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Cultivating Connections for Community Engagement

This Community of Practice aims to foster regular opportunities to:

Connect those at the UW who practice, support, or are interested in community- engaged research and learning��Learn about and from community engagement efforts across the university��Contribute ideas and perspectives for building the university’s capacity for community engagement

Our Time Together 4/22/24:

Small-group work sessions on community engagement priorities, led by Funded Community Engagement Leads

Please share in chat: �your name, UW role and,�in honor of Earth Day, a joyful moment spent outside in community!

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Tri-Campus Community Engagement Working Group

Kara Adams�Director Community Engagement and �Strategic Partnerships�UW Bothell	Fran Lo�Executive Director Community Engagement and �Leadership Education Center (CELE)�UW Seattle
Rachel Berney�Director, Urban@UW�Associate Professor�Urban Design and Planning�UW Seattle	Ali Modarres Dean, School of Urban Studies�Assistant Chancellor for �Community Partnerships UW Tacoma
Jen Davison�Project Director�UW Community Engagement	Arti Shah Assistant Director of Strategic �Engagement UW Population Health Initiative
Shauna Elbers Carlisle�Associate Professor�Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences�UW Bothell	Julia Smith Executive Administrator Office of Community Partnerships UW Tacoma
Derek Fulwiler�Director�UW Population Health Initiative	Rachel Vaughn Executive Director�Center for Leadership and Social �Responsibility UW Tacoma

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Initial Priorities for Tri-Campus Community Engagement Infrastructure

Develop community engagement best principles and blueprints in alignment with diversity, equity, and inclusion
Support or incorporate community engagement in campus-scale strategies and planning
Address fiscal policy/process barriers to community engagement
Improve data collection (tracking, mapping, documentation) and analysis (assessment, evaluation) of community engagement
Support faculty and staff community engagement by developing and expanding resources for professional development, promotion and tenure, and other supports
Grow student community engagement training and professional development opportunities
Build appropriate tri-campus institutional efficiencies and coordination of community engagement to center the benefits to community partners

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Community Engagement Leads

Kara Adams�Director Community Engagement and �Strategic Partnerships�UW Bothell	Janelle Hawes Assistant Professor Social Work and �Criminal Justice UW Tacoma	Paola Rodriguez �Hidalgo Associate Professor Physics and Astronomy UW Bothell
Catherine De Almeida Associate Professor Landscape Architecture UW Seattle	Linda Ko Professor & �Associate Chair of Research Health Systems and �Population Health Co-Director, Community �Engagement Program, Institute �of Translational Health Sciences UW Seattle	Duong (Rita) Than Associate Teaching �Professor Statistics �and Mathematics UW Tacoma
Mabel Ezeonwu, PhD, ARNP, FNP-BC Professor and interim Dean Nursing and Health Studies�UW Bothell Adjunct Professor, Global Health �UW Seattle	Michelle Koutnik Associate Research �Professor Earth and Space Sciences UW Seattle	Layla Taylor Project Manager Office of Community �Partnerships UW Tacoma
Michelle Habell-Pallán Professor, Gender, Women & �Sexuality Studies Adjunct Professor, Music Adjunct Professor, �Communication UW Seattle	Mark Pagano Professor Mechanical Engineering UW Tacoma	Anaid Yerena Associate Professor Urban Studies UW Tacoma
	Kathryn Pursch-Cornforth Director of Community �Engagement Community Engagement and �Leadership Education �(CELE) Center UW Seattle

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Building Capacity for Community Engagement: Project Updates

Faculty and Staff Survey is launching: we want to hear about your community engagement experience and perspectives!

Keep an eye on your email today/tomorrow!
Survey is open through 11:59pm May 12

Community Advisory Group invited: 6-month, compensated commitment to providing input on these efforts�
Tri-campus data platform for tracking and managing community-engaged scholarship and learning, launching in AY 2024-5

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Small-Group Working Sessions: Round 1 of 2

Principles and Blueprints of Community Engagement: “Please join us to provide feedback on our DRAFT Blueprint/Principles related to how UW carries out Community Engagement.”
Fiscal Barriers to Community Engagement: “We would like to seek feedback on the survey domains that capture faculty and staff experiences around fiscal barriers and ideas to address them.”
Faculty and Staff Professional Development for Community Engagement: “Please join us to talk about promotion and tenure as a community engaged scholar”
Student training for Community Engagement: What are some of the core competencies for student training in Community Engagement and how could students gain these competencies through specific existing UW training resources – an open discussion!

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11:45-50= Bio Break!

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Small-Group Working Sessions: Round 2 of 2

Principles and Blueprints of Community Engagement: “Please join us to provide feedback on our DRAFT Blueprint/Principles related to how UW carries out Community Engagement.”
Fiscal Barriers to Community Engagement: “We would like to seek feedback on the survey domains that capture faculty and staff experiences around fiscal barriers and ideas to address them.”
Faculty and Staff Professional Development for Community Engagement: “Please join us to talk about promotion and tenure as a community engaged scholar”
Student training for Community Engagement: What are some of the core competencies for student training in Community Engagement and how could students gain these competencies through specific existing UW training resources – an open discussion!