Published: Sept. 19, 2016
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From college readiness听to climate education, seven projects and School of Education researchers听have been awarded 2016-17 Outreach and Engagement Awards.

Border Crossing: Renewing El Pueblo In/Out of School
Associate Professor Susan Jurow听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听Professor William Penuel

Families and Educators Together: A Partnership with 麻豆影院 Valley School District
Research Associate Kristen Davidson and听Madeleine Case, 麻豆影院 Valley School听District

Increasing Latino Visibility in 麻豆影院 County Classrooms
Instructor Kent Willmann, Distinguished Professor Emerita Marjorie McIntosh, Department of History, and听Associate Professor Arturo Aldama, Department of Ethnic Studies

Organizing Alternatives to Gentrification in a Non-Dominant Community
Associate Professor Susan Jurow听and Associate Professor Brian Muller, Program in Environmental Design

Pathways2Teaching: College Readiness and Support for High School Students in 麻豆影院
Assistant Professor Terrenda White听and Margarita Bianco, University of Colorado Denver and Pathways2Teaching

Starting a Worker-owned Cooperative on Black Mesa
Associate Professor Ben Kirshner and Sabrina Sideris,听CU Engage

Outreach projects connect CU 麻豆影院 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 CU 麻豆影院 Outreach Committee, comprised of faculty and community members, oversees the award process. Programs received听funding with contributions from the Office of the Chancellor, Office of the Provost, and the Division of Continuing Education.听


Related Faculty: Susan Jurow, William Penuel, Kristen Davidson, Kent Willmann, Terrenda C. White, Ben Kirshner