Senior leaders, faculty and staff members and students from around the country will converge April 6–10 in Denver and Boulder for Campus Compact’s annual conference (Compact24) and The Research Universities Civic Engagement Network’s (TRUCEN) annual meeting. CU Boulder is a member of both Campus Compact and TRUCEN.
Campus Compact is a national coalition of colleges and universities committed to advancing the public purposes of higher education. TRUCEN, a Campus Compact network, works to advance civic engagement and engaged scholarship among research universities. Members are R1 institutions that share a fundamental commitment to leveraging their resources, skills and energy to address the most challenging issues in society.
CU Boulder promises to be well represented by presenters and attendees. Below is a summary of sessions being led by University of Colorado colleagues. Full agenda.
Sunday at CU Boulder, TRUCEN Annual Meeting
“How Research Strengths and Signature Events Support Collaboration and Engagement: The United Nations Right Here, Right Now Climate Summit as a Case Study”
Keynote w/ Q&A: Vice Chancellor & Chief Communications Officer Jon Leslie, University of Colorado Boulder
Break-out Presentations:
- Associate Vice Chancellor for Local Government & Community Relations Lori Call, University of Colorado Boulder
- Professor Max Boykoff, University of Colorado
- Vice Chancellor and Chief Facilities Officer Chris Ewing, University of Colorado
- Outreach and Engagement Associate Patrick Chandler, University of Colorado
- Assistant Director of Energy and Climate Justice Jasmin Barco, University of Colorado
Monday at Denver Hilton City Center
“A Capstone Conundrum: Navigating Anti-Racist Teaching in a Community-Engaged Leadership Course”
Kira Pasquesi, University of Colorado Boulder
Sabrina Sideris, University of Colorado Boulder
“Reparative Description in Library Collections: Engaging Community Stakeholders in Project Design”
Lauren Collins, University of Colorado Boulder
Sean Babbs, University of Colorado Boulder
“Shakespeare and Violence Prevention: A Handbook for Educators”
Amanda Giguere, University of Colorado Boulder
“How do we do community engagement? Insights from the Community Collaborative Research Center”
Carrie Makarewicz, University of Colorado Denver
University of Colorado Network Meeting
Gather with other faculty members, administrators and students from the University of Colorado.
Tuesday at Denver Hilton City Center
“Equity-Oriented Zones of Collaboration: Methods for Engaging Power, Position and Process”
Brenda Aguirre Ortega,University of Colorado Boulder
Erica Caasi, University of Colorado Boulder
Dawn Jacob, University of Colorado Boulder
Lisa H. Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder
“How Flagship Universities and Regional Institutions can Partner for Public Impact and Mutual Benefit”
Tim Casey, Colorado Mesa University
Katie Kleinhesselink, University of Colorado Boulder
David Meens, University of Colorado Boulder
Leah Sprain, University of Colorado Boulder
“What do words have to do with it? A dialogue on the language of diversity in community engagement”
Kira Pasquesi, University of Colorado Boulder