The Graduate Engagement Corps (GEC), a new program in the Office of Community Engagement that replaces the Obermann Center’s Graduate Institute on Engagement and the Academy, provides graduate students interested in community engagement with training, networking and funding opportunities.
The GEC Orientation, scheduled January 10- 12th, is an introduction to the basic principles, methods and tools of publicly engaged teaching, research and partnership development. This Orientation is non-competitive and open to students in any graduate and professional program at the University of Iowa. Those who successfully complete the Orientation will be eligible to participate in workshops and apply for funding opportunities as a member of the Graduate Engagement Corps community.
The Orientation will be held in three half-days during the mornings of January 10th – 12th. The first two mornings will be held via Zoom, and the third morning (12th) will provide graduate students with the opportunity to visit partners in the community and learn about university-community partnership development.
Schedule for Orientation
January 10, 9:00am - 12:30pm, Community engaged teaching and learning (via Zoom)
January 11, 9:00am - 12:30pm, Community engaged research (via Zoom)
January 12, 9:00am - 12:30pm, Developing community partnerships (visits to community partners in Iowa City area)
Please note that all 25 spaces for the orientation have been filled for the upcoming orientation. Please contact ui-engagement@uiowa.edu with questions.