Penina Laker
@Peninala
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Lifelong learner. Community builder @designedug. Design Educator @SamFoxSchool. Carver Fellow @Carver_STL. Christ at the Center.
St. Louis, MO
Joined May 2020
Last fall, we launched a new interdisciplinary minor in creative practice for social change @SamFoxSchool @WUSTL. I share a few thoughts on the program in this Q &A profile. https://t.co/orp4k0gwEn via @WUSTL
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Penina Acayo Laker, assistant professor of communication design, discusses the Sam Fox School's new interdisciplinary minor in creative practice for social change.
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Join us on April 8 at 7pm! #WashU faculty will discuss @JohnInazu's new book #LearningtoDisagree. With @hendrixart (@SamFoxSchool), @peterboumgarden (@WUSTLbusiness), Jennifer Duncan (@WUDeptMedicine), @Peninala, & Frank Lovett (@WUSTLPoliSci) More info: https://t.co/SKpNTO2dIr
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Thank you Viscomm community @VisWkshp for the warm reception to your annual conference. It’s been great to engage with many of you who are thinking about ways to make your research and designed visuals accessible to broader audiences. Thanks @alvittao and team for the invitation
Great keynote talk from @Peninala focusing on community engagement, co-creation, and empowerment for visual health literacy and communication
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My friend and co-teacher @Peninala is keynoting the VisComm conference in Melbourne:
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Another incredible #WashUBeyondBoundaries Seminar @WUSTL panel on deck next week with #changemakers and #artists featuring Roseann Weiss from @GephardtWashU, @iamchelsea_art, @Peninala from @SamFoxSchool, David Marchant of @wupad, and G'Ra Asim from @WUSTLArtSci @WUSTL_English!
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Check out the amazing work of the Health Communication Design Studio led by @Peninala! https://t.co/AGPeBFRnRF
samfoxschool.washu.edu
The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts is a part of Washington University in St. Louis. The Sam Fox School was founded in 2006 by uniting the academic units of Architecture and Art with the...
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A huge thanks to Dr. Yvette Castañeda of @chicovidcollab @SinaiChicago and Dr. Matthew Kreuter of Missouri CEAL @iheard_stl for highlighting the critical role of #CommunityEngagement in #COVID19 outreach and research at today's AWS Industry Theater at #APHA2022.
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Announcing the final paper in Room 612 in the 10:30 time slot: From vaccine hesitancy to vaccine confidence: addressing Covid-19 vaccination hesitancy through conversation cards and vaccine ambassadors by @Peninala View complete info at https://t.co/lpIUHvCuK9.
#DECSurface2022
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Congratulations @kj_vanengen! You’re so deserving of this funding 👏👏👏
Congratulations to TCP faculty fellow @kj_vanengen for receiving a grant from @NSF to support her research in linguistics!
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My co-editors and I are looking forward to engaging with the @ohny community this evening as we take a deeper dive into the content of our newly released book, The Black Experience in Design: Identity, Expression & Reflection. Sign up using the link below to join us.
We are very excited for this talk tomorrow with the co-editors of The Black Experience in Design! Feb. 17 at 5:30 on Zoom. Students interested in a comp, reach out: info [at] ohny [dot] org. #BlackinDesign
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Join us tomorrow Saturday, February 12 for the virtual launch event of our book: The Black Experience in Design. You’ll hear from the book editors and celebrate with the contributors of our book. https://t.co/UfW8JqHjn2
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The whole thread! Brilliant and timely work by @solomonking and the @FundiBots team. This is the kind of hands-on learning the will foster critical thinking and creative problem solving within the Ugandan classroom. Links in thread to support this important work.
This is what happens when you design a practical and hands-on learning experience that puts the student at the center of learning. These are weather stations developed at Fundi Bots for use by teachers during practical science lessons. A thread on what we've been upto.👇🏾
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What a fantastic panel, tonight! Thanks for having me @BBoundariesWU
#WashUBeyondBoundaries Seminar begins with a STELLAR panel from in and outside of @WUSTL entitled the Writer/Change Agent! Joining us are @tinuolaa00, Camryn Okere from Rem&Co, @Peninala from @SamFoxSchool, Cody Merrill @SocialwyzeGigs, & G'Ra Asim @notjadedpunk of @WUSTLArtSci.
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So proud of you @HermanKambugu! Keep up the hard work! Indeed you’ve set the bar high for not only future generations, but this generation as well. Bravo!
"If we do not set these records, the future generation will have a low benchmark to work with." @HermanKambugu is a Ugandan endurance runner and mountaineer, who is trying to motivate others into endurance sports. 📹: @patuhaire @POyella @Atulinda_Allan @shirokiambo
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