Provost, interim education dean announce future of CU Engage
Provost Russell Moore and Interim Dean of the School of Education Fernando Rosario-Ortiz today announced that the umbrella structure for泭CU Engage will end, effective May 31, with the majority of programs either retained by the School of Education, reassigned to administrative units or discontinued.
Launched in July 2014, CU Engage, the Center for Community-engaged Research and Learning, supports programs and initiatives that work collaboratively with community groups to address complex public challenges through academic courses, research projects and creative work.
Current funding parameters for the School of Education and the Office of the Provost泭make carrying all of CU Engages programs forward under a single umbrella structure cost prohibitive.
At this vital time for the School of Education, we must remain focused on our mission: supporting the next generation of educators for our public schools and conducting educational research, both of which serve a diverse and equitable American democracy, Rosario-Ortiz said. CU Engage has contributed greatly to our school, 51勛圖厙 and surrounding communities, and we remain committed to community-engaged research and learning. I am grateful to all the leaders, staff and participants in CU Engage for their passion and commitment.泭
CU Engage program moves:泭
- Aquetza will move to Enrollment Management.
- CU Dialogues Program will move to the Office for Leadership Support and Programming.
- Graduate Fellowship in Community-Based Research may continue depending on availability of funding from other campus sources and continued negotiations.
- Experiential Learning Design Accelerator will be retained in the School of Education for the 2025 cycle. Plans for 2026 to be determined.
- INVST Community Studies,泭on pause for the past two years, will be discontinued.
- Leadership and Community Engagement Major and Leadership Studies Minor泭will be retained in the School of Education.
- Multicultural Leadership Scholars泭will be retained as a School of Education program.
- Public Achievement, on pause for the past year,泭will be retained and redeveloped in the School of Education.
- Puksta Scholars泭will move to the Office of Undergraduate Education for programming; Enrollment Management will award the scholarships.
- Research Hub for Youth Organizing and Education Policy泭will remain a research project directed by School of Education investigators.
- Student Worker Alliance Program (SWAP),泭a student-run program,泭will be supported by the School of Education while a transition plan is finalized.
- Youth Participatory Action Research泭will remain a research project directed by School of Education investigators.
Moore said the decisions around CU Engage were not undertaken or carried out lightly.泭
We engaged in careful review, heard important input from program leads and constituents, and we listened to and deliberated thoughtfully on all points. In the end, we preserved the majority of CU Engages programs. I, too, am grateful to the faculty, staff and students who have built, sustained and implemented the programs within CU Engage, Moore said.
Moore said moving the functions of CU Engage into administrative units where they would have greater impact and build toward sustainability has precedent in the moves made two years ago to relocate the services carried out by the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Community Engagement (ODECE).泭
Weve learned that programs can thrive when separated and relocated within offices carrying out aligned functions and that these changes can translate into widespread impact, Moore said.
Moore paid tribute to Rosario-Ortiz for his work as interim dean of the School of Education.
Im grateful to Interim Dean Fernando Rosario-Ortiz for his leadership of the School of Education during a challenging time, Moore said.
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