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The task force is interested in hearing from the full community, and we encourage you to share your thoughts with us to inform this important work.
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Christa Acampora (Chair), Dean, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Nichole Flores, Associate Professor of Religious Studies
Brie Gertler, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Sarah Goraya, Student, College of Arts & Sciences
Kevin Mcdonald, Vice President for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Community Partnerships
Oludamini Ogunnaike, Associate Professor of Religious Studies
There are three main components to a hearing loop (induction loop) system - 1) the audio source which is connected to the a/v components; 2) the hearing loop amplifier which is also connected to the a/v components; and 3) the hearing loop wire.
DUE DATE: JANUARY 30, 2024
In an effort to encourage long-term reciprocal partnerships between UVA faculty, students, and community partners, the RPE program is offering $2,000 grants to support courses that include a strong element of community engagement. Faculty members are encouraged to apply for funding to support courses that deploy place-based and community-based learning.
These grants are available on a rolling as-needed basis.
Applications should include:
For three years, the Mellon Race, Place, and Equity Program solicited proposals from professors in all fields who wished to develop courses featuring a strong element of community-engaged teaching. Currently, Community-Engaged and Service-Learning (CESL) course grants are offered by a separate division in the Office for Academic Outreach. For more information, please visit our EngagedUVA website or contact Ellen Blackmon at edb2q@virginia.edu.
DUE DATE: JANUARY 18, 2023
The initial round of first-year advising seminars funded by the Mellon Race, Place, and Equity program took place in Fall 2021. Eight professors in various disciplines in Arts and Sciences, and three in the School of Architecture, worked alongside approximately 35 community members to teach 200 first year students. The program was featured in this article in the Cavalier Daily at the end of our first semester.
A foundational premise of the grant is that university faculty, staff, and students work with community partners in a reciprocal manner to further the equity-based missions of community groups, and provide UVA students with a variety of perspectives, expertise, and lived experiences.
We are grateful to our community partners for generously and actively helping us develop the programming of the Mellon Race, Place, and Equity grant. Read more about them and their work here:
The Mellon RPE program supports curriculum development that fosters nuanced understanding of the intersections of race, place, and equity. A series of Advising Seminars in the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Architecture introduce first-year students at UVA to local, place-based histories and legacies that have shaped the University and Central Virginia. Three-credit courses featuring community partnerships and place-based, community-engaged teaching help build an outward looking, public-service university.
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