Writers in the Schools places writer-mentors in K-12 classrooms to develop and facilitate creative writing programming.
Puksta Scholar Highlights the Effects of Gentrification at Home
Discover how students, faculty, and staff are creating change through collaborations with community partners.
Over the course of 24 weeks, students work with community non-profit partners to evaluate their programs or services.
Read“This is like a pop-up sangha” one participant declared during the course of the community forum on Race, Racism, and Buddhism. The Sanskrit term she used, sangha, is used popularly by many Buddhists in the US to talk about community.
ReadKorbel MA graduate students in community-based research partnerships were paired with immigrant and labor rights organizations in the Denver area.
ReadA group of students used an ACE grant to collaborate with International Rescue Committee in Denver and DU Media to create a set of educational videos that would guide refugees through system processes in Denver.
ReadUsing community engagement, meditation, and mindfulness to improve the well-being of students.
ReadAn interdisciplinary performance and community engagement initiative that explores the frictions of LGBTQ+ experiences and religion in America.
ReadMS Marketing students partnered with A Little Help to improve their retention of volunteers through a quarter-long project.
ReadKelly Miller details her journey at DU and developing an interest in victim advocacy. She was able to partner with Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance through a connection made by the Scholar Shop.
ReadThe goals of the story mapping project included researching youth relationships with nature and contributing to Nature Kids/Jóvenes de la Naturaleza (NKJN) ongoing program evaluation. We asked youth to create “story maps” that link multimedia content to geographic locations in a web application to tell location-based stories about where nature is special in their lives
ReadWriters in the Schools places writer-mentors in K-12 classrooms to develop and facilitate creative writing programming.
Puksta Scholar Highlights the Effects of Gentrification at Home