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UNL Initiative for Meaningful Partnerships Advancing Communities Together (UNL IMPACT) builds foundational knowledge of community engagement principles and practices, equipping UNL faculty, staff, postdocs, and students to partner with Nebraska communities in ways that promote responsible innovation and enhance institutional trust. Instructional webinars are open to the campus community.
Monthly Webinars (subject to change)
September 10th, 3:00 Central
Developing Your Engagement Strategy
Rod Williams, Texas Tech University
Join us for our kick-off webinar with Rod Williams, Vice Provost for Outreach and Engagement at Texas Tech University. Rod will explore topics related to programming effective community engagement work and how to leverage that work for your professional dossier and apportionment.
RegistrationOctober 8th, 3:00 Central
Theme: Identifying Community Stakeholders
Learn how to identify potential community stakeholders based on the kind of impact you want to make with your research and teaching.
RegistrationArchive of past webinars
Engagement Case Study: Educational STEM Programming and College Pathways
January 13, 1:00 to 2:00 Central; via Zoom
Join presenter Tammy Mittelstet to explore STEM educational programming and college and career readiness pathway programs from CASNR.
Tammy Mittelstet, CASNR Statewide Education and Career Pathways Coordinator
Engagement Case Study: Strategies for Co-Writing with Community Partners
February 10, 1:00 to 2:00 Central; via Zoom
Our engagement partnerships often call for texts that incorporate community partner insights—from syllabi for community-based classes, to grants that secure funds, to social media posts that showcase our partnerships, to academic articles about engaged research. When working with community partners, it doesn’t only matter what we write, it matters how we write. Intentionally choosing a process for putting collaborative texts together can help us build stronger partnerships and open up new ways of understanding the impact of our work. In this talk, Rachael Shah will draw on interviews with 40 people who have co-created across university-community lines to explore the transformative potential of deep collaboration, as well as concrete and creative techniques to facilitate collaborative writing in community engagement.
Presented by Rachael Shah Department of English
Engagement Case Study: Engineering
March 10, 1:00 to 2:00 Central; via Zoom
Hear from a panel of College of Engineering faculty about how the college and departments support community engagement and specific examples of research and teaching projects with communities. Presenters include Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, Jamilla Teixeira, Milad Roohi, and George Hunt.
Engagement Case Study: Service Learning and Volunteerism
April 14, 1:00 to 2:00 Central; via Zoom
Join the Engagement Collaborative on April 14th at 1:00 CT to hear from Andrew Brown (SLICE Office) for a webinar on how facutly, staff, postdocs, and students can work with non-profits and activate student volunteerism for the public good.
Community Engagement and Impact: So What? Why Now?
September 9th 11:00 to 12:00 Central; via Zoom
Join presenters Jocelyn Bosley and Jentry Barrett to explore how your research and teaching can be more impactful by connecting it with Nebraska communities and their assets. We will also discuss shaping your impact identity and what funders are looking for in terms of broader impacts. Registration is required.
Jocelyn Bosley, Broader Impact Coordinator, Office of Research and Innovation
Jentry Barrett, Campus Engagement Zone Coordinator, Nebraska Extension
Resource Library: https://engage.unl.edu/engaging-communities-expanding-impact-resources-library/
Identifying Community Stakeholders
October 28, 11:00 to 12:00 Central; via Zoom
Join presenter Joy Eakin to learn how to identify potential community stakeholders based on the kind of impact you want to make with your research and teaching.
Joy Eakin, Entreprenuership Manager, NUtech Ventures
Resource Library: https://engage.unl.edu/engaging-communities-expanding-impact-resources-library/
Planning for Community Engagement: Shaking Up Traditional Approaches
November 11, 11:00 to 12:00 Central; via Zoom
Academic research and community engagement often mix like oil and water—until they’re shaken up. The divide usually stems from differing goals and expectations: researchers seek unbiased data, while communities value collaboration and participation. This session invites you to “shake up” your approach by exploring how the IAP2 Spectrum can guide stakeholder involvement throughout research design and implementation. Discover innovative ways to blend rigorous research with meaningful engagement to better balance academic and community goals.
Dr. Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel, Rural Prosperity Nebraska, Extension Specialist, UNL
Marilyn Schlake, Rural Prosperity Nebraska, Extension Educator, UNL
Resource Library: https://engage.unl.edu/engaging-communities-expanding-impact-resources-library/
Theme: Partnering with Communities
December 2, 11:00 to 12:00 Central; via Zoom
Resource Library: https://engage.unl.edu/engaging-communities-expanding-impact-resources-library/