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11:00am CDT

Poster 110: UWEC GEEKcon High-Impact Practices and Community Client-Based Learning: A merging of teaching, scholarly and creative activity, and student engagement.

Wednesday April 29, 2026 11:00am - 1:00pm CDT

Davies Center: Ojibwe Ballroom (330)

This project explores the integration of high-impact practices (HIPs) and community client-based learning through UWEC’s partnership with GEEKcon, a student-run event, as part of CJ 351: Strategic Event Planning, and CJ 184: Multimedia Communication. This is a Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Scholarship of Teaching and Learning project collaboration with students working collaboratively across CJ 184: Multimedia Communication classes and CJ 351: Strategic Event Planning. Through this initiative, students engage in a curriculum that emphasizes “real-world” application, professional identity development, and reciprocal community engagement. The study assesses the effectiveness of this learning model, focusing on how it affects student learning outcomes, community partnerships, and student professional growth. Additionally, the project examines how these practices enhance student development in terms of leadership, communication, and critical thinking in client-based environments.

Presenters

CERCA Posters, 1 Wednesday

Department Communication and Journalism
College CAS

UWEC CERCA 2026

11:00am CDT

Nora Hannan

Ellen Heunisch

Ganga Vadhavkar

Nicole Schultz

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