Community Outreach & Engagement Update
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Introducing Engagement Intersections!
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Engagement Intersections is a new series hosted by Pitt's Office of Engagement Affairs that focuses on highlighting and amplifying engaged scholarship as well as the teams that allow the University of Pittsburgh to be a visible partner to the region. Engaged scholarship seeks to discover new knowledge through activities that collaboratively generate, exchange, or apply academic and community knowledge and practices.
Each session is designed for the presenters to highlight their community-engaged research and partnerships, share their process for design and implementation, and engage colleagues across disciplines in active conversation on the opportunities and improvements that might make those partnerships even more impactful. Sessions take place every other month on the Pittsburgh campus.
Join us for the June Engagement Intersections Session
The first session takes place on Wednesday, June 5 at 1 p.m. in the William Pitt Union Kurtzman Room. Join speaker Dr. Andrew McCormick from Pitt's School of Medicine as he discusses the School's intersecting project called the Community Alliance Program.
Learn more about Engagement Intersections and register today for the June 5 session!
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Registration for the 2024-25 Community Engaged Scholarship Project Development Cohort is Open!
The Community-Engaged Scholarship Project Development Cohort provides project teams the dedicated planning time and facilitation to develop high impact community-engaged scholarship projects. Over four facilitated sessions, teams of up to four people work together to refine and advance their project plans to ensure logistic feasibility, community relevance, scholarly rigor, and social impact.
Applications for the 2024-25 Project Development Cohort are open now. Learn more about the cohort and submit your application today. The application deadline is Friday, August 30, 2024. Learn more about the process and submit an application.
Faculty and Staff Development Program: Courses in Community Engagement
Are you a Pitt faculty or staff member interested in learning more about community engagement? Consider completing the Community Engagement Professional Foundations Certificate as part of the University's Faculty & Staff Development Program (FSDP)! Registration for the FSDP spring 2024 term is open.
Learn more about the community engagement certificate program on Pitt's Office of Human Resources website (select the Learning Opportunities dropdown menu in the "Professional Development" section).
Check out the description for the next course taught by the ECA team: Equity and Inclusion for Engaged Scholarship on June 20th from 1 to 3 p.m.
Pitt Dental Medicine Recognized by Mission of Mercy for Compassionate Care
Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh/A Call To Care (MOMPGH) recently recognized the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine for the excellence provided by faculty, staff and student volunteers during annual Mission of Mercy free dental care events in Pittsburgh.
The University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine was awarded the Outstanding Dental Partnership Award. This award is presented by MOMPGH to schools and organizations who have made a significant commitment to the underserved in the community, and also recognizes their contributions to the advancement of the healthcare profession.
Nine Pitt PhD students named 2024 Humanities Engage Fellows
Nine PhD students at the University of Pittsburgh have received research funding from the Pitt’s Humanities Engage project, which is committed to broadening and deepening the intellectual and professional development of all PhD candidates.
How Pitt is taking steps to make life sciences jobs more accessible for all
With regional demand growing for workers in the life sciences, the University of Pittsburgh’s Office of Engagement and Community Affairs on May 13 brought together representatives from academia, industry and workforce development to present findings on those opportunities — and ensure they are available to community members no matter their level of education.
Learn more about how what's possible in life sciences and community engagement in Pittwire.
A Pitt project is addressing skin cancer disparities in Black communities
A collaborative effort spearheaded by Erik Jaklitsch, a third-year medical student in the School of Medicine, and dermatologist Alaina James has been making waves in the fight against skin cancer disparities, particularly in Black communities.
Check out this great Pittwire article highlighting the School of Medicine's partnership with Pitt's Community Engagement Centers in the Hill District and Homewood to spread the word about skin cancer.
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Metropolitan Universities, "Productive Tensions and Uncomfortable Conversations
Metropolitan Universities special journal issue, "Productive Tensions and Uncomfortable Conversations," published in collaboration with the Place-Based Justice Network, is out now. This issue looks at the challenges and obstacles to equitable and anti-racist place-based community engagement in higher education. The issue is available online.
