{"id":4748,"date":"2024-01-12T15:46:44","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T21:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/?page_id=4748"},"modified":"2024-02-29T14:22:11","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T20:22:11","slug":"identity-module","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/identity-module\/","title":{"rendered":"Identity Module"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection>\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__image_overlay panel panel-image_overlay site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"image-overlay\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div role=\"img\" aria-label=\"colorful Story Quilt shared at 2022 AAPI Heritage Month celebration\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/files\/2024\/01\/Story-Quilt.jpg?resize=1279%2C853&#038;ssl=1');\" loading=\"lazy\"  class=\"site-section__bg-img site-section__bg-img--m-stack\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t@media all and ( min-width: 960px ) {\n\t\t\t#site-panel__image-overlay-69dc6f7f9b68b {\n\t\t\t\theight: 500px;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n    \n\t<div id=\"site-panel__image-overlay-69dc6f7f9b68b\" class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-wrap site-panel__img-overlay site-panel__img-overlay--cranberry\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content t-content--light\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"site-section__title \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIdentity: Self-Knowledge, Social Understanding, and Action\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__desc\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We invite you to explore the following module and reflect on the ethical dimensions and implications of identity for building relationships and engaging with local and global communities.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__micronavbutton panel panel-micronavbutton site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"micronavbutton\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t    <div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--top-padding-none site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none micronavbutton\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__no-gutters\"\n\t     data-depth=\"0\"\n\t     data-name=\"buttons\"\n\t     data-livetext\n\t>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn u-bc-teal\"\n\t\t\t\t   \thref=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/reciprocity-module\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   \ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-label\">Reciprocity<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn u-bc-purple\"\n\t\t\t\t   \thref=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/communication-module\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   \ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-label\">Communication<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn u-bc-cranberry\"\n\t\t\t\t   \thref=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/solidarity-module\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   \ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-label\">Solidarity and the Common Good<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\n\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"is-style-default site-section site-panel__accordion panel panel-accordion site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"accordion\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-section__inner l-wrapper \">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"is-style-default site-section__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"is-style-default site-section__title site-section__title--sm\" id=\"introduction-and-learning-objectives-identity-module\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">Introduction and Learning Objectives: Identity Module<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-grid site-grid__wrapper\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"is-style-default c-caption\">\n\n\t<figure  class=\"is-style-default c-caption__img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"is-style-default \" alt=\"Two college students stand in front of whiteboard that says &quot;Science Meow&quot; while teaching lesson to young elementary students\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/files\/2024\/01\/FYS-Science-class.jpg?resize=600%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t\n<\/figure>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default accordion site-panel__accordion-items\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"accordions\" data-livetext role=\"tablist\" aria-multiselectable=\"true\" data-js=\"accordion\">\n            <article  class=\"is-style-default accordion__row site-panel__accordion-item \" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" id=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9c6f7-header-0\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9c6f7-content-0\">\n        \t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"is-style-default accordion__header site-panel__accordion-title clearfix\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n        \t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"is-style-default accordion__header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLearning Objectives\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                <\/button>\n                <div\n\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9c6f7-header-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"is-style-default accordion__content site-panel__accordion-content context-content t-content \"\t\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9c6f7-content-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"accordion_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n                >\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"is-style-default accordion__content-inner context-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By the end of this module, you will be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Develop some language to think about social identities and how they relate to self-knowledge, social understanding, and to different advantages or disadvantages.<\/li>\n<li>Describe and reflect on how social identities, power and privilege might impact you and your class\u2019s contributions to community engagement.