217;ve worked hard, left their mark, and will soon be heading off on new adventures. To keep things interesting, though, we thought we&#8217;d shine a light on a couple of students who are finishing&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-bates-shortcodes-highlight highlight-box is-style-blue\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Archives<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/2024\/\">2024<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/2023\/\">2023<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/2022\/\">2022<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/2021\/\">2021<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/2020\/\">2020<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<style data-is=\"custom-styles\" class=\"wp-block-bates-page-specific-css-css\">.wp-block-button.is-style-white-button a { color: var(--colorGarnet_bright) !important; }<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Harward Center advances the College\u2019s commitment to informed civic action and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_hide_ai_chatbot":false,"_ai_chatbot_style":"","associated_faculty":[],"_Page_Specific_Css":"","_bates_restrict_mod":false,"_table_of_contents_display":false,"_table_of_contents_location":"","_table_of_contents_disableSticky":false,"_is_featured":false,"footnotes":"","_bates_seo_meta_description":"","_bates_seo_block_robots":false,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_id":0,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_twitter_id":0,"_bates_seo_share_title":"","_bates_seo_canonical_overwrite":"","_bates_seo_twitter_template":""},"class_list":["post-9098","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","with-sidebar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9098"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9098\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9356,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9098\/revisions\/9356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}