2024 Recap

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

Walk audits are an invaluable tool to engage community members to evaluate and advocate for improvements to their neighborhoods that foster safer and more accessible spaces for people of all ages and abilities to be active. In this workshop, organizers … Read more

Undergraduate students can and should be empowered to serve and get involved in the community during their time at Carolina. Attendees will learn from and contribute to a meaningful conversation about service engagement. Cate Schultz, a senior at Carolina and … Read more

The Marian Cheek Jackson Center is a hub of creative action dedicated to preserving the future of historically Black neighborhoods in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. In this presentation, we will discuss one of the Jackson Center's latest projects, which seeks … Read more

This joint session will spotlight two stories of undergraduate community engagement supported through a project-based fellowship at the Carolina Center for Public Service called the MacDonald Community Fellowship. Undergraduate senior Daniel Zhong and Christine Cotton, Founder and Director of PORCH … Read more

Collective impact is a structured approach to foster collaboration among diverse stakeholders to address complex social problems, through shared goals, measurement, coordinated activities, ongoing communication and dedicated support (Kania & Kramer 2011). In 2022, HOPE NC launched IDEAL Communities, a … Read more

Get hands-on and help build a nationwide dataset of zoning laws! Code with the Carolinas---a civic tech volunteer organization—is partnering with the National Zoning Atlas (zoningatlas.org) to help build this dataset that will inform policy areas like affordable housing, transportation, … Read more

Youth in North Carolina and nationwide are experiencing alarming trends in mental health and suicidality. According to the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 43.4% of North Carolina high school students reported feeling sad or hopeless almost every day for more than … Read more

Join us for an engaging panel discussion featuring faculty and community partners who demonstrate leadership in APPLES service-learning courses. Discover firsthand insights into their teaching experiences, collaborative efforts with students and impactful community partnerships. Explore the diverse array of APPLES … Read more

Join Carolina Across 100, the Carolina Center for Public Service, UNC Rural, and other partners for a reception celebrating Carolina Engagement Week 2024. Hosted at the UNC School of Government, hear from campus leaders about exciting campus and community partnerships. … Read more

Carolina Engagement Week is pleased to cross-reference the POV Challenge, taking place now through Feb. 27! Carolina undergraduate and graduate students, we need your POV (point of view) on affordable housing in North Carolina. Choose one of our three POV … Read more

Dialogue is an essential tool to foster cohesive communities. Different from debate, which seeks to convince, and negotiation, which seeks to win, dialogue is a process of understanding. In polarized America, communities have become more divided due to a lack … Read more

Employing equity-driven practices when managing and supporting community-based initiatives requires comprehensive and intentional design in all attempts to engage community. Participatory grantmaking (PGM), a style of grantmaking that emphasizes decentralized decision-making where grantees have a level of influence in funding … Read more

Increasingly, scientists are required to share their research results with public audiences, and results may inform practice and decision making. In this interactive workshop, participants will enhance their skills through hands-on activities grounded in the principles of science communication. We … Read more

This event is online only. Please register to receive the Zoom link. This work was inspired by Local Food Council partners who were frustrated by the inconsistent rules across the state for donation of prepared food to address food insecurity. … Read more

Join us for a presentation and interactive discussion featuring Karl Johnson (Department of Public Health Leadership and Practice) and Lisa Macon Harrison (Adjunct Professor in PHLP and Health Director of Granville Vance Public Health). Karl will share his experience working … Read more

From Highlands, North Carolina to the highlands of the Galápagos, Carolina’s communicators have stories to tell. During this panel, venture outside the confines of Chapel Hill to learn about the students and faculty conducting community-based research projects for a better … Read more

This is a hybrid event. There are separate registration buttons for in-person and Zoom attendance. Authentic community engagement is a key tenet of anti-racism research, which includes providing ways for community members to review and make sense of data. With … Read more

Using research on PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or “forever chemicals”) as a foundation, a science education team brought together high school science teachers and researchers to co-create lessons for NC students that incorporate cutting-edge, locally relevant data. This session … Read more

UNC School of Law Professor, Tom Kelley, will present about the basics of nonprofit law. Participants will learn about and discuss topics including whether it makes sense to form a new nonprofit organization; what the nonprofit formation process is like; … Read more

Registration for this event has closed. Carolina Engagement Week is pleased to cross-reference the following event, taking place on Monday, February 24th: Chapel Hill Peoples Academy. The Peoples Academy is a FREE program to inform and educate the Chapel Hill … Read more

APPLES Service-Learning and UNC Y will offer a presentation that includes interactive activities, real-life examples and reflective practices to engage participants in exploring ethical service principles. It will begin with an icebreaker prompting attendees to define service, followed by a … Read more

REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS CLOSED.  Please note there is a fee for this event. Carolina Engagement Week is pleased to cross-reference the following event: The 2025 NC Child Hunger Leaders Conference is an annual day of celebration and inspiration … Read more

A Learning Community can help organizations gain input from their community, drawing on expertise of lived experience from community members. It’s a process of co-creation of vision and direction where LC members, organizational leadership and the research/facilitation team are equal … Read more

The Hidden Hill workshop introduces students to some of the barely-known chapters of local history through the lens of race, beginning with Jim Crow segregation and the first sit-ins on Franklin Street. This workshop includes an interactive slideshow; spoken word … Read more

This panel will delve into the critical need to address structural racism within community-engaged research (CEnR). While CEnR holds promise for reducing these disparities by authentically involving stakeholders, a key challenge remains: the lack of tools to measure and address … Read more