This month #CompactNationPod comes to you live from the Midwest Regional Conference at Loyola University in Chicago! Joining our hosts for our first live episode is Byron White, Vice President and Executive Director of the StrivePartnership. White and our hosts dive into conversation about ways institutions can best work with communities from an asset-based framework and how to find resources where you might not expect them. Hear about equity in community engagement work, best moments from the conference, and more in this month’s episode!
Episode 11: Live from Campus Compact’s Midwest Regional Conference
Meet the Guest
Dr. White serves as KnowledgeWorks Vice President and Executive Director of the StrivePartnership. Most recently, Byron was Vice President for University Engagement and Chief Diversity Officer at Cleveland State University with responsibilities for oversight and strategic development for the University’s civic engagement, workplace engagement and inlusion & multicultural engagement. Prior to that, he was a Vice Chancellor for Economonic Advancement at the Ohio Board of Regents and Vice President for Community Engagement at Xavier University.
Your Hosts
Emily Shields is the current Iowa Campus Compact executive director, and a #CompactNationPod co-host.
J.R. Jamison is the current Indiana Campus Compact executive director, and a #CompactNationPod co-host.