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The Office of Outreach and Engagement is seeking applications from faculty and/or faculty-led teams, and university staff that hold PI status for the 2023 Engagement Grants. Grants will be awarded at a maximum amount of $20,000 to support development of impact reports for programs, performances or exhibits; development of a public policy document or impact report; development or implementation of a program, performance, exhibition, or initiative based upon previous research, assessment, or public input; or enhance or expand a program that extends community access to the university, broadly defined.
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Sign up for the listserv!Ohio State's University Outreach and Engagement Awards honor faculty, staff, students and community partners for outstanding achievement in producing engaged scholarship and community impact.
Applications are now being accepted for the 2023 awards!
Applications are due Jan. 31, 2023.
Learn more and applyValarie Williams, professor of Dance, has been named a faculty fellow in the Office of Outreach and Engagement. In this role, she will be coordinating and leading the universitys efforts to complete and submit its Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement application. As a professor of Dance, Williams collaborates on artistic projects producing critical conversations connecting scholarship in the arts with solutions for global societal change.
Read moreCheck out the OSU Engages January Newsletter! This issue features opportunities for Engagement Grants and the Ohio State Artist Laureate, the Community Connector Q&A with Glennon Sweeney, and more!
Read moreIn collaboration with Ohio State Energy Partners (OSEP), the Office of Academic Affairs has opened a call for grant proposals that align with the universitys sustainability goals; advance diversity, equity and inclusion goals; or provide research opportunities to students who have had limited exposure to undergraduate research and experiential learning opportunities. Submissions are due Feb. 10, 2023. Faculty, staff and students are eligible to apply. Awards range from $10,000 to $50,000.
Learn more and applyThe Office of Outreach and Engagement invites individuals to come together as a community of practice to share resources, ideas, impact and expertise related to STEM-based outreach and engagement programs, focused on youth, adult and community participants. The overall goal of the community of practice is to provide opportunities for individuals to come together to build collaborations and learn from each other. The next meeting will take place January 26 at 3 p.m. via Zoom.
Learn more and registerApplications are being accepted for the 2023-24 class of the Columbus-Athens Schweitzer Fellows Program. The Schweitzer Fellows Program supports and trains health-focused graduate and professional students in creating and carrying out service projects to address unmet community needs. Fellows partner with an existing community agency in the Columbus or Athens area and have both an academic and a community-based mentor. Applications are due Jan. 23.
Learn more and applyEngaged Scholars
Ohio States Engaged Scholars have made significant community impacts with their partners and important contributions to the universitys culture of engagement, further strengthening the institution's commitment to supporting communities.
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RT @UrbanArtsSpace: Why see just one exhibition when you can visit two at the same time? This weekend at UAS, come see the Arts Scholars Ju

Nominations sought for inaugural Ohio State Artist Laureate. The goal is to bring the arts to underserved communities across the state and to engage with those communities in shared experiences. Nominations due 3/6. https://t.co/S23wM12uMi https://t.co/rPJUkF9Yhh

Less than a week left to apply for the 2023 University Outreach and Engagement Awards! Apply by Jan. 31 for the Community Engaged Scholar, High Impact Program and Community Engaged Practitioner Awards! https://t.co/oQC53ixvo6 https://t.co/zY5uoI7Xns

RT @mf_gallo: Celebrating new research awards with @OSUPublicHealth faculty From studying Alzheimer's disease in Central Appalachia to dr

Join the Office of Outreach and Engagement for the next STEM Outreach Community of Practice meeting on Jan. 26 at 3 p.m. via Zoom! Come together to share resources, ideas, impact, and expertise related to STEM-based outreach and engagement programs. https://t.co/zuiyyF9frm

RT @AgeFriendlyOH: #AgeFriendly Scholar and @osucsw PhD student, @FionaD156 presented the poster, "Extreme heat preparedness and coping amo