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gdaynes

Member since November 16th, 2007

User Type: Individual

Area: Salt Lake City, UT

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I teach history and direct the Center for Civic Engagement at Westminster College in Salt Lake City, UT. The Center connects students and faculty with community organizations, so that students learn better and community organizations are more effective. At Westminster our students and faculty are particularly interested in international work, environmentalism, and schooling.

I'm a trail runner, a Mormon with a strong interest in Buddhism, and a father. I love local knowledge, local history, and neighborhoods. I'm searching for the best ways to connect the local with the global, and for the best ways to build organizations that don't need top-down leadership to succeed.

My Blogs

  • Letting Time Pass

    Posted December 14th, 2007 by gdaynes

    Last week my office asked people to answer the question "What was the best mistake you made this semester?"  To my surprise nearly every answer said basically the same thing: I let a deadline pass--for some assignment, meeting, project, or whatever--and things worked out better because I did.

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  • International Service-Learning Work at Westminster College

    Posted December 5th, 2007 by gdaynes

    Here are minutes from our recent meeting on international service-learning through Westminster.  Look particularly at the questions at the end.  How do we move forward?  What are the resources we should pursue?

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  • Holiday charity drives--a bunch of questions

    Posted November 19th, 2007 by gdaynes

    Now that the holidays have rolled around, our campus and our community are awash in food and clothing drives. 

    Their popularity and endurance make me think that there is a lot to be learned from them.  Here are a few of the questions I'd like to see answered:

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