Community Engagement Professional Credential Information Session
Join Campus Compact on the first Thursday of every month from 2 to 3 p.m. ET for an informal informational session about the Community Engagement Professional Credentialing Program. In the first half of the session you'll learn more about the competency areas, the application process, associated learning opportunities, and the path to full certification. The second half will be reserved for answering participant questions and providing applicant assistance. The next session takes place on June 6, 2024. Registration required.
Barbara A. Holland Scholar - Administrator Award
Holland Scholars are mid-career individuals distinguished by an integrated record of administrative leadership and high-impact scholarship that has shaped ideas and actions within and beyond their institution. They hold or have held administrative roles with significant reach and responsibility within an institution of higher education, and are viewed by their peers as having both a scholarly approach to their administrative role and the potential for future advancement in leadership in or related to higher education. Call for nominations closes on June 17, 2024. Nominate someone today!
Campus Compact: Summer 2024 Communities of Practice
Communities of Practice (CoPs) provide a unique opportunity for Campus Compact members to join peers across the country to dig deeper into specific areas of engagement practice. Through discussions, joint activities, resource sharing, and relationship building, participants develop a repertoire of resources, skills, and knowledge to use in their practice. Above all, the CoPs provide a great space to communicate and share strategies with like-minded individuals from all across the country!
There are three CoPs offered this summer: Community of Care for BIPOC Community Engagement Professionals; The Role for Bridge Building on College Campuses During Times of Strife; and Working with Incarcerated and Decarcerated Students.
Register by June 5! Questions? Contact Natalie at nfurlett@compact.org.
MUJ Dialogue Series: Public Scholarship for Innovative Practice
Metropolitan Universities, the journal of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities, provides an opportunity for scholarly peer-reviewed online publication that centers the relationship between communities and campuses. In this webinar series, authors and editors discuss key ideas from the most recent issue and invite readers to join in the work of connecting our scholarship to our practice.
In collaboration with the Place-Based Justice Network, a recent issue of Metropolitan Universities journal focuses on the role of higher education institutions in fostering epistemic justice. What critical conversations need to be fostered and how do you approach community engagement through the lens of epistemic justice? In this webinar, participants will engage with the guest editors and authors to discuss this topic in more depth.
This webinar takes place on June 18, 2024 at 3 p.m. ET and is open to all. Register online.
2024 APLU Commission on Economic and Community Engagement Summer Meeting
THe APLU's Commission on Economic & Community Engagement (CECE) hosts a summer conference to bring together its members focused on economic and community engagement.
The 2024 CECE Summer Meeting, Reimagining Engagement: A National Conversation will be held in Washington, DC on Wednesday, June 26 through Friday June 28.
Questions regarding the program? Contact APLU’s Caydan Henslee by emailing chenslee@aplu.org. Register today!
IARSLCE Community-Engaged Research Webinars
IARSLCE is pleased to present a four-part spring webinar series to explore contemporary and cutting edge approaches to community-engaged research. We invite you to learn about youth participatory action research, data literacy and quantitative analysis of big data, trends and gaps in community-engaged dissertation research, and Carnegie Co-Labs. Sessions will include interactive conversations, as well as dynamic presentations by scholars in our field. Part 4 takes place on Monday, June 3, 2024 at 2 p.m. ET.
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Greater Hazelwood
Movie Night on the Lawn (Moana)
Friday, June 7; Plaza opens at 6:30 p.m.
We are excited to invite you to Hazelwood Local’s Movie Night on the Lawn in Hazelwood! 🎥 Join us for a fantastic evening under the stars, where our Office of Engagement and Community Affairs team will be present with a resource table. Discover more about exciting community initiatives and life sciences opportunities while enjoying the movie Moana.
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Hill District
The 2nd Annual Health and Wellness Fair takes place on June 5, 2024 from 3 to 7 p.m. at the CEC in the Hill District (1908 Wylie Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15219).
Join us for free screenings, health resources, and workshops. Let us know you'll be coming by filling out the RSVP form.
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Homewood
CAMP BIO-E 2.0 Registration is Now Open!
CampBioE 2.0 is a dynamic day camp that engages young scholars in the wonders of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through intentional mentorship and exposure to cutting edge, hands-on activities related to bioengineering.
Learn more and register online.
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