Grantee Stories /outreach/paces/ en Announcing the Spring 2025 Tier 1 and 2 Grantees /outreach/paces/2025/03/18/announcing-spring-2025-tier-1-and-2-grantees <span>Announcing the Spring 2025 Tier 1 and 2 Grantees</span> <span><span>Arielle Wiedenbeck</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-03-18T13:32:03-06:00" title="Tuesday, March 18, 2025 - 13:32">Tue, 03/18/2025 - 13:32</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/outreach/paces/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-03/preview-6.jpeg?h=1df79d67&amp;itok=vqOQJZFH" width="1200" height="800" alt="Spring on campus"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/outreach/paces/taxonomy/term/160"> Grantee Stories </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/outreach/paces/taxonomy/term/217" hreflang="en">PACES original content</a> </div> <a href="/outreach/paces/arielle-wiedenbeck">Arielle Wiedenbeck</a> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>From an AI literacy platform to a community short film, 13 total projects received over $50,000 in funding. See the full list of grantees below.</p><h5><a href="/outreach/paces/funding-and-resources/engaged-scholarship-grants/tier-2" rel="nofollow">Tier 2</a>&nbsp;(formerly Community Impact Grants)<br>Spring 2025&nbsp;Recipients</h5><p><span><strong>Colorado Climate Seal &amp; Resilient Futures Teacher Workshop</strong></span><br><span>Tory Nau, Program Manager for the We Are Water Project</span><br><span>CIRES Center for Education, Engagement, and Evaluation (CEEE)</span></p><p><span><strong>Community-Driven LGBTQ+ Creative Technology Workshops</strong></span><br><span>Shaz Zamore, Assistant Teaching Professor</span><br><span>The ATLAS Institute</span></p><p><span><strong>Co-designing Compassion &amp; Dignity Professional Learning for PK-12 Educators</strong></span><br>Ashley Potvin, Research Associate<br><span>Ren茅e Crown Wellness Institute</span></p><p><span><strong>Toward Community-Informed Science Teaching &amp; :earning</strong></span><br><span>Erin Marie Furtak, Professor</span><br><span>School of Education</span></p><p><span><strong>Building a Tangible Platform for AI Literacy</strong></span><br><span>Krithik Ranjan, PhD Student</span><br>The ATLAS Institute</p><p><span><strong>Cognitive Health and Aging: A Multi-generational, Community-based Study</strong></span><br><span>Analicia Howard, Predoctoral Trainee</span><br>Department of <span>Psychology and Neuroscience</span></p><p><span><strong>Mentoring Indigenous Students in Wolf Conservation Research</strong></span><br><span>Alma Rose Sanchez, PhD Student</span><br>Department of <span>Environmental Studies</span></p><p><span><strong>Building Community Capacity to Reduce Heat &amp; Smoke Risks</strong></span><br><span>Valentina Serrano Salomon, PhD Student</span><br><span>Department of Sociology</span></p><h5><a href="/outreach/paces/funding-and-resources/engaged-scholarship-grants/tier-1" rel="nofollow">Tier 1</a>&nbsp;(formerly Micro Grants)<br>Spring&nbsp;2025&nbsp;Recipients</h5><p><span><strong>Cherry Yogurt: An integrated community short film</strong></span><br>Francesca Hiatt, Undergraduate Student<br>Cinema Studies and Moving Image Arts</p><p><span><strong>Community Roundtable on Indigenous Reparations and Restoration</strong></span><br>Christina Stanton, Clinical Associate Professor<br>School of Law</p><p><span><strong>Evaluating water lead risks in transitional housing communities</strong></span><br><span>Riley Mulhern, Assistant Professor</span><br><span>Department of Environmental Studies, Institute for Arctic &amp; Alpine Research (INSTAAR)</span></p><p><span><strong>Public Art Event at National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)</strong></span><br><span>Hanna Shell, Professor</span><br>Department of Art &amp; Art History</p><p><span><strong>Rendered Embodiment of Social Interaction (RESI)</strong></span><br><span>Cass Bliss, Undergraduate Student</span><br><span>Creative Technology &amp; Design</span></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>From an AI literacy platform to a community short film, 13 total projects received over $50,000 in funding.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/outreach/paces/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-03/preview-6.jpeg?itok=G-WKgcUV" width="1500" height="978" alt="Spring on campus"> </div> <span class="media-image-caption"> <p>Spring on Campus</p> </span> </div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:32:03 +0000 Arielle Wiedenbeck 361 at /outreach/paces Words of Hope: Revitalizing the Zapotec Language /outreach/paces/2025/02/25/words-hope-revitalizing-zapotec-language <span>Words of Hope: Revitalizing the Zapotec Language </span> <span><span>Arielle Wiedenbeck</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-02-25T12:40:53-07:00" title="Tuesday, February 25, 2025 - 12:40">Tue, 02/25/2025 - 12:40</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/outreach/paces/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-02/Materials%20Design%20Collaboration-2%20Large.jpeg?h=29234840&amp;itok=08u3Yr_4" width="1200" height="800" alt="Community-Engaged Language Revitalization"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/outreach/paces/taxonomy/term/160"> Grantee Stories </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/outreach/paces/taxonomy/term/211" hreflang="en">Featured</a> <a href="/outreach/paces/taxonomy/term/212" hreflang="en">Promoted by CUBT</a> </div> <span>Elaina Caywood</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>There are currently 7,164 languages worldwide; however, this number is decreasing each year. According to <a href="https://www.ethnologue.com/insights/how-many-languages-endangered/" rel="nofollow">Ethnologue,</a> a research center for language intelligence, about 44% of languages are endangered, and more than 90% of current languages will be extinct by 2050. &nbsp;</p><p>But, there is an effort to fight against language extinction. One of these efforts is based at the 91福利社 (91福利社).