2020 Community Engagement Virtual Symposium

Each year, Partners in Campus and Community Engagement (PICCE) invites students and their mentors (faculty, staff and/or community partners) to present their collaborative work to build a better Spokane at the Student Symposium on Community Engagement.  The event convenes students and their mentors to present poster describing their work and detailing its impact on our community. Our celebration highlights the impact of community-based learning on both students and Spokane-area partners.

Due to the COVID-19 public health crisis, the members of PICCE decided to cancel the physical 2020 Community Engagement Symposium.

However, to honor the work of our students, faculty, and community partners, we have offered a Virtual Symposium Space, here, for our students to share their poster presentations with the greater Spokane community. Students were invited to share their poster presentations in digital form as a static poster PDF.

Without further ado, we welcome you to view, celebrate, and enjoy our students' collective accomplishments and creative contributions to Spokane.

*πŸ†‘ indicates that the student is a recipient of the 2020 Washington Campus Compact Student Civic Leader Award.


Belief Conference 2020

Dylan Crump πŸ†‘, Willow Zimmerman, Bakari Green, Canni Nwokorie-Vincent, & Mirabel C Ibe. Whitworth University.


Children of the Sun Trail

Caroline Keever, Gheremie Icban, Mira Serrato, & Giulianna Pendleton. Gonzaga University, ENVS 499: Symposium in Environmental Studies.


Co-Creation of a Land Acknowledgement Statement

Nadia Sarfraz πŸ†‘, Anna Peterson, Ester Tsai and Bryn Cavin. Whitworth University.


Data Analysis and Logic Model Generation for the West Central Prevention and Wellness Coalition

Lisa Tu Hoang, Ali Brandt, & Kathryn Markham. Whitworth University.


Driving Justice

Molly Quillin. Gonzaga University, Wolff Fellow.


Finch Arboretum Ecoregion Exhibit

Alek Reiber, Mary Erdman, Taylor Ritchey, & Harrison Eagle. Gonzaga University, ENVS 499: Symposium in Environmental Studies.


INCG Sustainability Engagement Center

Britte Harder, Sarah Cooney, Katherine Geiger, & Casey Hart. Gonzaga University, ENVS 499: Symposium in Environmental Studies.


Lake Arthur Master Plan

Jake Perrin, Daniel Thompson, & Sam Truax. Gonzaga University, ENVS 499: Symposium in Environmental Studies.


RISE (Reinforcing the Importance of Support in Education)

Anthony Barnes, Adrienne Dixon, Megan Haveman, Lisa Tu Hoang, Kjersten Langager, Kenta Niizuma, Sam Saldarriaga, Nadia Sarfraz πŸ†‘, & Kyle Shepard. Whitworth University.


RISE (Reinforcing the Importance of Support in Education) STEM Education

Kyle Shepard. Whitworth University.


River Rascals

Oakley Wurzweiler, Ellen Bradley, & McKenna Shultz. Gonzaga University, ENVS 499: Symposium in Environmental Studies.


Spokane River Vision Plan

Alyssa Estes, Ethan Hoffman, Louie Campbell, & Sophia Kaelke. Gonzaga University, ENVS 499: Symposium in Environmental Studies.


Spokane Urban Pollinator Garden Design

Leilani Traynor-Kilroy, Noah Bagley, & Carly Meyers. Gonzaga University, ENVS 499: Symposium in Environmental Studies.


Sustainability & Affordable Housing in Spokane

Anna Belinski, Charissa Boniface, & Will Holland. Gonzaga University, ENVS 499: Symposium in Environmental Studies.


Understanding Lead Exposure in Spokane

Darby Howat, Lauren Rutherford, & Jutsely Rivera. Gonzaga University, ENVS 499: Symposium in Environmental Studies.


Urban Farming and Public Health

Daniel Roberts. Whitworth University.


Urban Wildlife Monitoring in Spokane’s Wildlife Corridors

Tayler Gerken, Sam Carter, Jake Rusby, & Victor Magana. Gonzaga University, ENVS 499: Symposium in Environmental Studies.


Youth Advocacy and Empowerment

Jacqueline Baca. Gonzaga University, Wolff Fellow.


Visualizing Spirituality

Sophia Maggio. Gonzaga University, Wolff Fellow.