Service is an integral part of my job and ethos. I have led workshops and trainings internally and externally on alternative assessment practices, inclusive pedagogical approaches, and teaching minoritized student populations.
I pull from ideas of service best represented by thinkers such as Kazu Haga and other practitioners of nonviolent communication, beloved community spaces, and whole earth interconnectedness. The work we do at universities does not happen in isolation, nor can we unbraid the threads of ourselves, our work, and our communities.
I also engage in service that does not easily map onto a CV, such as mentoring undergraduate students and graduate instructors of record; serving my community through volunteering; and doing care work for my loved ones. Despite their lack of academic cache, these acts of service sustain my workplace, community, and fellow human beings, all of which matters deeply to me as an educator.
Feel free to reach out (ebrier [at] wcu [dot] edu) with opportunities to speak in your classroom or at your institution.
Em Brier 