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Faculty Communities of Practice
Communities of Practice are small cohorts of cross-campus faculty who are experienced community-engaged teachers. Each community of practice focuses on a unique theme related to community engagement, and creates space to do communal reflection, collective problem-solving, and knowledge-sharing related to that topic. Participants who meet the commitments are eligible to receive $250/quarter.
This year there are two Communities of Practice for Faculty:
- Elevating Your Community-Engaged Work
- ASEM Pilot Community of Practice
December 3rd - December 4th
Winter Community-Engaged 101 Workshop
Deadline to apply is Monday, November 8th at noon
Community-Engaged Teaching 101 is for instructors who are new to community-engaged teaching. Participants will take part in training designed to increase knowledge about community-engaged pedagogy as well as prepare faculty to use best practices for community engagement in their courses.
Participants will also receive:
- $600 stipend for attending the full training.
- $125 stipend for attendees who submit a syllabus for a newly developed (or revised) community-engaged course upon completion of teaching the course.
- 10:00am-3:00pm
- Community Commons 1100 (CCOM 1100)
October 14th and 28th
Community Engagement Student Training
Join us for a workshop on community engagement training with Dr. Kamilah Legette. This event is open to all students!
- 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
- Community Commons (CCOM 1100)
Wednesday, November 6th
Public Good Fund Info Session
If you're a faculty member doing community-engaged research or work, join CCESL on Nov. 6th for an info session on how to apply for a Public Good Grant. Offered in a hybrid format with the in-person session held in Community Commons (CCOM) Suite 1100.
Public Good Impact Blog
Discover how students, faculty, and staff are creating change through collaborations with community partners.
Annual Public Good Celebration
The Public Good Celebration is an annual event hosted by the Office for Public Good Strategy & Research that celebrates university and community partners whose collaborative work advances the public good. Student, faculty, and staff are invited to submit their work to showcase at the Celebration.
The 2024 Public Good Celebration also celebrated DU's 2024 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification. To view this year's submitted works, visit the page below:
Featured Public Good Work
Feed Your Mind Series
A unique, multi-part lecture series co-hosted by the University of Denver and Denver Public Library featuring a different faculty member exploring a topic through the lens of their work. In winter and spring quarters, the series topic will be “hope” and in summer the theme will be “play.” Faculty interested in elevating their work can express interest in being featured as a speaker in this collaborative “Feed Your Mind” series. Themes for the series include hope, play, and change. Faculty are encouraged to think creatively about how their work connects with one or more of these themes.
Faculty participants may invite a community partner and/or student to join them. All speakers will receive a $150 stipend or gift card.
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Spark Sessions
Spark Sessions are informal, conversational style meet ups to bring people together around a specific topic to spark new ideas and seed new collaborations. Attendees can drop-in at any time to enjoy food and drinks.
View above for upcoming Spark Sessions
Fireside Chats
Fireside Chats was a series centered on discussing topics that affect each of us in our community through engaging panels of academic experts, students, alumni, and community leaders. Each Fireside Chat focused on a different topic with a goal of creating an environment where we listen to each other and share resources, allies, and connections.
View Past Fireside Chats
A Community Table
A Community Table is a conversation toolkit through which you can engage in structured, meaningful, solution-oriented conversations about the issues that matter most to you and your community. DU Grand Challenges (DUGC) provides the tools (sample invitations, conversation guides, facilitation training webinars, and more) that you need to host a conversation. You choose when, where, and with whom to have that conversation.
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