Seven projects granted 2016-17 ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder outreach awards
From college readiness to climate education, seven projects and School of Education researchers have been awarded 2016-17 Outreach and Engagement Awards.
Border Crossing: Renewing El Pueblo In/Out of School
Associate Professor Susan Jurow and Research Associate Sarah Hug, ATLAS
Climate Education and Resiliency for Denver Public Schools
Senior Research Associate Susan Sullivan, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), and Professor William Penuel
Families and Educators Together: A Partnership with Boulder Valley School District
Research Associate Kristen Davidson and Madeleine Case, Boulder Valley School District
Increasing Latino Visibility in Boulder County Classrooms
Instructor Kent Willmann, Distinguished Professor Emerita Marjorie McIntosh, Department of History, and Associate Professor Arturo Aldama, Department of Ethnic Studies
Organizing Alternatives to Gentrification in a Non-Dominant Community
Associate Professor Susan Jurow and Associate Professor Brian Muller, Program in Environmental Design
Pathways2Teaching: College Readiness and Support for High School Students in Boulder
Assistant Professor Terrenda White and Margarita Bianco, University of Colorado Denver and Pathways2Teaching
Starting a Worker-owned Cooperative on Black Mesa
Associate Professor Ben Kirshner and Sabrina Sideris, ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Engage
Outreach projects connect ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder faculty research, creative work, or teaching with external community partners and constituents. Awarded on a competitive basis, individual faculty projects can earn up to $8,000 in funding and interdisciplinary or interdepartmental faculty projects can receive up to $24,000 in funding. The ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder Outreach Committee, comprised of faculty and community members, oversees the award process. Programs received funding with contributions from the Office of the Chancellor, Office of the Provost, and the Division of Continuing Education.
Related Faculty: Susan Jurow, William Penuel, Kristen Davidson, Kent Willmann, Terrenda C. White, Ben Kirshner
