Community Engaged Scholarship: Critical junctures in research, practice, and policy

On November 4th and 5th, 2010, the Community Engaged Scholarship Institute (CESI) co-sponsored and hosted Critical junctures in research, practice, and policy. This conference brought together national and international scholars to discuss emerging research on community-engaged scholarship and its implications for research, policy and practice. Community-engaged scholarship (CES) and community-academic partnerships have been gaining importance in higher education institutions. At this conference, leading scholars served to identify gaps in knowledge, define challenges and develop strategies for multi-disciplinary networks and partnerships. 

The conference was driven by four core objectives:

• To provide a forum for communicating;
• To create an opportunity for discussing the implications of this research;
• To foster the development of research collaborations;
• To generate greater awareness, understanding, and visibility of community engagement challenges and strategies.

The agenda featured Sherril Gelmon as the keynote speaker and four panel discussions organized around the themes:

• The Development of Community Engaged Scholars
• Structures and Policies that Support Community-Engaged Scholarship I
• Structures and Policies that Support Community-Engaged Scholarship II
• Strategies for Institutional Change

You can read the full conference report: Critical Junctures in Research, Practice, and Policy​.