</p><p>With a grant from the <a href="http://colorado.edu/outreach/paces" rel="nofollow">Office for Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship (PACES)</a>, Associate Teaching Professor Rai Farrelly and Assistant Professor Ambrocio Guti茅rrez Lorenzo are working together with community members and 91福利社 students to support and sustain efforts to revitalize the use of the variety of Zapotec within Teotitl谩n del Valle, Mexico.</p> <div class="align-right image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/outreach/paces/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/2025-03/azul%20Large.jpeg?itok=_0dsplmb" width="750" height="1159" alt="poster of blue items with Zapotec translations"> </div> <span class="media-image-caption"> <p><span>Designed for elementary students, this poster illustrates the Zapotec translation for the English word 鈥渂lue鈥 in the center, surrounded by other Zapotec translations for places and things that are also blue, such as the sky and a butterfly. The places and things were selected based on what students would recognize in their communities.</span></p> </span> </div> <p>Beginning with her graduate studies in Utah, Farrelly was involved in efforts to revitalize Shoshone and Goshute through developing materials and training teachers. &nbsp; Farrelly realized not only the importance of language documentation and revitalizations, but also the difficulties involved with such an endeavor. &nbsp;For example, due to the oral tradition of most Indigenous languages, there is often a lack of a written form鈥攁nd therefore, a lack of written teaching materials. 鈥淭he pedagogy piece is important,鈥 said Farrelly. 鈥淵ou have to document the language, write the grammar, write the dictionary. And, without a way to teach it and materials through which to deliver it, it鈥檚 kind of just a place for linguists to learn about the language.鈥 &nbsp;</p><p>Farrelly and Guti茅rrez Lorenzo, a Zapotec speaker and community member, are colleagues in the Department of Linguistics at 91福利社. They joined forces to develop a Global Seminar based in Teotitl谩n del Valle, where 91福利社 students had a chance to not only learn the variety of Zapotec in the community, but also assist teachers of Zapotec in assembling and creating materials. &nbsp;</p><p>Isabelle Altman is one of the master鈥檚 students at 91福利社 who attended the 2024 Global Seminar, gaining not only valuable insight into language revitalization in practice but also the importance of collaboration on such a project. 鈥淚 consider myself to be a documentary and revitalization linguist,鈥 said Altman. 鈥淗owever, I didn鈥檛 realize the importance of language learning, pedagogy and curriculum design in a revitalization endeavor. I got to collaborate with students with a variety of specialties, including Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), linguistics and documentation. I believe that this collaboration between different areas allowed this project to be especially strong and effective in our creation of materials and connection with the community around us.鈥 &nbsp;</p><p>As a prior research collaborator with Guti茅rrez Lorenzo, Altman joined the Global Seminar to expand upon her academic career but found she appreciated the community-engaged approach of the project, stating that not only is it 鈥渦nique鈥 but also 鈥渆xtremely valuable.鈥 Altman reflected, 鈥淏y connecting and collaborating with the community in question, decisions can be made that involve everyone, but more importantly the community and its speakers. At the end of the day, the language belongs to its speakers.鈥</p><p>This Global Seminar provided Farrelly with another rich opportunity for community-engaged scholarship, an approach she has long appreciated. 鈥淭he most important thing about community-engaged scholarship is that it鈥檚 driven by the community,鈥 Farrelly explained. 鈥淎 lot of academics come in with an idea of what they want to do, plow into communities and make decisions, then say 鈥楾hanks!鈥 and leave. PACES puts a lot of emphasis on mutual exchange, mutual benefit.鈥&nbsp;</p><p>Language Revitalization, especially the approach taken by Farrelly and Guti茅rrez Lorenzo, relies heavily on input from the Teotitl谩n del Valle community. The community determines its needs and goals, guiding the direction of the project while collaborating with 91福利社 students to create much-needed materials and strategies for teaching the language. The students, in turn, gain valuable skills and a new level of empathy and understanding of Mexico that 鈥渇eeds into their awareness and understanding of what鈥檚 happening right now鈥 in the U.S.</p><p>鈥淲ith the PACES grant, what we鈥檙e able to do is hire two graduate students in linguistics to build this online Zapotec resources hub where we鈥檙e having three entrance points: one for linguists or people interested in the language, one for the teachers of the language and one for students,鈥 said Farrelly. 鈥淪o, it鈥檚 going to be this really cool repository of materials and language, hopefully audio files and just different resources for Zapotec.