Partnering with the community on research projects provides great opportunities for scholars, students and Ohio University to support and positively impact the region. Developing authentic research partnerships to address key community concerns and problems is an important pillar in support of President Nellis’ strategic initiative to “Build a University Engagement Ecosystem.”
“During the 2018-19 academic year, the Research Division, in collaboration with Center for Campus Community Engagement (CCCE), is offering a series of workshops, seminars and other educational training opportunities for faculty and students to engage with our community. The goal is to catalyze the interaction between the university and the community to grow meaningful research and creative projects that can have a positive collective impact on our region,” said Dr. David A. Koonce, Interim Vice President for Research & Creative Activity, and Mary Nalley, CCCE Director, in a joint invitation.
The initial workshop, Build a University Engagement Ecosystem, will be held on Friday, Oct. 5, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is designed to inform faculty about current best practices for developing and sustaining authentic community partnerships.
Seating for this workshop is limited to faculty and a RSVP to research@ohio.edu is required by Sept. 19. The workshop will be offered again in December, if needed, and at that time attendance will be opened to graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and other interested members of the campus community.
This workshop is the initial event in a planned yearlong pilot program to identify barriers and highlight opportunities for enhanced community research across the campus. The focus of the Research Division’s program is to support existing and evolving campus efforts, sponsored by CCCE and others, to facilitate new or expanded research studies and learning experiences for our faculty and students.
Additional opportunities are planned to listen to and learn from the community about their experiences working with Ohio University on research projects as well as to understand community priorities for answering a question(s) that could be informed by a research or an evaluative approach.
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