<\/li>\n<li>Apply concepts such as identity and intersectionality to case studies involving ethical quandaries within community engagement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\n            <article  class=\"is-style-default accordion__row site-panel__accordion-item \" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" id=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9c6f7-header-1\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9c6f7-content-1\">\n        \t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"is-style-default accordion__header site-panel__accordion-title clearfix\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n        \t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"is-style-default accordion__header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSocial Identity, Positionality, and &#039;Toolbox&#039; for Ethical Community Engagement\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                <\/button>\n                <div\n\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9c6f7-header-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"is-style-default accordion__content site-panel__accordion-content context-content t-content \"\t\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9c6f7-content-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"accordion_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n                >\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"is-style-default accordion__content-inner context-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The modules you are completing are about the ethical dimensions of community engagement. One useful way of talking about these dimensions is to use the metaphor of a toolbox. (1) If we ask which tools might go in the toolbox of ethical community engagement to help ensure that it is responsibly done, it shouldn\u2019t be too surprising that one key tool is an awareness of your own social position, and how it relates to the social position of others, whether this be your classmates, your instructor, or your community partner(s).<\/p>\n<p>Social positionality, (2) as it&#8217;s sometimes called, can be described in more or less technical ways. But to start with a simple description, one key claim is just that social identities (such as gender, race, ethnicity, class, ability, religion, sexual orientation, first language, and nationality) matter. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of these identities might be more visible, while others are not. Race, gender or ability, for example, are often more visible than class, religion or sexual orientation. In either case, they shape and structure people\u2019s experiences, opportunities, relationships, concepts, choices, and access to goods<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span>So it\u2019s important to be aware of them in general. But since social identity also shapes unearned power differences among and between the various members of a given community, it also has direct relevance to community engagement in particular: it can shape how research collaborations go, what evaluative perspectives get prioritized, who most stands to benefit or be hurt from the relationship, and who might be seen as uniquely knowledgeable or authoritative. Prior reflection about these various social dynamics, and how they might operate in specific social contexts, thus seems fundamental to ensuring not just proper self-knowledge, but also to ensuring ethical forms of community engagement. For example, a local community partner might consist of a lower-income population. If a particular class from St. Olaf consists of students from predominantly middle or upper-income families, it is important to be aware of how this social difference could impact the relationship, the project, and the outcomes and to plan or update one\u2019s activities accordingly. For instance, is the college perceived by some community members as having more resources than it does (say because of the cost of attendance)? Also, even if most students come from middle or upper-income families, what about the experiences of other students who come from lower income families? If students are volunteering at a local food shelf, how might a student who had to access a food shelf with their family in the past feel? Are there ways of not having them feel othered? What expertise might they have from lived experience that they can share to make the engagement more ethical?<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\n            <article  class=\"is-style-default accordion__row site-panel__accordion-item \" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" id=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9c6f7-header-2\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9c6f7-content-2\">\n        \t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"is-style-default accordion__header site-panel__accordion-title clearfix\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n        \t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"is-style-default accordion__header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tReflecting on Intersectional Dimensions of Community Engagement\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                <\/button>\n                <div\n\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9c6f7-header-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"is-style-default accordion__content site-panel__accordion-content context-content t-content \"\t\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9c6f7-content-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"accordion_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n                >\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"is-style-default accordion__content-inner context-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So far we have imagined questions and scenarios relating to class. But since identity can be complex, it is also worth reflecting on the intersectional dimensions of community engagement. Many social and legal theorists, attracted to the idea that persons don\u2019t just occupy a single identity or social location, but often occupy multiple identities at once, have asked how these identities relate or intersect. (3) Very often the same person exhibits social disadvantages, advantages, or a mixture of the two, depending on the specific context they occupy. Likewise, a person can face multiple forms of oppression or multiple forms of privilege. That identities often intersect in complex ways suggests that our tools of social analysis for community engagement need to be more fine-grained. For example, suppose a community partner consists of an indigenous population. Relative to this social category alone, a class made up of predominantly white students will have reason to defer to the unique expertise or knowledge of their community partners on the topic of something connected to their identity. After all, if there is a long history of white persons failing to see indigenous as givers of knowledge, we do not want to replicate this pattern of injustice by downgrading this community&#8217;s testimony or expertise now. And yet if the main speaker for this community partner is a cisgender man, and if no women\u2019s voices have been heard, even after several meetings, a new social dynamic has emerged. In that case, it might be reasonable to wonder if the relevant testimony is fully representative of the community partner\u2019s perspective; it might even be reasonable to explore whether there is a respectful way to get more perspectives on the ground. Without an intersectional lens, these latter points could easily be missed.