Published: Sept. 19, 2016
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From college readinessÌýto climate education, seven projects and School of Education researchersÌýhave been awarded 2016-17 Outreach and Engagement Awards.

Border Crossing: Renewing El Pueblo In/Out of School
Associate Professor Susan JurowÌýand Research Associate Sarah Hug, ATLAS

Climate Education and Resiliency for Denver Public Schools
Senior Research Associate Susan Sullivan, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), andÌýProfessor William Penuel

Families and Educators Together: A Partnership with Boulder Valley School District
Research Associate Kristen Davidson andÌýMadeleine Case, Boulder Valley SchoolÌýDistrict
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Increasing Latino Visibility in Boulder County Classrooms
Instructor Kent Willmann, Distinguished Professor Emerita Marjorie McIntosh, Department of History, andÌýAssociate Professor Arturo Aldama, Department of Ethnic Studies

Organizing Alternatives to Gentrification in a Non-Dominant Community
Associate Professor Susan JurowÌýand Associate Professor Brian Muller, Program in Environmental Design
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Pathways2Teaching: College Readiness and Support for High School Students in Boulder
Assistant Professor Terrenda WhiteÌýand Margarita Bianco, University of Colorado Denver and Pathways2Teaching
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Starting a Worker-owned Cooperative on Black Mesa
Associate Professor Ben Kirshner and Sabrina Sideris,ÌýCU Engage

Outreach projects connect CU Boulder faculty research, creative work, or teaching with external community partners and constituents. Awarded on a competitive basis, individual faculty projects can earn up to $8,000 in funding and interdisciplinary or interdepartmental faculty projects can receive up to $24,000 in funding. The CU Boulder Outreach Committee, comprised of faculty and community members, oversees the award process. Programs receivedÌýfunding with contributions from the Office of the Chancellor, Office of the Provost, and the Division of Continuing Education.Ìý


Related Faculty: Susan Jurow, William Penuel, Kristen Davidson, Kent Willmann, Terrenda C. White, Ben Kirshner