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Community Engagement Fundamentals
| Program: | Community Engagement Professional Foundations Certificate Program |
| Presenter: | Jamie Ducar, Associate Vice Chancellor, Office of Engagement and Community Affairs Justin Dandoy, Director, Community Affairs Office of Engagement & Community Affairs |
| Workshop Type: | Virtual |
| Date: | 4/29/2026 |
| Time: | 10:00AM - 12:00PM |
This workshop is designed to provide a foundation for community engaged work by establishing a working definition of community engagement and setting guiding principles for ethical and effective community engagement. Instructors will guide the conversation around the various modes of public service, civic engagement, and community engagement as well as the importance of equity and inclusion within this work.
Community Partnerships
| Program: | Community Engagement Professional Foundations Certificate Program |
| Presenter: | Keith Caldwell, Executive Director of Place Based Initiatives Jamie Ducar, Associate Vice Chancellor, Office of Engagement and Community Affairs |
| Workshop Type: | Virtual |
| Date: | 5/14/2026 |
| Time: | 10:00AM - 12:00PM |
In this course, participants will be asked to reflect on their relationship with a community in which they might seek to partner, with particular focus on articulating the similarities and differences between themselves and the community and how these factors may shape the dynamics of collaboration. Facilitators will provide participants with the tools to engage in an asset-based approach to partnership development within the context of equity frameworks.
Mindsets & Modes to Support Community Engaged Processes
| Program: | Community Engagement Professional Foundations Certificate Program |
| Presenter: | Jamie Ducar, Associate Vice Chancellor, Office of Engagement and Community Affairs Office of Engagement & Community Affairs Dr. Christine McClure, Senior Research Scientist Department of Health Policy and Management |
| Workshop Type: | Virtual |
| Date: | 6/18/2026 |
| Time: | 10:00AM - 12:00PM |
This workshop will ask participants to evaluate themselves as catalysts to support community engagement. Facilitators will walk participants through the mindsets that orient and ground us as boundary spanners and the models that refocus our ability to maintain the commitment to community engagement with partner organization experience at the forefront.