The Research University Civic Engagement Network (TRUCEN) is hosting its first virtual peer-to-peer coaching session on October 15th from 2:00 - 3:00 PM EST. Participants will workshop challenges or issues related to civic engagement at their institutions.
Register here. GW is a TRUCEN member institution and all faculty and staff are welcome to participate.
"During this one hour peer-to-peer coaching session, TRUCEN members will actively workshop a challenge or issue they are working on. Through a peer coaching design framework each attendee will unpack their challenge with other TRUCEN colleagues and walk away with insights, ideas, tools, and even potential solutions."
Participants can bring challenges related to various areas, including:
- Infrastructure: staffing, navigating internal structures, etc.
- Community partnerships and collaborations
- Student-facing programming and development
- Faculty and curricular development
- Election and democratic engagement
- Free speech and civil dialogue
- Community engaged research
- Data collection and assessment
Additional upcoming TRUCEN events include:
- In-person Showcase at Tulane University (December 5-6)
- Virtual Lightning Session on Civic Engagement Minors, Certificates, and Distinctions (October 30, 1:00 PM EST)
- Virtual Lightning Session on Faculty Fellow & Graduate Student Development Programs (November 19, 12:30 PM EST)
- TRUCEN annual meeting at Emory University (March 29-30, 2025)
For more information, contact Bobbie Laur, Campus Compact President, at blaur@compact.org.
