COLLABORATION IN ACTION
ENGAGED SCHOLARSHIP AND STUDENT IMPACT SYMPOSIUM
Please join us for the inaugural
Collaboration in Action: Engaged Scholarship and Student Impact Symposium
MISSION & VISION
The Collaboration in Action: Engaged Scholarship and Student Impact Symposium unites the research and evaluation happening across the UNC Charlotte campus with community-engaged scholarship. The two-day Symposium is designed to bring the Charlotte community together by creatively intertwining research and evaluation alongside innovations in pedagogy, partnerships, and projects that inform student impact.
As defined in the UNC Charlotte Strategic Plan, “community engagement occurs when academics and community partners work collaboratively with and through groups of people affiliated by geographic proximity, special interest or similar situations to address issues affecting the well‐being of partners." At an urban university, it includes experiential learning in a community environment as well as programs of research and scholarship (community-engaged research) that are distinguished by relying on the priorities and authority of both the researchers and community stakeholders to shape the design and execution of the research” and learning.
CHARLOTTE MODEL
The Collaboration in Action: Engaged Scholarship and Student Impact Symposium will promote space to creatively connect the Charlotte Model by highlighting components of student development and student success. The “Charlotte Model” is the term used in the UNC Charlotte strategic plan for the operationalization and communication of the University’s transformative, comprehensive, equitable and integrated educational experience. With its focus on belonging, the Charlotte Model outlines an institutional pathway for students to explore their identity as a member of the Charlotte community, clarify their identity by deepening collaborative and constructive engagements with the Charlotte community, and establish their identity as an engaged Charlotte alumni by extending their connections beyond the campus community.
The Charlotte Model is an avenue for creatively intertwining a Niner identity with a greater Charlotte civic identity. The Symposium seeks to address the following questions:
How are we inspiring our students to use their talents for the public good?
How are we providing access to diverse community engagement opportunities for UNC Charlotte students?
What is the impact of community-based learning on student success?
A call for proposals might include the following topics:
Student success measures and evaluation
Innovative projects and partnerships
Elements of ethical community-based teaching and learning (Critical Service Learning)
Navigating IRB, Risk Management, and MOUs
curricular engagement and translation to work
Registration is now closed
ABOUT THE ENGAGED SCHOLARSHIP AND STUDENT IMPACT SYMPOSIUM
Since 2015, UNC Charlotte has proudly hosted the biennial Collaboration in Action: Engaged Scholarship and Student Impact Symposium to bring Charlotte researchers and community stakeholders together to celebrate innovation in community-engaged teaching and learning. The success of this event has long forged connections and continues to yield collaborative partnerships among university professionals and community leaders. At its core, the Symposium has always preserved collaboration as a central value. Building on this foundation, urbanCORE has partnered with colleagues across campus to expand this event to a two-day symposium to highlight the broader impact of this work on both Charlotte students and the local community.
True to its mission, this interactive event will provide attendees with the opportunity to engage with UNC Charlotte faculty, staff, students, and community partners. Presentations and roundtable discussions will be guided by the following five tracks:
Student impact
Policy and practice
Data
Community
Experiential learning
We hope to see you there!
SAVE THE DATE
Please let us know if you will be attending!
Registration is now closed