鈥&nbsp;</p><p>The online hub has been a great source of collaborative work, both between 91福利社 students from different disciplines and community members within Teotitl谩n del Valle. Angelica, a collaborator within the Teotitl谩n community, uses the PACES stipend to continue teaching the Teotitl谩n variety of Zapotec year-round using the resources within the online hub. &nbsp;</p><p>Along with creating colorful posters and books to teach Zapotec, Farrelly, Guti茅rrez Lorenzo and their team hope to expand their Zapotec Learning Hub and generate some excitement about the language. &nbsp;On a larger scale, she hopes that the team will create 鈥渟ome model or mechanism that really works with Zapotec鈥 and can encourage other linguists and communities to apply what she has learned for revitalizing other endangered languages around the world. &nbsp;</p><p>But why does it matter if some languages are lost?&nbsp;</p><p>鈥淟anguage is such a big part of our identity,鈥 said Farrelly. 鈥淲hat鈥檚 encoded in all of those languages is a lot of information鈥攁bout nature, animals, cures, the history of the world鈥攖hat will all get lost if we lose the language. We lose the essence of a lot of cultures, of ways of being.鈥</p><p>This summer, Farrelly and Guti茅rrez Lorenzo will again lead their Language Revitalization Global Seminar to Teotitl谩n del Valle, where they will continue to develop materials and teaching approaches to revitalize this specific variety of Zapotec within the community. For more information, visit the <a href="https://abroad.colorado.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&amp;id=10409" rel="nofollow">Global Seminar page</a>.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>As many languages face endangerment or extinction in the coming years, Associate Teaching Professor Rai Farrelly and Assistant Professor Ambrocio Guti茅rrez Lorenzo are working together with community members and 91福利社 students to support and sustain efforts to revitalize the use of the Zapotec languages within Teotitl谩n del Valle, Mexico.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/outreach/paces/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-02/Materials%20Design%20Collaboration-2%20Large.jpeg?itok=HTwStgPh" width="1500" height="1125" alt="Community-Engaged Language Revitalization"> </div> <span class="media-image-caption"> <p><span>As many languages face endangerment or extinction in the coming years, Associate Teaching Professor Rai Farrelly and Assistant Professor Ambrocio Guti茅rrez Lorenzo are working together with community members and 91福利社 students to support and sustain efforts to revitalize the use of the Zapotec languages within Teotitl谩n del Valle, Mexico.</span></p> </span> </div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> <div>Photo Credit: Rai Farrelly</div> Tue, 25 Feb 2025 19:40:53 +0000 Arielle Wiedenbeck 343 at /outreach/paces Applications Now Open for Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship Grants, Tiers 1-4 /outreach/paces/2025/01/13/applications-now-open-public-and-community-engaged-scholarship-grants-tiers-1-4 <span>Applications Now Open for Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship Grants, Tiers 1-4</span> <span><span>Arielle Wiedenbeck</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-01-13T12:13:32-07:00" title="Monday, January 13, 2025 - 12:13">Mon, 01/13/2025 - 12:13</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/outreach/paces/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2024-12/AdobeStock_168894985%20Large.jpeg?h=77d36249&amp;itok=1nd_pH74" width="1200" height="800" alt="A collection of folders with labels. A label on the front folder reads &quot;Grants&quot;."> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/outreach/paces/taxonomy/term/160"> Grantee Stories </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/outreach/paces/taxonomy/term/217" hreflang="en">PACES original content</a> </div> <a href="/outreach/paces/gretchen-minekime">Gretchen Minekime</a> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>Applications open on Mon., Jan. 13 for Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship (PACES) Grants, Tiers 1-4.&nbsp;<br><br>PACES funds public and community-engaged scholarship that connects 91福利社 research, teaching and creative work with partners in Colorado communities and beyond.&nbsp;<br><br>Tier 1 grants are for public outreach events and partnership development and will be awarded on a rolling basis until funds have been expended this semester. Faculty, staff and all students are eligible to apply.</p><p>Tier 2 grants are for seeding or extending public and community-engaged scholarship. Faculty, staff and graduate students are eligible to apply. Applications will be due Sun., Feb. 16.&nbsp;<br><br>Tier 3 and 4 grants are for faculty-led public and community-engaged scholarship and support individual or group projects. Applications will be due Fri., April 18.&nbsp;<br><br><a href="/outreach/paces/funding-and-resources/public-and-community-engaged-scholarship-grants" rel="nofollow">See our website for more information and application deadlines.&nbsp;</a></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>PACES funds public and community-engaged scholarship that connects 91福利社 research, teaching and creative work with partners in Colorado communities and beyond. </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/outreach/paces/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2024-12/AdobeStock_168894985%20Large.jpeg?itok=y1sEmluo" width="1500" height="865" alt="A collection of folders with labels. A label on the front folder reads &quot;Grants&quot;."