Every Campus a Refuge (ECAR) at Wake Forest University
January 01, 2017
Every Campus a Refuge (ECAR) at Wake Forest is part of the national ECAR network. ECAR welcomes refugees by providing free temporary housing. ECAR at Wake Forest partners with World Relief, the local resettlement agency, and other local organizations to select participants, organize community events, and support \ families during their time at Wake and after they move into their permanent home. Through a deep, meaningful engagement with ECAR participants, students learn about communicating and listening across differences. The ECAR program provides opportunities for engaged pedagogy: students learn about the political, social, economic, cultural issues related to resettlement in North Carolina, including public policies and services related to health care, food security, education, housing, employment, and transportation. The ECAR at Wake team is currently developing an interdisciplinary minor in Refugee, Migration, and Diaspora Studies (RMDS).
Contact Info
beaslea@wfu.eduAbout the Project
Collaborators
Rowie Kirby-Straker
Assistant Professor, Communication
Wake Forest University
Barry Tracthenberg
Professor, History
Wake Forest University
Phoebe Zerwick
Professor of Practice, Journalism
Wake Forest University
Tivia Collins
Assistant Professor, Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies
Wake Forest University
Christina Soriano
Professor, Dance
Wake Forest University
Project Lead
Michaelle Browers
Professor, Politics and International Relations
Wake Forest University
Alessandra Von Burg
Associate Professor, Communication
Wake Forest University
Geography
Winston-Salem, NC
On the Web
https://ecarwfu.weebly.com/Media Attention
Awards
Every Campus a Refuge (ECAR) Seed Grant ($10,000) for a pilot independent study on advocacy filmmaking, leading to a student-made documentary on the ECAR at Wake Chapter, "Welcome(d) to the US." Provost’s Innovation Fund, Character and Leadership Grant, Interdisciplinary Arts Center Fund, and support from American Ethnic Studies, the Office of Community and Civic Engagement, Anthropology, Education, History, and Jewish Studies for the Every Campus a Refuge (ECAR) 2nd Gathering at Wake Forest University, Wake Downtown, October 2023, with Christina Soriano, Barry Trachtenberg, Phoebe Zerwick, and Ammar Basha.
Partnerships
World Relief Triad, SAFAR (Student Association for the Advancement of Refugees), ECAR