Teaching Portfolio: Cyndi Rickards

Cyndi Rickards, EdD

Drexel University - Philadelphia, PA

Senior Assistant Dean for Community Engagement
Associate Teaching Professor of Criminology & Justice Studies

Department of Criminology and Justice Studies

Office: 3401 Market Street, Room 110-I
crr46@drexel.edu
Phone: 215-571-3734

The Side-By-Side Community-Based learning course format is an evolution of Temple University's Inside-Out International Prison Exchange program. In 2011, Drexel University organized an Inside-Out specialized training for faculty, staff and community partners. The group committed to piloting the existing program outside of correctional institutions and brought the high-impact practice to local community settings. Since Side-By-Side’s development, courses have been offered with community partners in local anti-poverty organizations, urban farms, minority entrepreneur and small business support services, senior living facilities, and in Drexel’s Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships.

This unique course format brings college students and community residents or organizations together in classes taught by distinguished Drexel faculty. The goal of these courses is to create a mutually respectful learning environment where everyone can learn from each other and benefit from the experiences and perspectives of their classmates. Click HERE to view Side-By-Side courses.