Tuesday, April 9th, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
University Capitol Centre
Keynote Address, 7:00 pm
Old Capitol Senate Chamber
Full schedule below.
The Engagement Summit brings together faculty, staff, students, and community partners to explore and celebrate a year of impactful community engagement work between the University of Iowa and communities across Iowa and beyond.
This day-long event will include sessions and speakers on important topics in community engagement, including community-engaged research, the impact of engagement on communities, creative placemaking and improving quality of life in communities, graduate education and community engagement, and recognizing and rewarding community-engaged work.
The Summit will culminate in an exciting keynote address by Dr. Mónica Ramírez-Andreotta, Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Public Health at the University of Arizona.
Schedule
Schedule
Morning Schedule
8:00 - 8:30
Coffee and Pastries
8:30 - 9:00
Welcome
9:00 - 9:50
Community Perspective: Perceptions of Partnership
10:00 - 10:50
Community-Engaged Research: Lessons from the Field
Unpacking Placemaking: Definitions and Applications for Authentic Community Development
11:00 - 11:50
Do Good Well: Building Community Partnerships
Participatory Research and Design for Action
11:50 - 1:00
Lunch is on your own (Awards begin at 12:30)
Afternoon Schedule
1:00 - 1:50
Recognizing & Rewarding Community Engagement
Empowering Graduate Student Research through Community Engagement
Community Partner Meet and Greet
2:00 - 2:50
Graduate Engagement Corps Community-Engaged Projects
Getting Outside of our Academic Bubbles: How Ethnography and Engaging with Communities Can Help Us be Better Teachers, Scholars, and Leaders
3:00 - 3:50
How-To Guide: Tools, Processes and Best Practices
IMPACT: Inspire, Motivate, Promote and Advance Communities Together
4:00 - 4:30
Shareouts and Updates from Campus
Keynote Speaker
Keynote Speaker
Mόnica Ramírez-Andreotta
Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Public Health | University of Arizona
We're excited to welcome Dr. Mόnica Ramírez-Andreotta as our Engagement Summit Keynote Speaker! Dr. Ramírez-Andreotta is a leading community-engaged scholar who will speak about the importance and impact of incorporating community engagement in research and scholarship.
She will be speaking at 7:00 pm at the Old Capitol Senate Chamber.
View her profile here.
View her TEDx Talk on community-based science for justice and action here.
The Engagement Summit and keynote address are co-sponsored by the University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Jan Warren in advance at 319-335-0376 or jan-warren@uiowa.edu.