Community-Engaged Learning and Scholarship Summit at KU

The University of KansasKU Center for Service Learning will host the third annual virtual Summit on Community-Engaged Learning and Scholarship (CELS) from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan. 12. The goal of this summit is to engage, connect and support University of Kansas faculty, staff, administrators and community partners with interest in:

• Addressing community-identified issues through service learning, community-engaged scholarship or civic engagement
• Examining the commitment of the public university in addressing societal issues through campus and community partnership.

The CELS Summit will feature keynote speaker Beronda Montgomery. In her book “Lessons from Plants,” Montgomery suggests that “choosing to collaborate can yield success, sustain life and promote longevity. By studying how plants interact with others, we can see the importance of establishing an ecosystem of support, collegiality and community.” Montgomery’s keynote address will discuss her perspectives on leadership and cultivating a vision of purpose. It is sponsored by The Commons and the KU Libraries as part of their Engaged Leaders Speaker Series.

This year, the summit’s theme is “Lessons Learned: Community and Campus Partnerships as Ecosystems of Engagement.” The summit will feature presentations from KU faculty, staff, students and local community partners on topics including engaging students through service learning and community-engaged scholarship, promoting civic action across campuses, “glocal” service learning and advancing community engagement through research.

To register and view the full schedule, visit csl.ku.edu/initiatives/summit. There is no cost associated with participating in the online CELS Summit. For additional information, please direct inquiries to the Center for Service Learning at csl@ku.edu.

Through community and campus partnerships, the Center for Service Learning advances service-learning, community-engaged scholarship and civic engagement that fosters a commitment to participation for a diverse, just and global society.