Assistant Dean for Civic Engagement
Willamette University
Willamette University
Salem, Oregon, United States
Tommy Van Cleave is an intercultural and civic-engaged learning scholar and practitioner. He is the inaugural Assistant Dean for Civic Engagement at Willamette University. He earned his doctorate in Postsecondary Educational Leadership from Portland State University where he coordinated a graduate degree in international civic engagement and taught courses on curriculum development and community engagement. Previously, he was the founding Director of Service and Experiential Learning at Iona College and the Executive Director for International Education at the University of New Haven in Connecticut. He has facilitated immersive and international civic engagement courses and programs throughout the United States and abroad for nearly two decades. Dr. Van Cleave's scholarship focuses on community engagement, intercultural development, and pedagogical design. His work has been published in the Handbook of Service-Learning and Community Engagement, Democratic Dilemmas of Teaching Service-Learning, Learning Through Service, and the Faculty Service-Learning Guidebook: Enacting Equity-Centered Teaching, Partnerships, and Scholarship.
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Friday, October 27, 2023
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM CST