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Dear
Colleague,
The Office of Public Engagement invites you to attend
the Public Engagement Colloquium, a new series that will take place during
fall and spring semester to promote sharing of best practices in public
engagement among members of the Urbana-Champaign campus community and
external partners. Presenters are invited based on demonstration
of exceptional success in developing and delivering public engagement
programming that creates new knowledge, contributes to solving critical
societal issues, furthers the teaching and research mission of the campus,
and strengthens our ties with external partners. Please see below for a
brief summary of fall semester Colloquium presentations. Full presentation
descriptions and presenter biographies are available here: http://go.illinois.edu/pecolloquium
Wednesday, September 18, 2013, Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Presenter: Anne Sautman,
Director of Education, Krannert Art Museum
Location: Illini
Union, Illini Room A
KAM-WAM (Krannert Art
Museum - Week at the Museum)
Classes of local elementary
school students have the unique opportunity to attend school at Krannert
Art Museum for an entire week. The interdisciplinary, arts-focused
curriculum is developed in partnership between KAM, the schoolteachers, and
teacher collaborators from the Center for Education in Small Urban
Communities, which is part of the College of Education.
Please register by Monday,
September 9, 2013
Wednesday, October 23, 2013, Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Presenter: Sharlene Denos,
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Physics of Living Cells
Location: Illini Union, Illini
Room A
iRISE AVID: Engineering
the Future through University/Middle School Partnerships
This program aims to bring
hands-on science and engineering lessons to underrepresented middle school
students and their teachers in Illinois. iRISE is centered around a
graduate course which trains science and engineering PhD students in
educational outreach.
Please register by Friday,
October 4, 2013
Thursday, November 14, 2013, Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Presenter: Flavia Andrade,
Assistant Professor, Kineseology and Community Health
Location: Illini Union, Illini
Room C
Helping Revitalize
Medical Education through Service
A free clinic run by medical
student volunteers offering health education and services including
diabetes screening, education and management; cardiovascular disease, lipid
screening, education and management; maternal wellness; and child wellness.
Please register by Friday,
October 25, 2013
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