Center for Civic Engagement update

The Center for Civic Engagement has relaunched its Community Engaged Teaching Fellows Program for the 2018-19 academic year. This year’s cohort of six faculty members will be guided in the design and implementation of effective community-engaged teaching and learning. The group meets monthly to discern how academic service-learning courses and community-based scholarship can support their professional teaching and research goals. Interactive sessions assist in fine-tuning theoretical frameworks, networking with like-minded faculty and community partners, and exploring best practices for community engagement. This program is open to instructors of every rank and discipline. The 2018-19 cohort includes:

• Congrui Jin, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science

• Bryan Kirschen, assistant professor of Spanish and linguistics, Harpur College of Arts and Sciences

• Judith Quaranta, assistant professor of nursing, Decker School of Nursing

• Matthew Sanger, co-director of the Master of Arts in Public Archaeology program and assistant professor of anthropology, Harpur College of Arts and Sciences

• Natesha Smith, assistant professor of student affairs administration, College of Community and Public Affairs

• John Zilvinskis, assistant professor of student affairs administration, College of Community and Public Affairs

Additional faculty support recently awarded by the Center for Civic Engagement include seven Community Engagement Faculty Teaching Grants that cover course-related project expenses that enrich student learning through community engagement. Grants for 2018-19 supported community-engaged courses in Harpur College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Management and the Decker School of Nursing.