2026-2027 Session II - TMA Civic Education Sessions

October 13, 2026 @ 6:00PM — 7:30PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) Add to Calendar

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Let's Talk Civic Engagement 101!

JOIN STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE REGION TO LEARN ABOUT THE "WHAT," "HOW," AND "WHY" OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.

The purpose of Transform Mid-Atlantic's (TMA) Civic Education Sessions is to connect first generation and limited-income students (and any other student who wants to participate!) affiliated with colleges and universities throughout the Mid-Atlantic region to engage in dialogue and co-learning about a variety of topics related to the public purposes of higher education. Through these sessions, participants will develop a deeper understanding of civic and community engagement, their agency as leaders and community members, as well as practical knowledge and skills that can be applied to their campus and community experiences across a variety of topics and issues.

Ultimately, the sessions seek to empower participants to identify how their academic and co-curricular interests, passions, and skills can responsibly be used to contribute toward more just and democratic communities.

About the Session: Leading with Love

Civic engagement is more than just voting, being informed, and using your voice to rally folks and protest; it’s about putting love back into the community, advocating for issues that are near and dear to your heart, understanding perspectives and various lived experiences, and connecting with folks with the insight that a little love goes a long way. In this session, we’ll explore how community issues are at the heart of civic issues; to better our systems are to also better our communities, and to do so, we must learn to lead with love.
Learning Objectives: By participating in this session, students will:
  • Develop understanding about the role that higher education institutions play in the civic life of their communities and our democracy
  • Reflect on and discuss community issues on our own campuses and within our communities

Students who complete 5 of the 6 sessions will receive a digital Civic Engagement badge and certificate.

Guest Speaker:

Ms. Sulakshmi Vaid is the Coordinator for Civic & Community Service at Goldey-Beacom College. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from Cedar Crest College and her MBA from Goldey-Beacom College. Before becoming an official Coordinator, Sulakshmi served as a TMA AmeriCorps VISTA for three years to increase community service efforts and build more partnerships. Currently, she is working to build service-learning into the curriculum at her home institution and hopes to continue her work in community building.

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