Can’t get enough Carolina Engagement Week? Relive and reflect on the 2023 week of events. Read more.
Below is a list of Carolina Engagement Week 2023 events that happened between February 27 through March 3, 2023. For a different calendar view, switch the toggle box to the right of the date line below or view the weeklong calendar of events.
In this workshop, participants will think critically about how to inspire others to join them in pursuing their passions and affecting positive change in their community. By examining the qualities of inspirational leaders, including by watching a video with some … Read more
During this presentation, the newly developed online North Carolina Family Navigation Guide will be highlighted. Participants will learn more about the needs of families and their children with developmental disabilities and the reasons the Guide was developed. A demonstration of … Read more
Event hosts will share a comparison of needs-based vs. abundance-based approaches to community development and engage participants in their own storytelling activity. Participants in this event will learn about the innovative housing justice work of the Northside Neighborhood Initiative, a … Read more
At this panel discussion, participants will hear from Triangle-area educators who have used the National High School Ethics Bowl as a vehicle for civic education and dialogue across disagreement. Headquartered at UNC-Chapel Hill, the ethics bowl unites thousands of high … Read more
At this panel discussion, participants will learn about how Fayetteville State University is leveraging over $175 million of state appropriations to build economic resilience in the broader Cumberland County Region. FSU is a partner of NCGrowth's AICER (Anchor Institutions Create … Read more
Event Recap https://youtu.be/xBflrVD1ERM Event Description At this presentation, participants will learn about the ongoing process of engaging with rural federally qualified health centers (FQHC) offering primary care services across Western North Carolina to conduct a multi-faceted medication optimization needs assessment. … Read more
Join organizers and alumni of the Tar Heel Bus Tour to hear about their experiences and what they learned about North Carolina and UNC's relationship to the state as well as how their participation has informed their work here in … Read more
Native nations maintain a distinct political relationship with the United States. Given this political standing, engaging tribal communities is often complex and diverse. This workshop will cover foundational information about the unique status of Native nations, survey the North Carolina … Read more
This event is a Community and Impact Screening of the documentary film The Smell of Money. From the film’s website: “A century after her grandfather claimed his freedom from slavery and the family land, Elsie Herring and her North Carolina … Read more
This event is hosted by the UNC Lead for NC Project. Since 2019, Lead for NC has placed 75 young people in 68 communities across North Carolina. The impact of these partnerships is extraordinary; program participants have secured more than … Read more
The Partnerships in Aging Program at UNC-Chapel Hill and the Marian Cheek Jackson Center have worked together to develop intergenerational programming that encourages community building, good neighbors and age-embracing relationships. The Linking Generations Across Northside and the Northside Residential Fellowship … Read more
A lack of access to menstrual products can be a barrier for many people, including in the local community.The UNC undergraduate student government Executive Branch's Department of Civic Engagement and Outreach Services is working to address this in partnership with … Read more
Participants in this session, hosted by Carolina Public Humanities, will learn about best practices of collaborative public work, discuss tips for building responsive programming with community partners, and workshop how to tailor academic themes for public participants. A light lunch … Read more
This event will be a service event co-hosted by the Carolina Community Garden and APPLES Service-Learning. Participants will learn about the garden, volunteer in the garden and then take part in a reflection exercise. The event will be interactive and … Read more
The panel discussion will feature a variety of undergraduate students and graduate students who participate in the Civic Engagement Working Group. They will be joined by Leadership Development Program Coordinator Natasha Young in answering questions moderated by Ryan Nilsen from … Read more
Through this workshop, participants will be introduced to the Marian Cheek Jackson Center's oral history methodology. Through this methodology, the Jackson Center pushes against the historically exploitative relationship that can characterize interactions between community members and academic researchers. Throughout the … Read more
Event Recap https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLLNqvzWJnQ Event Description At this virtual presentation, participants will explore ways that UNC is serving the western region through teaching, research and service. Through unique internal and external partnerships and programs, UNC is contributing to the creation of … Read more
During the 2022-2023 academic year, the Department of Health Science’s Community Practice Lab (CPL) in the UNC School of Medicine is partnering with Habitat for Humanity of Orange County, NC (Habitat) to inform Habitat’s neighborhood engagement efforts in communities. The … Read more
This talk will examine the historical and contemporary impacts that solid waste facilities have on communities of color in North Carolina and reflect on the 40-year history of environmental justice organizing around waste facilities in the United States.