> </div> </div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 13 Jan 2025 19:13:32 +0000 Arielle Wiedenbeck 353 at /outreach/paces In the hands of these actors, theatre builds bridges /outreach/paces/2025/01/01/hands-these-actors-theatre-builds-bridges <span>In the hands of these actors, theatre builds bridges</span> <span><span>Arielle Wiedenbeck</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-01-01T11:00:00-07:00" title="Wednesday, January 1, 2025 - 11:00">Wed, 01/01/2025 - 11:00</time> </span> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/outreach/paces/taxonomy/term/160"> Grantee Stories </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/outreach/paces/taxonomy/term/161" hreflang="en">grantee stories</a> </div> <span>Sue Postema Scheeres</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>The conversation about learning and disabilities began amicably enough.</p><p>However, it soon became clear that the two strangers held radically different views about the topic, creating an uncomfortable situation.</p><p>While this may not seem like typical material for a theatre scene, the 91福利社 Playback Ensemble is using real-life experiences like this one to help local communities navigate difficult, even divisive issues related to social, economic and environmental change.</p><p>Known as 鈥減layback theatre,鈥 it is improv with a purpose. Audience members contribute true stories and see them 鈥減layed back鈥 by actors who retell the story in ways that encourage understanding across difference. The ensemble of faculty, staff and students will be taking their show on the road&nbsp;to Paonia from January 8 to 11.</p><p>鈥淥ur goal is to hold the space, honoring the teller of the story and honoring our shared experiences,鈥 said Jim Walker, a Norlin Scholars Program faculty member, who helped start the campus group this year. 鈥淲e hope this can help build community in public spaces, to identify the things that we all care about.鈥</p> <div class="align-right image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/outreach/paces/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/2024-10/IMG_2935-scaled.jpeg?itok=EG30xVEL" width="750" height="500" alt="Playback Theatre"> </div> <span class="media-image-caption"> <p><span>91福利社 Playback Ensemble rehearses for workshops in Paonia that will be held from January 8 to 11. (Photo by Sue Postema Scheeres, 91福利社)</span></p> </span> </div> <h3>Actively listening to break down barriers</h3><p>Playback theatre is like a cross between a town hall meeting and an improvisational performance, said Ondine Geary, theatre and dance outreach coordinator at 91福利社 and the principal&nbsp;founder of the group.</p><p>To introduce and begin a performance or workshop, the actors describe how they are feeling and interpret those feelings through movements. Then audience members are invited to volunteer their own stories and an actor from the ensemble (鈥渢he conductor鈥) asks questions about the audience鈥檚 experiences.&nbsp;The actors retell&nbsp;the story through words and movement in a way&nbsp;that focuses on the&nbsp;emotions and tensions of the experience, and the audience member is asked&nbsp;to describe what they noticed about the story.</p><p>鈥淲e try to playback a person鈥檚 experience without judgment or without offering solutions,鈥 Geary said. 鈥淥ur job is to listen actively and with empathy and to give back what was given.鈥</p><p>Playback theatre started in 1975 and has been practiced in more than 30 countries to break down barriers and move toward reconciliation, frequently in traumatic situations. In Afghanistan, for example, victims of violence have been trained to share their stories as a way to redress the legacies of human rights abuses. In Memphis, a local playback theatre company helped to repair trust between the community and police.</p><p>Businesses also have used the techniques to develop management and communications skills and for diversity awareness.&nbsp;Studies have shown that playback theatre can improve relationships, relieve stress, facilitate reconciliation and more, Geary said.</p><h3>Taking their show on the road</h3><p>The ensemble&nbsp;will pilot their community outreach project in Paonia from Jan. 8 to 11, leading <a href="https://northforkcreative.org/cu-boulder-playback-theatre-visits-paonia-on-january-8-11-2020/" rel="nofollow">playback theatre workshops in schools and the community</a>. Susie Lowe, executive director of the <a href="https://northforkcreative.org/" rel="nofollow">North Fork Valley Creative Coalition</a> and the Paonia Creative District, invited the theatre group to Paonia to help facilitate conversations about current economic and social changes.</p><p>鈥淧aonia is a town in transition, and as we address issues around economic development, resilience, diversity and change, we have noticed a splintering within the community,鈥 Lowe said of the small rural town nestled in an agricultural valley on the Western Slope. 鈥淥ur desire is to bridge the gap between the differing perspectives within our town.鈥</p><p>The coalition is fostering economic growth through the arts as part of the <a href="http://coloradocreativeindustries.org/" rel="nofollow">Colorado Creative Industries</a> statewide program, and is partnering with 91福利社 theatre and dance faculty on different projects, including an <a href="https://outreach.colorado.edu/news/article/dance-outreach-steps-it-up-in-paonia" rel="nofollow">annual graduate dance residency</a> that performs and leads dance programs each May.</p><p>鈥淭hrough the playback theatre workshops, which are designed to give everyone a voice to share their stories and opinions, we hope to build understanding, empathy, trust and respect,鈥 Lowe said. 鈥淭rue community building can only be achieved by dismantling the differences that divide our society.