The Office of Community Engagement promotes many opportunities for CSUSB faculty to aid in serving the public good:
The Office of Community Engagement is pleased to announce the Establishing Community Partnerships Grant program. This pilot grant program offers faculty substantial support in their efforts to development community partnerships as a first step to other community engagement strategies, including but not limited to community-based learning and service learning for students both in formal classes and in other teaching-related activities (research teams, internships, independent study, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities), as well as in community-based and community participatory research, scholarly, and creative activities. Mini-grants of up to $3,000 will be awarded. Uses of mini-grant funds include faculty stipends or professional development funds. Deadline is Monday, June 11, 2018. Please email Diane Podolske at dpodolsk@csusb.edu for the application!
The Service Learning Faculty Fellowship program provides faculty support for adding a service learning component into course curriculum. More details about the program and application requirements can be found at the "Service Learning" link on the left side of this web page. For the application click on
.The Community-Based Research mini-grant provides faculty support for starting or continuing community-based research projects. More details about the program and application requirements can be found at the "Community-Based Research" link on the left side of this web page. For the application click on
.We are also promoting a one-time travel grant program to enhance faculty knowledge and participation in service learning, community engagement and/or community-based participatory research. We have compiled some conferences that may be of interest (see below), although other related conferences will certainly be considered. For the application click on
The Office of Community Engagement is pleased to open the application period for the first annual Outstanding Community Engagement Award. The award recognizes one faculty member annually based on the following criteria: evidence of high quality, deeply engaged academic work; evidence of community collaboration and change; and evidence of institutional impact. Awardees will receive a recognition award, $1,000 in professional development funds, and his/her name on a perpetual plaque in the Faculty Center for Excellence. For application materials click on
For more information, please contact:
Diane Podolske, Director, Office of Community Engagement
Email: dpodolsk@csusb.edu
Office: FO-228 or PL4005C
Phone: (909) 537-7483
Cherstin M. Lyon, Faculty Associate, Office of Community Engagement
Professor of History; Co-Director, Faculty Center for Excellence
Email: clyon@csusb.edu
Office: SB335 or PL4005C
Phone: (909) 537-3836
Office hours by appointment for one-on-one consultation.
The faculty associate for the Office of Community Engagement is available to advise individual faculty, departments, programs, and/or small groups on service learning, community-based learning, community-engaged research, and/or community-based participatory research.
Transforming Higher Education Through Engaged Scholarship
The Engagement Scholarship Consortium
September 30 - October 3, 2018 | Minneapolis, Minnesota
Imagining America 2018 National Conference
October 19-21, 2018 | Chicago, IL
24th Annual Conference
October 22-24, 2018 | Chicago, IL