Community Outreach & Engagement Update
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Applications Available for the Community-engaged Scholarship Development Cohort!
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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 work together to refine and advance their project plans to ensure logistic feasibility, community relevance, scholarly rigor, and social impact.
For full details, important dates, and application requirements, please visit the Engagement and Community Affairs website.
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2023 Community Impact Report: Partners in Progress
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The University of Pittsburgh Office of Engagement and Community Affairs is thrilled to share Partners in Progress, our 2023 Community Impact Report, featuring stories of Pitt’s impact across our communities. Explore the full report online.
The 32 programs showcased in the report explore how, with the power of Pitt’s resources combined with meaningful community collaborations, we can partner to help our communities, and our region, succeed.
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Final Fall 2023 Be A Good Neighbor Block Party!
Join the Office of Engagement and Community Affairs for our final block party of the season on Tuesday, Sept. 26 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Dan Marino Field at Frazier Fieldhouse in South Oakland. Learn more about Be A Good Neighbor Block Parties. No registration is required to attend.
Civic Action Week 2023
Civic Action Week is a week-long, campus-wide event for students, faculty, staff, and the broader community and takes place Oct. 16-21. Educational workshops and speakers will occur throughout the week and service project days in the community will occur on Oct. 20 and 21. Please visit the Civic Action Week website to sign up for workshops and service opportunities.
Forging Advances in Health Equity and Health Disparities
The School of Public Health is hosting "Forging Advances in Health Equity and Health Dispartities Research: A panel presentation & Discussion of the next 75 years: on Friday, Oct. 20 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. In-person attendance and registration encouraged. Register online.
2023 GPNP Summit
The Greater Pittsburgh Nonprofit Partnership (GPNP) biennial Summit: Transformative Leadership, Partnership, and Co-creation, offers an opportunity to connect 1,000+ attendees with pertinent will be in-person at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center on Nov. 9 and 10. You can register for the event, sign up to volunteer and learn more on the Forbes Fund website.
Housing in the 21st Century: Challenges and Solutions
Save the Date! On Wednesday, Nov. 29 from 1 to 6 p.m., the University Center for Social and Urban Research is celebrating their 50th anniversary by hosting panel discussions, poster sessions, and reception. For more information, email ucsur@pitt.edu.
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Metropolitan Universities Journal Available Online
The latest issue of Metropolitan Universities journal (MUJ) is now available online. MUJ disseminates scholarship and research relevant to urban and metropolitan universities, exploring the relationship between campuses and communities. MUJ accepts manuscripts on an ongoing basis.
IARSLCE Conference
Inviting a community of scholars, researchers, practitioners, students, and community partners to the 2023 IARSLCE Conference, Redefining Research, Access, & Inclusion in SLCE at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. The conference takes place Oct. 25-27, 2023.
NYLC Service-Learning Certificate Programs
National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC) is offering two service-learning certificate programs: Certificate in Excellence (Fall 2023) and Certificate in Instructional Leadership (Fall 2023 and Spring 2024). Learn more about dates, costs, and learning objectives on the NYLC website.
IARSLCE Dissertation Dish
On Oct. 23 from 3 to 4 p.m. ET, join Dr. Elizabeth Cannon, Director of Community-Engaged Learning at Vassar College, for "An Exploration of Two Community Advisory Boards Within Community Engagement Centers at Institutions of Higher Education." Register online.
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Homewood
Stay informed with the Homewood Community Engagement Center by following the Homewood CEC on Instagram and Facebook!
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Hill District
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