鈥</p><p>The ensemble received program support and funding for the Paonia workshops from the 91福利社 Department of Theatre &amp; Dance and the Office for Outreach and Engagement, securing a <a href="/outreach/ooe/community-impact-grants" rel="nofollow">Community Impact Grant</a> and also a <a href="/outreach/ooe/outreach-awards" rel="nofollow">91福利社 Outreach Award</a>. The ensemble plans to lead additional workshops in Paonia in 2021, and hopes to expand to other communities.</p><h3>Finding shared humanity in hard places</h3><p>Elise Collins, a graduate student in theatre and business, decided to join the ensemble after participating in a workshop with Geary.</p><p>鈥淚 had done improv before, so I was really drawn to this art form and how it values the power of stories,鈥 Collins said. 鈥淭heatre is the purest form of empathy, because you have to listen and understand how someone thinks, recognizing the humanity of everyone else in the room.鈥</p><p>Depending on the scenario, the actors may choose to use symbols to reenact the story in a way that鈥檚 different than originally presented by the audience member. For example, when acting out the&nbsp;learning and disability conversation, the actors decided to tell the story as a conflict over the proper way to wear a scarf.</p><p>鈥淭he scarves really became a metaphor for the disagreement, not to minimize it but to help anchor the playback in universal experience,鈥 Geary said. 鈥淲e may not get people to change their views, but our goal is to help people recognize shared values.鈥</p><p>While the group acts out stories, Nelson Walker provides a soundtrack for the playback,&nbsp;improvising music on the cello to match the conversational tone.</p><p>鈥淭he role of the musician is to be a conduit between the audience and the actors, knowing when to yield and when to step forward,鈥 said Walker, a music composition major who became interested in playback theatre through his dad, Jim. 鈥淪ometimes, if the actors are all saying things at once and the scene is reaching a peak, I have to make sure I don鈥檛 overwhelm them by playing too loudly.鈥</p><p>Jim Walker explained that while playback theatre derives from drama therapy, the goal is to generate collective conversations by providing opportunities for participants to connect their stories to others while also finding new insights into their own.</p><p>鈥淥ur work is not therapy, although it may have therapeutic benefits,鈥 Walker said. 鈥淲e do our best to be responsible with people鈥檚 stories and honor their experience.鈥</p><hr><p><em>Interested in attending one of the workshops? Discover dates and times at the </em><a href="https://northforkcreative.org/cu-boulder-playback-theatre-visits-paonia-on-january-8-11-2020/" rel="nofollow"><em>North Fork Valley Creative Coalition website</em></a><em>.</em></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 01 Jan 2025 18:00:00 +0000 Arielle Wiedenbeck 263 at /outreach/paces Community-Engaged Scholarship: A Pillar of the School of Education /outreach/paces/2024/11/14/community-engaged-scholarship-pillar-school-education <span>Community-Engaged Scholarship: A Pillar of the School of Education </span> <span><span>Arielle Wiedenbeck</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-11-14T12:26:38-07:00" title="Thursday, November 14, 2024 - 12:26">Thu, 11/14/2024 - 12:26</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/outreach/paces/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2024-11/image-2.jpeg?h=d7d255da&amp;itok=FtQH-RYI" width="1200" height="800" alt="School of Ed opening"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/outreach/paces/taxonomy/term/160"> Grantee Stories </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/outreach/paces/taxonomy/term/217" hreflang="en">PACES original content</a> <a href="/outreach/paces/taxonomy/term/212" hreflang="en">Promoted by CUBT</a> </div> <span>Alexandra Wilson</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>On the afternoon of Oct. 4, 91福利社鈥檚 School of Education鈥檚 building dedication and open house brought together over 300 people to honor the school鈥檚 research, student work, donor support and community impact. Alumni, donors and K-12 partners joined university faculty, staff and students to celebrate the achievements and future goals of the school with an afternoon of dedications, building tours, activities and a showcase displaying the school鈥檚 community-engaged research.</p><p>鈥淚n an applied field like education, we can鈥檛 build knowledge in the abstract or in an isolated ivory tower,鈥 said Joseph Polman, associate dean for research at the School of Education. 鈥淲e need to be working with and in communities and sites where powerful educational practices and policies are being developed, tested and refined, to serve the needs of actual people.鈥</p> <div class="align-right image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/outreach/paces/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/2025-03/image-3.jpeg?itok=3S8KJzBQ" width="750" height="500" alt="A student explains a project to an elderly attendee at the 91福利社 School of Education opening"> </div> <span class="media-image-caption"> <p><span>Faculty and students present their projects at the community engagement showcase in the new Ofelia Miramontes and Leonard Baca Education Building, Oct. 4, 2024.</span></p><p><span>Patrick Campbell Photography</span></p> </span> </div> <p>The school鈥檚 devotion to supporting its students, and its commitment to advancing public understanding of education, shone through at the open house poster session where faculty members and graduate students showed their community-engaged research. The showcase highlighted how community-engaged scholarship not only enriches the educational experience of 91福利社 students but also bridges the gap between the university鈥檚 academic research and community education needs.