Designing Academic Community Engagement Courses
Dorothe Bach, Faculty Consultant and Assistant Professor, Teaching Resource Center/ Department of German
Deandra Little, Faculty Consultant and Assistant Professor, Teaching Resource Center/ Department of English
Megan Raymond, Director, Office of University and Community Partnerships

Learn how to create courses with well-aligned goals and assignments that offer students effective preparation for community engagement and research-driven service team projects. Develop meaningful activities to foster deep learning through application, inquiry and public presentation.

The session will also provide information about applying for Academic Community Engagement (ACES) Grants. The ACES support faculty development of academically-based community engagement courses. Faculty awards range from $5K to $9K.

Faculty Engaged Scholarship
Panelists: Steve Stern, Merrill Bankard Professor, Department of Economics
                Winx Lawrence, Professor and Clinical Psychologist, Curry School of Education
                Craig Barton, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Architecture & Landscape Architecture

U.Va. faculty members will discuss how they have integrated community engagement with their research and teaching. Find out how and learn why community partnerships are important to their scholarship.

Co-sponsored by the Office of University and Community Partnerships and the Teaching Resource Center.