<\/p>\n<p>There can be many social dynamics to keep in mind when planning and facilitating community engagement. The rest of this module asks you to reflect on these matters and to further explore some case studies. The combination of these two tasks will further enrich your understanding of how our first tool for ethical community engagement. (4)<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\n            <article  class=\"is-style-default accordion__row site-panel__accordion-item \" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" id=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9c6f7-header-3\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9c6f7-content-3\">\n        \t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"is-style-default accordion__header site-panel__accordion-title clearfix\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"3\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n        \t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"is-style-default accordion__header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIdentity | Footnotes\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                <\/button>\n                <div\n\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9c6f7-header-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"is-style-default accordion__content site-panel__accordion-content context-content t-content \"\t\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9c6f7-content-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"3\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"accordion_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n                >\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"is-style-default accordion__content-inner context-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>(1) <a href=\"https:\/\/compact.org\/whats-in-the-toolbox-for-ethical-community-engagement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/compact.org\/whats-in-the-toolbox-for-ethical-community-engagement\/<\/a><br \/>\n(2)\u00a0 <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Positionality &amp; Research: How our Identities Shape Inquiry&#8221; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fTHFud7fr8c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fTHFud7fr8c<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n(3)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagounbound.uchicago.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&amp;httpsredir=1&amp;article=1052&amp;context=uclf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/chicagounbound.uchicago.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&amp;httpsredir=1&amp;article=1052&amp;context=uclf<\/a><br \/>\n(4) <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Similarly, where identity is not grasped, openness to <\/span><b>mindset changes <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">could also be missed.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These changes involve a willingness to adapt on the ground with the aim of accommodating the needs of communities. For example, imagine a project where students are asked to create Youtube videos as part of their project. The community they are working with consists of Spanish speakers and a request emerges for the videos to be done in Spanish. The students know some Spanish, but their initial judgment is that they do not feel confident enough in their language skills and would prefer to stick to English for the project. If the students were thinking about mindset changes they might reason that their slight discomfort matters less than accommodating the community they are engaging with. To clarify, not all accommodations are reasonable: one shouldn\u2019t violate one\u2019s own conscience or do something questionable to prioritize communities. But when it comes to slight inconveniences, or modest forms of discomfort connected to inherently good or neutral tasks, mindset changes can help us to keep perspective on what really matters and to accommodate the needs of others.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"is-style-default site-section site-panel__accordion panel panel-accordion site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"accordion\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-section__inner l-wrapper \">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"is-style-default site-section__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"is-style-default site-section__title site-section__title--sm\" id=\"reflection-questions-identity\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">Reflection Questions: Identity<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-grid site-grid__wrapper\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"is-style-default c-caption\">\n\n\t<figure  class=\"is-style-default c-caption__img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"is-style-default \" alt=\"Black and white photo of diverse peoples standing on steps by Trevi Fountain in Rome.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/files\/2023\/02\/54B4BC5C-1022-4D7E-BD4C-6B197E3B16FB.jpeg?resize=600%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t\n<\/figure>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"is-style-default accordion site-panel__accordion-items\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"accordions\" data-livetext role=\"tablist\" aria-multiselectable=\"true\" data-js=\"accordion\">\n            <article  class=\"is-style-default accordion__row site-panel__accordion-item \" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" id=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9d8cb-header-0\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9d8cb-content-0\">\n        \t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"is-style-default accordion__header site-panel__accordion-title clearfix\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n        \t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"is-style-default accordion__header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUsers Note\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                <\/button>\n                <div\n\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9d8cb-header-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"is-style-default accordion__content site-panel__accordion-content context-content t-content \"\t\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9d8cb-content-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"accordion_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n                >\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"is-style-default accordion__content-inner context-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These activities may be done individually, with classmates\/group members, and\/or with community partners. There is a set of questions and topics for before or at the beginning of the community engagement and another set that can be used during and\/or after the experience. The questions are a labeled below for their suggested use.