&nbsp;</p><p>鈥淭hroughout history and even to the present day, far too much research based out of universities has been extractive, and only of benefit to the academic researchers. To work toward a more just and humane world, university-based scholars must seek to build equitable partnerships with stakeholders that serve the needs of communities, not the needs of researchers,鈥 said Polman.</p><p>The faculty and students鈥 commitment to social justice is evident throughout their research, which strongly reflects the school鈥檚 values in promoting and facilitating equal opportunity for all students throughout the country. Their research explores and confronts a range of systematic issues present in the education system, such as language barriers within classrooms, ethnic and racial discrimination within school systems, economic disparities leading to a lesser quality of education, and the rights of LGBTQ+ students.&nbsp;</p><p>The research of faculty members and graduate students continues to lead to an array of impressive project outcomes, including a documentary by A Queer Endeavor, 91福利社鈥檚 nationally recognized center for gender and sexual diversity in education. Created in partnership with Denver Public Schools, <em>Reclaiming the Narrative</em> focuses on LGBTQ+ students鈥 intersectional experiences within schools, giving queer students a platform upon which to share their experiences and thus promote social change. You can <a href="/center/a-queer-endeavor/" rel="nofollow">discover more about their work.&nbsp;&nbsp;</a></p><p>Undergraduate members of Puksta Scholars, a scholarship program focused on civic engagement and facilitating positive change on campus and within external communities, presented their community-engaged project that tackles systematic barriers in education. Through a partnership with the Longmont Latino Chamber of Commerce, BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) K-12 students, along with their guardians, are invited to participate in workshops that provide the necessary tools to assist them in their journey to college. Puksta Scholars intend to provide a 鈥榝irst-generation scholar guide鈥 to help high school students reach their potential and fulfill their dreams of a high-quality college education. <a href="/puksta/" rel="nofollow">Visit their website</a> for more details on this project and the continuing work of the Puksta Scholars.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>The School of Education and University Hill Elementary School presented the outcome of their five-year-old weekly after-school mentoring program. The Cultural Mentoring Program joins together Education and Ethnic Studies majors with 5<sup>th</sup> graders belonging to the Latinx community. The program strengthens cultural identity among underrepresented students and fosters relationships between 91福利社 and University Hill students.&nbsp;</p><p>These projects are just a few examples of the School of Education鈥檚 collective humanitarian approach towards community engagement. Through striving to build equitable partnerships that prioritize the needs of the community, and with the help of funding from the Office for Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship, the School of Education continues to raise awareness and inspire change on a national level.&nbsp;</p><p>鈥淭he School of Education has a shared鈥痗ommitment to democracy, diversity, equity and鈥痡ustice. To live this out, we absolutely need to be doing community-engaged scholarship,鈥 said Polman.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>91福利社鈥檚 School of Education鈥檚 building dedication and open house brought together over 300 people to honor the school鈥檚 research, student work, donor support and community impact.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/outreach/paces/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2024-11/image-2.jpeg?itok=nLimFirr" width="1500" height="998" alt="School of Ed opening"> </div> </div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 19:26:38 +0000 Arielle Wiedenbeck 357 at /outreach/paces Children鈥檚 Book Festival to feature culturally diverse, award-winning authors and illustrators on Nov. 9 /outreach/paces/2024/11/05/childrens-book-festival-feature-culturally-diverse-award-winning-authors-and <span>Children鈥檚 Book Festival to feature culturally diverse, award-winning authors and illustrators on Nov. 9</span> <span><span>Arielle Wiedenbeck</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-11-05T11:00:00-07:00" title="Tuesday, November 5, 2024 - 11:00">Tue, 11/05/2024 - 11:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/outreach/paces/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2024-11/096f24dbb30ce9649044b5437fa5aa89d76b1290.jpg?h=9e499333&amp;itok=OloEFdjF" width="1200" height="800" alt="Children's Book Festival 2024 Header "> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/outreach/paces/taxonomy/term/160"> Grantee Stories </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>The 91福利社 School of Education, in collaboration with the 91福利社 Book Store, is thrilled to announce the 6th Annual Children鈥檚 Book Festival, taking place on Saturday, Nov. 9. For the first time, the event will be hosted off campus, at the 91福利社 Public Library to make it more accessible to the community.<br> <br> The free event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and it welcomes teachers, children, families, librarians and 鈥渁ll who enjoy children鈥檚 literature.鈥 Attendees can engage in author talks, a panel discussion for educators, exhibit tables, book sales and signings and various activities for children.