ABINGTON, Pa. — A recent conference at the Penn State Center in Philadelphia demonstrated the transformative resources the University and its collaborators offer in southeastern Pennsylvania. Researchers, community members and students shared experiences and best practices at the Public Scholarship, Community Engagement Practice, and Sustainability Colloquium.
Presenters tackled broad issues including civic participation versus nonparticipation; social, environmental and economic sustainability and justice; storytelling and therapy; and dialogue and power.