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\n            <article  class=\"is-style-default accordion__row site-panel__accordion-item \" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" id=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9d8cb-header-1\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9d8cb-content-1\">\n        \t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"is-style-default accordion__header site-panel__accordion-title clearfix\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n        \t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"is-style-default accordion__header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSocial Identity (Before)\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                <\/button>\n                <div\n\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9d8cb-header-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"is-style-default accordion__content site-panel__accordion-content context-content t-content \"\t\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9d8cb-content-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"accordion_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n                >\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"is-style-default accordion__content-inner context-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol>\n<li>Our experiences are often influenced by visible and invisible social identities, aspects such as race and\/or ethnicity, gender, ability, educational background, language, sexual orientation, religion, political affiliation, and geographic location. Complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1w7yo6ljyS0pnvEO-BOrE7Aohmaa9n5Jf\/view&amp;sa=D&amp;source=docs&amp;ust=1679069435717036&amp;usg=AOvVaw0uIS_Rc_CqA3tKGOMbs1HT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social Identity Wheel worksheet<\/a> (from the University of Michigan) to identify and reflect on your social identities. The worksheet prompts you to consider: a) identities you think about most often, b) identities you think about least often, c) your own identities you would like to learn more about, d) identities that have the strongest effect on how you perceive yourself, and e) identities that have the greatest effect on how others perceive you.<br \/>\na. Name a few of your social identities and describe the impact these identities have had on some of your previous experiences. Consider impacts on practical aspects of your daily life as well as those that have affected your emotional wellbeing in some way.<br \/>\nb. Consider your social identities as you read the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/welcome-to-ace\/identity-and-ace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Identity and ACE page<\/a> from the St. Olaf Academic Civic Engagement Office about how your \u2013 and others\u2019 \u2013 identities may impact community engagement. Then reflect on how your identities \u2013 and those of your classmates \u2013 might shape the relationship and experience with the community partner for this class.<br \/>\nc. For community engagement that takes place in an immersive study abroad\/away program in another city, state, or country, social identities can have different practical and emotional impacts than at home or on our campus. Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/equity-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Equity Resources page<\/a> from the St. Olaf Smith Center for Global Engagement to learn about unique opportunities and challenges that may be related to social identities. Given your social identities, which opportunities and challenges might be particularly relevant for community engagement in your study abroad\/away program?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"is-style-default wp-embed wp-embed--lazy\">\n<div class=\"is-style-default wp-embed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"is-style-default wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"1S5XMQZrYI\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/inclusive-teaching\/social-identity-wheel\/\">Social Identity Wheel<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"is-style-default wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Social Identity Wheel&#8221; &#8212; Equitable Teaching\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/inclusive-teaching\/social-identity-wheel\/embed\/#?secret=wCa2ITYcnn#?secret=1S5XMQZrYI\" data-secret=\"1S5XMQZrYI\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\n            <article  class=\"is-style-default accordion__row site-panel__accordion-item \" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" id=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9d8cb-header-2\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9d8cb-content-2\">\n        \t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"is-style-default accordion__header site-panel__accordion-title clearfix\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n        \t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"is-style-default accordion__header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCultural Humility and Context of Partnership (Before)\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                <\/button>\n                <div\n\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9d8cb-header-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"is-style-default accordion__content site-panel__accordion-content context-content t-content \"\t\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9d8cb-content-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"accordion_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n                >\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"is-style-default accordion__content-inner context-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol>\n<li>Summarize what you know or assume about the community partner and the community\u2019s identities, resources, strengths, and needs. Consider current events affecting the community; reports or representations about the community, such as articles, books, films, podcasts, or other media; people you have met from the community; and other firsthand knowledge, such as experiences in communities to which you belong.<br \/>\na. What do you notice about the things you know or assume about the community? In which areas are there gaps in your knowledge or questions about the things you think you know?<br \/>\nb. Describe what it will mean to have an open mind and a sense of cultural humility (awareness of the limits of your own perspectives) as you enter into the collaboration with the community partner in this class. How will this influence your words, feelings, and actions in the community, especially if you are an outsider? To learn more, watch this 7-min video, Cultural Humility People, Principles and Practices.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vEooo3vD3wE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Discuss our institutional modeling of cultural humility and related principles\/behaviors for engaged learning, in light of higher education\u2019s participation in systems rooted in oppression. Discuss this issue in relation to the history of our community partner.