A record 13 projects听led by听School of Education researchers听have been granted 2017-18 Outreach听Awards to help听support community engagement projects aimed at improving college readiness for students of color,听faciltiating community dialogues around "opting out" of state assessments, starting a worker-owned co-op, and more.
Selected by the 精品SM在线影片 Outreach Committee,听comprised of faculty and community members,听outreach projects connect 精品SM在线影片 faculty research, creative work, or teaching with external community partners and constituents. The grants are awarded on a competitive basis and听individual faculty projects can earn up to $8,000 in funding while听interdisciplinary or interdepartmental听projects can receive up to $24,000 in support.
Programs received funding with contributions from the Office of the Chancellor, Office of the Provost, and the Division of Continuing Education, and the awards process听is administered by the .听
School of Education Projects
Aquetza: Youth Education, Leadership and Community Empowerment Program
Enrique Lopez,听Assistant Professor
Building LGBTQ Inclusive Capacity Through University-District Partnership
听Sara Staley and Bethy Leonardi,听Research Associates and Co-founders
College Readiness: Supporting Diverse High School Students in Boulder
Terrenda White,听Assistant Professor
Community鈥揃uilding Dialogues with Mobile Home Park Residents
Karen Ramirez, Instructor and Director of听CU Dialogues, CU Engage
Manuela Sifuentes, Director of Community Partnerships,听CU Engage
Cultivating Campus and Community Leaders Through Public Achievement
Roudy Hildreth, Director,听CU Engage
Charla Agnoletti, Director of Public Achievement,听CU Engage
Families and Educators Together: A Partnership with Boulder Valley School District
Kristen Davidson,听Research Associate
Starting a Worker-Owned Cooperative on Black Mesa
Ben Kirshner, Professor and Faculty Director of听CU Engage听听
Sabrina Sideris, Program Director of听INVST Community Studies
Supporting Aurora鈥檚 Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
Simoara Valladeres,听Research Associate
Interdisciplinary and Group Education Projects
Building Capacity for Youth Organizing Through Data Use
Ben Kirshner, Professor,听and Siomara Valladares,听Research Associate, School of Education
Ben Shapiro, Assistant Professor,听Department of Computer Science
Community Dialogues about 鈥淥pting Out鈥� of State Assessments
Terri听Wilson, Assistant Professor,听Michele Moses, Professor, and听Karen Ramirez, Instructor,听School of Education
Custom 3D Books for 50 Families Worldwide
Tom Yeh, Assistant Professor,听Department of Computer Science
Bridget Dalton, Associate Professor,听School of Education
Stacey Forsyth, Director,听CU Science Discovery
Highlighting People of Color in Colorado Classrooms
Kent Willmann, Instructor,听School of Education
Marjorie McIntosh, Distinguished Professor Emerita,听Department of History
Arturo Aldama, Associate Professor,听Department of Ethnic Studies
Marcia Yonemoto, Professor,听Department of History
Learning and Teaching Computer Science at EPIC
Susan Jurow, Associate Professor,听School of Education
Ben Shapiro, Assistant Professor,听Alliance for Technology, Learning and Society (ATLAS) and Department of Computer Science
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