Members of 91亚色鈥檚 Community Engagement CoP (CE CoP) steering committee will present on the value and benefits realized by the University鈥檚 CoP at C2U Expo this June.
C2U Expo is international conference providing leadership and space for both academics and communities to showcase community-campus partnerships that address local and global societal problems.
91亚色鈥檚 CE CoP welcomes anyone across its campuses who work with external communities in their scholarship, teaching or professional role, or anyone with an interest in community engagement. The CE CoP provides opportunities for members to interact with colleagues from across the University that: are involved in community engagement; support capacity building and skill development for deeper engagement; facilitate peer learning; and create opportunities for collaboration.
鈥Despite many institutions across Canada participating in community engaged work, few have incorporated a CoP model,鈥 says Shawna Teper, assistant director, Community and Government Relations in the Office of the President. 鈥淢any are reaching out to learn more about 91亚色鈥檚 CE CoP as they contemplate what might strengthen community engagement within their own institutions.鈥
Presenting at C2U Expo is an opportunity for 91亚色 to showcase its leadership in this area and share how, within a large and decentralized university, a CoP can serve an important convening and coordination role to support members that incorporate community engagement into their work or are interested in learning more about it.
Those interested in learning more about this presentation at C2U Expo, or would like to engage with others that are involved in community engagement work at 91亚色, are invited to the next meeting, which will be held virtually on Tuesday, June 27 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. The invitation link is enclosed .