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/education/2024/10/24/childrens-book-festival-feature-culturally-diverse-award-winning-authors-and-illustrators`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 05 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Arielle Wiedenbeck 305 at /outreach/paces Children鈥檚 Book Festival to feature culturally diverse, award-winning authors and illustrators on Nov. 9 /outreach/paces/2024/10/24/childrens-book-festival-feature-culturally-diverse-award-winning-authors-and <span>Children鈥檚 Book Festival to feature culturally diverse, award-winning authors and illustrators on Nov. 9</span> <span><span>Arielle Wiedenbeck</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-10-24T12:31:54-06:00" title="Thursday, October 24, 2024 - 12:31">Thu, 10/24/2024 - 12:31</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/outreach/paces/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2024-11/096f24dbb30ce9649044b5437fa5aa89d76b1290.jpg?h=9e499333&amp;itok=OloEFdjF" width="1200" height="800" alt="Children's Book Festival 2024 Header "> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/outreach/paces/taxonomy/term/213"> Additional Stories from Around Campus </a> <a href="/outreach/paces/taxonomy/term/160"> Grantee Stories </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>The 91福利社 School of Education, in collaboration with the 91福利社 Book Store, is thrilled to announce the 6th Annual Children鈥檚 Book Festival, taking place on Saturday, Nov. 9. For the first time, the event will be hosted off campus, at the 91福利社 Public Library to make it more accessible to the community.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/education/2024/10/24/childrens-book-festival-feature-culturally-diverse-award-winning-authors-and-illustrators`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 24 Oct 2024 18:31:54 +0000 Arielle Wiedenbeck 358 at /outreach/paces Hannah Brenkert-Smith Part of Team Receiving the 2024 Governor鈥檚 Pathfinding Partnerships Award /outreach/paces/2024/10/18/hannah-brenkert-smith-part-team-receiving-2024-governors-pathfinding-partnerships-award <span>Hannah Brenkert-Smith Part of Team Receiving the 2024 Governor鈥檚 Pathfinding Partnerships Award </span> <span><span>Arielle Wiedenbeck</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-10-18T15:06:25-06:00" title="Friday, October 18, 2024 - 15:06">Fri, 10/18/2024 - 15:06</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/outreach/paces/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/people/brenkerth.jpg?h=125a180f&amp;itok=q9y3PMLy" width="1200" height="800" alt> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/outreach/paces/taxonomy/term/173"> Faces of Community-Engaged Scholarship </a> <a href="/outreach/paces/taxonomy/term/160"> Grantee Stories </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/outreach/paces/taxonomy/term/217" hreflang="en">PACES original content</a> </div> <a href="/outreach/paces/gretchen-minekime">Gretchen Minekime</a> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>Associate Research Professor Hannah Brenkert-Smith, Institute of Behavioral Science, is a member of the Wildfire Research (WiR膿)&nbsp;Team that will receive the Pathfinding Partnerships Award through the <a href="https://www.2024govawards.com/" rel="nofollow">2024 Governor鈥檚 Awards for High Impact Research</a> on Nov. 20. &nbsp;</p><p>The award honors research that engages four or more distinct research entities in Colorado whose results leverage the resources and strengths among partnering organizations鈥攁nd demonstrate the power of collaboration. Brenkert-Smith received a Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship Grant to support&nbsp;WiR膿鈥檚 work in Chaffee and Lake Counties. &nbsp;</p><p>WiR膿 collaborates with local wildfire education practitioners to develop evidence-based community wildfire education programs at the invitation of local communities. Social science and community-engagement practices make it possible to tailor information for communities. &nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Associate Research Professor Hannah Brenkert-Smith, Institute of Behavioral Science, is a member of the Wildfire Research (WiR膿) Team that will receive the Pathfinding Partnerships Award through the 2024 Governor鈥檚 Awards for High Impact Research on Nov. 20. </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/outreach/paces/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/people/brenkerth.jpg?itok=4N1202yx" width="1500" height="1913" alt> </div> </div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 18 Oct 2024 21:06:25 +0000 Arielle Wiedenbeck 363 at /outreach/paces Jota Samper Receives Award for Excellence in Engaged Scholarship /outreach/paces/2024/10/18/jota-samper-receives-award-excellence-engaged-scholarship <span>Jota Samper Receives Award for Excellence in Engaged Scholarship </span> <span><span>Arielle Wiedenbeck</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-10-18T15:01:06-06:00" title="Friday, October 18, 2024 - 15:01">Fri, 10/18/2024 - 15:01</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/outreach/paces/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-03/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-2.59.55%E2%80%AFPM-Large.jpeg?h=b008dd56&amp;itok=CYhmZNG1" width="1200" height="800" alt="Jota Samper receives his award"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/outreach/paces/taxonomy/term/173"> Faces of Community-Engaged Scholarship </a> <a href="/outreach/paces/taxonomy/term/160"> Grantee Stories </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/outreach/paces/taxonomy/term/217" hreflang="en">PACES original content</a> </div> <a href="/outreach/paces/gretchen-minekime">Gretchen Minekime</a> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>Associate Professor Jota Samper, Program in Environmental Design, is the 2024 recipient of the Excellence in Faculty Community Engagement Award from the <a href="https://engagementscholarship.org/grants-and-awards/esc-awards-program/recipients-archive" rel="nofollow">Engagement Scholarship Consortium</a> (ESC). This national award is one of the most prestigious of its kind. &nbsp;</p><p>Samper鈥檚 research concentrates on sustainable urban growth, focusing on the intersection between urban informality and violent conflict. 