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\n            <article  class=\"is-style-default accordion__row site-panel__accordion-item \" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" id=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9d8cb-header-3\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9d8cb-content-3\">\n        \t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"is-style-default accordion__header site-panel__accordion-title clearfix\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"3\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n        \t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"is-style-default accordion__header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYour Initial Expectations Compared to Your Experience (During and After)\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                <\/button>\n                <div\n\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9d8cb-header-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"is-style-default accordion__content site-panel__accordion-content context-content t-content \"\t\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9d8cb-content-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"3\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"accordion_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n                >\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"is-style-default accordion__content-inner context-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol>\n<li>1. How has your experience with community engagement in this class been different from your initial expectations or your previous experiences (academic, volunteer, or paid) with community engagement ?<br \/>\na. How have you been challenged emotionally, intellectually, and physically?<br \/>\nb. Describe a specific situation that challenged one or more of your social identities and discuss<br \/>\nwhy you found it challenging. What did you learn about the impact of social identities on community engagement?<\/li>\n<li>For study abroad\/away: How have your various identities (race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual identity, etc.) become more or less salient in [<em>your study abroad or away <\/em><i><span>location(s)<\/span><\/i><span>]?\u00a0<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> How have you adapted your behavior to these contexts?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Have there been times when your identities were affirmed or discredited\/denied? How did you respond, and what did you learn from that experience?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\n            <article  class=\"is-style-default accordion__row site-panel__accordion-item \" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" id=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9d8cb-header-4\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9d8cb-content-4\">\n        \t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"is-style-default accordion__header site-panel__accordion-title clearfix\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"4\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n        \t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"is-style-default accordion__header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSocial Identity Throughout Your Experience (During and After)\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                <\/button>\n                <div\n\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9d8cb-header-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"is-style-default accordion__content site-panel__accordion-content context-content t-content \"\t\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9d8cb-content-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"4\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"accordion_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n                >\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"is-style-default accordion__content-inner context-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol>\n<li>How have the various social identities in your class\/group and in the community shaped your relationship and collaboration with the community partner?<br \/>\na. What have you learned from the community partner about the community\u2019s identities, resources, strengths, and needs?<br \/>\nb. What have the community partner and members of the community learned about you and your class\/group?<br \/>\nc. What have you learned about yourself?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\n            <article  class=\"is-style-default accordion__row site-panel__accordion-item \" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" id=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9d8cb-header-5\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9d8cb-content-5\">\n        \t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"is-style-default accordion__header site-panel__accordion-title clearfix\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"5\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n        \t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"is-style-default accordion__header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYour Contributions (During and After)\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                <\/button>\n                <div\n\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9d8cb-header-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"is-style-default accordion__content site-panel__accordion-content context-content t-content \"\t\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-69dc6f7f9d8cb-content-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"5\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"accordion_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n                >\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"is-style-default accordion__content-inner context-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol>\n<li>In what ways have you contributed to community engagement in this class?<br \/>\na. What role(s) have you played individually and collaboratively, as a facilitator, learner, or participant in some other way?<br \/>\nb. How have you shown your openness, curiosity, and humility for the community partner and community?<br \/>\nWhat have you learned about how social identities shape the process of entering into and building collaborative relationships through community engagement? What would you change or do differently in the future? What advice would you give to students preparing for a similar experience in this community?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__tabs panel panel-tabs site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"tabs\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner\" data-js=\"tabs\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<header class=\"l-wrapper site-section__header site-section__title h3\">\n\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"site-section__title h3\" id=\"case-studies\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">Case Studies<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"site-panel__tablist\" data-js=\"tab-list\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"site-panel__tab-item\" role=\"presentation\" data-js=\"tab-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"site-panel__tab-btn site-panel__tab-btn--active\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-js=\"site-panel__tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"site-panel__tab-content-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"site-panel__tab-content-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-selected=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Show<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLocal Case