Milford's Jaret Petrie Presents Work at Learning Symposium

Jaret Petrie Presents Work at Lasell College Connected Learning Symposium

NEWTON, MA -- Jaret Petrie, a Criminal Justice student from Milford CT, presented work at the Lasell College Fall Connected Learning Symposium on December 4.

Petrie presented along with their classmates a social justice project, "The Race Card Project (TRCP)." The national TRCP was started by Michelle Norris, a Peabody Award-winning journalist and former host of NPR's "All Things Considered." The goal of the project was to "start conversations and share stories about race" in only six words, as described by Professor Karin Raye. The immersive experience asked community members around campus to contribute their thoughts on cards that will join a national archive of over 50,000 responses.

The class hoped to display the cards "so that our community can see how race and lived experiences shape our view of the world and how we navigate our lives," according to Raye.

The Connected Learning Symposium at Lasell College occurs twice a year to showcase student work tied to real-world clients and applications outside of the classroom. The event has run since 2002, though this fall's was the first to take on a theme - diversity, equity, and inclusion - as seen in more than half of the day's presentations.

"This symposium was a special one," said Jim Ostrow, vice president for academic affairs. "Students were poised, confident, and creative educators for our community. In praising student work, we also celebrate the superb work of our faculty."

In addition to Petrie's work, the day featured events and presentations including a professional business negotiation for the location of the 2032 Olympics, an athletic training clinic, performance art, sustainable fashion design, media ethics, crime theory, intergenerational genealogy, and more.

To learn more about Lasell College and its Connected Learning Symposium, visit https://www.lasell.edu/academics/connected-learning/connected-learning-symposium.html.

The next Connected Learning Symposium will take place in April 2019