Lauren Wittek
Communication Specialist, Region 4
As the NNLM Region 4 Communication Specialist, I focus on leading Region 4’s bi-directional communication strategy. I have an MLIS from the University of Washington and a BS in Marketing from the University of Maryland.
Classes I Teach
| Event Title | Summary |
|---|---|
| Course 1: Building Successful Collaborations with Communities: Community-Based Librarianship | This 2-week online course introduces the concept of community-based librarianship using design theory and appreciative inquiry. |
| Course 1: Building Successful Collaborations with Communities: Community-Based Librarianship (May 31 - June 14, 2024) | This 2-week online course introduces the concept of community-based librarianship using design theory and appreciative inquiry. |
| Course 2: Building Successful Collaborations with the Communities: Asset-Based Community Development | This 2-week course describes the principles of Asset-Based Community Development as a tool for building community coalition and for community storytelling. |
| Course 2: Building Successful Collaborations with the Communities: Asset-Based Community Development (June 14 - 28, 2024) | This 2-week course describes the principles of Asset-Based Community Development as a tool for building community coalition and for community storytelling. |
| Course 3: Building Successful Collaborations with the Communities: Collective Impact | This 2-week online course describes the essential elements of Collective Impact approach to community engagement, based on design theory. |
| Course 3: Building Successful Collaborations with the Communities: Collective Impact (June 28 - July 12, 2024) | This 2-week online course describes the essential elements of Collective Impact approach to community engagement, based on design theory. |
| Course 4: Building Successful Collaborations with the Communities: Grassroots Leadership | This 2-week online course uses the knowledge and tools presented in previous courses of the series, and explores the process to construct a framework for a community development initiative and the role of librarians in grassroots leadership activism. |
| Course 4: Building Successful Collaborations with the Communities: Grassroots Leadership (July 12- July 26, 2024) | This 2-week online course uses the knowledge and tools presented in previous courses of the series, and explores the process to construct a framework for a community development initiative and the role of librarians in grassroots leadership activism. |
| Lightning Talks: Health Connect of South Dakota, Moby Bookmobile at Arapaho Indian Health Services, Mullerian Anomalies | Region 4’s lighting presentations will feature speakers from a variety of organizations who have received NNLM grants to improve health education and literacy with an emphasis on serving minority populations. |
| R4 Connections: Finding Rural Health Information with RHIhub | This 1-hour webinar will feature a guest speaker from the Rural Health Information Hub. |
