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Center for Civic Engagement, summer 2021

Students in George Meindl's ENVI 324: Urban Ecology class work with the Broome County Parks Department to help map the presence of invasive species such as the emerald ash borer and hemlock woolly adelgid in local parks. Students in George Meindl's ENVI 324: Urban Ecology class work with the Broome County Parks Department to help map the presence of invasive species such as the emerald ash borer and hemlock woolly adelgid in local parks.
Students in George Meindl's ENVI 324: Urban Ecology class work with the Broome County Parks Department to help map the presence of invasive species such as the emerald ash borer and hemlock woolly adelgid in local parks. Image Credit: Provided.
June 24, 2021

The Community Engaged Teaching Fellows Program is a Center for Civic Engagement academic support initiative that guides faculty in the design and implementation of effective community-engaged teaching and learning. The 2020–21 cohort included:

• Jodi Dothwaite (research assistant professor, Master of Public Health Program and First-year Research Immersion Program Community and Global Public Health)

• Emrah Akyol (assistant professor, electrical and computer engineering)

• George Meindl (instructor, Environmental Studies Program)

• David Mixter (research assistant professor, Environmental Studies Program and anthropology)

• Sara Velardi (lecturer, geological sciences and environmental studies)

These five faculty fellows met monthly throughout the academic year, networking with like-minded peers and community partners and exploring best practices for community engagement. They developed eight community-engaged learning (CEL) designated courses to be offered during the 2021–22 academic year. 42 CEL courses were offered in the 2020–21 academic year, including ENVI 324: Urban Ecology and SPED 411: Introduction to Special Education.

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