Partnering with community members on research projects allows both academic and community partners to blend insights from existing research and with that from lived experiences. When it works best, the relationship between community and campus partners is one of reciprocity … Read more
At this presentation, participants will learn youth engagement strategies through the lens of a multi-year, youth-driven project. Like many communities, Hillsborough’s Fairview neighborhood is not designed to support healthy active living. A lack of sidewalks, bike paths and street lighting, … Read more
Given the weather forecast for Friday, March 3, this event has been cancelled! We hope you can enjoy the other Friday Engagement Week activities that are virtual or indoors. Please follow @unc_execbranch on Twitter and Instagram to discover other ways … Read more
During this presentation, participants will learn about an academic enrichment and physical activity program called “Brains and Games” that was developed and implemented by two UNC medical students in collaboration with the Boys and Girls Club of Durham and Orange … Read more
At this workshop, participants will begin discovering how art can create powerful messages through community service! Everyone is welcome- no artistic inclination is needed. Presenters will focus on art evoking empathy and serving as a story-telling vehicle. Presenters also will … Read more
Play has a transformative role in enabling underrepresented student populations to cope with difficult circumstances and express themselves. Avi Santo, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Communication, has worked with children experiencing homelessness engaging them in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, … Read more
Explore the results from our recent training tour throughout North Carolina’s local governments! Developed by Professors Rebecca Badgett and Bill Rivenbark from the UNC School of Government, the Unit Assistant List (UAL) training sessions were tailored to meet the needs … Read more
UNC Rural, created in 2019 and housed in the UNC Office of the Provost, aims to provide resources that help build and strengthen community-campus partnerships throughout North Carolina. This virtual panel discussion will provide background on UNC Rural’s current work … Read more
Bagels and snacks provided! Join Aynsley Szczesniak, a first-year at UNC, and a panel of trailblazing Tar Heel women to learn all about how UNC empowers young women to achieve in STEM. We’ll kick off with an exciting panel discussion … Read more
The partner organizations leading this session have worked together for almost 20 years on the Good Neighbor Initiative (GNI). The GNI is about promoting positive living experiences in neighborhoods where students and non-students live in close proximity. This long-standing partnership … Read more
Come join NC FIELD and UNC’s Environmental Justice Action Research Clinic (EJ Clinic) for an interactive session focused on farmworkers’ health. In this session, you will learn more about the social determinants of farmworkers’ health, their health needs and challenges … Read more
Photo by Hannah Busing on Unsplash. In this hybrid event, presenters integrate methods of community-engaged scholarship with the field of Developmental Science. More than the study of children, Developmental Science concerns how people grow and change across the lifespan, contexts … Read more
This event is a dialogue co-hosted between Campus Y and APPLES Service-Learning as part of a grant from North Carolina Campus Engagement. The dialogue will begin with a statement, after which participants will discuss their immediate thoughts. Following the opening … Read more
The staff of the Homeowner Services Department of Habitat for Humanity Orange County (HHOC) and the Community Engagement team of Community Practice Lab (CPL) at UNC’s Department of Health Sciences have been collaborating over the past two years to develop … Read more
Carolina Engagement Week organizers are pleased to cross-reference this exciting event in collaboration with Carolina Performing Arts and Alvin Ailey Dance Theater! Dancers! Carolina Performing Arts and Alvin Ailey Dance Theater invite you to join us for a Master Class … Read more
Come learn how NCGrowth is building an economy with opportunities for all to prosper, across the Carolinas and beyond! This event will feature a fireside chat with Fayetteville State University Chancellor Darrell Allison, project presentations, good conversation, and light lunch. … Read more
Human-centered design is an essential tool that ensures that community partners play a key role in generating and testing the innovative ideas that lead to desirable, feasible and viable solutions to their most pressing problems. During this hands-on workshop participants … Read more
Note: This is a hybrid event. If you plan to join via Zoom, please be sure that you have registered for the Zoom registration link! Ripple Effects Mapping (REM) is a participatory approach to evaluating complex interventions. In this interactive … Read more
This event will include a didactic and interactive presentation highlighting illustrative quotes and themes gleaned from focus groups held with university students who are experiencing food insecurity, the topic of the presenter’s dissertation research. During the event, participants will be … Read more
Local governments collect, create, manage and visualize data to make decisions that increase the quality of life for citizens. One way this data is often underused is to identify community development opportunities such as identifying sites suitable for affordable housing … Read more
Join us for an information session on the Enlaces Volunteer Corps program through the Carolina Latinx Center and how they stay connected to the local Latinx community beyond UNC’s walls. Registration for this event is closed. Thanks to all who … Read more
This presentation will introduce the fundamental principles of ethical storytelling and asset-framing and share practical ways to incorporate these principles into all aspects of program evaluation and reporting so that the narratives we share are accurate, aspirational, and respect the … Read more
Please join us for a community-based reading group of a classic Greek play, Euripides’ Alcestis, in order to show how these texts can be used to have conversations about pressing societal issues. With a story at the center of discussion, … Read more
This discussion-based workshop will guide participants in exploring the assets within the Chapel Hill and Carrboro communities. “Community” includes people and places–such as local businesses, religious centers, and educational institutions–that work in conjunction to form the community ecosystem. Each person, … Read more
As of Tues., Feb. 27, 2024, 3 p.m., registration is closed for this event. We look forward to seeing those who are registered on Wednesday afternoon! Join CCWBC, NCEJN, and the UNC Environmental Justice Action Research Clinic for an interactive … Read more
Through this workshop, participants will be introduced to the Marian Cheek Jackson Center’s oral history and processing methodology, as well as how oral history clip transcription aids our work done at the K-12 level. The second portion gives attendees the … Read more
Come to Flyleaf Books for an evening of “edutainment” full of learning and listening! This event, part of Carolina Public Humanities’ monthly Flyleaf Music Series, is an evening of music and conversation on the Flyleaf Stage celebrating the launch of … Read more
Anna-Rhesa Versola, community co-founder of the Southern Mix oral history project, will speak about the project's origins, what inspired her work, and how she feels it has contributed to a greater knowledge of Asian Americans in the South. Sophie To, … Read more
Whole Community Connection was established in 2022 to support a healthy, thriving North Carolina through community-academic partnerships. This webinar describes Whole Community Connection, a team-based leadership building model for rural communities, and reflections from community and academic team members. Participants … Read more
Join this discussion with the Executive Director of the Orange County Department on Aging about Orange County’s Master Aging Plan and on making the community more age-friendly. The conversation will focus on how the UNC community can connect with ongoing … Read more
CLIMATOPIA’s 2024 Research Team will introduce and play the award-winning climate resilience game with participants. Created in 2020, the innovative fabric game focuses on empowering communities by teaching disaster preparedness and recovery strategies. Participants will be able to view prototypes … Read more
