Browsing by Author "Sotela Odor, Marcela"

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    Cultivating Change in the Academy: Practicing the Art of Hosting Conversations that Matter within the University of Minnesota
    (2013-08-15) Lundquist, Leah; Sandfort, Jodi; Lopez, Cris; Sotela Odor, Marcela; Seashore, Karen; Mein, Jen; Lowe, Myron
    The Art of Hosting and Harvesting Conversations that Matter is a set of facilitation techniques focused on engaging diverse perspectives in dialogue, an approach to making change in complex systems and an international community of practitioners. Since 2011, faculty and staff at the University of Minnesota who participate in a three-day training work have been applying the approach to many diverse settings. Inspired by the 2012 University of Minnesota collaboratively authored eBook (http://purl.umn.edu/125273) on how technology is Cultivating Change in the Academy, this eBook features twenty-two stories describing how the Art of Hosting Conversations that Matter is impacting significant grassroots shifts in teaching, research and outreach across the University.
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    Library Resources in Cedar Riverside: An Action Plan for Bridging Library Resource Gap in the Cedar Riverside Neighborhood
    (Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, 2013-05-07) Sotela Odor, Marcela; Kiesling, Scott; Whelan, Abigail
    At a fall 2012 community forum conducted by Cedar-Humphrey Action for Neighborhood Collaborative Engagement (CHANCE) faculty and students, members of the Cedar Riverside community expressed a desire for greater access to library resources. Undertaking this project, CHANCE students partnered with the West Bank Community Coalition (WBCC) and the Riverside Plaza Tenants Association (RPTA) to develop actionable steps that will increase Cedar Riverside’s access to library resources.