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CU Engage Presents About Youth Activism and Inclusivity at the School of Education's Ed Talks

Oct. 18, 2018

Several staff and faculty from CU Engage presented about "hot topics" in education at the Fall 2018 Ed Talks, which took place at the Dairy Arts Center on Wednesday, November 7 at 7pm. Ben Kirshner , Professor of Education and Faculty Director for CU Engage presented: "When Did Adolescence Become...

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CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø Research Partnership with Denver Public Schools Receives New Funding to Expand Student Leadership Program

Oct. 10, 2018

CU Engage is pleased to announce new resources to deepen and advance our partnership with the Student Voice and Leadership program in Denver Public Schools and scholars from UC Denver and Rowan University. This Research-Practice Partnership recently received $1.4 million from the Hewlett Foundation ($1 million) and Jobs for the...

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AMPLIFY Podcast: The September 26 INVST and Metro Caring Edition

Sept. 24, 2018

The September 26 episode of AMPLIFY features the interesting partnership work happening between Metro Caring , Denver’s frontline anti-hunger organization, and CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s program INVST Community Studies , an undergraduate leadership training program for students who are passionate about social and environmental justice. Joining AMPLIFY host Jennifer Ciplet on the...

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CU Engage Staff Manuela Sifuentes Receives Â鶹¹ÙÍø County 2018 Multicultural Award

Sept. 21, 2018

Manuela Sifuentes, The Director of Community Partnerships at CU Engage, will receive the 2018 Multicultural Award in Education presented by Â鶹¹ÙÍø County on October 4, 2018 at the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Jewish Community Center. The Thirtieth Annual Multicultural Awards Banquet celebrates people of color in Â鶹¹ÙÍø County who have made significant contributions...

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Join us for a Community Engagement Coffee Hour

Sept. 19, 2018

Hope to know more about community-engaged scholarship? Want to connect with others interested in this work? Join experts from the Office of Outreach and Engagement , CU Engage and other CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø faculty, staff and students the third Thursday of each month from noon to 1 p.m. for coffee hours...

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Swap volunteers help CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø employees and international students learn English, build community

Sept. 11, 2018

Swap is seeking CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø student volunteers to assist with helping the university’s immigrant employees and members of Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s international community learn better English. Swap , a student-run organization at CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø that is a program of CU Engage , has two volunteer tracks: the Swap Lessons track , which...

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CU students take three-state tour to learn about social justice, civic engagement

Aug. 30, 2018

INVST Community Studies was recently featured in the Daily Camera , in an article by staff writer Cassa Niedringhaus highlighting INVST's three-state Justice Summer tour, where the new cohort of 16 CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø students learned about social justice, civic engagement and environmental issues. "Really, what we're doing here is learning...

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AMPLIFY Podcast: The August 22 Aquetza Program Edition

Aug. 21, 2018

AMPLIFY host Jennifer Ciplet in the KGNU studio, speaking with Aquetza Program participants Emely Pech-Cruz and Galilea Landa-Posas, along with CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø student and Aquetza instructor Diana Bustamante-Aguilar. Welcome to the first episode of Season Two of AMPLIFY! On the August 22 Aquetza Edition , host Jennifer Ciplet was joined...

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A statement about family immigration policy

June 28, 2018

"We Should All Care" artwork by Justin Teodoro @justinteodoro CU Engage, as a university-wide center located in the School of Education, would like to share the recent statement about family immigraiton policy created by the School of Education, the Bueno Center and the National Education Policy Center (NEPC). We at...

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AMPLIFY Podcast: the May 23 Just Transition Collaborative Edition

May 23, 2018

The May Edition AMPLIFY guests at KGNU: from left to right, Neda Kikhia from Philanthropiece Foundation; Andrea Nawage from Â鶹¹ÙÍø Housing Authority and a current Climate Justice Leader; and Magnolia Landa-Posas, Community Engagement Manager with the Just Transition Collaborative at CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø. Not pictured: Katie Doyle Myers from Philanthropiece. On...

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