Building Capacity for New Faculty/Graduate Students for Community-Engaged Research Online
Host: University Outreach and Engagement
Date: April 10, 2026 | 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Eastern
Location: Via Zoom
Building the capacity of new faculty and graduate students to conduct impactful community-engaged research is critical to the overall engaged campus. Experts from Kansas State University, Ohio State University, and Merrimack College will share insights into the professional development strategies in place at their institutions. The panel will highlight which initiatives have been most effective in preparing scholars for community-based inquiry, identify existing challenges and structural barriers, and explore innovative plans for expanding support in the future. This session will offer guidance and inspiration for institutions looking to strengthen their commitment to community-engaged scholarship through targeted development efforts.
- Drew Pearl, Assistant Professor, Leadership and Community-Engaged Learning, Staley School of Leadership, Kansas State University
- Eileen Ward, Professor, Higher Education, School of Education and Social Policy, Merrimack College
- Maurice Stevens, Associate Dean for Engagement, College of Arts and Sciences, Ohio State University
The host of this session is MSU's Office of University Outreach and Engagement who facilitate university-wide efforts to create an ecosystem of engagement by supporting the engaged activities of faculty, staff, and students; fostering public access to university expertise and resources; and by advocating for exemplary engaged scholarship, nationally and internationally. In all of its work, UOE emphasizes university-community partnerships that are collaborative, participatory, empowering, systemic, transformative, sustainable, and anchored in scholarship.
- Date:
- Friday, April 10, 2026
- Time:
- 11:00am - 12:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event.
- Event URL:
- https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://oqtry8dab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001MD-KFLeeKYu1Y6T909_KxsLkOmUfDuYgLetIHyCeF72Of3NL-VAwvDyDe8Igr4BUb_O8NsUU2HeX_8BH0UOSFRxk4aaIIJlI69rB08s_m-tQDNx48MtB97m6anlVdXy36du5DuLbigcIEl-_9AwhJdf6kXUC4ADiXXxNeQQ99Vty10WdcPWjpwZBhLnNWvSI3SPmiqY7zL8J1hBS8eZNsw==&c=7S_d0ysTpaW3a9-oCvYBOo0cufCxzh8SjLddEUVdtNcgfYnjPVVzXw==&ch=4ncQdF_5WhJnrSau52ObmaifrLyacy9k53z0gp0r4ZMgJ1SPRjUJOQ==__;!!HXCxUKc!3Avr5zvR4NJ37PBM3W7wyHFqGqjAnHeXmpAchfbWmyOUzahfjAbFbe30SVfKCHgLoNeUvT-eM66gvbtFUjws$
- Audience:
- Educator Network Future Faculty In-Class Educators Online Educators
- Categories:
- Community-Engaged Learning Guest Speakers Online Session