- Center on Aging/Gerontology Minor, Twin Cities
- CFANS Center for Student Engagement and Experiential Learning, Twin Cities
- Design, Housing, and Apparel, Twin Cities
- Education, Duluth
- Psychology, Twin Cities
- Social Work, Twin Cities
Center on Aging/Gerontology Minor, Twin Cities
The gerontology graduate minor program builds the proposal upon the existing service-learning course, Geriatrics Service Learning that gives students an opportunity to complete at least 80 hours of self-selected, directed service learning in the community with older adults through established volunteer programs. With the help of the Engaged Department Grant the project team from the Center on Aging/Gerontology Minor is planning to develop and disseminate a new GERO course that would expand the existing service learning program and course work to multiple disciplines and students though the Gerontology minor and the post baccalaureate certificate in Aging Studies. Action Plan.
Team Members:
Edward Ratner, Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
Lois Cutler, Director of Graduate Studies, Gerontology Minor
Lisa Edstrom, Associate Director, Center on Aging
Yu Fang, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
CFANS Center for Student Engagement and Experiential Learning, Twin Cities
The project team from the CFANS Center for Student Engagement and Experiential Learning is planning to create extraordinary education experiences for CFANS students focusing on issues of healthy food supplies, preventing childhood obesity, and protecting the future of the Mississippi River. Through this program they will create a system for sustaining and leveraging existing partnerships and transferrable process for how the community and University faculty can partner effectively for mutually beneficial educational opportunities. Action Plan.
Team Members:
Jay Bell, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education
Mary Brakke Education Specialist, Agronomy and Plant Genetics
Jerry Combs USDA
Metric Giles, Afro-Eco Specialist, Agronomy and Plant Genetics
Craig Hassel Associate Professor, Food Science and Nutrition
Brenda Jacob Manager, General Mills
Seitu Jones Master Gardener, Afro-Eco
Kathy Kelly Teacher, Gordon Parks High School
Joe Lagarde White Earth tribal member
Allen Levine Dean, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
Karl Lorenz Director of Diversity
Len Marquart Associate Professor, Food Science
Steve McCurry Polycell
Caitrin Mullan Assistant to the Associate Dean
Sara Nagel Newberg, Director
Connie Tzenis, Teaching Consultant, center for Teaching and Learning
Michael White, Professor, Animal Science
Don Wyse, Professor, Agronomy and Plant Genetics
Design, Housing, and Apparel, Twin Cities
The project proposal of this Engaged Department focuses on involvement in the planning of and collaboration with the UMore Park. Through this grant, the Department of Design, Housing, and Apparel is planning to identify how to integrate a multi-member public engagement project effectively into the department as on-going research and teaching activities. To achieve this goal the team proposes to assess housing needs and desires at UMore Park, to assess how retail can be connected successfully with UMore Park, and to explore how identity is perceived and desired at UMore Park. Action Plan.
Team Members:
Marilyn Bruin, Associate Professor, Housing Studies
Sherri Gahring, Professor, Retail Merchandising
Kim Johnson, Professor, Retail Merchandising
Brenda Kayzar, Assistant Professor, Geography and Urban Studies
Hye-Young Kim, Assistant Professor, Retail Merchandising
Barbara Martinson, Associate Professor, Graphic Design
Becky Yust, Professor, Housing Studies
Education, Duluth
The Engaged Department Grant will support the creation of a Lincoln Park Family School initiative in order to meet the needs of families at risk. The proposed project is designed to expand and support departmental leadership opportunities in the Department of Education at the University of Minnesota Duluth. The anticipated result of this project will serve to enhance and support a civically minded department through leadership, outreach, curriculum development, and student leadership development through the UMD student branch of Association of Childhood Education International (ACEI). Action Plan.
Team Members:
Molly Minkkinen, Associate Professor
Annmarie Fellers, Student
Pam Rees, Director, Head Start
Kim Riordan, Associate Department Head
Cindy Ryan, Instructor
Jean Stevenson, Associate Professor
Callista Vetch, Student
Psychology, Twin Cities
Through this grant The Department of Psychology is planning to increase the visibility of the activities the department is engaged in and to increase the extent to which their students and faculty members are involved in public engagement. Action Plan.
Team Members:
Patricia Frazier, Professor
Samantha Anders Graduate Student
Thomas Brothen, Professor
Holly Hatch-Surisook, Undergraduate Advising Coordinator
Kayla Kelsey, Student
Mark Snyder, Professor
Moin Syed, Assistant Professor
Social Work, Twin Cities
Through the Engaged Department Grant the School of Social Work (SSW) is planning to develop a new Minnesota Social Work Institute on Community Based Participatory Research and Education to promote the use of community based participatory research methods in the SSW and the field of social work in general, as well as to help build the SSW’s capacity to better partner with the community to enhance the well-being of community members. Action Plan.
Team Members:
Liz Lightfoot, Associate Professor
Jennifer Blevins, Director, the Brian Coyle Center of the Pillsbury United Communities
David Hollister, Professor
Katie Johnston-Goodstar, Post-Doctoral Associate
Terry Lum, Associate Professor
Ross Velure Roholt,Assistant Professor