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Upcoming CCESL Events

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Wednesday, May 14

Public Good Celebration

Join us for the 3rd Annual Public Good Celebration!
 
Come celebrate the people and partnerships advancing the public good through research, scholarship, and collaboration. This annual gathering is a chance to connect with others doing meaningful community-engaged work and to recognize the incredible contributions being made across campus and beyond.
 
This year's Celebration features the Student Signature Work Showcase (formerly Undergraduate Research Showcase), Growing Your Work & Impact Resource Fair, and the Community Engagement Photo Showcase, featuring submissions from students, faculty, and staff.
 
Click below to see the full list of featured events and details.
  • 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Community Commons

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Public Good Impact Blog

Discover how students, faculty, and staff are creating change through collaborations with community partners.

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Recurring Events

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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 submitted works, visit the page below:

Featured Public Good Work

DU Grand Challenges Events: A University-Wide Initiative Powered by CCESL

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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.

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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.  

 

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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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