Study\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Content<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"site-panel__tab-item\" role=\"presentation\" data-js=\"tab-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"site-panel__tab-btn  \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-js=\"site-panel__tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"site-panel__tab-content-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tab\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"site-panel__tab-content-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-selected=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Show<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGlobal Case Study\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Content<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__tab-content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"site-panel__tab-content-1\" class=\"site-panel__tab-content site-panel__tab-content--active\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"panel panel-child panel--type-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--default\" data-depth=\"1\" data-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"columns\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content  site-section \" data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\" data-autop=\"true\" data-name=\"column_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>The following case study is based on an actual community-engaged learning course offered at St. Olaf, but some of the particulars have been changed. This example focuses on the specific identities of race and gender to simplify the narrative, but as you consider the reflection questions that follow, imagine how other kinds of identities (e.g. class, religious or spiritual affiliation, national origin) might also come into play in this example.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In a humanities course using a community engaged model of learning, students are connecting with community partners guided by the central aim of building relationships that will continue in future semesters with other St. Olaf courses. The content of the course is centered on an immigrant community in Northfield. In the first half of the semester, students engage in activities that help them build a foundation of knowledge of the art, history, and music of this community, giving all students a basic understanding of the community\u2019s diasporic culture. In the second half of the semester, the class is broken up into small groups and each is assigned a specific community partner. Each group\u2019s task is two-fold: 1) to establish and build a relationship with the partner and 2) to clearly document their experiences to pass along to future students. As you read through the following scenario, consider how tools of identity, self-knowledge, and social understanding might be useful in relationship building and how these tools might be introduced and practiced, as you respond to the reflection questions below.<\/p>\n<p>One of the groups in the class has been partnered with a (white, male) history teacher at a local high school with an increasingly large immigrant population, to assist him in deepening connections in the community and in addressing racist and biased attitudes within the school and larger community. After several meetings, the teacher and the high school students in the group meet to discuss ideas for potential collaboration between the community partner and St. Olaf. A white male student in the group is particularly passionate about establishing some formal outreach and recruitment efforts between the high school and St. Olaf. He presents the group with a working proposal with a list of St. Olaf staff who might assist and an outline of tasks to complete before the semester\u2019s end. Other students in the group are excited and impressed with the amount of preliminary work the student has put into the project, but raise questions about whether the high school students have expressed interest in attending St. Olaf. A Black female student responds, \u201cThose are great questions. How do we know this is what students and their families want or need?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Reflection Questions<\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>How (if at all) might the social identities and characteristics of these students be informing their ideas?<br \/>\na. What kinds of power dynamics might be present?<br \/>\nb. What ethical dilemmas might these dynamics present?<\/li>\n<li>In what ways could social identities influence each member\u2019s words, feelings, and actions as they engage with each other?<br \/>\na. How might greater self-knowledge and awareness change the trajectory of this dilemma?<\/li>\n<li>What other identities might participants more fully draw upon relationships?<br \/>\na. Within the student group?<br \/>\nb. 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The first is the community of the study abroad program itself, a diverse group of students and a faculty leader who organizes on-campus pre-departure orientation sessions. The second, the program\u2019s host community, is actually composed of multiple communities; this is because most study abroad programs spend time in more than one location and interact with communities that have different place-based and social identities, resources, strengths, and needs. These interactions, as well as the interactions among students in the program, are influenced by students\u2019 unique social identities, previous experiences, knowledge, and skills, which may include language proficiencies. Students\u2019 knowledge about their own and others\u2019 social identities, and an attitude of cultural humility, are important tools that can be used across these different settings. As you read the following scenario, consider when and how these tools could be introduced and practiced, the role of the faculty leader, the students\u2019 roles and responsibilities, and those of the host communities. Then respond to the questions below.<\/p>\n<p>Three distinct groups of students are enrolled in a month-long program in an Asian country. One group has formally studied the language spoken by the majority of people living in that country, and some of these students have visited the country before. A second group has experience with different Asian cultures and heritage languages, as either they or their parents and extended family members have lived in other Asian countries. A third group has no previous experience in any Asian culture or country and no knowledge of any Asian language; their knowledge about the Asian country in which they are studying and traveling varies but is relatively limited.<\/p>\n<p><em>Reflection Questions<\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>What are some ways that the identities and other characteristics of students in this program might influence their engagement with their classmates (their words, feelings, and actions)? What kinds of power dynamics might be present, and what ethical dilemmas might these dynamics present?a. During the program\u2019s on-campus pre-departure orientation sessions?\n<p>b. When discussing course readings and program activities with classmates and the faculty leader during the month?<\/p>\n<p>c. 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