91福利社鈥檚 Office for Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship nominated Samper for 15 years of connecting his scholarship and study abroad programs (at 91福利社, Duke University, Emerson College and MIT) with multiple unplanned settlements near Medellin, Colombia. Violence prompted Medellin residents to flee and set up informal dwellings outside the city limits.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>Settlements in the region face issues such as landslides and access to potable water, healthcare, public spaces and education. Samper鈥檚 <a href="https://outreach.colorado.edu/program/colombian-displaced-communities-planning-and-urban-design-seminar/" rel="nofollow">Colombian Displaced Communities: Planning and Urban Design Seminar</a> students collaborate with residents to create community development plans and infrastructure designs and help build physical interventions. Communities decide which ideas make it to the building phase. Examples include a rain collection system, paving roads, reconditioning a community kitchen that serves more than 200 youth, and building sewers and potable water lines.&nbsp;</p><p>The seventh to win the faculty award nationally and the first from 91福利社, Samper joined other Awards for Excellence in Engaged Scholarship recipients in Portland, Oregon, on Oct. 10 at the annual ESC conference. &nbsp;</p><p>The <a href="/outreach/paces/about-us/our-people/grants-selection-committee" rel="nofollow">grant selection committee</a> for public and community-engaged scholarship has funded Samper鈥檚 work eight times since 2018.&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Associate Professor Jota Samper, Program in Environmental Design, is the 2024 recipient of the Excellence in Faculty Community Engagement Award from the Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC). This national award is one of the most prestigious of its kind. </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/outreach/paces/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-03/Screenshot-2024-10-18-at-2.59.55%E2%80%AFPM-Large.jpeg?itok=rzFqXVuM" width="1500" height="601" alt="Jota Samper receives his award"> </div> <span class="media-image-caption"> <p>Jota Samper receives his award</p> </span> </div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 18 Oct 2024 21:01:06 +0000 Arielle Wiedenbeck 362 at /outreach/paces Announcing Fall 2024 Tier 2 Grant Recipients /outreach/paces/2024/10/18/announcing-fall-2024-tier-2-grant-recipients <span>Announcing Fall 2024 Tier 2 Grant Recipients</span> <span><span>Arielle Wiedenbeck</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-10-18T12:38:09-06:00" title="Friday, October 18, 2024 - 12:38">Fri, 10/18/2024 - 12:38</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/outreach/paces/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2024-10/Ferdinand-Miranda-handshake.jpg?h=f03d1f75&amp;itok=-MFWDrWr" width="1200" height="800" alt="Two actors in their costumes shake hands in character as they perform The Tempest for the Shakespeare and Violence Prevention in Schools program"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/outreach/paces/taxonomy/term/160"> Grantee Stories </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/outreach/paces/taxonomy/term/217" hreflang="en">PACES original content</a> </div> <a href="/outreach/paces/gretchen-minekime">Gretchen Minekime</a> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p><span>The Office for Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship (PACES) is pleased to announce our Fall 2024 Tier 2 grantees. </span><a href="/outreach/paces/funding-and-resources/grant-recipients/current-grant-recipients" rel="nofollow">Tier 2 grants</a><span> support faculty, staff and graduate students with undertaking and implementing public and community-engaged scholarship projects. In the fall competition, PACES awarded nearly $40,000 to support an array of projects from diverse disciplines including environmental design, music, geography, education and theatre. More than 3,500 external community members stand to benefit from the collaborations. Several projects more closely connect 91福利社 with both urban and rural K-12 schools, providing programs to spark and sustain young people鈥檚 interest in the arts and humanities and applied and social sciences. Others address pressing issues related to our changing climate, both here in Colorado and beyond.</span></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>In the fall competition, PACES awarded nearly $40,000 to support an array of projects from diverse disciplines including environmental design, music, geography, education and theatre.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/outreach/paces/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2024-10/Ferdinand-Miranda-handshake.jpg?itok=-N_Bhh5d" width="1500" height="1125" alt="Two actors in their costumes shake hands in character as they perform The Tempest for the Shakespeare and Violence Prevention in Schools program"> </div> </div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 18 Oct 2024 18:38:09 +0000 Arielle Wiedenbeck 360 at /outreach/paces